The story
Mara qualified as an architect in Spain in 1999. In 2006 she moved to the UK, where she gained her RIBA qualification and worked across multiple practices — building experience in both domestic and commercial projects, and learning how good design and poor design affect the people who live and work inside buildings every single day. A dual British and Spanish national, she works fluently across both countries — as much at home with the UK planning system as with the building traditions of southern Spain.
Over time, a conviction took shape: that aesthetics and sustainability are not in opposition — they are the same thing, pursued with enough intention. That the cost argument against sustainable design collapses when you account for the lifetime of a building. That the spaces we inhabit are not neutral — they either support health, comfort and focus, or they quietly undermine them.
Working across London and Andalusia has shaped a particular way of thinking about light, materiality and climate. Southern Spain demands architecture that responds to heat, shadow and the land. London demands precision, constraint and an understanding of how people actually live in dense urban environments. Both contexts inform every project, wherever it is.
In 2021, Mara founded Indomo to bring that conviction to every project. Not as a large firm with departments and processes, but as a focused practice where every decision — from spatial layout to material specification to quality of light — is considered in terms of its impact on the people who will live or work inside the finished space.
Indomo works across residential, commercial and wellness projects in London and Spain. As a WELL Accredited Professional, Mara is one of a small number of architects in the UK qualified to design and lead projects through the WELL Building Standard certification process — the global benchmark for buildings that support human health and wellbeing. That accreditation is not a badge for Indomo. It is a measurable advantage for every client who works with us.
