30 Best Architecture and Design Firms in Chile

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A vast yet narrow topography and a booming design community, Chile continues to gain recognition for its architectural achievements and innovative experimentations of space. Nestled between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, the varying landscape — deserts, coastlines and mountainscapes — has led to interesting design variations and organizations. On the other hand, as a nation prone to seismic activity, Chile has experienced its fair share of natural disasters, leading to significant advances in earthquake-resistant structures.

Historically, a country’s notable moment was the end of the Pinochet regime that led to a boom in architecture schools and a broader curriculum. From Pritzker Prize-winning Alejandro Aravena to Cecilia Puga, an impressive cohort of Chilean architects has taken center stage in the international design community, and many new studios are on the rise, setting the bar high for continual national architectural feats.

With so many architecture firms to choose from, it’s challenging for clients to identify the industry leaders that will be an ideal fit for their project needs. Fortunately, Architizer is able to provide guidance on the top design firms in Chile based on more than a decade of data and industry knowledge.

How are these architecture firms ranked?

The following ranking has been created according to key statistics that demonstrate each firm’s level of architectural excellence. The following metrics have been accumulated to establish each architecture firm’s ranking, in order of priority:

• The number of A+Awards won (2013 to 2024)
• The number of A+Awards finalists (2013 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Project of the Day” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects selected as “Featured Project” (2009 to 2024)
• The number of projects uploaded to Architizer (2009 to 2024)

Each of these metrics is explained in more detail at the foot of this article. This ranking list will be updated annually, taking into account new achievements of Chile architecture firms throughout the year.

Without further ado, here are the 30 best architecture firms in Chile:

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30. Duque Motta & AA

WE ARE an architectural practice based in Santiago de Chile, founded in 2004 by Rodrigo Duque Motta, first as RDM architecture. Our work seeks to build value based on a methodology focused on customer needs and collaborative work; intensively using design as a tool for improvement that multiplies the possibilities; with sensitivity and respect for the physical, cultural and environmental context; and a focus on the definition of identity and construction of human experience.

Some of Duque Motta & AA’s most prominent projects include:

• Economics and Business Faculty, Diego Portales University, Santiago, Chile

The following statistics helped Duque Motta & AA achieve 30th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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29. Cristián Axl Valdés

mutarestudio | Cristin Axl Valds is an architecture office located in the Central Valley of Chile. Our work covers the fields of architecture, urban design and landscape.

Our work has been widely published in the media in France, Argentina, Germany, Croatia, Romania, the Netherlands, and others; and has been exhibited in various places, such as the XVIII Biennial of Architecture and Territory of Chile, the XXI Pan American Architecture Biennial of Quito, Ecuador, the XIII Architecture Biennial of Bolivia, where we obtain the prize for best international work, and Madrid, Spain. We were selected among the fourteen emerging Latin American offices to be part of the 2019 Latin American Architecture Biennial to be held in Spain.

Some of Cristián Axl Valdés’s most prominent projects include:

• House on the Top, Curanipe, Chile

The following statistics helped Cristián Axl Valdés achieve 29th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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28. Pablo Larroulet | LARROU_Arq

Chilean architect graduated in 2010 from the Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile with studies in Polytechnic of Milan, Italy and Master of Architecture, Design and Innovation at MArch, Valencia. From 2015 to 2019 he worked in Sydney at Villa + Villa Architects. In 2020, he moved to Valencia, Spain, were he worked at Fran Silvestre Arquitectos where he specialized in the development of residential, hospitality and interior design projects.

He is currently living in Chile, where he is developing projects in different parts of the country, mainly in the Magallanes Region, collaborating with various architectural and construction offices.

Some of Pablo Larroulet | LARROU_Arq’s most prominent projects include:

• AKA Patagonia, Puerto Natales, Chile

The following statistics helped Pablo Larroulet | LARROU_Arq achieve 28th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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27. Estudio Base Arquitectos

Our work is based on adding value to architecture, through a methodology based on the client’s needs and collaborative work. Design as the main tool to solve problems; Considering that conditions change constantly and the use of technology is increasing, our office has developed a way of working that allows us to carry out projects from idea to execution in a comprehensive manner; with sensitivity and respect for the geographical, cultural and environmental context. This is what we are passionate about and motivates us day by day in each project.

