Founded in 2006 by Gustavo Carmona and Lisa Beltrán, MATERIA is an international architecture practice based in Mexico City. Our work is characterized by the development of integral projects through intimate atmospheres closely related to the craft of materials, the needs of each client and the immediate context. The design process begins with the understanding of the project’s needs and the characteristics of the surroundings to create spaces that combine the program and sensory experience, expressed by a contemporary architectural language. We believe that spaces should be points of inflection and perceptual experiences: ATMOSPHERE DETAILED.

Gustavo Carmona is one of Mexico and Latin America’s most important rising architects. He’s deeply interested in the usage of light as a primary element and its interaction with the tectonic of space composition. Gustavo leads a team with a strong design philosophy in line with a creative culture rooted in empathy and collaboration. His experience includes projects of different typologies such as: residential, cultural, workplace, interiors, high-end retail, mixed usage, and furniture design.

Some of our awards:

• Architecture Master Prize- 2022 Architectural Design Award-Cultural Architecture Category
• CEMEX Building Award 2022- International- Construction Innovation Winner.
• Most Innovative Architecture Firm in North America, 2020. The New World Business Report. USA.
• UNESCO Prix Versailles 2018 for Retail Architecture, Louis Vuitton Masaryk. 
• Medalla Mérito Anáhuac 2016 / Anáhuac University, México.
• Silver Medal. 2nd Architecture Biennale Mexico City 2015, “Culture” category.
• Rising Star Award 2013 by Fashion Group International, NY for “Residential and Interiors”. NYC
• Gustavo Carmona was named one of the “100 Mexican Creatives Revolutionizing Mexico” by the Architectural Digest México magazine.