• REGISTERED ARCHITECT - STATE OF TEXAS
    LEED AP BD+C

    B.S. ARCHITECTURE
    THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO - 2001

    WITH OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, MANUEL BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF VARIOUS PROJECT TYPES. HE HAS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE COMBINED WITH A STRONG DESIGN SENSE THAT MAKE HIM A POWERHOUSE TO HAVE ON YOUR TEAM.

  • REGISTERED ARCHITECT - STATE OF TEXAS
    REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER - STATE OF TEXAS

    MASTER’S OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE + PRODUCT DESIGN - KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 2011

    MASTER’S OF ARCHITECTURE - THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO - 2015

    CERTIFICATE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION

    WITH OVER TEN YEARS OF DESIGN EXPERIENCE, AMANDA BRINGS A DIVERSE SKILLSET FROM THE MICRO TO THE MACRO ASPECTS OF DESIGN. HER ORGANIZATIONAL SKLLS ARE BENEFICIAL FOR KEEPING EVERYTHING ON TRACK.

STRONGER TOGETHER

WE FIRST MET WHILE EMPLOYED AT A FIRM SPECIALIZING IN K-12 SCHOOLS.  WE WORKED SO WELL TOGETHER SOLVING DESIGN PROBLEMS AND TACKLING DEADLINES THAT WE EVENTUALLY REALIZED THAT WE MADE A GREAT COUPLE TOO.  AS WITH MOST COUPLES, OPPOSITES ATTRACT. EACH OF US BRINGS A DIVERSE SET OF SKILLS TO THE TABLE AND WE’VE COME TO REALIZE HOW OUR STRENGTHS ARE MULTIPLIED, NOT JUST ADDED, WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER.

SOMETHING OLD + SOMETHING NEW

OUR LOVE OF ARCHITECTURE, BOTH MODERN AND HISTORIC, IS A PART OF OUR STORY AS WELL.  MANUEL PROPOSED ON A TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY AT FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM - HE DID THE “WRIGHT” THING (PUN INTENDED) - AND WE GOT MARRIED AT THE OLDEST CATHEDRAL IN THE UNITED STATES LOCATED IN SAN ANTONIO.

THE RIGHT FORMULA = GX2 + U

IN 2022 WE RESCUED A PUPPY AND BECAME PARENTS TO A BABY BOY.  WITH THE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE FAMILY, WE WANTED TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN OUR SCHEDULE, BUT ALSO IN OUR BUSINESS PRACTICE.  OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A CUSTOMIZABLE SERVICE THAT PROVIDES THE BEST FIT FOR OUR CLIENTS.  AFTER AN INITIAL MEETING, WE TAILOR A DESIGN PACKAGE THAT MEETS EACH CLIENT’S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BUILD THE RIGHT FORMULA.