Founded in Portugal by architects Jo\u00e3o Escaleira Amaral and Manuela Tamborino and based in Almada, Est\u00fadio Amatam works across the fields of architecture, interior design and urbanism. Since its inception, the practice has developed an approach that combines spatial research, material sensitivity and a deeply contextual understanding of each project.<\/p>\n
The studio\u2019s work is characterised by a constant search for innovative solutions capable of transforming the constraints of place, programme and everyday life into opportunities for design. For Amatam, architecture is understood as a discipline capable of approaching the territory of art, where creativity, technical precision and spatial experience converge to shape places with a distinct identity.<\/p>\n
From single-family houses to facilities and urban interventions, the studio approaches each commission as a process of exploration in which technological tools, constructive knowledge and a sensitive reading of context come together. Their projects are recognised for the clarity of their volumes, their attention to light and the relationship between interior and exterior, as well as for a continuous contemporary reinterpretation of traditional Portuguese architectures.<\/p>\n
The experience accumulated by its founders in national and international offices, together with collaborations with other professionals on specific projects, has helped consolidate a practice that combines technical rigour, spatial experimentation and a multidisciplinary vocation encompassing architecture, design and urbanism.<\/p>\n
At the centre of their work lies a consistent objective: to understand every project as an opportunity to shape spaces that respond precisely to those who inhabit them, bringing quality, character and a meaningful relationship with their surroundings.<\/p>\n
Architects Jo\u00e3o Escaleira Amaral and Manuela Tamborino founded Est\u00fadio Amatam with the intention of developing an architectural practice open to different scales and contexts, from domestic architecture to urban reflection. Both trained at the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Lisbon, where they obtained their architecture degrees, later complementing their education with international academic and professional experiences.<\/p>\n
Jo\u00e3o Escaleira Amaral furthered his studies at ETH Z\u00fcrich, where he completed the Master of Advanced Studies in Urban Design, focusing on the study of informal territories and contemporary urban processes. This period reinforced his interest in the urban and social dimensions of architecture, as well as in strategies for intervention within complex contexts.<\/p>\n
During the early years of their professional careers, both architects worked in several architectural offices in Portugal and abroad, gaining experience in architectural projects as well as in design and urban planning processes. This formative stage included work in practices such as Saraiva e Associados, Tamborinos e Costa and Intergaup, where they participated in architectural projects and in technical and construction development processes.<\/p>\n
In parallel, they were involved in urban and social initiatives such as Coletivo Urbano, a collective of architects that worked on urban improvement projects in informal areas of S\u00e3o Paulo, exploring new tools for intervention in complex urban contexts and territories in transformation.<\/p>\n
The creation of Est\u00fadio Amatam emerged precisely from the convergence of these experiences: a practice that combines the rigour of architectural design with a broad perspective on the city, the territory and contemporary ways of inhabiting space.<\/p>\n
From their studio in Almada, Escaleira Amaral and Tamborino now develop an architecture that moves between the essential and the experimental, where each project becomes an investigation into matter, light and everyday life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":61280,"template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categorias-profesionales":[1322],"class_list":["post-61282","profesionales","type-profesionales","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorias-profesionales-architects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profesionales\/61282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profesionales"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profesionales"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profesionales\/61282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61283,"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profesionales\/61282\/revisions\/61283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorias-profesionales","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exagono.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorias-profesionales?post=61282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}