Francisco Rocha is a Portuguese architect based in New York.
Since joining Rockwell Group in 2019, Rocha has built extensive experience with a focus in hospitality design from concept through construction documentation. Recent projects include an outdoor dining experience for Intersect by Lexus in NYC, amenity spaces for upcoming residential developments in Miami, and restaurants and bars in the US and Europe.
Prior to joining Rockwell Group, Rocha worked with Fernando Romero EnterprisE (fr.ee), where he was involved in over fifteen projects, leading teams to create architectural and urban designs in Mexico, Europe and the United States. Most significantly, in 2017 he worked on fr.ee’s competition-winning entry for the Hyperloop One Global Challenge and led the design of a new Chamber of Wonder at Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Austria.
Rocha has also worked with Studio Christian Wassmann in New York and fala atelier in Portugal. His work has been published and exhibited in KooZA/rch, Beta Architecture, Atelier Drome, 0047 Oslo, DogA Oslo, Bergen Arkitekt skole and KTH Arkitekturskolan. He holds a Master’s in Architecture from the Architecture School of Porto in Portugal (FAUP) and completed a scholarship year at KTH Arkitekturskolan in Stockholm, Sweden. He is a registered architect in Portugal at the Portuguese Association of Architects (OA).
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