ABOUT US
As soon as they met, they both knew there was a shared creative task ahead of them. After years of friendship and shared values, Kat and Armando partnered to create Peaceful Places. Kat's interior design expertise and passion for simplicity complements Armando's sustainable architecture vision. Their collaboration is rooted in trust and a commitment to crafting serene, nature-connected spaces that embody ethical business practices and offer lasting well-being beyond their lifetime.
“THE ART OF PARTNERING”.
KAT DUMEZ
Kat Dumez is an interior architect, creative director, business owner and mentor.
Originally from Belgium, she has spent most of her professional life between Mexico and Copenhagen.
In 2008 she co-founded the interior design studio Casona in southern Mexico, which has grown into a highly successful company under her supervision as Creative Director.
After years of focusing on Casona’s growth, Kat sensed a deep desire of returning to her passion of simplicity and creating with a bigger purpose. At the same time she recognized the growing need and demand worldwide for more regenerative projects with minimum ecological footprint and atmospheres where people can reconnect and co-exist with nature.
This lead to the co-creation of Peaceful Places, a collection of carefully designed places integrating architecture, interior design, art and permaculture with business intelligence & ethics.
ARMANDO URIBE
Armando Uribe, born in Mexico City, became an architect in his twenties. Seeking to use architecture for global well-being, he pursued master’s degrees in Sustainable Design in Sydney and 21st Century Housing in Barcelona from 2003 to 2005, also conducting field studies in Asia and Europe.
In 2010, he became Director of the Master's Degree in Sustainable Architecture at the Universidad del Medio Ambiente (UMA) in Mexico, a position he held for four years. He continued practicing architecture and researching globally, including in Japan, enhancing his design skills through cognitive and embodied explorations.
In 2014, Uribe founded Wave Lab, a collaborative architecture and project development company in Tulum. In 2018, he launched Pura Tulum, the first Peaceful Place, demonstrating the synergy of responsible development, territorial revitalization, and innovative business practices.
Uribe’s mission is to create a network of Peaceful Places, fostering human potential through architecture, art, agriculture, and innovative business practices.