Espaces de l'habiter #11 - Marta Benedicto, architect, Cierto Estudio: "The domestic form".

For Cierto Estudio, the design of a plan goes far beyond the program and its functional objectives. The way in which a home is shaped – the geometry of its rooms, its proportions and layout – is above all a way of meeting domestic needs and changing the way people live.

“At Cierto Estudio, the architecture we design belongs to the people. So, rather than thinking about spaces, we think about what will happen in them. Everyday life is a source of transformation. Whether it’s a group home, a renovation or an urban planning project, our aim is to design new ways of integrating life into space.
And these new ways of integrating life in space require new ways of thinking. We achieve this through the synergy of people, knowledge and experience. Through dialogue and horizontal conversation. We are the sum of our personalities.
Ultimately, our work is about the future. If we really engage with life, architecture ceases to be a construction and becomes a possibility.
All the projects we carry out are important to us, although some stand out because they have marked important milestones for us.”

Biographical details
Marta Benedicto is co-founding architect of Cierto Estudio, an architectural practice founded in Barcelona in 2014 with her five associates. Since then, the team has grown and consolidated its professional practice in public and private works. They currently have an office in Paris, from where they are also developing their business in France.

The video recording of the conference can be viewed below and on the school’s YouTube channel.