We engineer environments to maximise performance, wellness and energy regeneration — through neuroscience, biophilic design and sensory precision.
01 — 0401Restorative Sleep
You don't just sleep here. You recover.
Sleep is not passive — it is your brain's most strategic performance reset. We engineer bedrooms that naturally induce deep, restorative sleep through light temperature, proportion and material calibration.
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02 — 0402Stress Relief
The room becomes a filter.
The outside world is dense — constant stimulation, subtle tension, invisible pressure. Through spatial harmony, material grounding and energetic balance, your home becomes a protective shield for your nervous system.
03 — 0403Regenerative Living
Not visibly dramatic. Strategically precise.
Most homes are neutral at best — draining at worst. Every environment we create is intentionally designed to regenerate your energy, sharpen cognitive clarity and elevate daily performance.
04 — 0404Focus & Decision-Making
When aligned, decisions become cleaner.
Proportion, visual rhythm, material balance and sensory density are intentionally structured to support strategic thinking. Every space influences cognitive performance — we make sure yours works in your favour.
How we do it
Science, not intuition
We integrate five disciplines to engineer environments with measurable, lasting impact on the nervous system and daily well-being.
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02Study
03Apply
04Create
05Program
Neuroscience & Neuroarchitecture
How spatial design affects the nervous system, mood regulation and cognitive performance.
Biophilic Design
Structural integration of living elements, organic patterns, dynamic light and natural materials.
Chromotherapy & Phytoenergy
Using colour and plant intelligence to influence mood, physiology and the energetic quality of space.
Aromatherapy
Scent architecture for focus, relaxation, memory and deep sensory alignment.
Frequency-based Design
Structuring environments with measurable vibrational and acoustic balance to promote sustained well-being.
Neurological Environment Calibration
Feel what your space could do to you.
Each environment below was designed to generate a specific neurological state. Select one and feel the difference in your own nervous system.
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Select a state below and feel the difference in your own nervous system.
Restorative Sleep · Nervous System Reset
You don't just sleep here. You recalibrate.
Sleep is the brain's most strategic performance reset. Engineered light temperature, circadian materials and spatial proportion work together to lower cortisol, slow heart rate and guide the nervous system into deep restoration.
Proportion, visual rhythm and controlled sensory density are structured to minimise distraction and support sustained strategic thinking. When the space is aligned, focus becomes effortless.
The outside world is dense — constant stimulation, invisible pressure. Through spatial harmony, organic material grounding and frequency calibration, the environment actively decompresses the nervous system.
Cognitive clarity is not just a mental state — it is a spatial one. Light quality, material temperature and sensory balance are calibrated to reduce cognitive load and sharpen decision-making capacity.
Vital energy is the result of a space that works in sync with the body's natural rhythms. Biophilic elements, frequency-calibrated materials and dynamic light engineering create environments that generate vitality.
Dynamic lightingBiophilic energyPhytoenergy+38% energy
The science behind the spaces
−26%Reduction in heart rate in biophilic environmentsScienceDirect
+34%Increase in perceived well-being with intentional sensory designScientific Reports, 2021
+15%Improvement in cognitive performance in neuroarchitecture-optimised spacesJournal of Environmental Psychology
−40%Reduction in cortisol levels with nature-integrated interiorsNIH, 2020
Is ALMÄ for you?
Every space deserves to perform at its highest.
ALMÄ projects are not defined by budget, style, or size. They are defined by one thing: the desire for a space that genuinely works for the person living or working in it. If any of these sound familiar, you're in the right place.
◐Sleep · Recovery
You perform at the highest level — but never truly rest.
CEOs, executives, high-performers who invest in nutrition, training and therapy — but wake up exhausted. The bedroom is the last unoptimised variable. ALMÄ fixes that.
Residential · Bedroom
◻Focus · Mental clarity
Your home office is beautiful — but your mind never switches on.
Entrepreneurs, creatives and remote professionals who struggle to reach deep work at home. The space looks right but doesn't feel right — and productivity suffers for it.
Residential · Home office
◈Stress · Nervous system
You arrive home tired — and somehow leave even more drained.
When the home doesn't decompress you, every day becomes harder than the last. ALMÄ engineers the living environment to become a genuine refuge — one that actively restores instead of silently draining.
Residential · Full home
◎Brand · Client experience
Your brand is premium — your space doesn't match it yet.
High-end clinics, studios, showrooms and offices where the environment is part of the product. When clients walk in, the space should instantly communicate quality, calm and authority — before a word is spoken.
