Results of the first Weefor Arq open architecture competition announced

Developer Weefor has announced the results of its first open architecture competition, which aimed to select an architectural design for the company's first residential development in the city of Curitiba. The competition's grand prize winner is the firm Nachtergaele Navarro Arquitetos Associados, from São Paulo, whose project is scheduled to begin construction in the first half of 2020.

Led by architects Beatriz Nachtergaele and Baldomero Navarro, the São Paulo-based firm met all the competition guidelines and was selected through a blind jury process composed of six industry professionals: Lua Nitsche, partner at Nitsche Arquitetos Associados; Fernando Mungioli, editor of Projeto magazine; Pedro Vada, editor of ArchDaily Brasil; Keiro Yamawaki, partner at Garageplan and Arquibusiness and former president of AsBEA/PR; Luiz Augusto Brenner Rose, director at Imobiliária Lopes; and Maria Eugenia Fornea, representing Weefor. In addition to a R$ 20,000 cash prize, the winning firm will be commissioned by the developer to produce the building permit design (Projeto Legal) and related services.

See the winners below:

First Place

Authors: Nachtergaele Navarro Arquitetos Associados
Location: São Paulo - SP

Second Place

Authors: Arquitetura Nacional
Location: Porto Alegre - RS

Third Place

Authors: YVA Arquitetura
Location: Curitiba - PR

Honorable Mention

Authors: Agência TPBA Arquitetura
Location: Rio de Janeiro - RJ

Honorable Mention

Authors: 0E1 Arquitetos
Location: Porto Alegre - RS

Honorable Mention

Authors: VIA Arquitetura
Location: Joinville - SC

Honorable Mention

Authors: Projeto Paulista de Arquitetura
Location: São Paulo - SP

Learn more about Weefor and the competition here.