Name

Studio Ronaldo Rezende

Legal name

Studio Ronaldo Rezende

Website

https://ronaldorezende.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Architectural Services (541310), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Residential architecture
• Mixed-use development
• Sustainable architecture
• BIM design

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Alegre

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based architectural design fees for real estate developers and construction companies. Services include concept development, architectural design, technical documentation, and project supervision for residential, commercial, leisure, and mixed-use developments across Brazil.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Studio Ronaldo Rezende is a Brazilian architecture studio providing project-based architectural design services for residential, commercial, leisure, and mixed-use real estate developments. Services include concept development, architectural design, technical documentation, and project supervision for developers and construction companies across Brazil. The studio employs BIM methodology and specializes in nature-integrated, sustainable architecture with emphasis on natural lighting, vegetation integration, and contemplative spatial design.

Product overview

Studio Ronaldo Rezende is an architecture studio founded in 1975 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, providing architectural design services. The studio operates as a single unified offering of architectural services organized into four primary categories: Residential (apartments, condominiums, single buildings), Leisure (clubs, resort facilities, pool houses), Commercial (office buildings, business spaces), and Mixed-Use (combined residential and commercial complexes). Projects range from small-scale residential buildings to large condominium developments, with studios working across different Brazilian states. The portfolio includes over 40 named projects spanning completed buildings, ongoing developments, and unbuilt conceptual designs, all focused on creating better living spaces through impactful and functional architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paseo Ingá (Mixed-Use Architectural Design) Mixed-use building architectural design project located near Parque do Ingá in Maringá, PR, featuring round pillars and thin blades, with curved design elements and generous openings integrating green spaces into daily life. Designed for real estate developers.
• Atlântico (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project in Torres, RS, inspired by the city's coastal location with delicate horizontal elements creating a minimalist volume and curves marking the corner. Designed for real estate developers.
• Barão 428 (Residential Architectural Design) Residential architectural design project in Porto Alegre's Moinhos de Vento neighborhood, connecting history and sophistication with a contemporary architectural perspective. Designed for real estate developers.
• Poema (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project near a permanent preservation area in Londrina, PR, featuring deconstructed volumes creating rhythm and synergy between natural elements and architectural form. Designed for real estate developers.
• Jardí (Condominium Architectural Design) Condominium architectural design project in Chapecó, SC, surrounded by nature with preserved areas as true forests, featuring organic architecture with exposed concrete and wood as primary materials, and a Club House with views of the natural lake. Awarded 'Best Apartment / Condominium Development Americas' at International Property Awards 2024.
• Mr. Shan (Commercial Architectural Design with LEED Platinum) Commercial building architectural design project and the studio's first LEED Core & Shell Platinum certified building, featuring high-level sustainable solutions with design reduced to essential simplicity and timelessness. Designed for real estate developers seeking sustainability credentials.
• Apoena (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project in Novo Hamburgo, RS, with subtle dynamism in its facade creating a light and elegant rhythm, featuring a base composed of separated plates creating breathing space. Designed for real estate developers.
• Pinot Noir (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project in Passo Fundo at the intersection of two important streets, with angular facade blades creating visual rhythm and sculptural effect, all units corner apartments with expansive views. Designed for real estate developers.
• Brisa (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project in Torres, RS, coastal city, with nature and materials in evidence, featuring natural light, vegetation, wide openings, dynamic balconies, and panoramic guardrails for a light and elegant aesthetic. Designed for real estate developers.
• Seasons (Condominium Architectural Design) Condominium architectural design project in Xangri-lá, RS, with 30 hectares and 225 lots combining nature and minimalism, featuring horizontal Club House and Beach Club with infinity pool facing the sea. Awarded 5 stars at International Property Awards 2024 and 'Best Condominium of the Americas' at International Property Awards 2023. Designed for real estate developers.
• Paseo Santos (Mixed-Use Architectural Design) Contemporary mixed-use architectural design project in downtown Londrina transforming an important neighborhood corner, with building base designed to connect to the street and gardens strengthening walkability. Received International Property Awards 2023 recognition in Multiple Residence category. Designed for real estate developers.
• Miradero (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project in Porto Alegre combining exclusivity and comfort with two apartments per floor facing front, angled balconies as facade highlights, rooftop panoramic view, and minimalist internal common areas. Designed for real estate developers.
• Sinatra (Residential Architectural Design) Residential buildings architectural design project reflecting Brazilian architecture aesthetics and simplicity, with green surroundings translated to outdoor areas on ground floor and vertically through gardens filling balcony spaces. Designed for real estate developers.
• Rebouças (Mixed-Use Architectural Design) Mixed-use sculptural tower architectural design project in São Paulo with pyramidal shape and diagonal lines, glass skin and side louvers, active facade connecting streets and rooftop arborized for views of Jardins neighborhood. Status: Not Built. Designed for real estate developers.
• Las Piedras (Leisure/Condominium Architectural Design) Condominium club architectural design project in Eldorado do Sul, RS, designed around natural topography integration and best views, with access to roof garden for best condominium views, fitness, gourmet, bar, and indoor/outdoor pools. Designed for real estate developers.
• Casa Cabral (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project dialoguing with nature, historical heritage, and contemporary architecture at an important corner in Porto Alegre's Rio Branco neighborhood. Designed for real estate developers.