Commercial · Any sector
◑Partnership · Collaboration
You design beautiful spaces — and want to offer something no one else can.
Architects and interior designers who want to integrate ALMÄ's sensory layer into their existing projects. A seamless partnership that elevates your offering — without changing your process.
Partnership · Architects & Designers
◕Completion · Final layer
Your renovation is done — and something still feels off.
You worked with talented professionals. The result is visually stunning. But day-to-day, the space doesn't feel the way you imagined. ALMÄ is the final layer that translates beauty into genuine well-being.
Add-on · Any space
The ALMÄ difference
What other firms deliver. What ALMÄ engineers.
Both are renders of the same space. One is a standard visualisation. The other is a neurologically calibrated environment — designed to generate a specific physiological state.
Standard render
What most firms deliver
Aesthetically competent. Visually presentable. Designed to look good — with no consideration for how the space will regulate the nervous system, support sleep, or sustain cognitive performance.
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ALMÄ render
What ALMÄ engineers
Photorealistic precision, yes — but more importantly, every material, light temperature, proportion and sensory element has been calibrated to a specific neurological outcome. The result looks beautiful and makes you feel different.
⚑ All ALMÄ visuals are photorealistic renders. No project shown has been physically constructed. This is the level of detail and precision ALMÄ delivers before a single wall is touched.
All images shown are photorealistic renders — no project has been physically built yet.
Hello. I'm Yasmin, and ALMÄ Studio was born from an inquiry that has stayed with me for more than 10 years working with spaces: why do so many visually impeccable environments still leave people feeling drained, anxious or disconnected?
I built two studios in California — one focused on interior design, another on landscaping. Both successful. Both beautiful. And yet, something was consistently missing: spaces that looked right but didn't feel right. That gap became an obsession.
My training in Interior Design gave me the technical tools. But it was specialising in neuroscience, aromatherapy, phytoenergy and holistic therapies that allowed me to understand what truly happens in the human body inside a space — and how to design environments that work for people, not against them.
I made the decision to commit fully to this vision, moved to Barcelona, and founded ALMÄ Studio — the meeting point between design precision and the wisdom of the body. Every project starts from a simple but profound question: how will this space make you feel?
ALMÄ doesn't compete with great design. It completes it.
Your architect creates structure. Your interior designer creates beauty. ALMÄ Studio adds the layer neither was trained to deliver: the science of how a space makes you feel. Three ways to work together — choose yours.
✦ ALMÄ as Your Lead Studio
Full aesthetic vision by ALMÄ
Science-first methodology from day one
End-to-end project management
Maximum sensory integration
Deepest diagnostic process
The complete ALMÄ experience
ALMÄ + Your Designer
Aesthetically beautiful
Technically correct
Visually impressive
Engineered to restore & energise
Full nervous system diagnosis
Complete sensory calibration
Conventional Design Alone
Aesthetically beautiful
Technically correct
Visually impressive
May still feel draining
No nervous system diagnosis
No sensory calibration
Already working with a designer or architect you trust? Perfect. ALMÄ integrates seamlessly into existing projects — or leads new ones from scratch. The goal is always the same: a space that works for you, not just one that looks good.
Measurable impact
Real projects. Real results.
Every ALMÄ project is followed up at 30 and 90 days. These are real outcomes reported by clients — not estimates, not marketing copy.
Residential · Bedroom redesign
Sleep as performance reset
+60%Self-reported sleep quality at 30 days
−45%Time to fall asleep (measured via sleep tracker)
+2hAverage gain in productive morning hours
“I used to dread mornings. Now I wake up before my alarm and actually want to start the day.”
Mariana LimaExecutive · São Paulo
Residential · Home office + living area
Focus without burnout
×3Deep focus session duration (45min → 2h+)
−70%End-of-day mental fatigue score
+40%Self-reported sense of recovery at home
“I had a great architect. Yasmin added the layer he wasn't trained to — she made the space work with my biology.”
Rafael FonsecaEntrepreneur · Rio de Janeiro
Commercial · Psychology clinic
Space that does therapeutic work
−35%Patient anxiety scores on intake assessment
+28%Patient session engagement and openness
−50%Staff end-of-day fatigue (self-reported)
“The space does half the work before I even speak. Patients arrive anxious and within minutes the environment has already begun the session.”
Dr. Carla AndradePsychologist · São Paulo
Client experiences
What our clients say
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I never imagined a space could change how I sleep. Within three weeks of moving into the redesigned bedroom, I was falling asleep faster, waking up less, and — for the first time in years — feeling genuinely rested. My productivity in the mornings completely transformed.