Some of Estudio Base Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• House in Puertecillo , O’Higgins, Chile
• Patagonia Complex, Patagonia

The following statistics helped Estudio Base Arquitectos achieve 27th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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26. Tidy Architects

Albert Tidy Architects is an architecture office based in Santiago, Chile. We define our work as an exploration of architecture and design as plastic phenomenoma. Our search centers in the reduction of perceptible constructive complexities, to try to shorten the distance between the original idea and the complete building. This process is taken through a wide spectrum of scales, from object design, furniture design and architecture in a variety of scales.

Some of Tidy Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Martínez House, Maipo, Chile
• Chovar House, Las Condes, Chile

The following statistics helped Tidy Architects achieve 26th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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25. Alex Plana Arquitecto

Alex Plana Arquitecto is an architecture firm based in Chile, working mainly on residential projects.

Some of Alex Plana Arquitecto’s most prominent projects include:

• Casa 39
• Casa 45, Curicó, Chile

The following statistics helped Alex Plana Arquitecto achieve 25th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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24. Elton + Léniz Arquitectos Asociados

Since 1993, the elton_léniz office has carried out a wide spectrum of requests independently, along with a varied list of associated collaborators in which there are included artists, architects and designers. This diversity and versatility in the designing capacity on different levels and topics has been developed as one of the main features of this office.

Within the projects developed there are objects and furniture, mounting of exhibitions, commercial spaces, interior design, single-family and collective dwellings, art galleries, offices and residence buildings, urban development, educational spaces and more.

The partners are architects Mirene Elton and Mauricio Léniz. They have carried out numerous presentations and conferences at the Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Federico Santa María, Universidad del Desarrollo, Universidad Diego Portales, London University, XV Architecture Biennal in Santiago de Chile, among others.

A constant collaborator in the elton_léniz office is photographer Natalia Vial. A considerable part of the photographic record of the office work is of her own.

Some of Elton + Léniz Arquitectos Asociados’ most prominent projects include:

• Casa El Pangue
• Ranco House, Lago Ranco, Chile

The following statistics helped Elton + Léniz Arquitectos Asociados achieve 24th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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23. Etcheberrigaray – Matuschka Arquitectos

Etcheberrigaray – Matuschka Arquitectos is an architecture firm based in Chile. Their projects deal mainly with residential challenges.

Some of Etcheberrigaray – Matuschka Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• Pangal Refuge, Casablanca, Chile
• Casa Donoso Smith, Santiago Province, Chile

The following statistics helped Etcheberrigaray - Matuschka Arquitectos achieve 23rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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22. Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido Arquitectos

Felipe Assadi is an architect from the Finis Terrae University and a master in Architecture from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. In 1999 he received the Youth Promotion Award from the College of Architects of Chile, awarded to the best architect in the country under 35 years of age. He has been a professor at several Chilean and other foreign universities, in Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Colombia and the United States. Since 2011, he has served as Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Finis Terrae University. He has been invited to give lectures in Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Argentina, the United States, Italy and Spain. His work has been published in several countries, in magazines such as Wallpaper and Architectural Review, in London; Arquitectura Viva and AV Monografías, in Madrid; Architectural Record, in New York; GA, in Tokyo; Domus and Casabella, in Italy, among others; as well as in specialized books around the world. He has participated in exhibitions in Chicago, Barcelona, Pamplona, London, Quito, Tokyo, Venice and Santiago. His work has been developed in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, the United States, and Ecuador.

Some of Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• Awasi Patagonia Hotel, Torres del Paine, Chile
• Pabellón de Cuatro Usos, Los Vilos, Chile

The following statistics helped Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido Arquitectos achieve 22nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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21. COMUNarquitectos

COMUNarquitectos is a firm created in 2010 in Tokyo, Japan with the idea of make architecture mainly for the community. We, its founders think that architecture is a social-design issue and our goal is designing for and by people without neglecting art. Now we are in our mother land, Chile sharing all that we learned.

Some of COMUNarquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• Municipal Sports Pavilion – Calera de Tango, Calera de Tango, Chile
• MJ House, Melipilla, Chile
• LONQUÉN SCHOOL GIMNASIUM, Calera de Tango, Chile

The following statistics helped COMUNarquitectos achieve 21st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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20. DX Arquitectos

We are a professional support that promotes individual and collective undertakings for the development of a conscious and consistent architecture.

We work as a network, with passion and commitment, generating proposals that fully resolve the uniqueness of each project.

