I am Alejandra, architect, daughter, sister, wife and most importantly, mother of Martin and Federica. I am Colombian, I lived the past 13 years in NYC and moved to Mexico City a few days ago. It was hard to leave NY where I lived most of my adult life, built my career, and had an amazing network of friends and colleagues, but my husband and I decided we wanted our kids to grow up in Latin America, so now we are here. I have a design studio I started with another amazing woman and dear friend who I met at work. After a while we realized we were feeling stuck at our jobs and uninspired. We longed to feel fulfilled and inspired by our day to day, but also wanted to eventually start a family, which seemed so complicated in our employment situation. We decided we needn't sacrifice either of these, and started studio ssam (soon to become nono studio) in 2017. We have grown into a small practi
I seek it! Living in NY for 13 years was the most enriching experience I could have ever hoped for thanks to it being a place where people feel free to express themselves and be who they are without being apologetic about it. I met, worked, became friends, and fell in love with people from different cultures and corners of the planet who've helped shaped who I am.
