Mareines Arquitetura is an Architecture and Urbanism studio that aims to find an innovative response to each project. Our projects are always faced as a challenge, running away from pre-established recipes and the repetition of our own solutions.
PARTNER ARCHITECT
Mareines graduated in architecture and urbanism in São Paulo in the early 80’s and in 1995 did a Masters in Philosophy in Rio de Janeiro.
During the 80’s and 90’s he developed independent projects mainly in the cultural area. He also showed his work as a visual artist at MIS (Museum of Image and Sound) in São Paulo, at MAM (Museum of Modern Art) in Rio de Janeiro and at the São Paulo International Biennial.
From 2001 to 2016, he was the founding partner of the Mareines+Patalano Architecture firm in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
PARTNER ARCHITECT
Having graduated in Architecture and Urbanism in Brussels, Belgium, in 2011, he interned at Mareines+Patalano Architecture as part of an exchange program in 2009.
In late 2011 he goes to Brazil once again and starts working as an architect. He participates in important projects such as the Residence in the Dominican Republic, the Museu do Mar [Ocean Museum] in Santa Cruz de Cabrália and the Resorts in the Amazon and in northeastern Brazil. In 2017 he makes partner at Mareines Arquitetura, as an important piece of the firm’s internationalization process. As a Belgian and honorary carioca, Matthieu perfectly combines the European sense of tradition with the brightness and freedom of Rio de Janeiro.
A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia.