Tour the Vibrant Costa Palmas, Mexico, Villa of a Jewelry Designer and a Developer
Costa Palmas, located on the east cape of Los Cabos, Mexico, is home to an array of luxury residential homes. The home of developer Jason Grosfeld and his wife, fine jewelry designer Jenna Blake Grosfeld, was one of the first homes built on the property. “The ocean was a focal point, and it kind of dictated our color palette, as well as the surrounding nature,” Jenna says. “For me, I wanted just a continuation of the sea. Whether it’s an ocean somewhere else or in Mexico, where we are, it just puts you kind of in vacation mode. So the color palette played a key role in establishing the atmosphere we wanted to achieve.”
Brendan Guerin, a founder of Guerin Glass Architects says that the plans for the home took inspiration from midcentury Brazilian architecture. “There’s a couple of Oscar Niemeyer houses in particular that the client really responded to, that we all really liked,” Guerin says. “And so, the house is really trying to utilize strategies that you would find in some of that work, to go about this mission of really rooting the occupant in that landscape.” The lush and tropical environment surrounding the property was given careful consideration in the home’s architecture and design, lending a cohesion and harmony to both the interior and exterior.
The end result is a crisp yet vibrant home brimming with unique pieces, sleek accents, and special touches, nestled harmoniously on the ocean. Jon Brent of Jon Brent Design has been working with the Grosfelds for over ten years, and was happy to come onboard to design their home in Costa Palmas. “With other projects, you kind of establish a baseline, then you add pieces, and you shop,” Brent says. “With them [the Grosfelds], there’s just this interesting hodgepodge that organically happens. In the end, we sit back and think, Wow, this is pretty cool.”
As collectors, the Grosfelds brought many pieces into the home that they’ve collected over years of traveling. Vintage pieces, unique artisan finds, and specialty items can be found throughout the home, along with an expansive collection of pottery curated by Jenna herself. One rather avant-garde theme peppered around the house is the inclusion of birds. From a large Sergio Bustamante sculpted parrot hanging over the table in the living room to three tall sculpted flamingos in the primary bedroom, birds recur in the design, helping to blur the line between nature and the interior.
Throughout the home, the design elements are present in an interesting and layered fashion, giving each room depth and allure. To fully appreciate the layers, one must patiently lean into the design—there is no soaking it all in from one sweeping glance. This is a house that tells a story, and it incorporates pieces from all over the globe that add their own unique voices to the chorus of the design. Beautiful vintage tapestries are framed and used as artwork in many rooms, and vivid color is juxtaposed with elegant textures throughout.
