Studio

Concrete that absorbs decades grows more beautiful than the day it left the formwork. Stone darkens in the rain and makes no apology for its presence. The house the children inherit carries more history than on the day it was finished, and therefore more value. We draw with that in mind.

We work with materials that tell the truth: exposed concrete, stone and glass. Each appears as it is, without imitating what it is not.

We come from two traditions. From São Paulo brutalism, concrete as an idea: the exposed structure, the great roof, the ground that continues beneath the house. From the Río de la Plata, the temperament: the volume that holds itself back. We reread both.

Every project starts from the place before the program. Topography is the first argument; the view and the orientation are already architecture before any line is drawn. The site speaks before we do.

We have a recognizable language and we do not give it up: a point of view formed since 2003. The program belongs to the client; the architecture is ours. We listen at length before we draw, and that is how the two meet.

Our studio is in the Serra Gaúcha. We have projects in Brazil and in eight other countries.

We design for the next generation.

Founding architect.

Graduated from PUCRS, with a master's degree from Mackenzie University. 23 years of practice.

Every project passes through the architect's eye — from the first sketch to the final site visit. Not supervision. The only way to ensure the project's intention survives execution.

CAU A37058-4

We design projects in Brazil — across eight states — and in nine countries: the United States, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Paraguay, Turkey, India, among others.

International clients find us through the work, not through our location. The language of the project needs no translation.

In each country, technical execution responsibility is assumed by a licensed local professional. The conceptual and architectural project remains ours, in full.

Published in Domus — Italy — curated by Jean Nouvel. Included in Taschen "Homes for Our Time II". Published in Gestalten "Concrete Jungle".

Golden Trezzini Awards. Dezeen Awards. Architizer A+ Awards. WAN — World Architecture News. House of the Year — IAB, Brazilian Institute of Architects. Saint-Gobain Sustainability Award. Casa Vogue. ASBEA.

We begin with the site, not the brief. Topography, orientation, what exists before any line — all of it is already the project. The place speaks before we do.

From preliminary study to working drawings, we deliver complete architecture: conception, development, technical documentation, and municipal approval. Construction management remains with the contractor of the client's choice — which allows the project to resist the pressure of execution convenience.

We work in BIM. Decisions are documented. Drawings published directly from the model. The distance between studio and site does not compromise the integrity of the project — the method preserves it.

We serve clients in Brazil and abroad through videoconference and strategic site visits.