Your sanctuary
in the heart of Merida

Every space tells the story of the people who inhabit it. Every room carefully safeguards the emotions, experiences, conversations, and traditions of a time well-lived.
Built in 1919, Casa Escuela (School House) was originally designed as a private residence for a local family in Merida, Yucatan.
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In 1965 it was converted to a co-ed school in the rapidly growing center of town. Casa Escuela closed its doors in 2011 until it was purchased by its current owners in 2018 who re-opened the space with the idea of transforming it into a community hub for learning and lived experiences across a variety of cultural and artistic disciplines.

Mónica Calderón

Co-founder Monica Calderon is a Los Angeles-based, Mexican designer and independent curator with a background in design that spans over 20 years. An authority in producing immersive exhibits, popups, events, and experiential projects and programming, Calderon makes connections to build bridges between borders, by bringing together the Latin American creative community of designers, artists, architects, artisans, and chefs into the California scene.

Ezequiel Farca

Ezequiel Farca is co-founder and architect of Casa Escuela. His design studios are based in Los Angeles, Mexico, and Milan focusing on creating holistic spaces through an intricate approach to each part of a whole. His practice specializes in interior design and architecture as well as product design.

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Co-Creation

To nurture our collective knowledge, honoring Mexican tradition and building bridges with other territories.
To unite our creations and find each other in the magic that occurs when we work together.

Responsibility

To embrace the abundance of life through gratitude and generosity, standing firm on our ethical, environmental and social responsiblities.

Space

To honor ancestral and collective wisdom, ridding them of the hierarchies that often keep them confined. To understand the difference between knowledge and understanding, and constantly evolving to find the gifts we have been given and share them with the world.

Wisdom

To honor ancestral and collective wisdom, ridding them of the hierarchies that often keep them confined. To understand the difference between knowledge and understanding, and constantly evolving to find the gifts we have been given and share them with the world.

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