
MHV Architects is a firm focused on excellent design. Designing structures and spaces in harmony with their surroundings - always seeking to improve the environment ecologically and aesthetically. We believe design must be rooted in reality. The reality of the end user, the context, and how the two will interact.
MHV ARCHITECTS

MELISSA HARGIS-VILLANUEVA
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT & OWNER
Melissa Hargis-Villanueva received her professional degree from The University of Texas at Austin. After graduating, she went to Spain to complete a post-professional Master’s degree at La Universidad de Navarra. Upon completing her Master’s, she returned to Austin, Texas, to join local award-winning firm Miró Rivera Architects, where she refined her architectural skills. She has been a registered architect in the state of Texas since 2017.