ABOUT
About Me
I’m Jasmina — an architect, designer, and passionate observer of life’s small wonders. Originally from Germany, I now call Loja, Ecuador, my home, where I live and work surrounded by the beautiful Andean landscape.
My love for nature deeply influences my work. I believe architecture should grow in harmony with its environment, using materials and methods that respect the land and the people who inhabit it. When I’m not designing or teaching, you’ll often find me taking long walks along the river, tending to my garden, or simply enjoying the outdoors with my two wonderful kids.
These moments in nature — listening to the flow of water, feeling the earth in my hands, watching my children explore — remind me why I do what I do. They inspire me to create spaces that feel alive, grounded, and connected to their surroundings.
Thank you for being here and taking the time to explore my work and ideas. I hope they bring you a sense of the same calm, care, and curiosity that shape my everyday life.
Work Experience
ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN
Registered Architect
in the province of Loja [ECU] since December 2016
Architects' list number: RM1859
Accredited Judicial Expert
for Architecture, specializing in Interior Design since August 2025
Qualification number: 12344558
2024
Cumbre Serena, working as Chief designer and Architect in this ongoing residential and eco-tourism project in La Calera, Malacatos [ECU] for an Ecuadorian family from Loja
- preliminary design, final design, approval of plans at the municipality of Loja
2022
Infinity Chamber, a cabin in Masanamaca, Quinara [ECU] – was constructed with the traditional building system of Bahareque (loam, straw, bamboo, reed)
- preliminary design, final design, approval of plans at the municipality of Loja, construction supervision
2021
Casa de Aurelie
- preliminary design of a cabin in the woods of Vilcabamba [ECU]
2020
Casa de Campo Familia Masa
- preliminary design and final design of countryside house in Belén, Malacatos [ECU]
2019
Guesthouse Familia Espinosa
- preliminary design of a two-story guest house in San José, Vilcabamba [ECU]
Competition Graiman
- Showroom design with different tiles of Gaiman's Ambrosía product line
2018
Café Jardín, a cafeteria in Loja, Av. 24 de Mayo y Av. Miguel Riofrio [ECU]
- design of an overall concept, furniture design and selection, lighting concept, and brand development
Seduction Pavilion, Architects competition issued by the Young Architects Competition Ltd.
by Katja Heieis & Jasmina Lips
- design of a pavilion, which could pay tribute to the female horizon at the entrance of the Foundation Fashion Research Italy in Bologna.
Landscape Design Familia Murillo
- a planimetric survey of the client’s property, design of different gardens, and a planting plan
Origami Lampshades
- the creation of a lampshade series with different models and paper types
(consisting of 20 handmade lampshades)
2017
Caballetes urbanos
- design of an urban easel module for a painting performance during the 2nd Festival Internacional de Artes Vivas Loja
2016
Studio house Stan & Elena, a 10 by 6-meter complementary bathhouse with a flat roof, stonewalls, and a 10-meter window front directed at the valley of Malacatos [ECU]
- preliminary design, final design, construction supervision in parts
2015
Wellness Center Loma Redonda is a building complex consisting of six private rooms, one apartment, a ceramic and soapmaking workshop, a yoga studio, and other rooms with a garden and a 17-meter-long swimming lane in the center – main building was constructed with adobe bloc (wall width 24cm)
- preliminary design, final design
Work Experience
TEACHING
2023
April 2023 – August 2023: Guest lecturer at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Loja, subjects: Forma y Espacio (Form & Space), 1. Semester of Architecture // Modelos físicos a escala (Modelbuilding), 3. Semester of Architecture
2022
October 2022 – February 2023: Guest lecturer at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Loja, subjects: Forma y Espacio (Form & Space), 1. Semester of Architecture // Modelos físicos a escala (Modelbuilding), 3. Semester of Architecture
April 2022 – August 2022: Guest lecturer at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Loja, subjects: Modelos físicos a escala (Modelbuilding), 3. Semester of Architecture // Introducción a la arquitectura (Introduction to architecture), 1. Semester of Architecture.
2021
April 2021 – August 2021: Guest lecturer at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Loja, subjects: Forma y Espacio (Form & Space), 1. Semester of Architecure // Modelos físicos a escala (Modelbuilding), 3. Semester of Architecture // Introducción a la arquitectura (Introduction to architecture), 1. Semester of Architecture.
September 2020 – January 2021: Guest lecturer at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Loja, subjects: Forma y Espacio (Form & Space), 1. Semester of Architecure // Modelos físicos a escala (Modelbuilding), 3. Semester of Architecture // Introducción a la arquitectura (Introduction to architecture), 1. Semester of Architecture.
2018 – 2020
April 2018 – August 2020: Lecturer at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Loja, subjects: Diseño Basico 2 (Basics of Design 2), 2. Semester of Architecture // Maquetería 01 (Modelbuilding 01), 3. Semester of Architecture // Maquetería 02 (Modelbuilding 02), 4. Semester of Architecture.
Creation of a new syllabus for model-building and basics of design courses (including form and space), and thesis supervision of different students at the School of Architecture, UIDE – Loja.
2017
October 2017 – February 2018: Guest lecturer at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Loja, subject: Diseño Básico 2 (Basics of Design 2), 2. Semester of Architecture.
April 2017 – August 2017: Guest lecturer at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Loja, subject: Diseño Básico 2 (Basics of Design 2), 2. Semester of Architecture.
2016
October 2016 – February 2017: Guest lecturer at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Loja, subject: Diseño Básico 2 (Basics of Design 2), 2. Semester of Architecture.
June 2016 - September 2016: Guest lecturer at Universidad Nacional de Loja (UNL) in Loja [ECU], subjects: Diseño Básico 1 (Basics of Design 1), 1. Semester of Plastic Arts // Diseño Bidimensional (Two-Dimensional Design), 2. Semester of Plastic Arts // Estudio de perspectivas (Perspective Drawing), 2. Semester of Plastic Arts.
April 2016 – August 2016: Guest lecturer at Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) in Loja, subject: Diseño Básico 2 (Basics of Design 2), 2. Semester of Architecture.
2015
October 2015 – February 2017: Guest lecturer at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), subject: Dibujo artístico (Artistic drawing), 1. Semester Architecture.
Education
Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
October 2012 - February 2015
Master of Arts in Interior Architecture in Halle [GER]
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
October 2007 - February 2012
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in Dessau [GER]
INTERNSHIPS
April 2011 - July 2011
Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen – Anhalt: Trainee at the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt, Department Building Research in Halle [GERMANY]
September 2009 - February 2010
Frießleben Architekten BDA: Trainee at the architectural office Frießleben in Halle [GERMANY]
February 2008 - March 2008
Buero Rehahn: Trainee at Buero Rehan, specializing in movie architecture in Berlin [GERMANY]
Awards & Commendations
YOUNG ARCHITECTS COMPETITION - YAC
Competition: Seduction Pavilion, Bologna, Italy, 2018
under the 30 finalists
CARL-FIEGER-PREIS 2011
by the Bauhaus Dessau e.V. & the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
DEUTSCHLANDSTIPENDIUM
Scholarship by the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
April 2011 - March 2012
SKILLS & QUALITIES
Fast adapting to new environments
Intuitive learning and applying of new tools
Proficient communication skills in:
German - English - Spanish