Architecture | AtelierM

Awards

2026 Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires, Obra seleccionada, CM
2026 Best Sustainable Architecture Studio 2026 (Arg), LuxLife Magazine
2025 25 Best Architecture and Desig Firms in Argentina (7. AtelierM), Architizer
2025 Leading Architecture Studio for High-End and Sustainable Design, 2025 Global Elite Awards
2025 Most Innovative Architecture Firm 2025 (Arg), LuxLife Magazine
2024 Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires, Obra seleccionada, LuMa
2024 Built Work Award CAPBA. 2nd Place, LuMa (Arg)
2024 Exhibition "Arquitectura Intermedia", MARQ (Arg)
2023 Best Luxury Architect Studio in Argentina (NY)
2022 Golden Trezzini Awards (Rus), Honourable Mention, ZigZag
2022 Golden Trezzini Awards (Rus), Honourable Mention, MeCa
2022 Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires (Arg), Obra seleccionada, MeCa
2021 Golden Trezzini Awards (Rus), Special Mention, Shire
2021 Golden Trezzini Awards (Rus), Special Mention, MaTo
2019 Ranking Excelencia Profesional Clarín (Arg), Voces emergentes y generación intermedia. Sext place.
2017 Concurso Vivienda sustentable Puertos (Arg), First place.
2017 Bienal Internacional de Arquitectura de Buenos Aires (Arg), Finalist, MeMo.
2017 Bienal de Diseño Fadu, UBA (Arg), Finalist, MeMo.
2017 Archdaily, Building of the year (US), Finalist, MeMo.
2016 Ecoparque Interactivo (Arg), Honourable mention
2013 Concurso Impatec (Arg), First place
2011 Oficinas RRHH, GR (Arg), First place
2010 Pabellón Bicentenario, SCA (Arg), Honourable Mention

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Lectures

Teaching is an active part of our practice. For many years, members of AtelierM have taught Architectural Design at FADU, University of Buenos Aires, establishing a continuous exchange between practice, research and academia.

This exchange extends beyond institutional settings through lectures, workshops and ongoing dialogue with architects and colleagues from different disciplines.

Collaborative

AtelierM is conceived as a workshop: a collaborative space where people, disciplines, stories and different ways of thinking come together.

We approach design as an editorial process. Rather than starting from a single predetermined solution, we open up multiple possibilities, testing different ideas, relationships and directions. Through a multidisciplinary and collective process, these possibilities are discussed, challenged, combined and gradually refined until the project finds its most meaningful form.

For us, collaboration is not simply about working together; it is a way of designing.

Sustainable

Sustainability is at the root of our work. We understand it as a way of designing rather than a goal in itself.

Our approach considers durability, resources, energy, landscape and the long-term impact of what we build. Inspired by the principles of circular economy, we seek to create architecture that consumes less, lasts longer and encourages more conscious ways of inhabiting.

Experimental

We understand architecture as a continuous process of exploration and evolution.

We know the rules and understand the parameters, yet we allow each project to develop without knowing exactly where the process will lead. Through experimentation with geometry, materials, technology and traditional crafts, we search for new possibilities while remaining grounded in the realities of construction.

Every project becomes part of that ongoing evolution.

Music meets Architecture

Both architecture and music influence our state on mind. They’re capable of producing unique emotions. That is no project without rhythm and structure, as there is no emotion without harmony or melody.

In the quest for emotion generators, there is a constant dance between music and architecture. Sometimes the answer comes one, and some from the other. We just have to explore and keep our senses wide open.

Music shows rhythm, silence, harmony, melody and fluidity. These notions are extremely valuable to architecture as tools for the design process.

Basically, by discussing these concepts we can see clearly how architecture and music both speak the very same language.

To listen to the composition process from musical optic: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4HMooDkAgGkywQJWViFBVs

We create exciting designs based on the circular economy, through a creative workshop of constant search and experimentation, made up of a collaborative team.

Matias Mosquera

Founder, Director
Camila Gianicolo

Architect, partner
Milagros Vita

Administration, partner
Francisco Gómez Paratcha

Architect, partner
Cristian Grasso

Architect, partner
Carolina Tobar

Architect, partner
Marcelo Vita

Civil Engineer
Jeff Arias

Architect
Letizia Peli

Intern

Matias Mosquera

Matias Mosquera, Architect, musician, born in 1985 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, attended University of Buenos Aires.

