Studiolo is a modernist home / studio located in Mérida, Mexico, designed in 2021 by Workshop: Diseño y Construcción.

Description
The Italian ?studiolo?, during the Renaissance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, was a room or chamber of a palace where the owner could retire to a private environment, often lavishly decorated, dedicated to reading, studying and writing.
Located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Mérida, this space was conceived as a home-studio for the Mexican artists David Serrano and Robert Willson. Here they can work on their pieces, relax and use it as a meeting point for collectors, gallery owners, artists, colleagues and friends.
The style of the property fuses elements of Yucatecan colonial architecture and 20th century Italian modernism, with which the owners feel connected, since for almost 25 years they worked with 20th century pieces in their Los Angeles Gallery ‘Downtown’. A clear example of this is the design of the façade that was inspired by the work of the Italian architect Gio Ponti. Traditional materials were used in contemporary ways, such is the case of the floors, where the traditional pasta tile rugs are reinterpreted: instead of fitting them into the space, they are randomly ?thrown? as if they were fabric rugs.
On the interior walls, a chukum coating is used in different shades, producing dynamism, depth and a velvety texture on the walls.
The windows, made with bla...