I help you understand the possibilities of a home you're considering — or have just bought — and how it could truly work for the life you want to live there.
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Maybe you're moving in together. Maybe you're planning for children. Maybe you're simply ready for what comes next. Whatever brings you to a new home, the space you choose will quietly shape how you rest, gather, and grow as a family, every single day.
I help you see that future clearly: how the home could evolve with you — if the family grows, when the children leave, if parents come to live with you, or even whether it could one day create space for additional income.
And then there are the everyday possibilities: which room could become a nursery, where the morning light could meet your breakfast table, how the furniture you already love could find its place, and what's truly worth adding.
The result is a home you can already picture yourself living in, and the confidence to begin.
I'm Marta — a home design advisor with a PhD in Architecture and 25 years of experience across Europe, Japan, and the US. My work sits at the intersection of architecture, neuroscience, and everyday life, with a particular focus on neuroarchitecture and the home. My experience has included working with Rem Koolhaas.
Over time, I've developed a trained eye for reading a home and seeing possibilities — and constraints — that are not always obvious at first.
I look at orientation, natural light, proportions, harmony, spatial flow, adaptability, and how a home can evolve as your life changes.
We hire inspectors to check the pipes, the roof, the foundation — and rarely think to check whether the home will actually support the life we're about to live in it.
The real question is not only:
“Do I like this house?”
It is:
“Could this house support the life I want to live?”
I help you answer that with more confidence and less guesswork — before you commit, or before you spend money changing things that may not need to change.
I walk through the home with you and look at the relationship between your life and the space.
Together, we identify:
You need a home with the potential to support the way you want to live.
Sometimes that potential is already there but difficult to see.
A different use for a room, a better furniture layout, improved circulation, more flexibility, or one thoughtful intervention can completely change what a home can offer.
"I was impressed with the way that Marta instantly connected with the vibe of the house as soon as she entered. We needed advice on kitchen redesign. Before the consultation, we simply thought the issue was making more efficient use of our small space. Marta opened up the possibilities of integrating the kitchen with the overall flow of the house, not only making better use of the space but also creating a sense of continuity. Highly recommended!"— Mary Gomes, Berkeley
"Dr. Marta is warm, lively, and knowledgeable. Her expertise and philosophical approach comes through in her suggestions. She helped our home feel more put together, relaxing, and fit our vision. Totally recommend her services!"— Gisela Garcia, Oakland
"After my kids left the house, it no longer felt like my home. Marta helped me rethink the space and the way I wanted to live in this new stage of my life. Her ideas brought joy back into the house."— Deni Chambers, Kensington CA
"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 Marroquín, Homeowner
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