Custom Carpentry & Interior Design Services
Design, produce, install, & celebrate. We take on projects we are passionate about and want to work with clients who are equally excited.
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Our ideal projects begin with an in-person meeting at a physical Obra space. This allows us to break bread, get to know one another, and provides prospective clients the opportunity to see, feel, and experience a completed Obra space.
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Once we align on general timelines, budgets, and project scope, we dive into our collaborative design phase. This stage is centered on understanding our client’s wants, needs, and overall inspiration. Feedback from both parties is essential, fostering open communication through various channels like WhatsApp, phone calls, in-person meetings, email, and texting. This encourages natural brainstorming to extract inspiration that shapes the final Obra outcome.
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After receiving approval on renderings and details, we transition into the production phase. Here, we leverage the expertise of skilled craftsmen and advanced technology. Embracing transparency, Obra provides progress updates and invites clients to visit the workshop in Mexico City, offering firsthand insight into production.
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Upon completion of production, Obra takes charge of all logistics, ensuring seamless delivery and installation of our clients' projects. We respect la obra (the worksite).
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The collaboration & teamwork between Obra & our clients does not end after installation. We provide training on maintenance & care, and are available for service after project completion. The Obra community grows with each project. We stay in touch & and encourage our clients to participate in our annual Ritual Cookbook by highlighting their favorite recipes.
Howdy! We are Obra.
We are a design studio and manufacturing collective based in Austin, TX, and Mexico City. Shaped by a unique balance of tradition and innovation, we create beautiful custom pieces that celebrate history, creativity and the decades of experience of our master carpenters, the Maestros.
Our work begins with detailed, traditional craftsmanship and the collaboration between our carpenters, designers and architects. To ensure precision and lifelong wear, we combine their amazing techniques with cutting-edge software and machinery, creating pieces of art that will grow with your family and become part of your story.
Obra works alongside its sister company, Sereno Moreno Taller. We combine our different strengths, sharing the same workshop and walking the same floors. As Obra leads concept and design, SMT leads production.
We deliver and install projects across the United States and Mexico, celebrating both our similarities, such as food, energy and drive, and the richness of our differences – these human elements extend far beyond the workshop: it guides our entire collective.
Grounded by modern design and engineering best practices, and shaped by the hands and the wisdom of the Maestros, Obra’s pieces are personal, full of life, and a beautiful tribute to your family's rituals. Thank you for being part of our story.
Please email us at howdy@obraprojects.com! Let’s make something special.
Our offerings
Projects: Custom carpentry for residential living & commercial working spaces.
Elements: Our collection of custom furniture developed with open-concept spaces in mind.
Imports: A channel between our clients & contemporary partners we admire.
Explore Obra Elements
Obra Elements are hand-crafted & customized pieces of furniture for all homes that leverage the philosophies and best-practices of Obra.
We design & install a completely unique piece that is based on your rituals & the space it will live.
Our Projects
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Project Turntable
A project composed in three verses;a built-in entertainment unit, a guest kitchenette, and a set of custom floating shelves. Designed to showcase a collection of vinyl records & provide cozy accommodationsfor brief and extended guest stay.
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Project Búho
A project that invites the outdoors in by infusing the space with a contemporary blend of rich wood textures, natural stone and a dynamic color, inspired by lichen.
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Project Este
A project focused on daily rituals and the Obra process. We leveraged natural light, color, & materials to complement the industrial roots of this contemporary loft.
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Project Casa Pancha
In this bustling hostel, we created a warm space for world-travelers, artists, and professionals to find home while exploring La Colonia Hipódromo Condesa CDMX.
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Project Nicolás San Juan
This project is the result of heavy collaboration between Obra and the clients to find the perfect design and color. We are proud of the results and the strong connection between the client & their space.
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Project Sombrerete
The driving force of this project was to highlight the integrity & beauty of the focal material: Tzalam wood.
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Project Tepoztlán
One of our most challenging and satisfying projects. We paid homage to the original home by maintaining the essence of the traditional kitchen, and introducing modern function & contemporary design.
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Project Búho
A project that invites the outdoors in by infusing the space with a contemporary blend of rich wood textures, natural stone and a dynamic color, inspired by lichen.
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Project Este
A project focused on daily rituals and the Obra process. We leveraged natural light, color, & materials to complement the industrial roots of this contemporary loft.
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Project Casa Pancha
In this bustling hostel, we created a warm space for world-travelers, artists, and professionals to find home while exploring La Colonia Hipódromo Condesa CDMX.
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Project Nicolás San Juan
This project is the result of heavy collaboration between Obra and the clients to find the perfect design and color. We are proud of the results and the strong connection between the client & their space.
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Project Sombrerete
The driving force of this project was to highlight the integrity & beauty of the focal material: Tzalam wood.
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Project Tepoztlán
One of our most challenging and satisfying projects. We paid homage to the original home by maintaining the essence of the traditional kitchen, and introducing modern function & contemporary design.
