Hi, I’m Dani.
For me, every project is an opportunity to create a world—one that comes alive with movement, texture, and light. I don’t start with answers; I begin with curiosity. How can space hold a story? How can design respond to the body? My work lives in that space between architecture and imagination, where things don’t just look right—they feel alive.
I was born and raised in Mexico City, surrounded by contrasts—ancient ruins beside highways, sacred rituals in everyday streets. From a young age, I traveled with my family to archaeological sites, temples, and cathedrals around the world. Those early encounters taught me that space is never neutral. It holds memory. It holds intention. It shapes how we gather, how we remember, and how we change. That sense of layered storytelling—through form, symbol, and body—still guides everything I make.
My design process begins with listening—listening to the story, to the movement of the piece, to the needs of the collaborators in the room. I sketch, build, test, and shift. I believe design is not fixed—it’s something we uncover together. I bring in tools from film, engineering, and physical performance to explore how space can evolve with each rehearsal. Whether I’m working with directors, choreographers, technicians, or students, I value process over perfection and conversation over certainty.
Design, for me, is never just visual—it’s emotional, physical, and deeply human.
Sharing knowledge is also an integral part of my process. It’s not about delivering answers, but creating space for curiosity—for asking better questions, together. Whether in a studio, on a stage, or around a table, I’m drawn to the moments where ideas are shaped through dialogue. Where leading means listening. Where experience becomes something to offer, not impose.
Mentorship is a long conversation built on trust, care, and mutual growth. I share what I know, and I stay open to what I don’t. Every collaboration, every group, every room teaches me something new—about design, about people, about the world we’re trying to build. To guide someone is not to walk ahead, but to walk with.