Interior architect in Marbella and across the Costa del Sol

An interior architect does more than pick colours. They redesign the way you live in the property: moving partitions, turning a kitchen towards the light, finding a bedroom where there was only a corridor, resizing a bathroom. It is spatial planning work that touches structure, wiring and plumbing — and it results in technical drawings trades can build from without guesswork.

An interior decorator works on what is placed in the room: furniture, textiles, lighting, paint. The two trades complement each other, and Kasara covers both. But if your project involves opening a wall, rerouting services or rethinking the layout, an interior architect is what you need.

On the Costa del Sol this distinction matters twice over: properties are often built to repetitive plans, with dark living rooms and underused terraces. Most of the added value comes from redistributing space, not from decorating it.

Many projects fall apart between the beautiful render and the building site. At Kasara the design is led by the person who will then run the works: every idea is tested against feasibility, cost and the constraints of the building from day one. You do not discover at quotation stage that the scheme was never buildable.

In practice you receive a moodboard, layout drawings, a 3D visualisation, then a full construction package: partition, electrical and plumbing drawings, floor setting-out and joinery details. That package is what allows several contractors to price the same scope — and produce quotes you can genuinely compare.

Malak Tazi trained at Penninghen and EFET Paris, and practises on the Costa del Sol. She knows the local suppliers, the real lead times in Andalusia, the constraints imposed by owners’ communities and the town hall process for a licencia de obra.

Being based here changes the nature of the service: site visits are weekly and physical, not phone calls. The trades are people she has worked with for years and accredits personally.