| Mexico City City Guide

Mexico City City Guide
With Timothy Moore, Sibling Architecture

In everything Beulah undertakes, we are defined by civic-minded responsibility, rigorous research, global vision, innovative thinking and a passion for design and culture. We frequently look to a range of industry and thought leaders to share their thinking, insights and perspectives, often drawn from lived experiences.

With a wealth of inspiration and rich storytelling at our fingertips, we share this with you by way of our Beulah City Guides Series, an exploration of cities around the world, through the eyes of compelling industry and thought leaders.

Director at Sibling Architecture, Timothy Moore drives the company’s research arm, while contributing to the delivery of architectural projects, including Sibling’s award-winning retail, commercial and cultural projects.

Sibling Architecture created the ingenious fit-out and spatial design for BETA By STH BNK, emphasising sustainability and circularity by repurposing existing material and objects within the building wherever possible. They were given free reign to experiment with physical space, programming and business models via an experimental taxonomy that offers a preview of the future of retail within the pioneering STH BNK By Beulah development.

This broad approach to understanding the potential of architecture has been underpinned by Timothy’s roles working as an editor for influential architectural publications Volume, Architecture Australia and Future West, and as part of the curatorial team of Melbourne Design Week.

Taxonomy of Furniture for Hanover House by Sibling Architecture

Taxonomy at Higher Order

Timothy, thank you for taking part in our City Guide Series! You’ve chosen to share your experience and knowledge of Mexico City with us – why did you choose Mexico City to explore with us?

High-energy Mexico City is a cultural mecca with some of the best architecture and cuisine in the world. Each visit reveals another layer to the complex city, which draws me back again and again.

Where do you stay in Mexico City? Any particular neighbourhood or hotel?

Roma Norte

Museo Jumex

Museo Soumaya

Architecture in La Condesa

Can you share with us your favourite picks for each category below?

Cultural Institutions:

Casa Barragan and Labor in Tacubaya
Museo Jumex (and take a peek at nearby Museo Soumaya)
Liga: Space for Architecture

Retail Destinations:

Casa Bosques
The Mercados and Tianguis near Zócalo (including Mercado de Sonora market, which is famous for its witch doctors.)
Carla Fernández

Places to eat:

Sanborns de la Casa de los Azulejos
San Juan Market
Masala y Maízv

Night scene at Palacio de Bellas Artes

The work of Luis Barragán

Biblioteca Vasconcelos

Nightlife Destinations:

Late night Mariachi at Plaza Garibaldi
Start the night in Roma at Felix or Cicatriz
For the city centre, head to La Ópera before locating an old-school cantina.

Things to do in Mexico City

Stroll down Avenida Ámsterdam and take in the art deco architecture
Walk through Chapultepec Park to Museo Tamayo and Museo Antropología y Museo de Arte Contemporaneo
Get out of the centre and the Frida Kahlo Museum and the architecture at Campus Central Ciudad Universitaria.

Architecture

The work of Luis Barragán, including Casa Luis Barragán, Casa Ortgea and Casa Gilardi.
Diego Rivera’s Anahuacalli Museum
Biblioteca Vasconcelos by Alberto Kalach and Juan Palomar

Colours of Mexico City

Finally, do you have any tips, tricks or advice when travelling to Mexico City?

At least one of over 55 First Nations languages are spoken by one million people in Mexico City. Take any opportunity to learn about the ancient and living cultures of the city and its surrounds: start at La Merced Market, or visit a local market like Mercado San Gregorio Atlapulco via the metro (outside of peak hour) and taste the street food – as obviously, food is a great way to connect with people.

About Timothy Moore

As Founder, Timothy Moore oversees Sibling’s design-research practice. He has been involved in the conceptualisation of Sibling’s exhibitions at the National Gallery of Victoria, Istanbul Design Biennial, Gyeonggi MoMA, Seoul National University, and assist with foresight, strategic design, architectural briefs and works for leading commercial and cultural institutions and organisations, including Creative Victoria, FJM Property, City of Melbourne and VICE.

Timothy has been pivotal in the materialisation of the exhibition New Agency: Owning your housing future, which is a long-term project by Sibling that examines the futures of dwelling through the lens of an ageing population.

He is also widely published in architectural magazines, journals and books, and speaks widely at events and in the media. He is a lecturer in the Department of Architecture at Monash University.