Mexican firm Zeller & Moye have converted a former Mexico City residence into a studio and showroom with adjustable metal storage racks for online fashion retailer Troquer (+ slideshow).

The 230-square-metre space, which is located is in the city's Polanco area, has a painted black exterior, and several large windows ? including a shopfront for Troquer that provides a glimpse of the golden shelving inside.

The ground floor of the building houses the showroom, which doubles as a storage space, while offices and a photo studio are situated on the upper floor.

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The studio renovated the entire building ? formerly a house ? for the project, adjusting floor levels and removing walls to create larger spaces.
"The introverted space that is otherwise hidden from the street life opens up as a fashion warehouse, made of a multilayer metal rack that fills up the entire ground floor," explained the studio.

The racks are made from sets of vertical and horizontal aluminium bars that double as rails, and metal plates that can be moved around the free-standing grid as needed to store and display items.

"The framework has many advantages that a regular warehouse shelving would't have," Zeller & Moye told Dezeen. "You can hang clothes at varying densities, at different heights and behind each other."

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