The Team

“Taller KEN” is a cross-cultural mashup of the Spanish word for ‘workshop’ and an English word meaning ‘knowledge’. We foster a pluralistic studio culture that brings together the insights and enthusiasm of architects from across the globe.

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Inés Guzmán Mendez

Inés is a Costa Rican/ Guatemalan architect. She holds both a Master and Bachelor degree in Architecture from the Universidad del Diseño in San Jose, Costa Rica. She was recently named one of "22 Influential Female Designers" by Interior Design Magazine. 

Inés' interests are:  science fiction, bananas, traveling the world, and art. Her favorite Taller KEN Project is a t-shirt's intervention under the elevated highway in the port of Genoa.

Interview with Lia Cohen:
“The Silver Lining Woman”

Gregory Kahn Melitonov

Gregory holds a Masters in Architecture from the Yale University School of Architecture and a Bachelors of Science in Studio Art from Skidmore College. He recently received the MacDowell Fellowship in Architecture. 

Greg’s interests are: architecture, edamame, riding bicycles, and watching movies. His favorite Taller KEN moment was collaborating with Ben Critton to create the identity for our studio. 

“Gregory Melitonov of Taller KEN speaks Social and Cultural Connection in Universal ‘Play’”


 

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Ale Calderón

Ale is a young architect currently getting her master's in Rotterdam. Her interests are traveling the world, photography, and happy people. Her favorite TallerKEN moment was seeing the Saúl Bistro Plaza Concepción finished!

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Jose Daniel Pineda

Jose is an Architect who's interests are latin dance parties, reggae and rock music, skating, surfing, wakeboarding, and motos and bikes. His favorite part of working at Taller KEN is pitching a new project to a client with a quirky and fun presentation.

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Stephanie Ponsa

Stephanie is one of the first architects at Taller KEN. Her interests are traveling the world, chihuahuas, and art. Her favorite Taller KEN moment was the making of Alessa, especially the crystal cave and the fiber curtain.

 

Marie Ann Ferreira

Marie Ann is an architect from Paris, currently living in San Jose, Costa Rica. Her interests are wandering the city and finding and buying clothes at the right prices. Her favorite Taller KEN moment: taking her bicycle to go to meetings. 

Heinz von Anshelm

Heinz is an architect who's interests include sketching, running and meditating. His passion for furniture design is something he wants to explore more. His favorite Taller KEN moment is coffee time with chocolate!              

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Estefania de Ros

Estefania is an Interior Designer with a passion for product design. Her interests are traveling, chiweenies, plants, patterns and objects. Her favorite Taller KEN moment was the website photoshoot.

 
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Alejandra Figueroa

Alejandra's interests are her kids, the magical Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, and traveling. Her favorite TallerKEN moment: every single day of work, though she holds a special place for Zona 14

Cristina Castillo

Christina is an intern at Taller KEN currently studying architecture.