MAPA

What MAPA does

MAPA is a privately held creative architecture studio headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, founded circa 2002, operating from a five-partner horizontal structure (Luciano Andrades, Matías Carballal, Andrés Gobba, Mauricio López, Silvio Machado). The firm delivers architectural design services across residential, hospitality, cultural, and public-sector projects in more than thirteen countries spanning South America, North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania, with secondary offices in Porto Alegre, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and a field studio in Pueblo Garzón, Uruguay.

The studio's core technology rests on two pillars: a prefabricated modular construction system branded as MINIMOD (a family of plug-and-play units designed for remote deployment), and a design methodology called "Matterplan," which the firm positions as an alternative to traditional hierarchical masterplanning. MAPA also practices landscape integration, exemplified by flagship projects such as the Sacromonte Landscape Hotel in Uruguay's Sierras del Carapé and the Catuçaba Landscape Hotel in São Paulo, Brazil.

Commercially, MAPA functions as a professional services firm earning revenue through negotiated architecture commissions acquired via reputation, awards, and international press visibility. The firm has no disclosed pricing, no external investors, and no parent company; growth and capability extension are funded internally and through co-development partnerships with firms such as Vigliecca & Associados and Carlos Arcos Arquitectura on stadium and large-scale public works. Customer segments split between private developers (primary) and government/public institutions (secondary), with no named enterprise anchor customers.

Name

MAPA

Legal name

MAPA

Website

https://mapaarq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MAPA is a privately held, five-partner architecture studio in Montevideo, Uruguay, delivering design commissions across hospitality, residential, cultural, and public projects in over thirteen countries, with proprietary expertise in prefabricated modular construction (MINIMOD) and landscape integration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Prefabricated modular architecture
• Landscape hotel design
• Residential architecture
• Cultural and public buildings

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: MAPA generates revenue through commissions for architectural design services, ranging from residential projects to large-scale landscape hotels and commercial buildings. Projects span various complexities and geographies worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MAPA is an architecture studio that delivers comprehensive architectural design services — from conceptual design through construction — for residential houses, retreats, landscape hotels, modular housing, cultural buildings, and commercial spaces. The studio's signature product family, MINIMOD, is a line of prefabricated modular structures designed for plug-and-play deployment across diverse remote landscapes. MAPA operates on a project-by-project commission basis, with offices in Montevideo, Porto Alegre, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and a field studio in Pueblo Garzón, Uruguay.

Product overview

MAPA is a creative architecture studio offering architectural design services, prefabricated modular structures (MINIMOD family), and landscape interventions. The studio works across multiple project types including hotels, residences, exhibitions, workshops, and public spaces. The portfolio includes named projects such as the MINIMOD prefabricated structures, Sacromonte Landscape Hotel, Field Studio Garzón, and various exhibitions. The studio operates from offices in Montevideo, Porto Alegre, Berlin, and Buenos Aires, with a field studio in Pueblo Garzón, Uruguay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MINIMOD
• Sacromonte Landscape Hotel
• Field Studio Garzón
• Catuçaba Landscape Hotel
• Architectural Design Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vigliecca & AssociadoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration on large-scale projects including Rio 2016 Olympic projects (Arena da Baixada, Estadio Mineirão, Centro Olímpico de Golfe, Centro Olímpico Río de Janeiro), metropolitan transportation systems, and urban planning projects for Brazilian cities.
• Carlos Arcos ArquitecturacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrequent collaboration partner on stadium and sports complex projects including Arena da Baixada, Estadio Mineirão, Complejo Figueirense FC, Estadio Manaos, Judiciary Center, and Beverly Club.
• MV+ ArquitectosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Solar de Artigas project in Sauce, Uruguay.
• César Olivera ConstruccionesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil construction contractor for Field Studio Garzón project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Studio MK27: Brazilian architecture studio led by Marcio Kogan with comparable focus on landscape integration, prefabrication, and high-end residential and hospitality projects across Latin America. Operates at a similar boutique scale with overlapping Latin American client base.
• Olson Kundig: Seattle-based firm known for prefabricated and remote-context residential design (e.g., Rolling Huts). Strong overlap with MAPA's landscape integration, material-driven design, and custom prefab commissions.
• Tatiana Bilbao: Mexico City-based architect with comparable focus on contextual, landscape-responsive architecture and modular/social housing experiments. Operates in the same Latin American market with similar cultural positioning.
• Pezo von Ellrichshausen: Chilean studio with parallel interest in conceptual architecture, exhibition work, and rural installations. Comparable boutique scale and Latin American cultural positioning to MAPA.
• EFFEKT: Danish architecture and design studio focused on prefabrication, modular systems, and landscape integration. Direct overlap with MINIMOD's prefab remote-hospitality positioning.
• Shigeru Ban Architects: Internationally recognized for innovative material use and prefabricated structures (paper tube systems, prefab housing). Comparable emphasis on novel construction methods and unconventional applications.
• Aires Mateus: Portuguese architecture firm with rural landscape and hospitality work in the Iberian Peninsula. Comparable boutique European footprint and contextual design approach.
• Kengo Kuma: Tokyo-based architect celebrated for natural-material, contextually rooted buildings and rural/landscape hospitality work. Comparable focus on sensitive site integration and craft-led detail.

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Norway-headquartered multidisciplinary firm known for landscape-integrated architecture and cultural buildings globally. Operates at much larger scale but shares MAPA's landscape-first design ethos and international reach.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Copenhagen/New York-based global firm combining prefabrication, modular construction, and landscape-driven projects. Operates at much larger scale but overlaps conceptually with MAPA's prefab-and-landscape approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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