Andrade Morettin Arquitetos

What Andrade Morettin Arquitetos does

Andrade Morettin Arquitetos is a São Paulo-based architecture firm founded in 1997 that delivers residential (Habitacional), institutional (Institucional), commercial (Comercial), and urban (Projetos Urbanos) design services across Brazil and internationally. The firm is led by founding partners Vinicius Andrade and Marcelo Morettin and operates with an 11-50 employee studio in São Paulo, also known as Andrade Morettin Arquitetos Associados. Its portfolio comprises 40+ documented projects including museums, research institutes, university campuses, laboratories, schools, residential towers, and mixed-use developments, with named clients spanning the Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS), IMPA, CAPES, Instituto de Pesquisas Santa Casa, Laboratório Alellyx, Escola Aubrick, Grupo Folha de S.Paulo, and Caixa Econômica Federal. The practice has secured international commissions in Paris, Quito, and Porto, with work exhibited in Chicago, London, Berlin, and New York.

The firm's underlying technology centers on sustainable construction systems, industrialized building components, lightweight steel and timber structures, and biophilic design. Documented proprietary methods include double-skin polycarbonate facade systems (Residência T.R.), modular glued laminated timber grid habitats (Vila dos Mellos), elevated museum circulation platforms (IMS São Paulo), and elevated stilted tropical housing systems developed for the Living Steel competition. The firm has accumulated more than 60 awards and broad international publication in GA Houses, AV Monografías, L'Arca, Architectural Review, and other specialist media, including a Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize finalist recognition (2018).

Commercially, Andrade Morettin operates as a professional-services partnership generating revenue through project-based architectural design commissions. Fees are structured as a percentage of construction cost or as fixed project fees for competition entries and feasibility studies, with revenue being non-recurring per client engagement. The go-to-market is sales-led: commissions are sourced through direct client mandates, referrals within the architecture and real-estate community, and participation in national and international architectural competitions as a primary visibility and client-acquisition mechanism. Customer segments are organized horizontally across institutional clients (the primary segment), commercial and residential developers, and private high-end residential clients, with no intermediaries, resellers, or marketplace channels in use.

Name

Andrade Morettin Arquitetos

Legal name

Andrade Morettin Arquitetos

Website

https://andrademorettin.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban planning
• Sustainable architecture
• Institutional building design
• Residential architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural design and project commissions: The firm generates revenue through direct fees for architectural design services across residential, institutional, commercial, and urban project categories. Fees are structured as percentage of construction cost or fixed project fees for competition entries and feasibility studies. Revenue is project-based and non-recurring per client engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Andrade Morettin Arquitetos is a Brazilian architecture firm providing full architectural design services across four practice areas: Residential (Habitacional), Institutional (Institucional), Commercial (Comercial), and Urban Projects (Projetos Urbanos). The firm delivers complete design services for new construction, renovations, retrofits, and urban interventions, with particular expertise in sustainable construction systems, lightweight steel and timber structures, and biophilic design. Projects are sourced through open architectural competitions, direct client commissions, and referrals.

Product overview

Andrade Morettin Arquitetos is a Brazilian architecture firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of architectural services across four main practice areas: residential (Habitacional), institutional (Institucional), commercial (Comercial), and urban projects (Projetos Urbanos). The firm has completed numerous notable projects including the Instituto Moreira Salles São Paulo museum, CAPES headquarters competition entry, University buildings, and various residential projects throughout Brazil. The firm's work emphasizes sustainable design, industrial construction methods, and integration with natural environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Architecture Services (Habitacional) Design and development of residential buildings and private homes, including single-family residences, vacation homes, multi-unit residential complexes, and condominium projects for private clients and developers.
• Institutional Architecture Services (Institucional) Design of institutional buildings including universities, research laboratories, schools, healthcare facilities, museums, and cultural institutions for government agencies and public institutions.
• Commercial Architecture Services (Comercial) Design of commercial buildings, office towers, mixed-use developments, and building retrofits for business purposes and developer clients.
• Urban Projects (Projetos Urbanos) Urban design and planning projects including public spaces, waterfront revitalization, housing complexes, and city planning competition entries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Winner of more than 10 national and international architectural competition prizes, including 1st Prize in the CAPES National Competition (2007), 1st Prize in the Zero Latitude Galápagos International Competition (2006), and 1st Prize for IMS São Paulo (2011)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Vinci ImmobilierminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2015Vinci Immobilier served as the developer/operator partner for the Réinventer Paris Ordener competition project, which proposed a mixed-use development including housing, public facilities, commerce, and urban agriculture in Paris.
• Readymake (Camille Bianchi e Marie-Ange Jambu)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Design and project management consulting firm Readymake collaborated with the firm on the Réinventer Paris Ordener competition project, bringing interdisciplinary expertise for the mixed-use urban intervention.
• Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011The firm won the 1st Prize in the 2011 competition to design the new IMS headquarters museum on Av. Paulista, São Paulo. This is the firm's flagship institutional project, involving a complex mixed-use cultural building with exhibition spaces, auditorium, library, and restaurant.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Herzog & de Meuron: Global architecture incumbent that competes for the same international cultural and institutional commissions (e.g., Réinventer Paris) and represents the elevated competition tier Andrade Morettin benchmarks against.
• SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill): Global full-service design firm active across institutional, cultural and commercial typologies, frequently entering the same international competitions as a large-scale incumbent competitor.

Direct peers

• MetroCubicos / Metro Quadrado: São Paulo-based architecture office active in residential and urban design, comparable in scale and São Paulo studio model to Andrade Morettin.
• FGMF Arquitetos: São Paulo practice known for residential, educational and cultural projects with a comparable publication track record and competition-driven profile in the Brazilian institutional market.
• Isay Weinfeld Arquitetura: São Paulo-based practice with a comparable boutique profile delivering high-end residential, hospitality and cultural projects and competing for the same elite Brazilian and international commissions.
• Studio Arthur Casas: São Paulo-based practice with international publication footprint across residential, hospitality and commercial projects; competes with Andrade Morettin for similar high-end Brazilian clients.
• UNA Arquitetos: Brazilian firm working across institutional, residential and urban projects with overlapping competition participation and shared Brazilian modernist design lineage.
• Studio MK27: São Paulo-based architecture practice led by Marcio Kogan with an analogous focus on residential, institutional and commercial projects, frequently published in international media and similarly award-recognized.
• Bernardes Arquitetura: Brazilian architecture firm working across residential, cultural and commercial typologies with comparable publication footprint and a similar São Paulo studio model.
• Triptyque Architecture: Brazilian firm with offices in São Paulo and Paris delivering sustainable architecture across residential, institutional and urban typologies; overlaps directly in international competition participation and biophilic/sustainable positioning.

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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