HOUSE OF AURA

Art & Wellness Sanctuary Marbella

Brand Concept, INTERIOR DESIGN & EXPERIENTIAL Creative Direction for a Contemporary Wellness Experience

Client: House of AURA

Location: Marbella, Spain

Year: 2025

Role: Co-Founder, Experiential Creative Director & Lead Concept Designer

Scope of Work: Brand Concept Development, Experiential Creative Direction, Spatial Concept Design, Visual Identity Design, Communication Design, Narrative & World-Building, Guest Experience Design, Sensory Direction, Wellness Program Development, Art Direction.

Project Overview.

House of AURA is a contemporary wellness and creative studio concept co-founded as an immersive space for emotional well-being, creativity, movement, and self-connection.

Rooted in the belief that creativity can be a tool for healing, the concept combines intuitive art, sound healing, meditation, movement, nutrition, and sensory spatial design within one cohesive environment.

As co-founder and lead creative director, I developed the overall brand concept, visual identity, communication system, and sensory spatial direction — including the interior concept, atmosphere, materiality, lighting, scent experience, and guest journey.

Together with my partner, we also created a series of signature AURA experiences combining intuitive art, cacao ceremonies, meditation, visualization, movement, and sound healing to support emotional release, mindfulness, and holistic well-being.

“A space where creativity becomes ritual, and healing begins through presence.”

Approach

A holistic wellness concept designed around emotional atmosphere, sensory grounding, and contemporary ritual.

The concept approaches creativity, movement, sound, and meditation as interconnected tools for emotional release, reflection, and self-connection.

❋ Wellness Through Creativity

Light, scent, materiality, texture, acoustics, and natural elements were carefully considered to create a calming and immersive atmosphere grounded in sensory experience.

❋ Spatial & Sensory Direction

While the interior was developed independently, the branding established the emotional and aesthetic foundation for the space. The identity helped shape the atmosphere and guest perception of a contemporary wine destination with a nostalgic Mediterranean soul.

❋ Signature Wellness Experiences

The visual identity and communication system were designed to reflect the emotional essence of the space through warmth, softness, tactility, and understated refinement.

❋ Brand World & Identity

The experience was designed to transition visitors into a slower emotional rhythm, creating spaces for calm, creativity, reflection, and restoration.

❋ Guest Journey & Emotional Flow

Open patios, natural materials, greenery, and a central tree integrated into the architecture reinforce calm, openness, and connection to nature.

❋ Nature & Emotional Grounding

Designed to calm the nervous system, awaken creativity, and reconnect people to themselves.