Douglas Harsevoort is a principal of Sala Hars, founded in 2018 by him and Juan Sala while studying architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. There, forming their practice ideology, that architecture is deeply rooted in historical lineage, form comes from form as an act of cultural production, and tradition as an act of fueling the fire, not preserving the ashes, remains the core of their stance on design today.

The office is currently working on projects in the United States, France, and Mexico, with its base in Mexico City. The practice continuously lectures in Latin America, Europe, and North America. Sala Hars’ interest in typology and program encompasses projects ranging from single family houses, mixed use commercial and residential projects, to high-end retail and hospitality, as well as cultural projects of gallery and institutional museography, finding immense value in various scales and contexts.

Before completing his Master of Architecture with Distinction at Harvard University, he attended the University of Minnesota. He has worked for Johnston Marklee in Los Angeles and Cambridge. Recent awards include Architectural Record’s Design Vanguard 2025 and the Architectural Digest 2026 AD100 Latin America.