Inside the Mexico City Home of Artist Danh Vo

An artist on a perpetual world tour, Danh Vo never stayed anywhere for very long—until he planted roots in Mexico City. A look inside his historic home.
The facade of the house blends with the neighborhood, but the floating doorstep provides a clue to what lies beyond the threshold.
Danh Vo’s house turns its back on its urban surroundings. The sitting room opens onto a courtyard through a wall of windows, below.
The house’s first-floor garden.
The rooftop stairwell.
The rooftop bedroom is more hideout than penthouse.
The courtyard.
The design dialogue that runs through the house is evident in the sitting room, with its mix of furniture and objects.
A view of the first-floor garden from below.
A javelin in the entryway is, in fact, a sculpture by the artist Leonor Antunes.