Some of DX Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• Rabanua House , Santiago, Chile
• AYC, Santiago, Chile
• Acrobatic Arts Center, Santiago, Chile

The following statistics helped DX Arquitectos achieve 20th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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19. Masfernandez Arquitectos

Our office seeks to develop projects that are inserted into its environment, adding real value to their owners and users, with a contemporary architectural language. Since we left 26 years ago, we have combined the traditional work of the architecture firm, the use of new technologies and constructive innovations to design memorable buildings and houses. Our team mixes multiple talents who work together with our clients in achieving strategic and creative designs that put people at the center and improve their environments.

Some of Masfernandez Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• Tunquen House, Algarrobo, Chile
• Maitencillo House, Puchuncaví, Chile
• “Los Bosques” House, Santiago, Chile

The following statistics helped Masfernandez Arquitectos achieve 19th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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18. Alejandro Soffia

Alejandro Soffia Arquitecto is an architect based in Santiago, Chile. He focuses on material optimization and prefabrication, as a way to improve buildings impact on the environment, and give access to good design, to a wider range of population. Projects have been done in different scales and destinations, but they have been focused on materials, techniques and details.

Some of Alejandro Soffia’s most prominent projects include:

• SIP Panel House, Santo Domingo, Chile
• SAWHORSE HOUSE, Santiago, Chile
• HOSTAL RITOQUE, Quintero, Chile
• Sawhorse House, La Reina, Chile

The following statistics helped Alejandro Soffia achieve 18th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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17. Gonzalo Iturriaga Arquitectos

The project exercise of the office is based on establishing a broad and reflective view around the multiple variables that each assignment presents. Under this perspective, each project is proposed as a particular formal and spatial investigation, on the program, the place, the material and the requirements of the client. Solving in this exercise, a project that seeks to respond to the imperative needs of the assignment, but advancing in the project practice of the office.

Some of Gonzalo Iturriaga Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• PROINGAS, Santiago, Chile
• REFUGE FOR A MOUNTAINEER, San Esteban, Chile
• CASA ARCA, La Reina, Chile
• EL MONTAÑES, Chile

The following statistics helped Gonzalo Iturriaga Arquitectos achieve 17th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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16. REPUBLICA PORTATIL

Activism, art and architecture. República Portátil (Portable Republic, in English) is a creative company formed by architects and designers along with the cinematographic production agency Terkofilms.

Some of REPUBLICA PORTATIL ‘s most prominent projects include:

• Diffuse Pavilion, Concepción, Chile
• FAV – ART FESTIVAL OF VALPARAÍSO, Valparaiso, Chile
• Uninhabited Pavilion , Concepción, Chile
• VSR – Vertical Students Residences
• FUNDAMENTAL ROOM, Concepcion, Chile

The following statistics helped REPUBLICA PORTATIL achieve 16th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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15. 2DM

2DM is an architecture firm based in Chile. Their work revolves around residential architecture.

Some of 2DM’s most prominent projects include:

• 2 houses in Puertecillo, Chile, Navidad, Chile
• Casa Rapel, VI Región, Chile

The following statistics helped 2DM achieve 15th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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14. Alvano y Riquelme Architects

Alvano y Riquelme Architects is an architecture firm based in Chile. Their work revolves around residential and hospitality architecture.

Some of Alvano y Riquelme Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• Casa 14, Casablanca, Chile
• Aulario UDP., Santiago, Chile

The following statistics helped Alvano y Riquelme Architects achieve 14th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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13. Jorge Figueroa + Asociados

The office of architects Jorge Figueroa + Asociados has been characterized by carrying out a large number of works and projects especially housing, in addition to commercial and offices, in which assertiveness, empathy, rigor, creativity and functionality have predominated as key elements, added to a unique teamwork born from the sum of the great talents that make it up.

Some of Jorge Figueroa + Asociados’ most prominent projects include:

• Fray León , Santiago, Chile
• Noi Hotel, Santiago, Chile

The following statistics helped Jorge Figueroa + Asociados achieve 13th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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12. CONOR

CONOR ® – Architecture / Construction from the driest place on Earth. Desert is brutal build strong.

Some of CONOR’s most prominent projects include:

• Micro Oasis Tambo Pintados, Chile
• Hero Store, 2592, Avenida Heroes de La Concepción, Iquique, Chile
• Complejo Noctiluca, Playa Chanavayita, Iquique, Chile

The following statistics helped CONOR achieve 12th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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11. L A N D

We are architects, landscape architects, environmental and urban planners, artist, and motivators committed to innovation in the design of projects that enhance the relationship between the built and natural environments. We integrate environmental and social initiatives in the design process, in projects that promote and empower local values for the long term. We work on projects from a city-wide scale to the individual, accounting for ecological, social, real estate, regulatory and economic variables that result in informed designs able to adapt over time. Our commitment is to collaborate with the people, communities, companies, governments and teams that believe in change and innovation through environmental design.

