Turner Arquitectos

What Turner Arquitectos does

Turner Arquitectos is a privately held Chilean architecture firm founded in 1980 and headquartered in Vitacura, Santiago. The firm provides architectural design services across residential buildings, single-family residences, and commercial facilities (hotels, casinos, clinics, office buildings, retail centers), supplemented by three add-on service lines: interior design, landscape architecture, and architectural lighting design. Its customer base spans three primary segments: real estate developers commissioning residential buildings, high-net-worth individuals commissioning custom homes, and commercial/hospitality operators requiring architecturally significant facilities. The portfolio includes 30+ projects spanning from 2001 (Espacio Riesco) through at least 2020 (Edificio One La Dehesa), with 14+ projects currently under development.

The firm operates as a multi-disciplinary practice organized into specialized workshops (Taller de Diseño, Taller I-III, Taller de Interiorismo, and Oficina) led by principal architect Patrick Turner. Core deliverables are architectural designs produced using conventional CAD and design software, with interior, landscape, and lighting design integrated as complementary modules on major projects. Third-party validation is substantial, with editorial coverage across multiple years in ArchDaily, in the Chilean Architects Association's Revista AOA, and in other Chilean design media (Revista Ambientes, Revista TodoObras, Revista Vivienda y Decoración), while the Hyatt Place Vitacura commission provides a recognizable international-branded reference project.

The business model is project-based fee-for-service, with revenue generated through one-time project commissions rather than recurring contracts. The firm operates from a single Santiago office but executes projects across six Chilean regions, including Coquimbo, Bio Bio, Los Rios, Araucania, and O'Higgins. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is presumably negotiated on a per-project basis. The firm is founder-led, with no disclosed external investors, no public/private capital signals, and no group structure, characterizing Turner Arquitectos as a Chilean boutique architecture practice competing on design reputation and portfolio credibility.

Name

Turner Arquitectos

Legal name

Turner Arquitectos

Website

https://turner.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Turner Arquitectos is a Chilean architecture firm founded in 1980, headquartered in Vitacura, Santiago, that designs residential buildings, single-family homes, and commercial facilities (hotels, casinos, clinics), with add-on interior, landscape, and lighting design services for developers, high-net-worth individuals, and hospitality operators across Chile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Reconfiguration & Structural Alterations (HSAPAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Residential building design
• Hospitality architecture
• Interior design services
• Landscape architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Vitacura

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based fees for architectural design of residential buildings, commercial facilities, and infrastructure. Services include full architectural design, interior design, landscape architecture, and specialized lighting design. Revenue generated through one-time project commissions rather than recurring contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Turner Arquitectos is a Chilean architecture firm providing architectural design services for residential buildings, single-family homes, and commercial facilities including hotels, casinos, clinics, and office buildings. The firm complements its core architectural work with interior design, lighting design, and landscape architecture services delivered from a single studio in Vitacura, Santiago. Projects are commissioned directly by real estate developers, commercial operators, and individual clients.

Product overview

Turner Arquitectos is a Chilean architecture firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of architectural and design services. The firm operates across multiple service lines including: (1) residential architecture (multi-story buildings and single-family houses), (2) commercial/institutional equipment (hotels, casinos, clinics, offices, retail centers), (3) interior design, (4) lighting design, (5) landscape architecture, and (6) real estate development projects. The core offering consists of architectural design services with specialized add-on modules for interior design, lighting, and landscaping that complement the main construction projects.