From years 2011 to 2012, he was part of 3XN Design team in Denmark. After that, and through the year of 2020 he started BAM! Architecture along an associate partner, in which they achieved great acknowledgements on their work, including Architecture Biennials and other international organizations.

In the year of 2020, alongside a great team, he started AtelierM, where he furthered his work and exploration about architecture in different scales and regions, thus creating an avant-gard office.

Academically, he is currently teaching Architectural Design in the University of Buenos Aires, and has been doing so since 2018.

His work has been published in over 100 countries, and in several platforms, including Archdaily, Designboom, Dezeen, Clarin Arquitectura, Revista Trama, Living, Homify, Landscape Design, Casas Internacional, Arqa, 1:1, 30-60, Archilover, Architizer, Archello, Barzon, Detail, Design Milk, Catalogo Arquitectura.

Thanks

Agustina Raskin
Lucia Ayerbe Rant
Pilar Navarro
Pacho Riva
Sebastian Karagozlu
Nico Krausse
Irina Demchuk
Dante Marinari
Paulina Szabo
Letizia Peli
Alizée Martin

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Location
Juan José Díaz 594
San Isidro - PC: 1642 - Buenos Aires - Argentina

NAH

Location
Kitakaruizawa, Japón
year
2024
Team
Matias Mosquera, Francisco Gomez Paratcha, Camila Gianicolo, Cristian Grasso, Dante Marinari

This house is designed to seamlessly merge with the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of the Kitakaruizawa forest, where dense vegetation dominates in the warmer months, and snow blankets the terrain during winter. The site, with its steep slope and irregular topography, offers both challenges and opportunities. Rather than imposing on the land, the house seeks to embrace these natural conditions, working with the existing contours and large boulders scattered across the terrain. The concept behind the design is to create a home that feels rooted in the landscape, enhancing the natural features while providing a deeply immersive experience for those who inhabit it. By doing so, the architecture becomes a part of the environment, allowing the users to engage with the forest in new and meaningful ways.

The terrain itself plays a pivotal role in shaping the architecture. The house is designed with a single roof that rises in accordance with the slope, following the natural flow of the land. This gesture allows the building to integrate into the site in a way that feels organic, as if the structure emerges naturally from the earth. The design intent is to provide a gradual transition from the exterior to the interior, where each movement within the house becomes a part of the larger experience. The choice to align the roof with the slope also creates a unique spatial dynamic inside, where each room is positioned to engage with the topography in different ways, giving the users a heightened sense of the natural environment.

The interior of the house is laid out under the concept of “box within a box,” which allows for a layered organization of spaces. The main living areas are positioned at the extremities of the house, creating focal points that frame views of the surrounding forest and distant mountains. These spaces are where the interaction with the environment is most intense, allowing natural light to pour in and offering unobstructed views of the changing landscape. In contrast, the service areas are placed in a second layer within the structure, discreetly tucked away to maintain the focus on the primary living spaces. This thoughtful arrangement of spaces creates a sense of progression, inviting exploration and surprise as one moves through the house.

Once inside, the house reveals itself as an entirely different experience. While the exterior harmonizes with the natural surroundings, the interior transforms into a space that transcends the ordinary. The design shifts from a grounded simplicity to a more ethereal and surprising atmosphere. The intention is to transport users into another dimension, creating an environment that evokes a sense of wonder and curiosity. This interior transformation plays with contrasts—light and shadow, open and enclosed spaces—guiding the inhabitants through a carefully curated sequence of experiences that go beyond mere functionality.

Externally, the house employs traditional construction techniques, including charred wood cladding and a pitched roof. These elements serve to connect the house to its cultural and environmental context, blending with the forest while offering protection against the elements. The use of charred wood, in particular, not only provides a durable and low-maintenance exterior but also adds a textural quality that resonates with the rugged nature of the site. The pitched roof, a familiar form in traditional Japanese architecture, further anchors the house in its local context, while subtly hinting at the unique experience awaiting inside.

The house offers more than just shelter; it is designed to be an experience in itself. The architecture fosters a sense of discovery and awe, encouraging users to engage with their surroundings in unexpected ways. From the harmony of the house with its immediate environment to the transition into its interior spaces, the design aims to inspire a state of continuous wonder. By combining traditional construction techniques with modern spatial concepts, the house creates a unique dialogue between the past and present, nature and architecture, simplicity and transformation, making it an unforgettable experience for all who enter.