About Curo

Architecture
defined by rigour.

Founded in 2021 by Ana Rita Gomes, CURO is an architecture studio based in Águeda, Portugal, with projects across the Central Region. The studio is dedicated to developing projects that bring together context, materiality, functionality and identity.

We work across different scales, from residential and corporate spaces to experimental objects and wellness environments, guided by an approach rooted in rigour, simplicity, and close attention to detail. Each project is a unique response to its setting, programme, and the people who will inhabit it.

Ana Rita Gomes

Architect, researcher and founder of CURO.

Ana is an architect, holding a Master's degree from the University of Coimbra and Roma Tre University (Università degli Studi Roma Tre), and is currently pursuing a PhD at Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto (FAUP), where she is also a researcher at the Centro de Estudos Nuno Portas (CENP).

In 2025, she was awarded a PhD Research Grant by Casa da Arquiteturafurther exploring the relationship between practice, theory, and architectural thought.

She has been a guest on the programme Sociedade Civil (RTP2) and on Obracast, by Casa aos Bocados, talking about home renovations, housing and the role of architecture. See the conversations →

Her practice is driven by curiosity and a continuous search for new ways of understanding and shaping space.

At CURO architecture and research come together to shape conscious, rigorous and timeless projects.

Ana Rita Gomes, arquiteta e fundadora do CURO, em Águeda

How we work and think

We believe in an architecture that does not need excess. to make its presence felt.

We observe the place, understand our clients’ needs, and approach every decision with intention.

We value light, materiality, proportion, and the relationships between the different elements that shape a space.

The result is an essential architecture, designed to endure, withstand the passage of time and preserve its identity..

Awards & distinctions

  • 2020
    Think Small, Design Even Smaller — Honourable Mention
  • 2019
    Selene — Finalist
  • 2018
    Chashitsu — Finalist
    Ursula — Honourable Mention
  • 2017
    Cyclops — Honourable Mention
  • 2011
    Light Challenge — Honourable Mention