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Products and services

• Residential Building Architecture Architectural design services for multi-story residential buildings, apartment complexes, and condominiums in Chile. Includes projects such as Edificio One La Dehesa, Edificio Único, Distrito Bustos, Raúl Labbé, El Remanso, Condominio Los Robles II, Parque los Robles, Edificio Jorge Matte, and Las Lilas I y II. Targeted at real estate developers.
• Single-Family Home Design Bespoke architectural design services for individual single-family residences. Includes projects such as Casa Cerro la Cruz, Casa de Invitados Panguipulli, Casa Botes Panguipulli, Casa Nilahue, Casa Lago Colico, Casa Los Espinos, Casa Camino el Remanso, Casa las Ermitas, Casa Camino Real, and Casa Camino Punta de Águila. Targeted at high-net-worth individual homeowners.
• Commercial and Institutional Architecture (Equipamiento) Architectural design services for commercial, hospitality, and institutional buildings including hotels, casinos, clinics, office buildings, and retail centers. Includes projects such as Hotel Keo y Casino de Ovalle, Edificio Proffice, Casino y Hotel Los Ángeles, Clínica MEDS, Edificio Vivo los Trapenses, Hyatt Place Vitacura, Espacio Riesco, and Centro Plaza Manquehue. Targeted at commercial and hospitality operators.
• Interior Design Services (Interiorismo) Interior design services for residential and commercial projects, delivered alongside or independently of architectural design commissions. Includes projects such as Casa Panguipulli, Hotel Keo y Casino de Ovalle, Juan de Dios Vial Correa, Edificio Único, Edificio Paraná, Puerta Costanera, Plaza Costanera, El Rodeo, and Laderas del Valle. Targeted at residential and commercial clients.
• Architectural Lighting Design (Iluminación) Specialized architectural lighting design services for residential and hospitality projects. Includes Casa Cerro la Cruz and Hotel Keo y Casino de Ovalle among featured projects. Targeted at residential and commercial clients seeking integrated lighting solutions.
• Landscape Architecture (Paisajismo) Landscape architecture services for residential and development projects. Includes Terrazas del Valle, Laderas del Valle, Vitapark, and Edificio Único among featured projects. Targeted at residential developers and individual property owners.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Inmobiliaria SecurityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Inmobiliaria Security is a real estate developer for whom Turner Arquitectos designed the Espacio Escondido (also known as Taihuen) project in Lo Barnechea, Santiago. This appears to be a developer-client relationship where the firm provides architectural design services for the developer's property projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arquitectonica: International architecture firm with Latin American roots and major residential, commercial, and hospitality projects. Comparable on residential and commercial design but at larger scale and broader geography.
• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with hospitality, commercial, and mixed-use portfolio. Comparable on commercial and hospitality project categories but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• HKS Architects: International architecture firm with significant hospitality, healthcare, and commercial portfolio. Comparable on hotel and clinic design work but operates at much larger scale and broader service offering.
• WATG: Global hospitality architecture firm with deep hotel and resort design portfolio. Comparable on hospitality project types (hotels, casinos) but operates at much larger scale internationally.

Emerging players

• Snøhetta: Internationally recognized architecture and design practice working across cultural, commercial, and landscape projects. Comparable on design-led positioning and multi-disciplinary (architecture, landscape, interior) service model.

Direct peers

• Cristián Fernández Arquitectos: Chilean architecture firm operating across residential, commercial, and hospitality projects in Santiago. Direct peer in the same Chilean architectural design market with similar client mix.
• Pezo von Ellrichshausen: Chilean architecture duo with strong single-family residential and experimental housing portfolio. Direct peer in the bespoke Chilean residential design market, with comparable media visibility and design-led positioning.
• Mathias Klotz: Chilean architect with residential and commercial projects including notable houses and cultural facilities. Direct peer competing for similar Chilean high-end residential and commercial commissions.
• ELEMENTAL: Chilean architecture practice led by Alejandro Aravena, known for residential, social housing, and institutional projects. Direct peer operating in the same Chilean architectural design market with overlapping residential and public-facing project types.
• Undurraga Deves Arquitectos: Chilean architecture firm delivering residential, commercial, and cultural projects in Santiago and beyond. Direct comparable on scale, geography, and multi-disciplinary service offering for the Chilean developer and homeowner market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/turner_arquitectos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/turner-arquitectos

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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