10 years evolving alongside José Iena
We completely redesigned the real estate company digital experience without replacing the system that supports its daily operation.
Context
José Iena developed its first website with us approximately 10 years ago. Since then, we have accompanied its digital evolution through updates, improvements and new features as the business grew. Over the years, a custom PHP system was built to manage properties, images, searches and internal processes. In 2026, it was time to modernize the entire experience again without losing the work developed over the previous decade.
Problem
The website and internal management system were still working correctly, but the visual experience had become outdated. The challenge was to modernize everything urgently without forcing an unnecessary migration or replacing an architecture that was already supporting the company daily operations.
What we did
We started by creating a complete new interface in Figma based on the established visual identity of the company. We then adapted the design directly to the existing system. We redesigned the home page, property pages, search tools, cards, navigation and contact options. We added direct WhatsApp interactions, improved the presentation of each property and incorporated support for audiovisual content. The property administration panel was also completely redesigned. The previous homepage slider was replaced by a modern hero capable of displaying different images or videos on desktop and mobile devices. Part of the implementation was accelerated with AI-assisted development while critical visual and functional details were implemented manually.
Architecture / solution
Our priority was to evolve the platform without rebuilding what already worked. We preserved the existing backend and database while updating the codebase for PHP 8.5 compatibility. Legacy components, queries, image handling and frontend elements were reviewed to improve compatibility, maintainability and performance. The redesigned interface continues using the same property management logic, avoiding migrations and preserving the client daily workflow.
Design / interfaces
Results
- Complete redesign without replacing the existing management system
- New property administration interface
- Migration from PHP 8.0 to PHP 8.5
- New responsive hero supporting images and video
- New direct contact options for each property
- Performance improvements and legacy code modernization
- Complete implementation delivered in less than one week