Reported resultSleep quality improved by ~60% in 30 days · Stress levels visibly reduced
Mariana LimaExecutive · Residential project · São Paulo
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I had already worked with a well-known architect. The space was beautiful. But Yasmin added something the architecture couldn't — she made it feel like mine. Like it was calibrated to how my brain works. I didn't know that was possible.
Reported resultFocus sessions extended from 45min to 2h+ · Reported 'coming home feels like recovery'
Rafael FonsecaEntrepreneur · Home office · Rio de Janeiro
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Every client who walks into our clinic comments on the environment — how calm it feels, how professional it looks, how it immediately puts them at ease. Yasmin understood that for our patients, the space needed to do therapeutic work before we even started.
Reported resultPatient anxiety scores down 35% on intake · Staff reported lower end-of-day fatigue
Dr. Carla AndradePsychologist · Commercial project · São Paulo
See it for yourself
These results didn't happen by accident.
Explore the full process — from the initial diagnosis to the final delivery — and understand exactly how ALMÄ Studio engineers spaces that change how people feel.
ALMÄ Studio accepts a limited number of projects per cycle. Each inquiry is carefully assessed before any collaboration is confirmed — we only move forward when the fit is right for both sides.
Once submitted, your project will be assessed for alignment with ALMÄ Studio's sensory design standards. If selected, you will receive a personalised invitation to collaborate.
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Application received
Thank you. Your project is now under review. If it aligns with our methodology and current availability, you will receive a personal invitation within 5–7 business days.
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Important: Every image on this website is a photorealistic render. No project shown has been physically constructed. This is the level of precision ALMA delivers — before a single wall is touched.
Portfolio & Process
Every spacehas a reason.
Behind every material, every light temperature, every proportion — a precise neurological intention. Here you'll find the thinking, the methodology, and the measurable outcomes that define every ALMA project.
The question nobody asks
Your home is beautiful. But does it make you feel the way you deserve?
Most interior design asks one question: does it look good? ALMA asks a different one: how will this space make you feel? Because every space is already doing something to your nervous system. The only question is whether it's working for you — or against you.
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You come home exhausted — and the house exhausts you even more. You look for reasons to leave.
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You sleep 8 hours — and wake up depleted. The bedroom looks beautiful. It just doesn't restore you.
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Your space looks right. But it doesn't feel right. And you don't know why.
87%of people in visually designed spaces report chronic low-grade exhaustion at home — without understanding why.
3hThe average person spends over 3 hours per day in their living room. In most homes, every one of those hours is neurologically draining.
100%of ALMA clients report a measurable difference in how they feel at home within 30 days. Not belief. Science.
The ALMA difference
What other firms deliver. What ALMA engineers.
Two renders of the same type of space. One is standard — beautiful, competent, aesthetically correct. The other is a neurologically calibrated environment. The difference is not just visual. It is physiological.
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Standard render✦ ALMA
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All ALMA visuals are photorealistic renders. No project has been physically constructed — this is the precision ALMA delivers before a single wall is touched.
How we work
The ALMA methodology
Every project follows the same five-step process — diagnostic, precise and measurable from start to 90 days post-delivery. No guesswork. No intuition. Just science applied with intention.
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Diagnose
How you live, sleep, work and recover — mapped before any aesthetic decision.
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Study
Spatial, lighting, acoustic and energetic analysis. We study what your current environment does to your body.
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Apply
Five integrated disciplines into a precise neurological blueprint.
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Create
Photorealistic renders of extreme precision. You approve everything before a single wall is touched.
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Program
A complete sensory guide so the space keeps working for you over time.
What makes it different
Science you can feel.
ALMA is not a design service with a wellness layer. It is a neurological engineering practice that produces spaces of exceptional beauty. The difference is felt — in your sleep, your focus, your stress, your energy.
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You see it before it exists
Extreme photorealistic renders before any construction. You approve every detail before a single euro is spent on execution.
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Results you can actually measure
30 and 90-day follow-up on every project. If we can't measure it, we haven't delivered it.
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Five disciplines. One integrated system.
Not five things applied on top of each other. Five disciplines composing one precise neurological outcome tailored to each project.
Case Study 01 · Residential · Sao Jose dos Campos, SP
The home she needed to escape.
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"I kept making excuses to go to other people's houses. My house was beautiful. I just never wanted to be in it."
Roberta R. · Sao Jose dos Campos, SP
ClientRoberta R.