• Rebouças 180 (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project in Porto Alegre's Bela Vista neighborhood near preserved araucaria trees with spacious environments, quality materials, and wide openings, featuring remarkable balconies. Designed for real estate developers.
• Magno Moinhos (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project next to a 1940s building mimicking the natural ambience of Gonçalo de Carvalho street, one of the most arborized streets in Porto Alegre, with double staggering both at top and bottom. Designed for real estate developers.
• Artesano (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project in Londrina, PR, with three connected glass volumes creating double ceiling height, natural light entry through sides, and integrated vegetation connecting to external gardens. Received International Property Awards 2021 recognition in Architecture Multiple Residence category. Designed for real estate developers.
• Vivá Home Resort (Leisure/Residential Architectural Design) Development architectural design project in Maringá, PR combining gated community security with luxury resort sophistication, featuring elevated site with panoramic forest views, beach-style pool clubhouse, and design adapting to terrain topography. Designed for real estate developers.
• The Arch (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project with vegetal-textured facade using panels and flower boxes directing vertical plant growth, creating unique dynamism and well-being for users. Designed for real estate developers.
• Parreiras 153 (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project on Antônio Parreiras street with natural textures of stone and wood, timeless design with thin horizontal and vertical blades giving unique softness. Designed for real estate developers.
• Momentum (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project in Campo Grande, MS, with suspended houses concept, full-floor units on higher floors with 90m²+ balconies, sculptural pools with stone and glass edges overlooking Parque das Nações. Received International Property Awards 2021 recognition. Designed for real estate developers.
• Orbitale (Architectural Design) Building architectural design project inspired by local identity with pure form cut from top corner vertex, floating on light visually permeable base, balconies extending entire length of facades strengthening indoor-outdoor connection. Designed for real estate developers.
• Zen (Leisure/Club House Architectural Design) Club House architectural design project on an island in Xangri-lá, RS, with organic form offering greater contact with water and incredible views, rotated to capture summer sunset reflections on the lake and pool. Received Top de Marketing ADVB 2022 recognition. Designed for real estate developers.
• Magno Senior Living (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project for seniors with pure form composition highlighting materiality and integration with abundant neighborhood nature. Designed for real estate developers.
• Aughe (Residential Architectural Design) First studio project in Cuiabá, MT, tower architectural design with apartments strategically located in two volumes separated by common area on 14th floor, lower rectangular prism volume and upper trapezoidal blade volume directed toward Mãe Bonifácia park. Received International Property Awards 2023 recognition. Designed for real estate developers.
• 4D Complex House (Mixed-Use Architectural Design) Mixed-use complex architectural design project in Porto Alegre's 4th District, a former industrial area being revitalized, with stepped volumes matching pre-existing buildings and terraces facing best city views of Lago Guaíba. Won Prêmio Saint-Gobain AsBEA de Arquitetura 2024 and Top de Marketing ADVB 2022. Designed for real estate developers.
• Haus 175 (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project with generous triple-height balconies inspired by expansive views, with articulated panels bringing dynamism and composition with blade movements. Designed for real estate developers.
• The Garden (Urban Ecosystem Architectural Design) Urban ecosystem architectural design project in Canoas, RS, functioning as a refuge for connection and disconnection, with simple architecture bathed in natural light, three volumes at different angles, wooden brises, muxarabi, and zenith opening. Won Top de Marketing ADVB 2023. Designed for real estate developers.
• Una Business (Commercial Architectural Design) Commercial building architectural design project with detailed technical specifications and team composition. Designed for real estate developers.
• Pulse (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project with built area of 5,748m² and land area of 1,299m², designed for Chwartzmann Construções e Incorporações. Designed for real estate developers.
• Cyrela by Pininfarina (Residential Architectural Design Collaboration) Residential building architectural design collaboration with Pininfarina design studio for Cyrela Goldsztein, with built area of 14,023.72m². Designed for real estate developers.
• Península Ponta da Figueira (Leisure/Club Architectural Design) Club architectural design project in Eldorado do Sul, RS, with clear vocation to dialogue with surrounding nature through visual connections with preservation area, material integration, and water and vegetation elements. Won Prêmio ASBEA-RS 2019 and International Property Awards 2017 in Leisure Architecture category. Designed for real estate developers.
• Reserva Sangiovese (Residential Architectural Design) Residential architectural design project in Passo Fundo, RS, focusing on user experience connection with design, nature, and neighborhood, achieving great market acceptance. Designed for real estate developers.
• Murano (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project created from pure glass prism form with sinuous subtractions through careful window frame design. Designed for real estate developers.
• Mirador Residence (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project in Novo Hamburgo, RS, with built area of 12,676.35m² and land area of 1,584.00m², completed in 2020. Designed for real estate developers.
• Max Plaza (Mixed-Use Architectural Design) Mixed-use complex architectural design project in Canoas, RS, inspired by urban mixed-use principles promoting social interaction in democratic environments combining residence, work, services, convenience, leisure, and health care. Won XIII Grande Prêmio de Arquitetura Corporativa 2016 and Top de Marketing ADVB 2016 Grand Prix. Designed for real estate developers.
• High Park (Residential Architectural Design) Residential building architectural design project in Portão, RS, without fences at alignment, with lobby opening to street and framed views toward green area providing pleasant contemplative experience. Designed for real estate developers.
• Casa Viva (Leisure/Condominium Architectural Design) Condominium club architectural design project in Santa Maria, RS, facing a natural reserve, designed to evoke pleasant sensations through design and nature connection while minimally impacting the landscape. Designed for real estate developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,000,000+ square meters constructed
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Direct peers

