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Let us fill your spaces with experiences.
5C Experience
Our goal is to make the process of designing and building your home a rewarding and enjoyable experience.
Philosophy
Architecture is an art that communicates to us, that moves and inspires us. It lets us to express ourselves, feel emotions, create experiences and deep feelings that last.
Clientes
Process
Can you imagine living in the house of your dreams, designed for you and with all the details you always wanted? We offer a comprehensive architecture service, which accompanies you from the first moment to the last, to create the perfect home for you and your family. Learn about the process we will follow to obtain your custom home.
5C Experience
Our goal is to make the process of designing and building your home a rewarding and enjoyable experience. To accomplish it, we offer a 5-step service that involves listening to you, supporting you and guiding you throughout the whole process, from our first meeting to the delivery of your dream home.
Cater to your expectations and desires, empathizing with your needs and offering tailored solutions.
Conduct a thorough assessment of the site, exploring, analyzing, and understanding it, leveraging and enhancing its features to harmonize the project with the environment.
Craft a unique and unrepeatable project that not only fulfills the functional requirements, but also evokes emotions and feelings in its inhabitants.
Consolidate and oversee all the technical information to guarantee the viability of the project, adhering to the regulations and quality standards.
Carry out the construction in an ethical, responsible, and sustainable manner to achieve a finished product that surpasses your expectations.
Architecture is an art that communicates to us
Architecture moves and inspires us. It lets us to express ourselves, feel emotions, create experiences and deep feelings that last.
We are not satisfied with just living. We want to transform our environment to transcend, to leave a message that reflects who we are and what we live, avoiding impersonal, technical, and mathematical solutions that are repeated endlessly.
To do this, we build close relationships with you, our client, to know you, understand you, share your most intimate wishes to create sublime and unique spaces for you… an extension of your soul where you merge with the universe.
Values
We believe that architecture is much more than building structures. It is a way of expressing our worldview, of creating spaces that reflect our personality and of contributing to the well-being of people and the planet. That is why we are guided by four fundamental values that orient our work and our relationship with our clients: exclusivity, rationalism, identity and sustainability. These values are what make us unique and what allow us to offer a quality and excellence service.
Exclusiveness
We craft bespoke designs that are as unique and unrepeatable as you, our client. We listen to your tastes and desires and deliver solutions that meet and exceed your expectations.
Rationalism
We use innovation, creativity, and a robust methodology to justify our designs. We aim to achieve optimal functionality and resource efficiency designs.
Identity
We strive to capture the essence of the site in each of our designs, highlighting its culture, architecture, local materials, colors, and vegetation.
Sustainability
We aim to create environmentally friendly designs to reduce pollution and energy waste, support local economy by using regional materials and labor.
What Clients Say About Us
I was very impressed by the professionalism, creativity, and attention to detail. Joaquin listened carefully my ideas and preferences and translated them into a beautiful and functional design that met all my requirements. He is not only a talented architect but also a great person to work with.
Jason Reichert
2020
I hired Joaquin to create a custom design for my new home. He was always communicative and flexible and showed a high level of competence and knowledge. He used cutting-edge techniques not just for the design but in the whole process… his comprehension of sustainability is extraordinary. He exceded my expectations.
Mar Echave
2022
I am very satisfied with the work of the architect Joaquín, who carried out the design and construction of my house with professionalism, punctuality and transparency. He always emphasized the transparency of budget management and payments. I highly recommend Joaquín for any project, since he is an excellent professional and a great person.
Jane Doe
2019
Steps of the Process
We offer you a comprehensive architectural service, where we work with you from our first meeting until the final delivery of your dream home. We invite you to know our work process and decide how far you want us to accompany you in this adventure.
We want to meet you, know your wishes and expectations. The more information you give us about yourself and the place where you want to build, the better we can adapt to your desires. If you have not yet found the ideal place, we help you find it.
We also want you to know us, introduce ourselves and answer all your questions about our work, processes and methodology.
We present you an estimated budget for the project and a schedule of activities based on the information you gave us, including the amount of investment. We will resolve any concerns and once authorized, we can start our creative work.
Scopes
Site Visit
As you have already read in our 5C Experience, the site is for us an essential part in each project. We want to know it, walk it and live it to discover all the possibilities and enhance them in the design of your project. With this experience and your expectations in mind, we get down to work to create an initial concept that will surprise you.
We will present you our initial concept accompanied by a clear and detailed zoning of the spaces as well as their volumetry. In this stage we will have several meetings to adjust and improve both the global idea and the main characteristics of your spaces.
Schematic Design
Architectural Project
From the preliminary project, it is time to go into detail in each of the spaces. In this stage we will work with you on the functionality, aesthetics and detail of each corner, looking for structural, technical and installation solutions that make them feasible. At the end of this stage, you will have a first set of plans and photorealistic images that will allow you to visualize the whole project. This folder, once authorized by you, will serve as a basis for the following stages and to process private permits on land within subdivisions and condominiums.
In this stage we will design the installations and structure of your house. We will work with you in a first phase to select fixed furniture, lighting, electrical outlets and appliances. Then, in the second phase, we will do our cabinet work to design, draw and calculate all the technical components that guarantee the operation and stability of your project. This stage is one of the longest, we ask you for patience and trust in our work. Once the construction project is ready, we can process the construction permits.
Engineering
Executive project
In this stage we give shape to the details of finishes and interiors, we choose each one of the coatings of your house, we project doors and windows, we model the carpentry and in general, all the elements that will make your home unique.
With the plans and permits ready, we can make a detailed budget to obtain a realistic investment amount and a schedule that adapts to the cash flow. In this stage we will choose with you the subcontractor companies and we will make the contracts and legal procedures for the construction.
Valuations
Construction
Management
With everything ready and a proactive, positive, and communicative attitude, We guarantee that we will take care of everything for you, from start to finish. We will supervise that the construction is done according to the design, we will be the link with all the contractors, we will make economic reports and request the capital flow, ensuring the transparency and efficiency of the budget. We will have frequent meetings with you inside and outside the site, to show you the progress and solve any question or problem that arises.
When the house is ready to live in, we will make a tour with you to check that everything is perfect and works properly, we will give you all the manuals and guarantees and we will show you how to use all the components. This will not be our farewell, we will keep in touch to follow up on your project.
Delivery
Turnkey
In addition to architecture and interiors, we can offer you an additional project to personalize all your spaces, choosing furniture, art, decoration, accessories, and equipment. We take care of everything: selection, quotation, logistics, delivery and installation. You just have to relax and enjoy your spaces completely finished.