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A Campo Traviesa is a young architecture firm based in Brazil. Founded in 2024, it encompasses an independent practice by Agu Sienra Chaves.
A Campo Traviesa is a young architecture firm based in Brazil. Founded in 2024, it encompasses an independent practice by Agu Sienra Chaves.
Despite its very small size, it is emerging by receiving 4 awards at recent international competitions, modestly gaining recognition.
Despite its very small size, it is emerging by receiving 4 awards at recent international competitions, modestly gaining recognition.
It expertise is consolidating at all scales: urban, architecture, carpentry and product design.
It expertise is consolidating at all scales: urban, architecture, carpentry and product design.
The name A Campo Traviesa, which would be approximately equivalent to 'off-road' / 'road-less' / 'cross country', condensates its essence:
The name A Campo Traviesa, which would be approximately equivalent to 'off-road' / 'road-less' / 'cross country', condensates its essence:
It means a strong conviction with discovering new paths within the disciplines that shape our physical spaces. Treating every project with respect to other's milestones that precede us, but with curiosity and without the limits imposed by convention, the firm' name, in Spanish, reflects not only the 'road-less' English connotations:
It means a strong conviction with discovering new paths within the disciplines that shape our physical spaces. Treating every project with respect to other's milestones that precede us, but with curiosity and without the limits imposed by convention, the firm' name, in Spanish, reflects not only the 'road-less' English connotations:
In Spanish, the expression has almost a countryside smell, which get even more life when considering the vastness of Rio de la Plata's grasslands, and why not, the vastness of some other natural regions of South America. This mental image drives us in the sense of connecting both previous natural essences with the future of sustainability, as a concept is not yet fully defined, with boundaries that we aim to slowly challenge through responsible creativity.
In Spanish, the expression has almost a countryside smell, which get even more life when considering the vastness of Rio de la Plata's grasslands, and why not, the vastness of some other natural regions of South America. This mental image drives us in the sense of connecting both previous natural essences with the future of sustainability, as a concept is not yet fully defined, with boundaries that we aim to slowly challenge through responsible creativity.
So, by 'road-less mode', a campo traviesa also means a strong commitment to do things differently to achieve different results, in a context of urban and environmental challenges we all face nowadays, aiming to be helpful in a broad list of categories, not just focusing in design and architecture for themselves.
So, by 'road-less mode', a campo traviesa also means a strong commitment to do things differently to achieve different results, in a context of urban and environmental challenges we all face nowadays, aiming to be helpful in a broad list of categories, not just focusing in design and architecture for themselves.
ACT is inspired by leading international practices, by Eladio Dieste's humanist-economic thinking and by the Uruguayan constructivism, having only small clues about what these giants do really weight. Thanks to that distance between what we know about those examples that inspires us and what they really are, ACT finds its range of movement and own voice.
ACT is inspired by leading international practices, by Eladio Dieste's humanist-economic thinking and by the Uruguayan constructivism, having only small clues about what these giants do really weight. Thanks to that distance between what we know about those examples that inspires us and what they really are, ACT finds its range of movement and own voice.
Overview
Overview
With this sort of inherent flexibility of the abovementioned procedure, to fully understand and rethink users and clients' needs, unleashing fresh ideas in our approaches: a journey has just started. Thank you to walk with us a campo traviesa for what will be next.
With this sort of inherent flexibility of the abovementioned procedure, to fully understand and rethink users and clients' needs, unleashing fresh ideas in our approaches: a journey has just started. Thank you to walk with us a campo traviesa for what will be next.
2025 news! We are 1 of the 55 selected firms that completed the TXM methods 'CAULab', a government program for projects acceleration.
2025 news! We are 1 of the 55 selected firms that completed the TXM methods 'CAULab', a government program for projects acceleration.
As one of the outputs, ACT is co-founding the 'HUB de Arquitetura' within nexts months. Right now, more than 50 architects, urbanists, lawyers and engineers are part of the group of the HUB, all participants of the TXM program.
As one of the outputs, ACT is co-founding the 'HUB de Arquitetura' within nexts months. Right now, more than 50 architects, urbanists, lawyers and engineers are part of the group of the HUB, all participants of the TXM program.
This Collective unites expertises in many fields, broadening the scope of services we can achieve alongside associates.
This Collective unites expertises in many fields, broadening the scope of services we can achieve alongside associates.
We have just been part of Brasilia's International Conference, organized by CAU and the AIA. Know more.
We have just been part of Brasilia's International Conference, organized by CAU and the AIA. Know more.
We are currently with open positions.
We are currently with open positions.
. 2013–Ongoing Carpenter: self-learning and family background.
. 2017 'Concrete responsible', course by FING UdelaR, Uruguay.
. 2018 'Arquitecto', 6.5-year school program, by UdelaR, Uruguay.
. 2020 3rd prize: Coziness Valley, young category, Murmansk
. 2021 3rd prize: Daegu's ex K-2 urban competition, Sth Korea.
. 2022 3rd prize: Busan World Expo 2030, BIACF, Sth Korea.
. 2023 Finalist: Moganshan's Seven bridges competition, China.
. 2023 Finalist: YAC competitions: Home after Crisis, Nigeria.
. 2026 WinDesign Exhibition Event at MAXXI, Rome.
. 2019–Ongoing, member of the Instituto de Arquitetos do Brasil.
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