Our work focuses on generating conditions that are never static, always nimble, and differently magnetic. This means thinking with economics as well as nature, fabrication with flow, hard-scape with heat-sinks, and comfort with transit.

Identified in 2023 as Architect Magazine’s ‘Next Progressives’ Firm, UltraBarrio is noteworthy for design excellence in uniting architecture, urban design, landscape with placemaking and community visions. As recipients of the prestigious 2023 Architect’s Newspaper ‘Best of Design’ Award, 2022 AIA Texas Society of Architects Design Award and the 2022 and 2021 AIA Houston Urban Design Award, our work seeks to coax out and celebrate the specificities of the context that we work within. Whether in research, urban design, or construction, our work builds capacity for neighborhoods and cities to thrive.

Our team’s invaluable experience in design education allows us to develop clear, plural, and durable strategies for a responsive practice. We find inspiration in cities— their histories, flow, and urge to evolve drive our focus on the civic realm.