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Silva Gouveia Architects is a multidisciplinary practice focusing on architecture and design.
Under Carlos Silva Gouveia, we collaborate with architects, urban planners, designers, artists and art historians, offering our clients a holistic approach to the design experience that transcends the boundaries of traditional architecture.
We believe each site should be improved by our intervention. Our philosophy is rooted in a deep respect for nature, the surroundings and pre-existing structures. Whether it is a new construction or a renovation we are committed to creating spaces that engage in a dialogue with their context and enhance the unique characteristics of its location. At Silva Gouveia Architects we value composition and light, textures, detail and materials - that which lends emotion to architecture.
We advocate for creative, sensitive, intuitive and experimental approach to designing blending volume, light, proportion, materiality, and color to create unique, honest, and timeless places.
We foster a close and trusting relationship with our clients, addressing each challenge in a creative and dedicated manner. We foster a close and trusting relationship with our clients that allows them to be the protagonists of the experience, approaching each challenge in a dedicated way. Our penchant for diversity of scale leads us to develop architecture, interior design, product design and ephemeral architecture projects, always with an innovative and personalized approach.
At Silva Gouveia Architects, we believe that each project is an opportunity to create something truly unique, not only to live in but to be inhabited and experienced.
Carlos Silva Gouveia, Portugal, 1982
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Graduated in Architecture from the University of Minho in 2005. Influenced by the philosophy of the Porto School of Architecture, he moved to Barcelona in 2007, where he worked under the mastery of Tonet Sunyer on high-end residential and hospitality projects in Barcelona, Costa Brava, Madrid and Mexico, some of them internationally awarded.
From 2010 onwards, he collaborated with Teresa Ramallal in the development of residential projects, focusing on the balanced combination of materials, colours and textures, with the aim of achieving an emotional, gentle, and welcoming architecture designed for living, enjoyment, and contemplation.
In 2017, he joined the MANO arquitectura team as project manager for the development of the Pleta Arriu residential complex, consisting of 38 high-end single-family houses in the exclusive ski resort of Baqueira-Beret, in the Pyrenees.
Simultaneously, he began exploring product design with Maria Carolina Diniz, highlighted by their participation in the London Design Fair in 2016 with the Cubic 3 lamp. Additionally, in collaboration with Laura Sunyer, he carried out architecture and interior design projects in Porto, Serra da Arrábida and Barcelona. Since 2021, he practices independently between Porto and Barcelona, establishing Silva Gouveia Architects in 2024.
In 2023, he completed a postgraduate degree in Wood Design and Construction at Zigurat Global Institute of Technology, driven by his commitment to sustainability.
He is a member of the Ordem dos Arquitectos (OASRN) in Portugal and the Collegi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC) in Spain.
