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About Curo<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Architecture
defined by rigour.<\/h3>

Founded in 2021 by Ana Rita Gomes, CURO is an architecture studio based in \u00c1gueda, 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.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Ana Rita Gomes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Architect, researcher and founder of CURO.\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ana is an architect, holding a Master's degree from the University of Coimbra and Roma Tre University (Universit\u00e0 degli Studi Roma Tre), and is currently pursuing a PhD at Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto<\/strong> <\/a>(FAUP), where she is also a researcher at the Centro de Estudos Nuno Portas<\/strong><\/a> (CENP).<\/p>

In 2025, she was awarded a PhD Research Grant by Casa da Arquitetura<\/strong><\/a>further exploring the relationship between practice, theory, and architectural thought.<\/p>

She has been a guest on the programme Sociedade Civil<\/strong> (RTP2) and on Obracast<\/strong>, by Casa aos Bocados, talking about home renovations, housing and the role of architecture. See the conversations \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

Her practice is driven by curiosity and a continuous search for new ways of understanding and shaping space.<\/p>

At CURO architecture and research <\/strong>come together to shape conscious, rigorous and timeless projects.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How we work and think\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We believe in an architecture that does not need excess.<\/strong> to make its presence felt.<\/p>

We observe the place, understand our clients\u2019 needs, and approach every decision with intention.<\/p>

We value light, materiality, proportion, and the relationships between the different elements<\/strong> that shape a space.<\/p>

The result is an essential architecture, designed to endure, withstand the passage of time and preserve its identity.<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Awards & distinctions<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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