Marta Pelegrín and Fernando Pérez, founders of MEDIOMUNDO arquitectos, maintain a strong commitment to education and experimentation in architecture from the earliest academic stages. At the Exhibition of Projects for the 2023 first semester of Architecture at HS-Mainz, held at Holzstrasse 36 and the LUX Pavilion (February–March 2024), under the direction of Prof. Dr. Marta Pelegrín, the results of a teaching methodology based on direct interaction with space and the optimised, rational, empathetic, and haptic use of materials were presented.
Through a sequence of exercises, students explored design actions such as folding, unfolding, subtracting, stacking, inverting, twinning, and rhythmising, in relation to essential material techniques involving stone, wood, metal, concrete, rammed earth, bamboo, cork, and recycled materials. This approach fosters creativity, spatial understanding, and material sensitivity from the very beginning of architectural education.