LocationSao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brasil
ScopeEntrance · Living · Kitchen · Dining
Primary complaintInability to relax — chronic avoidance of own space
DisciplinesAll five
Follow-up30 and 90 days
When your home is the last place you want to be.
Residential · Social areas · Entrance, Living, Kitchen, Dining
Roberta R. had done everything right. She had invested in her home. Hired good professionals. Chose beautiful finishes. And yet — she dreaded coming home. She would arrive after work and immediately look for reasons to leave again. Dinner with friends, coffee at someone else's house, anything. Anywhere but here.
ALMA Insight
The desire to escape your own home is not a personality trait. It is a neurological signal. When a space consistently drains instead of restoring, the nervous system learns to associate it with depletion — and begins to actively avoid it.
The diagnostic
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6000K cold lighting throughout all social areasCold lighting signals 'daytime alert mode' to the nervous system — suppressing melatonin and making relaxation neurologically impossible.Impact: Chronic cortisol elevation in the evening
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Zero biophilic integration — no natural elements or texturesThe nervous system requires natural patterns to self-regulate. In their absence, the brain remains in low-level alertness — scanning for what's missing.Impact: Persistent low-grade nervous system activation
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High reverberation — 0.9s — hard surfaces, no acoustic treatmentSound bouncing off hard surfaces creates continuous unconscious cognitive load. Even in silence, a high-reverberation space generates fatigue.Impact: The 'I don't know why I'm tired' effect
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Synthetic materials — no thermal regulation or sensory groundingThe body registers synthetic materials as subtly 'wrong' — generating a constant low-level discomfort signal.Impact: Elevated baseline cortisol
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No sensory programming — same environment at 7am and 11pmA space that feels the same at breakfast and midnight forces the body to override its own biological rhythms.Impact: Circadian disruption
The intervention
Neuroarchitecture
Spatial proportions recalibrated. Entrance redesigned as a decompression threshold — you are safe here, you can let go.
Biophilic Design
Herbs and aromatic plants on the kitchen counter facing the entrance, with strategic moss details. A winter garden beneath the staircase — plants chosen for specific phytoenergetic and sensory properties. Raw stone countertops.
Chromotherapy
From cool whites toward warm earthy tones: deep terracotta, raw linen, aged gold — each chosen for parasympathetic activation.
Aromatherapy
Circadian protocol: bergamot + neroli in early evening; sandalwood + vetiver after 7pm.
Lighting Architecture
4500K by day → 3000K early evening → 2200K by 8pm. No overhead lighting after 7pm.
Frequency & Acoustic
Reverberation reduced from 0.9s to 0.35s through organic panels and natural textile layering.
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Photorealistic renders. Not every project image is published, for ethical reasons.
Measured at 30 and 90 days
What changed when the space changed.
Self-reported and verified outcomes at 30 and 90 days post-delivery.
Most significant change
“I stopped looking for excuses to leave. For the first time, I actually want to be in my own home. I didn't know a space could do that.”
+73%Self-reported rest and recovery after evenings at home — 30 days
-68%Frequency of leaving home for avoidance reasons — 90 days
+58%Self-reported sleep quality — correlated with new evening light protocol
x4Increase in social hosting — from rarely hosting to hosting weekly
-45%End-of-evening tension and cortisol symptoms — 90-day assessment
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"I used to walk in the door and immediately feel like I needed to walk back out. Nobody — including me — understood that the house itself was the problem. ALMA was the first time someone diagnosed the space instead of diagnosing me."
Roberta R. · Sao Jose dos Campos, SP · 90-day follow-up
Case Study 02 · Commercial · Barcelona, Spain
A space where athletes perform and recover.
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"Jiu jitsu demands everything from the body and the mind. The space around the mat should demand nothing — and give everything back."
ALMA Studio · Gullo Jiu Jitsu, Barcelona
ClientGullo Jiu Jitsu
LocationBarcelona, Spain
ScopeTraining · Recovery · Sauna · Communal
GoalFocus on the mat. Recovery off it.
StatusDesign phase — not yet constructed
DisciplinesAll five
Engineered for peak performance and deep recovery.
Commercial · Martial arts academy · Barcelona, Spain
Gullo Jiu Jitsu is a place where athletes push the limits of physical and mental performance. The brief to ALMA was precise: create a space that amplifies what happens on the mat, and actively accelerates recovery off it. This project is currently in design phase — not yet physically constructed.
ALMA Design Brief
Two distinct neurological states in one building: activation and focus in training zones — decompression and regeneration in recovery spaces.
