About Curo
Architecture with
intent.
Founded in 2021 by Ana Rita Gomes, CURO is an architecture studio 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, holds a Master’s degree from the University of Coimbra and Università degli Studi Roma Tre, and is currently pursuing a PhD at the 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 Arquitecturafurther exploring the relationship between practice, theory, and architectural thought.
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 projects that are thoughtful, rigorous, and timeless.
A way of making
We believe in an We believe in an architecture that needs no 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 architecture of clarity and restraint, designed to endure, stand the test of time, and preserve its identity.
Awards & distinctions
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2026
HOLD — Finalist
2025
CASA — Finalist
LA CASA DI BAU — Finalist + 3rd Place, Best Moodboard -
2024
Ethereal — 2.º Lugar, Concurso Privado -
2023
Deference — Finalista
de profundis — 3.º Lugar, Concurso Público -
2021
Forest — Finalist
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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