The dark walls of this house in Mexico City were designed by Spanish practice Francesc Rifé Studio to conceal outdoor areas from the street.
AdH House is a two-storey home in the residential area Lomas de Chapultepec, just west of Mexico City's bustling Polanco area and north of Chapultepec Park.

The residence comprises two volumes on a triangular site, organised around several patios and access points.
A dark grey wall forms a barrier from the street and lush property inside, and matches the house's grey stone construction.

Black aluminium shutters over windows and allow rooms to be closed off for privacy or opened up for natural light. When closed, the house has a unified look.
AdH House is one of the first buildings by Francesc Rifé Studio, which specialises in interiors such as a lounge at Bogotá airport in Colombia.
The Barcelona studio extended the concept of clean lines and a monochrome palette throughout the house.
Inside, however, the studio chose a paler aesthetic comprising woodwork and cream coloured walls.

Rooms seem either moody and dimly let or bright and airy, depending on the lighting.
"The design of the architecture enabled to develop the same language, based on spatial quality and a deep sense of order for both the interior and the exterior," the studio said. "It is a project thought up from the inside out."

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