Architect, interior designer and co-founder of Alfaro-Manrique Atelier. She leads the studio’s strategy, business development and overall project management, fostering relationships with clients, operators and investors from the earliest stages of project definition through to completion. Specialised in hospitality, living and emerging accommodation models, she sees design as a tool for creating value, identity and profitability. Her work brings together strategic vision, user experience and operational feasibility, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to transform concepts into robust, distinctive projects aligned with each client’s objectives. Alongside her professional practice, she combines her work with teaching and active involvement in the real estate and hospitality sectors, contributing to the discussion around the future of hospitality, new ways of living and the role of design as a driver of transformation. She is Vice President of Mujeres en Hospitality and Vice President of the IE Real Estate Club, and is a member of several committees, juries and industry forums focused on design, innovation and the transformation of the hospitality and living sectors.
Alfaro-Manrique Atelier is an international consultancy, architecture and interior design practice specialising in hospitality, living and experience-driven environments. Its work is rooted in the creation of concepts capable of transforming the identity of a place into memorable experiences for people and valuable assets for operators. Through a methodology that combines research, strategy, design and delivery, the studio develops projects where architecture, interiors, product design and storytelling work as one. From hotels and resorts to student housing, flex living and hybrid environments, every project seeks to uncover the essence of a place and translate it into a contemporary, distinctive and lasting proposal. The studio sees design as an exercise in synthesis: removing the unnecessary to enhance what makes each project unique. Its clients include some of the leading operators, investors and brands in the hospitality and living sectors, including Barceló Hotel Group, Greystar, Resa, One Shot Hotels, Hovima, B&B Hotels, Hilton, Fergus, Labranda and Petit Palace, among others.
