Arquitectura en Estudio

What Arquitectura en Estudio does

Arquitectura en Estudio (ARE) is a Bogotá-headquartered architecture and design-build firm founded in 2013 by Camilo Garavito and Carlos Andrés Núñez, both trained at Universidad de los Andes with international experience at Norman Foster's London studio and the Architectural Association. The firm operates through four integrated units — ARE (architecture), INT 1 (interior design, directed by Natalia Heredia), BLD (construction), and LAB (research and innovation) — under a single design culture that allows it to deliver projects from conception through execution without losing conceptual coherence. This integrated model is the firm's central operating principle and primary differentiation.

ARE serves two principal customer types: government and public institutions (hospitals, public schools, cultural centers, SuperCADE service points) acquired through competitions organized by the Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos and government tenders, and private enterprises (corporate offices, hotels, residences). Named private-sector clients include Amazon (a 15,400 m² Bogotá office in the Connecta 26 complex), Sony Music Colombia, OSF Colombia, Constructora Las Galias, and Ibis Bogotá Museo; public-sector work includes Hospital Tatamá in Pereira, Colegio Lucila Rubio de Laverde, Colegio Innova Usaquén, SuperCADE Manitas, and CEFE Cometas.

Revenue is generated through fee-based professional services, custom-quoted per project scope, with no tiered pricing disclosed publicly and no third-party distribution or reseller channels. The firm employs ~19–20 people from a single Bogotá headquarters (Cra 19C # 85 – 10) and delivers projects across multiple Colombian cities. There is no disclosed external funding, no public listing, and no parent company; ownership sits with the founding partners.

Name

Arquitectura en Estudio

Legal name

ARE

Website

https://are-co.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arquitectura en Estudio is a Bogotá-based integrated architecture, interior design, and construction firm founded in 2013, serving Colombian government and private enterprise clients across healthcare, education, corporate offices, hospitality, and residential sectors under a single-vision design-build model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Interior Design Services (541410)

akta.pro primary industry

ADU Design, Architecture & Engineering (HSAPAMAF)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Interior design services
• Integrated design-build
• Public infrastructure architecture
• Commercial interior design

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services (ARE): Full-service architectural design for public and private projects including hospitals, schools, cultural centers, corporate offices, and residential buildings. Projects are fee-based, typically custom engagements from competition wins or direct commissions.
2. Interior Design Services (INT 1): Interior design practice focused on offices, hotels, and residences, exploring spatial experience through light, texture, color, acoustics, and furniture. Directed by Natalia Heredia with international training.
3. Construction Services (BLD): Construction division that builds ARE and INT 1 designs with responsibility and precision, ensuring the project retains its original intent through to completion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arquitectura en Estudio (ARE) is a Colombian architecture firm that delivers integrated architectural design, interior design, and construction services under a single shared design vision. The practice operates through four interconnected units: ARE (architecture for public, institutional, corporate, hospitality, and residential projects), INTERIOR 1 (interior design for offices, hotels, and residences), BLD (construction execution), and LAB (research and innovation).

Product overview

Arquitectura en Estudio operates as an integrated design firm with four interconnected units: ARE provides architecture services focused on public and institutional projects (hospitals, schools, cultural centers); INTERIOR 1 delivers interior design for offices, hotels, and residences; BLD handles construction ensuring design integrity; and LAB drives innovation through research. The firm was founded in 2013 in Bogotá by Camilo Garavito and Carlos Andrés Núñez, and operates with a philosophy that architecture is social infrastructure. Projects span corporate offices (Sony Music Colombia, Amazon Bogotá, OSF Colombia), educational facilities (Colegio Innova Usaquén, Colegio Lucila Rubio de Laverde, Colegio Laura Herrera de Varela), healthcare (Hospital Tatamá), hospitality (Ibis Bogotá Museo), public infrastructure (SuperCADE Manitas), cultural/sports centers (CEFE Cometas), and residential homes (Casa 7A, Casa 22, Casa 23, Casa 35, Casa 119).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INT 1: Interior design practice dedicated to spatial exploration from experience, atmosphere, and applied creativity. Founded and directed by Natalia Heredia, specializing in offices, hotels, and residential spaces.
• BLD
• LAB

Products and services

• ARE (Arquitectura) Full-service architectural design for public and private projects including hospitals, schools, cultural centers, corporate offices, hotels, and residential buildings. Projects are custom engagements won via public competitions, government tenders, or direct commissions.
• INTERIOR 1 (Interior Design)

Quantifiable outcome

• Hospital Tatamá achieves natural ventilation and lighting in all main spaces through passive design strategies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OPUScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with OPUS on Hospital Tatamá project in Pereira, Colombia. OPUS served as a partner in this hospital infrastructure project, contributing to the contemporary understanding of health as integral wellbeing infrastructure.
• AbalarkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Abalark on Hospital Tatamá project in Pereira, Colombia. Abalark participated as a partner in designing this hospital as wellness infrastructure.
• OPUScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with OPUS on CEFE Cometas cultural and sports center project. The center serves as an articulating piece between park and city, adapting to topography with sports and cultural programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• El Equipo Mazzanti: Colombian architecture firm founded by Giancarlo Mazzanti, similarly focused on social infrastructure including schools, hospitals, and public facilities. Direct peer given shared Colombian base, public-sector specialism, and design-led approach to institutional projects.
• Ctrl+G Arquitectura: Colombian architecture and interior design practice with a similar integrated design approach and a portfolio spanning residential, commercial, and cultural projects in Colombia. Directly comparable on geography, scale, and service mix including interior design.
• Plan:b Arquitectos: Colombian architecture firm led by Felipe Bernal and Lukas Hunziker, producing design-led public and residential work in Colombia and Latin America. Comparable to ARE in scale, geography, and integration of public-sector and private commissions.

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Global architecture and design practice known for an integrated, research-driven model that fuses architecture, interiors, and innovation. Comparable to ARE's design-build ethos and emphasis on a research/LAB function feeding design output.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture firm where ARE co-founder Camilo Garavito previously worked (Apple Campus California, Banco Ciudad Buenos Aires). Comparable as a design-led practice with international pedigree and work across public, commercial, and cultural sectors.
• Snøhetta: International design practice spanning architecture, interiors, landscape, and brand design, with an explicitly integrated, cross-disciplinary model. Comparable to ARE in combining architecture and interior design under one roof with a research orientation.
• Gensler: Global design and architecture firm with a leading workplace/interiors practice serving enterprise clients including technology and media companies. Directly comparable to ARE's INT 1 interior design work for Amazon, Sony Music, and OSF at similar project scales.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture firm with strong healthcare, education, and workplace practices — the same institutional sectors ARE targets. Comparable for the overlap in public/institutional commissions and large-scale enterprise interiors (Amazon, Sony-class clients).

Emerging players

• Studio Gang: Chicago-based architecture and urban design practice with an integrated research-driven studio model. Comparable to ARE in combining architecture with ecological/environmental research orientation and cross-disciplinary practice spanning public and cultural commissions.
• Olson Kundig: US-based integrated design practice that combines architecture, interiors, and fabrication under one studio. Comparable to ARE in its integrated design-build philosophy, craft orientation, and tight integration between design vision and material execution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/are.co
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arquitectura-en-estudio
• Instagraminstagram.com/are.co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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