• Isay Weinfeld: Brazilian architect and eponymous firm known for high-end residential, hospitality, and retail projects. Comparable as a peer Brazilian signature-architecture practice competing for premium developer mandates.
• FGMF Arquitetura: São Paulo-based architecture studio with a recognized portfolio in residential, commercial, and institutional projects. Comparable as a peer Brazilian firm with similar project scale, premium positioning, and developer-client base.
• Jacobsen Arquitetura: Brazilian architecture firm with a long operating history and a portfolio spanning residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects for developer clients across Brazil. Comparable as a similarly sized Brazilian architecture practice serving the same enterprise developer segment.
• Studio Arthur Casas: Award-winning São Paulo-based architecture practice working across residential, commercial, hospitality, and mixed-use developments for premium Brazilian and international clients. Directly comparable as a peer Brazilian studio operating in the same premium design segment and developer ecosystem.
• Studio MK27: Marcio Kogan-led São Paulo architecture studio with a global award profile, active across high-end residential, hospitality, and commercial commissions. Closely comparable in business model, sustainability ethos, and signature-architect positioning serving upscale developers.
• Triptyque: Brazilian architecture practice with projects across residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments, including award-winning mixed-use and cultural commissions. Comparable as a Brazilian peer studio competing in similar developer-driven segments.
• Bernardes Arquitetura: Brazilian architecture firm led by Thiago Bernardes, working on residential, hospitality, and cultural projects. Directly comparable as a peer Brazilian studio with a comparable premium design ethos and high-end developer clientele.

Others

• Pininfarina: Italian design house that collaborated with Studio Ronaldo Rezende on the Cyrela by Pininfarina residential project. Comparable as an adjacent enabling/design brand whose partnership demonstrates the firm's ability to co-create signature developments with internationally recognized design partners.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm operating across commercial, residential, mixed-use, and masterplanning segments. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes with Studio Ronaldo Rezende on commercial and mixed-use mandates at much larger scale.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture firm with a broad portfolio of mixed-use, residential, commercial, and masterplan projects worldwide. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities (sustainability-led mixed-use, residential towers) but at a vastly larger scale and global reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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