I’m an unconventional architect. Ever since I was at university, I was drawn to smaller-scale projects. Perhaps I wasn’t ambitious enough to fall in love with large buildings, or perhaps it was simply impossible to achieve the level of detail I wanted at that scale.

   Architectural education is largely focused on major projects: sports centres, theatres, large residential developments. That’s all well and good, but it was never what interested me most. I preferred smaller, more manageable projects where I could control every variable and oversee the entire process: architectural design, construction, and interior decoration.

   Even so, I started out as an intern at a large architecture studio in Seville, where I stayed on assisting the lead architect with residential development projects. Two years later, I was given my first independent assignment: the renovation of a small building, the Ateneo of Seville. That was exactly where I wanted to be. I enjoyed every moment of it, although it also challenged me to solve unfamiliar problems and take on greater responsibilities.

   Then came the 2008 financial crisis, and like most young architects at the time, I found myself unemployed. I decided to continue developing my skills and completed a master’s degree in interior design. Afterwards, I joined the studio of one of my professors and, when the right opportunity arose, moved to a renovation construction company in Marbella. They were a complete mess, but I learned a great deal, built valuable connections, and made a few good friends.

   A few years later, around the time my first daughter was born, I decided to take the definitive step: to create an interior design studio and renovation company that would genuinely solve every part of the process, from design and construction to the final decorative details.