The Círculo Mexicano, designed by Ambrosi | Etchegaray, marries original 19th century elements with restrained Shaker-inspired interiors.

Starting in the late 1800s, Mexico City?s center began a rapid and far-reaching period of industrialization that would transform the city’s landscape. The urban expansion would eventually compel an upper class exodus, resulting in numerous former multi-storied residences of the wealthy to be sold or abandoned, soon to be adopted and adapted into what would become to be known as vecindades ? affordable multi-family tenements divided into individual rooms. The Círculo Mexicano is one such building, a vecindad given a serene modern makeover by architectural firm, Ambrosi | Etchegaray. The resulting contemporary renovation marries elements of the 19th century residential building?s past with a newfound contemplative treatment characterized by its restrained Shaker-inspired interiors, the sum operating as a luxurious domicile for travelers with an almost monastic commitment to simplicity.
Hotel developer Grupo Habita’s portfolio of design and lifestyle hotels in Mexico are characterized by their organic and intimate details, each added respectful of the buildings’ past and operating beyond mere veneer. It’s a design philosophy we also noted with one of Grupo Habita’s other Mexico-based properties, the Escondido Oaxaca. And like its sister Oaxacan hotel, the Círculo Mexicano in Mexico City builds ...