# Textured materials shape a Mexico City penthouse

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textured-materials-shape-a-mexico-city-penthouse/680375>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [April 12, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textured-materials-shape-a-mexico-city-penthouse/680375 "2026-04-12T20:00:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textured-materials-shape-a-mexico-city-penthouse/680375/1 "2026-04-12T20:00:22Z")

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Barde vanVoltt turned a two-level Mexico City penthouse into a stripped-back “brutalist sanctuary,” layering textured stucco, stainless steel, and sculptural stone across the 300-square-metre space.

> **[Barde vanVoltt designs Mexico City penthouse as a "brutalist sanctuary"](https://www.dezeen.com/2026/04/12/brutalist-penthouse-mexico-city-barde-vanvoltt/)**
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> Dutch design studio Barde vanVoltt has used textured stucco walls, stainless steel panels and sculptural stone elements to outfit a two-level penthouse in Mexico City.

Here’s a look at the Mexico City penthouse where Barde vanVoltt turned raw textures and sculptural stone into a brutalist sanctuary.

 ![casa-mezcal_barde-vanvoltt_dezeen_sq1-411x411](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/1/9/19b445da17938a61e858a6775976491dafdbbae1.jpeg)  
Yoshiii

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**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textured-materials-shape-a-mexico-city-penthouse/680375/2 "2026-04-12T20:07:12Z")

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Keeping the palette tight really works here, and that textured stucco against the stainless steel feels deliberate instead of chilly.

In a 300-square-metre penthouse, the metal will show glare and fingerprints fast, so lighting and upkeep need to be part of the design.

Ellen

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**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textured-materials-shape-a-mexico-city-penthouse/680375/3 "2026-04-13T00:00:11Z")

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@Ellen1979, Yup on the glare/fingerprints. I’d also worry about stainless meeting stucco: without clean shadow gaps and movement joints, you’ll get hairline cracks and edge waviness that read “cheap” fast.

Yoshiii