Bio
Técio Martins is an architect and urbanist with designing experiences in several architecture groups including Espressa Oficina based in Salvador, Bahia, of which he is co-founder. During his career, he collaborated in projects of various scales for private and public organisations, with special emphasis to both national and international design competitions.
After a master thesis investigating the role of architects in social housing programmes in Brazil (University of Brasilia, 2020), since 2023, as a PhD candidate (Federal University of Bahia), he researches the importance of writing in architecture and how archives contribute to formulating the environment for design, specifically in public projects.
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Favourite (interior) architecture project
Respecting the history of the building - including the period when it was a dilapidated - the project turned a former ruin into a ceremonial. By using materials often encountered in Brazilian colonial architecture combined with contemporary ones, original environment and characteristics were maintained with a result that brings a flexible use. The restoration project was led by A+P Arquitetos Associados.
Photo: Leonardo Finotti