Name
Raquel Mayorga

Occupation:
Intern Architect, Gettliffe Architecture

Vintage or New?
A mix of vintage and new would be ideal, where both looks play off each other.

What materials and textures do you use the most?
Honest and low maintenance materials: wood, steel and concrete, in contrast with transparencies, regular and acid-edged glass.

What is one of your dream projects and/or collaborations?
My dream project is a Center for the Arts that would include an exhibit space, a library and a cinema, all connected by an urban plaza where a lot of social collisions would take place.

What is your favorite design-related word?
Juxtaposition

What design rule do you love to break?
Uniformity

Favorite modern architect or designer?
I love Herzog and DeMueron.

What is your favorite room in a house?
The patio.

What is your most treasured possession?
My black lululemon yoga mat.

What historic period would you like to live in for a week and why?
I really love the 60’s and the birth of Pop Art! I find the aesthetics of the time very appealing. There was an emerging sense of design that included simplicity, functionality and on-going exploration also celebrating material consumer culture, iconography and advertising.