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The Team

Flow Design is a multidisciplinary practice focused on the design of memorable experiences through the use of materials, colors, and form.

Darguin Fortuna, AIA, NCARB

Darguin Fortuna is a founding principal of Flow Design Architects; a culturally diverse architectural ecosystem where everyone has a voice and a shot at making a better world through the use of materials, form, and space. Mr. Fortuna is a registered architect in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Florida. His role varies from the design and conceptualization of project ideas to managing and leading the team along the design process. He is a very energetic individual who brings and builds momentum and enthusiasm into every project as well as the office environment. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture Accredited degree from the Boston Architectural College where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He is an instructor and visiting critic at the Boston Architectural College. Recently, Darguin has been focused on increasing the diversity pipeline of architects and designers in AEC by inspiring, training and guiding the next generation of architects; To learn more click here. Furthermore, Darguin is an active member of the American Institute of Architects, a board member of AIA Small Firm Exchange, and an active Licensing Advisor for the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). He won the 2019 Emerging Designer Award, the Dean Arcangelo Cascieri Scholarship and the AIA Henry Adams Medal & Certificate of Merit at the BAC.

Marcos Severino

Marcos co-founded Flow Design Architects after completing his Associate Degree in Architectural Technology from Massasoit Community College where he was the President of the Architectural Club and the recipient of the Academic Excellence Award. Marcos holds a Bachelor of Architecture accredited degree from the Boston Architectural College where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He is currently working as a project manager of the design team. Prior to Flow, Marcos worked at Maugel Architect and YouthBuild Boston's Designery, a hands-on urban architecture program for high school students. In 2022, Marcos was won the Emerging Designer Award from the Boston Architectural College for his role within the office but also impacting communities and the pipeline of diverse architects.

Nicolle Villa

Nicolle is an Interior designer/aspiring architect at Flow Design Architects. She is currently in last year of a Masters of Interior Architecture at The Boston Architectural College. She is a foreign architect in Colombia where she has practiced for several years. As part of the Flow team, Nicolle brings a unique design eye and passion to her work. Her strong interest and enthusiasm in design inspires her to learn more about the architecture field.

Julio Gutierrez

Julio Gutierrez is Director of Design here at Flow. He has tremendous experience working on various types of projects such as residential, commercial, interiors, urban projects and even restoration of heritage buildings. He oversees all design projects of our Salem, MA studio. He is a licensed architect in Mexico and is currently pursuing registration in the US. What causes Julio to stand out is his international experience. In 2014, he co-founded Arrabal Arquitects in Aguascalientes, México and still currently travels often to manage projects with the team there. He has over 10 years of experience and brings with him an incredible design repertoire.

Jose Pleitez

Jose Pleitez is a Senior designer at Flow Design Architects. He is currently in his sophomore year for a Bachelor of Architecture at the Boston Architectural College. He is also a passionate photographer in charge of the photography department at Flow. He is in interested in design, art and visualizations.

Raquel Martins

Raquel is a designer at Flow Design. She is a foreign architect with several years of experience in Brazil. She holds a Masters of Architecture and studies of Business Administration.

Rai Ramirez

Rai Ramírez was born & raised in the Dominican Republic. She is pursuing a Bachelors of Architecture at the BAC & have completed 4 years. She developed an interest for architecture & Design at a young age by paying attention to details & drawing sketches. After her first college semester She became passionate with Arch & the process of seeing an idea turned into a fully functional space. While in Arch school Rai has worked in customer service for 5+ years & truly enjoys helping others. She also worked on a few internships to gain experience on the field one of them at Dream collaboratives.

Devlyn Kelly

Devlyn is currently an intern at Flow Design Architects. She is a Bachelors of Architecture student at The Boston Architectural College. Excited to be part of the Flow team, Devlyn brings an eager energy to learn more about the architecture field. She is very detail oriented and brings an open mind into every project. Out of the office, she enjoys creative hobbies such as drawing and painting.

Albelly Manon

Albelly Manon is a designer at Flow Design. She is a bachelors of architecture student at the Boston Architectural College. Albelly brings energy, a critical eye and spark to each one of Flows projects. She also organizes and directs marketing strategies and social media initiatives. She enjoys exercising, time out in the field and putting together presentations.

Aygul Abizgildina

Aygul is a designer and filmmaker at Flow Design. She is attentive to the signals and details of her surroundings and tries to explore, capture, and amplify them in her work. Her passion for architecture inspired her to learn about representation of graphic design and digital programs such as Photoshop, illustrator, in-design and premier pro. She holds a Masters of Film Studies from Oxford Brookes University in the UK, a bachelor of architecture from the University for the Creative Arts in Canterbury, UK and is pursuing a masters of architecture at the Boston Architectural College.

Yumika Onuma

Yumika is currently an interior designer at Flow Design Architects. She is Bachelor of Interior Design student at Endicott College in Beverly, MA. As part of the Flow team, Yumika brings a hibryd of Japanese & modern design into Flow already highly rich design repertoire. Yumika studied environmental design and interior architecture at Tama Art University in Japan. In her spare time she loves to draw landscapes and portraits.

Harmohit Panesar

Harmohit Panesar is a designer at Flow Design. He holds an Associate’s Degree in Architectural Technology from Humber College Institute of Advanced Technology, Toronto, Canada. He is currently in his senior year for a Bachelor of Architecture at the Boston Architectural College. Prior to joining the team he worked as a CAD/BIM assistant at MIT’s Department of Facilities.