Some of L A N D’s most prominent projects include:

• Rambla House, Chile
• PLINT HOUSE, Pichilemu, Chile
• CATCH THE LIGHT CLASSROONS

The following statistics helped L A N D achieve 11th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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10. 01ARQ

01ARQ is an architecture firm based in Chile, entered around residential architecture.

Some of 01ARQ’s most prominent projects include:

• Casa W, Canela, Chile
• Casa O Chile, Colina, Chile
• CASA SH, Lo Barnechea, Chile

The following statistics helped 01ARQ achieve 10th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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9. Cazu Zegers Arquitectura

We are a multidisciplinary and diverse creative ecosystem, made up of architects and leading professionals in their areas. Our purpose as a team is to articulate spaces, communities, projects and infrastructure that can accommodate being, in order to create responses to the problems that today’s living brings.

Cazú Zegers has a different angle of approach towards architecture, in an expressive search, closely related to Latin America, its territory, landscape and traditions. From here arises a work “in progress” that involves a poetic reflection on the way we inhabit the territory.

The thesis that inspires her work is to build in a “light and. precarious way”, referring to a lo-tek architecture but with a high experiential impact; understanding that the greatest value of Chile and Latin America is in its territory: “The territory is to America what monuments are to Europe,” says Cazú.

Some of Cazu Zegers Arquitectura’s most prominent projects include:

• Casa Do, Canela, Chile
• Hotel of the Wind / Tierra Patagonia Hotel, Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, Chile
• Casa Soplo, Santiago, Chile

The following statistics helped Cazu Zegers Arquitectura achieve 9th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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8. Gonzalo Mardones Arquitecto

Gonzalo Mardones gets his degree as architect from the Universidad Católica de Chile, where he graduates with the Maximum Honors. He receives the First Prize in the Architecture Biennale, for the best degree project among all the Architectural Schools in Chile, for his project for urban renewal of the South-West Center of Santiago. He has been a professor of architectural design workshops and directed degree projects in the Faculties of Architecture of the Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile, Universidad Central, Universidad Andrés Bello and Universidad Finis Terrae, in addition to having been guest professor and lecturer in different universities in Chile, and abroad.

His work has been published by the main architectural magazines and honoured at Biennales. He has been a member of the National Commission of Competitions of the Architects Association in Chile and a Founding member of the Association of Architectural Practices (AOA). In 2008 received the ‘Degree Distinction’ by the UMSA Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia. In 2016 received the Honorary Fellowship by the AIA American Institute of Architects in Philadelphia.

Some of Gonzalo Mardones Arquitecto’s most prominent projects include:

• MIELE Light Box
• Miele Gallery
• House RP, Lampa, Chile

The following statistics helped Gonzalo Mardones Arquitecto achieve 8th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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7. Azócar Catrón

Azcar Catrn is an architecture and urbanism office established in Concepción, Chile in 2016 by Ricardo Azócar and Carolina Catrón.

Some of Azócar Catrón’s most prominent projects include:

• Infinity Bench, Concepción, Chile
• Two Towers and a Trail , Coronel, Chile
• Confluencia Viewpoint, Confluencia, Chile

The following statistics helped Azócar Catrón achieve 7th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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6. Pezo von Ellrichshausen

Pezo von Ellrichshausen architects was established in Concepcion (Chile) in 2001 by Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen. With a cross production between art and architecture, the studio has built a series of singular houses, art pavilions and residential buildings. The office has been awarded at the V Iberoamerican Biennial, at the XV Chilean Architecture Biennial and at the AR Awards for emerging architecture and has been nominated for the Swiss Architectural Award (endrisio, 2010). The studio has been selected for the official exhibition at the 12h international architecture exhibition of La bBennale di Venezia.

Some of Pezo von Ellrichshausen’s most prominent projects include:

• Solo House, Cretas, Spain
• Casa Cien, Concepcion, Chile
• Bell pavilion, Vitry-sur-Seine, France
• Blue Pavilion, London, United Kingdom
• VARA PAVILION XV VENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE 2016, Riva dei Sette Martiri, Venezia, Italy

The following statistics helped Pezo von Ellrichshausen achieve 6th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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5. Grupo Arquitectos

Architecture and Interior Design firm based in Chile and the United States. Grupo Arquitectos focuses on designing the future for the human experience and its well-being in inhabited space.

