RUÍNA is an architecture studio focused on the local context and low environmental impact. We carry out architectural, construction, furniture and consultancy projects, respecting material resources and ensuring greater agility, efficiency and economy. Based in São Paulo - Brazil.
TEAM
Julia Peres
is an architect, graphic artist and founding partner - graduated from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in 2019. She studied at Universidad de Los Andes (Cartagena, Colombia) and worked in architecture offices in Brazil. Was part of the executive team of the 11th São Paulo Architecture Biennial. In 2019 she collaborated with the Ecuadorian studio Al Borde developing projects of different scales and programs in the city of Quito. In 2021 she worked with FIO Assessoria on projects to improve occupied buildings in the center of São Paulo, together with the MSTC.
Victoria Braga
is an architect, researcher and founding partner - graduated from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in 2019. She studied at the University of Buenos Aires (2018). Collaborated with the publisher Romano Guerra/Vitruvius (2015/16), with the IVM - Institut pour la Ville en Mouvement (2017) and was part of the Goma Oficina Cultural Association (2017-2022). She worked with the USINA CTAH technical advisory team for technical assistance actions (2021) and is currently part of the Postgraduate Program in Archeology and Cultural Heritage at UFRB.
Have already collaborated Arthur Silva, Carolina Milani, Elky Santos, Vinicius Costa
Institutional Partnerships FAU Mackenzie, MSTC, Fio Assessoria, Fundo FICA
PRACTICE
We develop architectural projects for different scales and demands, valuing the process and experimentation as a source for authentic and innovative practice. RUÍNA also carries out research laboratories and educational activities with the reuse of materials and construction waste. Recognized by national and international awards, the studio was founded in 2020 by Julia Peres and Victoria Braga.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
- 2021IAB-SPFinalistCentenary Edition in the "Interiors and Design" category with the Carol Arbex Store project
- 2024La EscuelaCommendationBuilding Schools___Public Spaces Contest
- 2021OUIFinalistInter-American Award for Innovative Educational Models in Higher Education
- 2023FNA and ArqpopFinalistCreative solutions to the dilemmas of Brazilian communities
- 2023ArchdailyNominationArchdaily Building of the Year Award 2023 - Paraísos's Apartament
- 2022HabitabilityPrize1st Habitability Prize - Senses Category
- 2022IAB-SPPrize24th IABsp Award in the Architectural Culture Category - Techniques and technology
- 2022XII BIAUFinalistFinalist in the Acciones al Margen Category with the project RUÍNA Materials
- 2022ArchdailyNominationArchdaily Building of the Year Award 2022 - Carol Arbex's Store
PUBLICATIONS
- 2024ArchdailyPublish7 Latin American Architecture Firms that Achieve More with Less
- 2024ArchdailyPublication ArchDaily's 2024 Best New Practices
- 2024AbitarePublication Furniture 270 for the article "Rent and Repair"
- 2024StirWorldArticleTwo installations at Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023 that emphasise transience
- 2024ArchiloversPublication Paraíso's Apartament | RUÍNA Architecture
- 2024ArchiloversPublication House 30 | RUÍNA Architecture
- 2024KontexturPublication Female Founders / Female-led Studios
- 2024Trip MagazinePublication Where Does So Much Debris Go?
- 2023ArchdailyProjectTime Transitions Installation
- 2023Universe ArtPublication Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023
- 2023WallpaperPublication Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023 celebrates the ‘beauty of impermanence’
- 2023DezeenPublication Twelve "very obviously" architectural installations at the Sharjah Architecture Triennial
- 2023WallpaperPublication Architects Directory 2023: meet the practices
- 2023ArchdailyAnnouncementSharjah's Architecture Triennial - The Beauty of Impermanence: An Architecture of Adaptability
- 2023DezeenPublicationTwenty-five women architects and designers you should know
- 2023Elle DecorPublicationReportage from São Paulo Design WeekDesign Week
- 2023ArchdailyArticleMaterials and culture in transformation: the circular economy in architectural heritage
- 2023Arq.PopPublication(De)construct and Occupy: Reuse as a social and propositional practice
- 2023ArchdailyArticleMujeres en la obra de construcción: Opiniones, preocupaciones y visiones para el futuro
- 2023YoutubePodcastEP 29 - Senses: The reuse of materials in civil construction and architecture
- 2023HabitabilityInterviewRubble is raw material and inspiration
- 2022ArchdailyInterviewThe inversion of the project order through the reuse of materials
- 2022ArchdailyProjectParaíso's Apartament
- 2021ArchdailyProjectCarol Arbex's Store
- 2021ArchdailyAnnouncementRUÍNA launches catalog of construction materials recovered in demolitions
- 2024Projeto Magazinepublished Special ESG in Architecture
ACTIVITIES
- 2024IAB/SPPanelTalk at the International Meeting of CMF Design and Biomaterials
- 2024IED/SPPanelSocial Decor Talks at the 13th Edition of DW! São Paulo
- 2024Escola da CidadeLectureSeminar on Culture and Contemporary Reality
- 2023SATPanelExtraction Politics - Material Life Cycle
- 2023SENACLectureSenac Week of Architecture, Design and Landscaping
- 2023FADU UBALectureClass for Maestría en Investigación Proyectual
- 2023FAU USPLectureClass for History and Theories of Architecture I subject - AUH Department
- 2022Parsons PSDLectureRound table in the discipline Thinking Design For This Century - MFA
- 2022Fundo FICAWorkshopFrom Project to Home: Creative workshop with reuse of materials
- 2022FAU MACKSubject(De)construct and Occupy: Reuse as a propositional practice
- 2022Galpão ComumEventExhibition "A Casa"
- 2022RUÍNA MaterialsEventInauguration RUÍNA Materials
EXHIBITIONS
- 2024IAB/SPExhibitionSee, Touch, Feel: Materials for Possible Futures
- 2023SATInstalationTime Transition - Sharjah Architecture Triennial
- 2023DWInstalationDesign Week 2023: "Suspension Virginia"
- 2022BIAUExhibitionRUÍNA Materials at the XII BIAU