History-Rooted Urban Renovations

The Casa Sofia renovation by AMASA Estudio reclaims a long-vacant property in Mexico City’s Colonia Roma, converting it into a thoughtful mixed‑use home while respecting its historical character. Originally built in the 1940s and later used as office space, the house was revitalized into a layered residence: a ground-floor rental apartment and optional commercial space, a primary family home above, and a spacious open-plan living level with terrace and folding glass walls.

At the design’s heart, the Casa Sofia features a striking spiral staircase beneath a circular skylight that floods the vertical axis with daylight, guiding movement through the home’s volumes. A cohesive palette of deep green metalwork and soft gray plaster wraps doors, rails, and furniture, creating visual continuity and contrast. This intervention delivers modern comfort and flexibility—like high-performance glazing and radiant floors—while preserving the building’s material memory and narrative.