AGENCY / PRIVATE REPRESENTATION

INDEPENDENT / SIX PEOPLE

Representation made precise.

PRAE is a six-person practice for singular homes. We combine architectural judgment, market intelligence and careful client service to represent places whose value cannot be reduced to a specification sheet.

SPECIALISTS

MARKETS

POINT OF VIEW

01 / POSITION

We work where architecture, ownership and long-term care meet.

We do not begin with a listing.

A remarkable residence is never just an asset. It is a sequence of light, material, landscape, maintenance, memory and future possibility. Our role is to make those qualities legible without making them ordinary.

For owners, we define the right audience, build a considered narrative and manage every conversation with discretion. We prefer fewer introductions with greater relevance, supported by clear evidence and honest advice.

For buyers, we translate a brief into conditions that matter: silence, orientation, access, provenance, stewardship and time. Search becomes an act of editing rather than accumulation.

The best representation protects what makes a place difficult to compare.

MARA VALE / FOUNDER

02 / OPERATING PRINCIPLES

A small practice by design.

One senior team from first conversation to completion.

Read the place

Architecture, landscape, climate and use are considered before market language begins.

Edit the story

We remove noise, test every claim and give each residence a narrative with evidence.

Attention

Selective introductions and disciplined communication preserve time on both sides.

Stay after

Ownership is a relationship with a place; our advice continues beyond the transaction.

03 / THE PRACTICE

Six people. One continuous conversation.

Every brief is reviewed across architecture, markets, research and client experience.

Mara Vale

Founder & Creative Director

CONTACT ↗

Architecture · Narrative · Stewardship

Mara founded PRAE around a belief that representation begins by reading a place closely. She leads positioning, creative direction and long-term owner counsel.

Elias Ward

Director, Private Representation

CONTACT ↗

Negotiation · Discretion · Advisory

Elias manages complex introductions and negotiations with a quiet, evidence-led approach shaped by fifteen years of private client work.

Amara Okafor

Head of Global Residences

CONTACT ↗

Network · Search · Regional Context

Amara connects local knowledge across coast, city and rural markets, turning broad international briefs into a focused field of relevant homes.

Noa Santoro

Architecture & Research Lead

CONTACT ↗

Design History · Materials · Provenance

Noa examines design intent, alterations, material logic and provenance, giving each brief the architectural depth it deserves.

Kenji Mori

Director, Market Intelligence

CONTACT ↗

Evidence · Value · Scenario Planning

Kenji builds the evidence behind every recommendation, balancing current comparables with scarcity, replacement cost and long-horizon risk.

Celeste Laurent

Director, Client Experience

CONTACT ↗

Coordination · Hospitality · Continuity

Celeste designs the rhythm around each client: viewings, travel, documentation and every detail that makes a complex process feel considered.

04 / WORKING TOGETHER

A clear process for uncommon briefs.

The sequence is deliberate, but never rigid. Each stage is led by a senior member of the practice.

Listen before defining

We clarify the conditions behind a brief: what must be protected, what can change, where evidence is needed and how decisions will be made.

Research before exposure

Architecture, title, context, maintenance and market are reviewed before a residence is presented or a search is activated.

Introduce with intention

Every introduction has a reason. Viewings are prepared around the place, not staged as generic appointments, and feedback remains direct.

Remain accountable

We coordinate the path to completion, preserve a clear record of decisions and stay available as the next chapter of ownership begins.

05 / ONE STANDARD, MANY CONTEXTS

Global reach begins locally.

A distributed network of independent specialists, coordinated by the same six-person PRAE team.

LONDON

Northern Europe · Private client coordination

LISBON

Iberia · Atlantic landscapes · Adaptive reuse

MEXICO CITY

Mexico · Pacific coast · Material modernism

CAPE TOWN

Southern Africa · Coastal ecology · Land stewardship

TOKYO

Japan · Craft traditions · Dense urban living

SINGAPORE

Southeast Asia · Tropical density · Global mobility

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06 / RESPONSIBILITY

Stewardship is part of value.

We encourage every owner and buyer to understand energy, water, material durability, biodiversity, maintenance and community impact. These are not decorative credentials; they shape resilience, operating cost and the quality of a place over time.

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