Multiplication as a Principle
Vezes was born from the desire to reinterpret the practice of architecture within the context of versatility. The name itself—Vezes— refers to multiplication, an operation we extend across the entire spectrum of our work, from the way we position ourselves as architects to the projects we envision and execute.
We therefore believe that architecture is, by nature, an intersectional discipline. It is nurtured by adjacent yet distinct fields, such as photography, surveying, drawing, research, various engineering disciplines, modeling, writing, design, illustration, and three-dimensional visualization.
As architects, we feel a responsibility to understand all of these fields so that we can engage with them and consciously integrate them into our design process.
Specialists-Generalists
We do not reject the idea of specialization. On the contrary, we value technical and intellectual depth. What we refuse is the notion that the architect should confine themselves to a single field of practice, losing touch with the complexity and breadth that the profession demands. We believe, in fact, that both approaches can coexist within the same framework: the possibility of being a competent and curious specialist-generalist, one who touches upon and understands almost everything.
For Vezes, architecture is a hybrid territory between art and science, where the iterative process of experimentation, trial and error, interpretation, and adaptation is essential. As such, being an architect means being in constant learning. To stop knowing, thinking, understanding, and questioning is, in itself, a way of giving up on practicing architecture.