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.
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