Founded in 2002 by Architects Jorge Hasbún N. and Catalina Valdés Tocornal Grupo Arquitectos develops innovative design for the Airport Industry, Real Estate development, Retail, F&B, Corporate, Fuel and Housing Desing.

Some of Grupo Arquitectos’ most prominent projects include:

• One Tree Book Store, Santiago, Chile
• O´Higgins Soccer Club Training Center, Rancagua, Chile
• Grupo Arquitectos Studio, Santiago, Chile
• Mujeres Empresarias Headquarters Offices, Santiago, Chile
• Book Cellar, Santiago, Chile

The following statistics helped Grupo Arquitectos achieve 5th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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4. ValdesHagemann Architects

ValdesHagemann is a Chilean practice, launched at 2009 by architects Nicolás Valdés and Constanza Hagemann.ValdesHagemann, as the word explains, aims to research every possible aspect of an assignment. We emphasize the idea that every client is different, every site is unique and the formal outcome must be true to all those parameters.

Some of ValdesHagemann Architects’ most prominent projects include:

• D House, Matanzas
• Sauna in the Woods, Lago Ranco, Chile
• R House, Cachagua, Zapallar, Chile
• Water Bottling Plant, Coihaique, Chile

The following statistics helped ValdesHagemann Architects achieve 4th place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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3. MARSINO Arquitectura

Marsino is a practice of architects, designers, engineers and consultants based in Santiago with an office in Lima. We work together with clients and users to create special places where people want to live, work, learn and be.

Some of MARSINO Arquitectura’s most prominent projects include:

• AVA 159 Building, Lima, Peru
• Edificio Departamento de Física, Universidad de Tarapacá., Arica, Chile
• Aularios Campus Juan Gomez Millas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
• Oficina P17, Santiago, Chile
• ASIA House, Asia District, Peru

The following statistics helped MARSINO Arquitectura achieve 3rd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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2. 57STUDIO

57STUDIO is an architecture office founded in 2002. Its two partners are Maurizio Angelini and Benjamín Oportot, both architects from the University of Chile. Their work has been published, exhibited and awarded around the world. In 2004, they won the XIV Chilean Architecture Biennale and were selected in the Chilean sample to exhibit at the IX Venice Biennale. In 2016 they win the First Prize of Casa FOA Chile and are awarded at the X BIAU Ibero-American Architecture Biennial. And in 2018 they won the Best Object Design Award from ED Magazine. His work seeks to maximize the relationship between the building and its context.

Some of 57STUDIO’s most prominent projects include:

• Fray Leon House, Las Condes, Chile
• Kübler House, Colina, Chile
• Sasso House, Santiago, Chile
• Horse Stable, Coelemu, Chile
• Grupo Sud, Providencia, Chile
• Featured image: Chaguales House, Los Vilos, Chile

The following statistics helped 57STUDIO achieve 2nd place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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1. GUBBINS POLIDURA ARQUITECTOS

GUBBINS ARQUITECTOS is an architecture and urbanism studio, it was founded in 1996 by Victor Gubbins and Pedro Gubbins. In 2017, Antonio Polidura joined as a partner with Gubbins Arquitectos and created the GUBBINS POLIDURA ARQUITECTOS studio. In 2015, Pedro Gubbins was recognized as a MEMBER OF HONOR AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AIA (Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, F.AIA).

His work has been developed in different areas of architecture, such as urban planning, urbanism, small and large-scale architectural design, in addition to interior architecture. His work consists of public and private buildings, developing projects in different cities in Chile, from Arica to Puerto Montt. A great diversity of architectural projects have materialized; interventions on heritage architecture, single-family homes, housing complexes, office buildings, universities, schools, soccer stadiums, sports and cultural centers, shopping Centers and retail. They have participated in countless architecture competitions, obtaining first places in more than 21 projects.

The multiplicity and programmatic variety of the projects developed, allows a look and a versatile development, with a broad look at the development of architecture, its cultural, geographical, social environments and the alternatives for its materialization according to its budgets.

Some of GUBBINS POLIDURA ARQUITECTOS’ most prominent projects include:

• Escuela Manuel Anabalón Saez, Panguipulli, Chile
• Omnibus House, Zapallar, Chile
• Centro de Atención al Vecino, Peñalolén, Chile
• CASA S, Zapallar, Chile
• Casa mirador tunquen, Tunquen, Chile

The following statistics helped GUBBINS POLIDURA ARQUITECTOS achieve 1st place in the 30 Best Architecture Firms in Chile:

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