Michelle Reyes is an accomplished design architect with more than a two decades of professional experience across various sectors, including residential, retail, hospitality, and corporate design. Proficient in using advanced computer-aided drafting tools to produce comprehensive construction documentation, Ms. Reyes’ passion lies in crafting innovative conceptual designs and spatial planning, while ensuring meticulous detail in design development.

Born in the Philippines, Ms. Reyes’ career began in Manila as a structural draftsperson at TransAsia and gained experience as an interior designer at Steven Leach + Associates. In Seoul, South Korea, whilst working as a CADD designer at Thomas J. Davis Inc, she was trained for the US Army Corp of Engineers, using the AIA standard documentation.

Later she became the in-house Project Designer for Colliers Jardine in Hong Kong. Before the British handover of Hong Kong to the Chinese government, she landed a post as a Project Coordinator at RSP Architects Engineers in Singapore. At DPK&A Architects LLP in Philadelphia PA, USA, she worked as an intern architect, and eventually moved to Zürich, Switzerland, where she was a Project Architect for several luxury retail brands at CAPS Architects.

After completing her master’s degree in interior design in Florence, Italy, she was hired by RBS Group in Zürich, as a Senior Consultant for workplace feasibility studies and design. She expanded her experience at Drees & Sommer in the role of workplace consultant.

Currently, Ms. Reyes is working as a freelance design consultant at CAD Job Design Studio in Zürich.