Andris Saldivar

Andris Saldivar is a designer at Flow Design. She is a bachelors of architecture student at the Boston Architectural College. She holds an Associates degree in Engineering from the North Shore Community College. Andris brings passion, and a rather rich developing repertoire of creative ideas. Her fresh eye to each project and her ability to express her concepts freely are extremely valued.

Becky Chen

Becky is currently an interior designer at Flow Design Architects. She is Bachelor of Interior Architecture student at The Boston Architectural College. As part of the Flow team, Becky brings a unique interior architecture repertoire of ideas and concepts influenced by her background and experiences in China. Out of the office, she is an amateur photographer. She enjoys cooking, snowboarding, archery, and ballet.

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Peter Souhleris

Peter is an internationally recognized real estate investing expert, which was evident at the highest level after Peter starred in A&E’s hit TV show “Flipping Boston” for 4 seasons. National news outlets, such as CNBC, CNN, and CBS, consistently reach out to him for his accurate, insightful, and expert opinions and perspective. He also created the QuickFlip System, a national real estate investing education program that has taught thousands of students how to successfully invest in real estate. At Flow Peter has come from a client to a partner in the making of effective designs and rich architectural insight for each project we collaborate in.

Rheanna Brauer

Rheanna is in her senior year at Endicott College studying for her bachelors of Interior Architecture. She is the first in her family to go to college. Before Flow she was a designer at
Floor & Decor in Nashua for the summer where she learned about hard surface materials, their maintenance and installation while helping clients put together their kitchens and bathrooms. Rheanna likes to find the balance of traditional and modern elements in a project as well as exploring new and creative design ideas. She strives to make each space inviting and having a purposeful design. In her spare time she enjoys reading, photography, going on hikes and
spending time with her family.

Carolina Bitelli

Carolina is a designer at Flow Design. She has a bachelor’s in Architecture and Urban Planning from Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, a renowned architectural College in São Paulo, Brazil. She believes all scales are important and should be considered in a design project. Nevertheless she really enjoins the small details of a project. She is currently pursuing a Master’s of Architecture at The Boston Architectural College. Carolina loves to travel and learn from different cultures and customs; she also loves cooking and does a lot of both in her spare time.

Lingchuan Meng

Lingchuan Meng is a designer at Flow Design. He holds a bachelors of landscape architecture from the Hefei University of Technology Architectural Design Institute in Hefei, China. He is currently in his senior year for a Masters of Architecture at the Boston Architectural College. Chuan brings passion, attention to detail and different design lenses into each project adding to Flow diverse creative team and synergy.

Renata Jimenez

Renata is currently an Interior Designer at Flow Design. She is a senior at Suffolk University studying for a bachelors of Interior Architecture. Before Flow she was an intern at Kristina Crestin Design where she helped pick out many items for the television show Farmhouse Fixer. Renata loves modern and mid century design. She loves the process of design and working with a client to make something functional and aesthetically pleasing. In her spare time she loves reading and feeding stray cats in Boston.

Rafaella Constantini

Rafaella is a designer at Flow. She holds a bachelors of architecture and has extensive experience in concrete and metal structures. She bring several years of experience in the metal/iron works field which she translates into design. She is originally from Brazil.

Edwin De La Cruz Torres

Edwin is the Director of Media at Flow Design Architects. He oversees all of our photography, film and outreach content. He is currently also running our marketing content and our Flow Design Architects Youtube Channel. He recently produced our Award Winning entry for the 2022 AIA Film Challenge, People's Choice Award.

Guanhao Li

Guanhao is a designer at Flow. He is currently on his last year of his Bachelor of Architecture. He is originally from China.

Caiyu Li

Caiyu Li is a designer at Flow. She is currently on her last year of her Bachelor of Architecture at the Boston Architectural College. She is originally from China but has lived a good part of her life in PA.

Tim Mulinge

Tim is a designer at Flow. Heis currently on his last year of his Masters of Architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He is originally from Kenya. He has a passion for music and is part of a band where he plays multiple instruments.

Adriana Pass

Adriana is a designer/aspiring architect at Flow Design Architects. She is currently in her Junior year of a Bachelor of Science in Architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Whandy Martinez

Ivonne is a designer/aspiring architect at Flow Design Architects. She is currently in her Junior year of a Bachelor of Architecture at The Boston Architectural College. As part of the Flow team, Ivonne brings a unique design eye and passion to her work. Her strong interest and enthusiasm in design inspires her to learn more about the architecture field.

Ivonne Perez

Sabrina Armstrong

Sabrina is a student at Endicott College studying for her bachelors of Interior Architecture.

Christian Nielsen

Christian Nielsen is a consulting architect, mentor, spec writer & peer reviewer. He has brought tremendous expertise and quality control to some of Flows projects.

Laura Medina

Laura is a designer at Flow Design. She was born in Venezuela and is currently in her third year of Bachelor of Architecture at the Boston Architectural College. For her, opening your mind and thinking outside the box is crucial when designing. This helps her feel more connected to the environment and her creative Flow. As part of the Flow team, Laura is excited to learn more about the field of architecture and contribute her ideas, planning, design, and organization skills on tasks and projects to be developed at the firm. She also adapts well to change and enjoys graphic design, photography, and reading.

Patrick Grant

Patrick is a field surveying lead with our surveying crew. He manages and directs the field work for site surveying, lot staking and the production of existing, proposed and as built plot plans & site plans.

Flow keeps track of all past and present members of the team whom we train, mentor and believe in. This is part of our mission to increase the diversity pipeline in Architecture and design. Our Mission is Diversity, click here to learn more.

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