We are a team of architects, designers and project managers with more than ten years of experience carrying out residential and hospitality projects in Tulum. Our passion for each design, thoroughness and commitment to work is reflected in all the spaces we build, backed by national and international recognition.
Paulina Villa
Architect Founder & CEO
Career and Education: Paulina Villa is a Mexican architect, born in 1983 in La Paz, BCS. She studied Architecture at ITESM, Monterrey Campus, and graduated in 2008.
Co-Foundations of Studies: In 2012, she co-founded Studio Arquitectos in Tulum, Quintana Roo, along with Eduardo García and Lorena Ruiz. Later, in 2016, she established CO-TA Arquitectura (Collective Architecture Workshop) with Mario Torres in the same city.
Paulina Villa Architecture Foundation: In 2024, she founded Paulina Villa Arquitectura. Being the creative mind behind each project, she is accompanied by a team of talented architects such as Claudia Pacheco and Fabiola Serafin, each with their own legacy and experience.
Focus and Commitment: Paulina Villa, continues in the search for innovation and excellence in Mexican architecture. From the beginning, she creates a commitment to materializing clients' intentions, making the most of what is available, personalizing spaces to specific needs, and as a result having the "no-style" style, since it is not her own but that of the client and their user.
Recognitions and Awards: She was recognized in 2024 with the 7th Peninsula Award from the AAI for Casa Kaab Ka’an, in 2022 with the 6th Peninsula Award from the AAI for Hotel Irie, in 2017 with the 6th National Architecture and Interior Design Award from the AAI for Villa Chérie, in 2016 by the 2nd Biennial of Regional Architecture of the Southeastern Mexican with Hotel Sanará, in 2015 by the Biennial of Architecture of the Mexican Caribbean for Casa T, in 2015 by the Biennial of Architecture of the Mexican Caribbean for Hotel Sanará, and in the same year 2015 by the 4th National Architecture and Interior Design Award from the AAI for Hotel Sanará.
Claudia Pacheco
Design & Media Manager
Claudia Pacheco is a Mexican architect born on February 27, 1986, in Mérida, Yucatán, who graduated from the Autonomous University of Yucatán in 2013. After several professional practices, she settled in Tulum, Quintana Roo in 2016 to be part of CO-TA Architecture as a Designer. She works in the area of architectural design and interior design until reaching the position of Workshop Manager.
Fabiola Serafin
Construction Manager
Fabiola Serafin is a Mexican architect born on March 16, 1990 in Macuspana, Tabasco, graduated from the Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco in 2014. After several professional practices, she settled in Tulum, Quintana Roo in 2016 to be part of CO- TA Architecture as Designer. She works in the design area and works simultaneously until reaching the position of Project Manager.
