The creation of interior worlds through architectural language This is what Rocha appreciates in teachers as Luis Barragán, Alvar Aalto either Le Corbusier. «Trying at least detecting poetry is something important to me, because I care about the importance of our work, which is intangible,» said Mauricio Rocha.
Oaxaca Plastic Arts School.Luis Gordoa
Question architecture
In this world of ideas, Mauricio Rocha He has built more with questions than with certainties. His motivation is in observation, in understanding the concept of preexistence, that is, everything that exists before his speech: «It can be an environment, a tree or even the light of the place,» the architect revealed.
Of course, to the extent that an office grows, achieving these moments of observation can be complicated. Right now, Architecture Workshop It has, in addition to its projects in Mexico, others in Portugal, Spain, Colombia and the Middle East. «As I like to take advantage of the projects I have, I try to stretch them to give me that necessary observation time,» Rocha said.
Collaborative work is a fundamental part of Architecture Workshop. The relationship of years with Gabriela Carrillo, who co -directed the workshop between 2012 and 2020, undoubtedly generated a significant dynamic, which Rocha fosters with continuous collaborations with other architects and offices.
San Pablo Academic and Cultural Center.Francisco León
In that sense, he wanted to highlight his «deep relationship» with architects such as Peruvians Sandra Barclay and Jean Pierre Croussethe Paraguayan Solano Benítezthe Chilean Germán Valenzuelaamong others. «Relationships that make up a group at the Latin American level with similar concerns,» he said.
Nor can the practice of Mauricio Rocha of the social commitmentthat for the Mexican architect it has to do with a Ethical and political posture; with achieving one dignified spatiality Even if the budget is small, both for public, private or social spaces. «Of course, I can play a Four Seasons hotel that not many people will be able to experiment,» Rocha said, «but even that is an opportunity to arouse a reflection on whoever dwells.»
Finally, its eagerness is to achieve an architecture that offers an opportunity for contemplation, «and therefore transformation.» The possibility of surprising, asking questions. To be moved, as with art, with poetry and sometimes with football.