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is connected by a wood ceiling," Lobeira says. "The only division is a singular floating wall in the entry to achieve a sense of surprise when you walk around it." Handmade wood beams from Northern Mexico were designed by the architect to impart an "imperfect, naive feel that brings the formality down. People loosen up when they come in." Lobeira abhors wasted space, so he devised a floor plan entirely without hallways. "It was hard, but it was most important that we live in every inch of the house," he says. The interiors' masterful flujo continuo — Spanish for seamless flow — creates an elegant transition from room to room. Lobeira accomplishes this through the use of consistent materials such as textural Élitis wallpaper from France, wood plank floors, and beams. A warm color palette throughout focuses on masculine browns, grays, and taupes. To reduce distractions, doors are clad in the same materials as the walls, including brown mirror. Lobeira has furnished the house with custom pieces of his own design, along with others he's owned for decades. "We see things as they come to market, and if I think they might work, I buy. Many of these pieces have been with me 25, 30 years," he says. Seating has been reupholstered as needed and furniture arranged by harmonizing shapes, textures, and styles. "Everything I own seems to go together," he says. The collection is an idiosyncratic mix of furnishings by mostly European designers — Christian Liaigre, Poliform, Promemoria, Modénature, Walter Knoll. He recently fell in love with a contemporary sofa by German company Dante – Goods and Bads featuring a curved and ruched back that reminds him of a conch shell. Lobeira gravitates to the unusual and exotic, such as a pair of turtleshell wall sconces by Douglas Little and one- off vintage fur chairs from Forty Five Ten. An old floor lamp once used in theaters was purchased at Paul Bert Serpette antiques market in Paris, and In a seating area, a Modénature sofa and wall are covered in Perennials Bedouin stripe. Taxidermy mount is a hunting trophy from Mauricio Lobeira's father. Modénature velvet armchair, coffee table by Ten Plus Three. CB2 bouclé chair and Muricate side table. Stools are a street find. Leather door and ceramic frame, circa 1980s, by artists Jean and Françoise Ledru, Paris. Floor sculpture by Tezontle Studio. There's a remarkable example of functional art: a full-size leather door surrounded by a massive ceramic frame. 90