The neurological brief
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Training zones: focus and competitive activation4500K neutral lighting. Forest green chromotherapy. Acoustic calibration 0.4-0.5s.Goal: Sharpened focus, peak performance state
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Recovery spaces: decompression and regeneration2700K warm lighting. Raw timber, natural stone. Eucalyptus + cedar aromatherapy. Acoustic absorption to 0.25s.Goal: Accelerated recovery, deep nervous system reset
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Sauna: maximised thermal and sensory regenerationNatural wood, mineral stone, deep amber 2000K lighting. Frequency-calibrated proportions for maximum parasympathetic activation.Goal: Maximum regenerative benefit per session
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Communal: social energy without stimulation overloadWarm lighting, organic materials, controlled acoustics. Bergamot + sandalwood. Camaraderie with physiological calm.Goal: Community cohesion + sustained wellbeing
The intervention
Neuroarchitecture
Dual-zone spatial logic — clear transitions guiding athletes from performance mode to rest mode.
Biophilic Design
Living moss walls in recovery corridors. Natural timber throughout. Stone and mineral in the sauna.
Chromotherapy
Training: forest green + charcoal. Recovery: terracotta + linen. Sauna: deep amber.
Training: 0.4-0.5s clarity. Recovery: absorption to 0.25s — near-silence for nervous system reset.
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Photorealistic renders. Not every project image is published, for ethical reasons.
Projected outcomes
What this space is designed to deliver.
As this project has not yet been constructed, outcomes are projections based on the ALMA methodology and peer-reviewed research. Measured at 30 and 90 days post-opening.
The design intention
“Every detail calibrated for one purpose: make the athletes at Gullo perform at their highest — and recover faster than they thought possible.”
+22%Projected improvement in sustained focus during training
-38%Projected reduction in post-training cortisol in recovery areas
+45%Projected improvement in perceived recovery quality after sauna
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"The tatame is where Jiu Jitsu happens. But the athlete who recovers better trains better. We wanted every centimetre — on and off the mat — to be working for the athletes."
Gullo Jiu Jitsu · Barcelona, Spain
Read this carefully
You might have the same problem — and not know it yet.
Roberta's story and Gullo's brief are not unusual. The symptoms just don't look like a design problem — so nobody thinks to solve them that way.
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Do you find excuses to leave your own home?
Not because you're unsociable — but because something about being there generates a low-grade discomfort you can't name.
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Does your space feel more draining than restoring?
You've tried everything. Nothing fully works — because the problem isn't what's in the space. It's what the space is doing to your nervous system.
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Does your team underperform in the space?
The environment your team works or trains in affects their performance daily. The question is whether it's working for them or against them.
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You sleep enough — but never feel rested?
Your bedroom looks beautiful. You sleep 8 hours. And wake up depleted. This is almost always an environment problem — not a sleep problem.
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Can't focus at home — even when it's quiet?
A subtle restlessness you can't place. The space looks right — it just doesn't support deep work. That's an acoustic and sensory design problem with a precise solution.
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Your space is beautiful — but doesn't feel like you.
Every material is correct. The professionals did their job. But something is missing — the feeling that the space was made for how you live and need to feel.
If you recognised yourself in any of these — your space has a diagnosable problem. And diagnosable problems have precise solutions.
Everything you need to know before applying. If your question isn't here, ask us directly — we reply within 48 hours.
No — and we're proud to say so. Every image on the ALMA Studio website is a photorealistic render. No project has been physically constructed. You see exactly what you'll get, before committing to anything.
Not at all. ALMA works as your lead studio, as a complement to your existing designer, or as a partnership with architects who want to offer something no one else can.
Five steps: Diagnose, Study, Apply, Create, Program. You approve everything via photorealistic renders before any construction. Follow-up at 30 and 90 days.
Yes — ALMA works with clients globally. In-person visits available for clients in Barcelona and select cities.
Single room: 4–6 weeks. Full social area: 8–12 weeks. Commercial: scoped individually.
Not necessarily. Many ALMA interventions require no structural changes. We always design the minimum effective intervention.
30 and 90-day follow-up across six dimensions: sleep, stress, energy, cognitive performance, recovery and relationship with the space. The goal is a measurably better life inside it.
ALMA accepts a limited number of projects per cycle — based on alignment, not budget. If yes on both sides, we move forward. If not, we'll say so honestly.
Limited availability — April 2025
Your space is already doing something to you. Make it work for you.
Every environment influences your nervous system — whether you're aware of it or not. The question is not whether your space is affecting you. It is. The question is whether ALMA can make that effect measurably positive.
Yasmin Cavion · ALMÄ Studio
