What defines a classic is its timelessness, meaning that no matter what year you visit this place, its essence will not change and it will not be influenced by fashions, because its personality is such that it goes beyond the fleeting. This feeling of having defeated Cronos, the God of time, is the feeling that happens to us when we enter Casa Atemporal.
This house displays the majesty of Mexican architecture in a privileged location where it is considered a world heritage site by UNESCO thanks to its fusion of colonial architecture with the neoclassical style: Saint Michael.
It is no coincidence that when we visited this sumptuous home we had the impression of walking within the walls of a contemporary museum with pre-Hispanic art. It is as if the Anahuacalli Museum had been transported to our beloved lands.
The archaeological and anthropological conjunction and the application of sacred geometry coexist in such a way that everyone who enters enters into spiritual transcendence.
Efficiency and beauty with elements of the best in the world coexist as if they were destined to be together. According to designer Karima Dipp, the energy balance of the spaces took total predominance over her decorative concept.
A huge Olmec-style head stands in the courtyard to welcome you and remind you of our sacred indigenous origins with all the wisdom and responsibility that this entails. Another sacred space in this refuge is the secret garden where you can lose yourself in contemplative and transcendental meditation.
Leaving the serenity of the garden behind, the home's gathering area is divided into the kitchen, dining room and living room, whose spaces were designed in such a way that their lights and shadows contrast with each other. Large windows with metal curtains are flanked in such a way that each space offers a different view.
Moving further, you will find a secret staircase that leads to a sanctuary for the homeowner on a floor that was created with the sole and important purpose of providing pleasure and comfort with its beautiful black marble bathroom and its bathtub created from a 500 kg rock.
Likewise, guests will have options for contemplation in their respective rooms thanks to the strategically placed balconies that invite reflection.
Casa Atemporal's premise of being a unique place in time, even in the heart of a city with as much movement as ours, adds to its appeal in a prodigious way.
According to architect Elias Rizo, Casa Atemporal was created to be one with nature, preserving elements such as the simulation of a miniature forest in the center of the courtyard so that the refreshing environment, the chirping of birds and the flow of rain make this the most pleasant space. “A calm island in the sea of the city.”
The use of material, lighting, energy balance and the method to emphasize emotional and physical well-being for its inhabitants. A place outside the conventions of time that is in the trustworthy hands of Coldwell Banker.
