How can architecture restore relevance to forgotten places? What dialogues can emerge when buildings and landscapes are treated not as blank slates, but as layers of memory, identity, and potential? For the Honduran architecture firm 24 Grados, these questions shape an approach rooted in adaptation, reuse, and contextual design. Their projects range from the restoration of old Spanish plazas and cultural centers to interventions in natural parks and coastal villages in Honduras. Each one is grounded in the belief that design can reweave relationships between people, place, and heritage.
Founded in 2009 by architects Oscar Mencia and Katia Mazier, 24 Grados is based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The practice focuses on architecture as a tool for cultural continuity, often operating at the intersection of historical preservation, community infrastructure, and environmental consciousness. Their projects show a commitment to restoring dignity to underutilized and forgotten spaces through careful architectural interventions that integrate heritage and abandoned sites back into the urban fabric. The structures return not as static monuments but as active components of contemporary civic life.
