HW工作室的办公室位于不久前由20世纪最重要的墨西哥家具设计师Don Shoemaker所拥有的Señal家具厂的木材烘干炉的位置。当工厂关闭后，这些烤炉仍然被遗弃，我们认为占用并改造它们来发展我们的工作室是一个好主意。这个空间被分为两个区域，我们通过一个宽阔的过渡连接技术工作区和概念工作区。

HW Studio’s office is located where just recently were the wood drying ovens of Señal furniture factory owned by Don Shoemaker, one of the most important Mexican furniture designers of the 20th century. When the factory closed, the ovens remained abandoned and we thought it was a good idea to occupy and revamp them to develop our studio inside. The space was divided into two areas, which we joined through a wide transition linking the technical work area to the conceptual work area.

技术工作区由一个强有力的元素主导，我们喜欢称之为 “祭坛” — 一张大桌子，我们在上面处理模型、计划、材料、概念和一般与我们的建筑努力有关的一切。祭坛上有团队中最新成员的工作空间。他们的椅子朝向大楼唯一的窗户，这样他们就能接触到更多生动和有趣的环境和情况，打破他们的常规。窗户通向一个天井，里面种满了墨西哥白蜡树和茉莉花。

The technical work area is dominated by a forceful element that we like to call “the altar” — a large table on which we work models, plans, materials, concepts and in general everything that has to do with our architectural endeavor. The altar holds the workspaces of the newest members on the team. Their chairs are oriented towards the building’s only window so that they meet with more lively and entertaining environments and situations and break their routine. The window opens to a patio that we filled with Mexican ash-trees and jacarandas.

接下来是理论工作区。这是一个非常特别的空间，因为它完全与外界隔绝。它以天顶的方式进行照明和通风，使其具有神圣的品质……几乎像一个教堂。它有一个非常内省的性质，这吸引了我们，因为冥想是我们在创作过程中使用的一个非常重要的工具。
此外，不断通过天窗进入的光线让我们想起路易斯-巴拉甘的一句话：”让我们不要看到邻居，让我们看到上帝”。

Next comes the theoretical work area. This is a very particular space since it closes completely to the outside. It is illuminated and ventilated in a zenithal way giving it a sacred quality… almost like a church. It has a very introspective nature, which captivated us because meditation is a very important tool that we use in our creative process.
Moreover, the light that constantly enters through its skylight reminds us of Luís Barragán’s phrase: “Let us not see the neighbors, let us see God”.

Architects: HW-STUDIO
Area: 80 m²
Year: 2019
Photographs: Dane Alonso
Manufacturers: BOSE, Interceramic, Pure Epoxy, Tecnolite
Lead Architects: Rogelio Vallejo Bores, Oscar Didier, Ascencio Castro
Clients:HW Studio Arquitectos
Collaborators:Jesús A. López Hernández, Sergio A. García Padilla, Ander Sánchez Cayetano
City:Morelia
Country:Mexico