We design, engineer and supervise construction across Oaxaca and Mexico City, backed by a licensed Director of Works and a deep reading of the territory.
First meeting free · up to 30 min
DIRTSA is an architecture, territorial planning and international development firm. Architects, engineers, international trade specialists, tourism planners and social scientists work as one team, so every project stands up technically, financially and socially.
To reshape development in Mexico and Latin America through a platform that brings together architecture, international trade, technology and sustainable tourism. We build physical spaces and, with them, opportunity: dignified places that connect the local with the global.
To become Mexico's leading integrated development firm, headquartered in Oaxaca with international reach. We begin with the Indigenous communities of our home state and aim for a model that can be replicated across Latin America.
Where people live shapes their physical, emotional, family and community wellbeing. That is why we design spaces that build happiness. Our projects are already on site, our hands in the field, and our voice in direct conversation with communities, institutions and investors.
DIRTSA spells out its own values, from the Spanish Diseño, Interdisciplina, Respeto, Trabajo, Soberanía y Autonomía.
Sustainable design, restoration, interiors and site supervision.
Consulting for municipal governments and communities, public space and planning.
International quotes, customs clearance and trade agreements.
Vernacular architecture, permaculture and ecosystem conservation, with a focus on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
A university network across UAM, UNAM and IPN, training the next technical and social leaders.
“A habitat is not designed; it is discovered in the habitus: in the customs, gestures and silences that have shaped, over centuries, the way we inhabit the land.”
Founder & CEO · Architect and political scientist
A Mexican architect and political scientist whose work starts from one conviction: space can change lives.
Under his leadership, DIRTSA's work ranges from structural restoration in Mexico City's historic centre to private residences in Oaxaca. His approach pairs technical rigour with a close reading of each place's culture and climate, and builds in sustainability, cultural identity and social justice.
Design, engineering, visualisation and supervision under one roof. Fewer hand-offs, fewer surprises on site.
Climate-responsive projects shaped by each site's sun, wind, water and soil.
Book a meeting about thisStructural calculations, drawings and slab reinforcement to Mexico City building code standards.
Book a meeting about thisMaterials, light and planting designed as a single climatic system.
Book a meeting about thisOn-site oversight by a Class A registered Director of Works (DRO) in Oaxaca.
Book a meeting about thisWe read the land, its social fabric and its infrastructure before we propose.
Book a meeting about thisVernacular architecture and ecosystem conservation, focused on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
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Three projects across Oaxaca and Mexico City: heritage, high-end residential and regional architecture.
With sociologists, urban planners, designers and 3D modellers.
At DIRTSA, the team comes first.
We support federal and state legislators, senators, borough and municipal governments, and communities through dialogue, planning and technical advice, as an institutional, non-partisan service.
We put architecture, territorial planning and political science at the service of legislative and government work: clear technical information for decisions about the territory.
District-level territorial diagnostics and technical opinions on bills concerning urban development, housing, public works and land-use planning.
Analysis of state urban development and public works frameworks, technical briefs for bills and resolutions, and district diagnostics.
Studies on regional development, infrastructure and international trade, with a territorial reading of each state.
Public works planning, projects for public facilities and public space, and support for open council sessions and citizen oversight.
What we deliver
A technical, institutional service. We take no part in campaigns, electoral or party activities.
Technical consulting for town councils across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and Oaxaca: public works planning, projects for public facilities and public space, and support for community assemblies, open council sessions and citizen oversight.
Development is built through active listening and respect for traditional forms of self-governance. Local materials, customs, climate and knowledge become part of the design.
Streets, squares, corridors and sidewalks are where communities meet. We propose returning them to the people who walk them.
We contribute to urban planning, land management and public policy design with a community focus, to close gaps in infrastructure and public facilities.
Our projects connect with community assemblies, open town councils and citizen oversight processes.
We work with each region's builders, technicians, traditional cooks, artists, tour operators and students, offering fair employment and skills transfer.
We meet with municipal officers and local authorities to advise, free of charge, on public works and social development. We have also publicly documented neglected school facilities so they can be addressed.
How we operate
“The Asociación de Empresarios por el Desarrollo Social de México grants this Recognition to Mauricio Martínez Hernández for his business career and his invaluable contribution to the greatness of the nation.”
Translation of the original Spanish text.
Presented at the First Business Parliament, held at the San Lázaro Legislative Palace in Mexico City on 23 September 2025.
Press
Rotativo de MéxicoEmpresarios de México realizan histórico Parlamento Empresarial en el Congreso de la Unión23 Sep 2025 · Coverage of the award event (in Spanish) · Read article (opens in a new tab)Your first meeting is free, up to 30 minutes, by video call.
