Design for Health & Pleasure
Bay Area

Life evolves.
Your space
should too.

Good design starts by listening — to the space, and to you.

Minimal corridor interior

Interior opening to garden
About

The space you live in shapes how you feel.

Dr. Marta is a holistic design consultancy focused on health, pleasure, and well-being in domestic spaces. I listen — to the space, to the environment, and to the client — to discover what is truly desired, and what is possible that you didn't yet know was possible.

A PhD in Architecture, research in Japan on small spaces and transformability, and direct collaboration with Rem Koolhaas form the foundation of a practice that is rigorous, sensorial, and deeply personal.

The method is Habitable Design. The philosophy, Transformable Living. The premise: the home is not static. Life changes. Your space should change with it.

01

Elegance

Refined simplicity. Spaces that breathe — where every choice is intentional and nothing is superfluous.

02

Economy

Purposeful use of what is already there. Every element earns its place through function and beauty.

03

Ecology

Harmony between space and self. Choices that are conscious of material, longevity, and life.

"Your home, transformed into a place to live, work, play, and create."
Kitchen with color
Minimal living room
Bookshelf and terrace
Pink room
How I work
Online

Consultation

45 minutes

$200

  • Video walkthrough of your space
  • Layout and furniture advice
  • Design recommendations
  • Sourcing and shopping list
In-Person

Home Visit

90 minutes

$500

  • On-site reading of your space
  • Immediate spatial adjustments — moving, arranging, adjusting
  • Design recommendations
  • Sourcing and shopping list
Full Project

Design Strategy

Complete spatial transformation

By proposal

  • Full analysis of your home
  • Transformable Living plan
  • Phased implementation roadmap
  • Ongoing design coaching
Custom

Signature Furniture

Designed for your space and your life

By proposal

  • Pieces that adapt to how you live
  • Designed specifically for your space — never mass-produced
  • Signature piece: H-Shelves — storage, display, seating, and room divider in one
What clients say

"Marta Rodriguez's expertise of maximizing small spaces is without compare. She understood our project, she was genuine — but more than anything, she brought a passion that not a single other architect had. At one point I said 'Is she moving in with us?' She thinks different."

— Jay Marroquin, Fashion Photographer

"Marta stands out immediately. She brings original thinking to every project, finds simple solutions where others see complexity, and approaches space with a rare combination of intelligence and intuition. Working with her is a genuine pleasure."

— Luis Marcos Díaz, Project Director, GA MMA
A global perspective

A global perspective

Dr. Marta with her designed H-Shelves Dr. Marta — portrait

Practice

  • Design Consultant, HABITABLE Studio — Berkeley, CA
  • Architectural Designer, OMA / Rem Koolhaas (Pritzker Prize) Rotterdam · Rothschild Bank London · Córdoba Congress Center
  • Project Director, Lahoz Lopez Arquitectos — Madrid National Hospital of Paraplegics, Toledo · Cuenca Public School
  • Principal Architect, Atelier Marta Rodriguez — Houston / Madrid

Recognition

  • Rothschild Bank London — First Prize · OMA team
  • University Library, UPM Madrid — First Prize
  • LUCIA Research Center, Valladolid — First Prize

Education

  • PhD in Architecture
  • Polytechnic University of Madrid (ETSAM)
  • UC Berkeley, California
  • Sciences Po, Paris

Research

  • Transformability and elegance in small spaces — Japan
  • Neuroarchitecture — Spain & United States
Warm wood interior

Tell me about your space.

Every project begins with a conversation. Reach out and I'll begin listening.

hello@drmarta.design

+1 530 507 8896