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Marina Architects is an international architectural and design practice based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Our mission is to create a better and thoughtful built environment for people to thrive. We design exclusive residential and commercial projects utilizing our utmost expertise and talents. Down the road we envision ourselves as a multidisciplinary and socially conscious practice working on a wide range of projects around the world.

about

Marina Mustakova is the founder and principal designer of Marina Architects. She possesses over six years working experience in Residential Architecture and Interior Design, holding Bachelors in Architecture and Masters in Environmental Design from her home country, Russia. She is currently a graduate student at North Carolina State University pursuing her third education in Masters of Advanced Architectural Studies program where she aims to expand her knowledge and practice in the Public Interest Design realm.

Marina Mustakova

Research is the core and indispensable part of a design process where we thoroughly investigate the project site, its history, and context as well as define the client’s portrait and needs to create an authentic project and achieve a successful result. Research outcomes are fundamental to writing a narrative and building a concept of the future project.

Our philosophy

Research

Design for us is built upon three cornerstones: solution, function, and aesthetics. We believe that each project is the answer to a particular issue/s and context. Thus, by designing a project we primarily pursue to find a solution to meet the project’s goals and clients’ needs. As architectural practitioners we value functionality in the spaces we design. Each architectural decision should relate to its purpose and function. From the very beginning we closely pay attention to the site and floor organization of the building or space to make sure that it is designed and functioned as efficiently as possible. We argue that effective layout is key to decent and yet fruitful design. It goes without saying that aesthetics plays an essential role in design as a whole. We diligently work to make our projects exquisite, harmonious, and relevant to a specific context by selecting compatible colors, appropriate materials, and textures. We personally adore and naturally gravitate towards minimalism and simplicity in architecture and design.

Design

In today’s rapidly growing world we truly believe in the power of lifelong learning where we constantly have to expand our knowledge and obtain new skills in order to create uptodate projects, be open and reflective to new things, and flexible in uncertain times. We perceive each project as a great opportunity to grow and evolve.

Education