Projects designed with a multidisciplinary focus from the very beginning: structure, functionality, materials, sunlight, energy, pleasure, cost.

Beauty as a result of solutions, proportions, and adequate materials.

A broad network of structural, electrical and hydraulic engineers, builders, landscapers, lighting designers, carpenters, and all specialties involved in architecture, urban planning, construction, and furniture. Partnerships honed over more than 20 years of practice, for the development of projects of any scale and type.

Highlights include projects featured on the Casa Brasileira/GNT program (Casa da Capela-RES TCJ), on the Arte 1 channel (RES ACL), projects exhibited at the 9th International Architecture Biennial of São Paulo-2011 (RES URB), and at the Brazilian Pavilion at the 2014 Venice Biennale (Capela CCJ).

The PLR house was featured in WallPaper, included in a select group with "The Finest Modernist Architecture in the World", in April 2024

The office's work has also appeared in several national and international publications, such as the magazines and books AREA (Italy), IW (Taiwan), AXXIS (Colombia), Open Concept Apartments (USA), GIZ, Bamboo, AU-Architecture and Urbanism, Architecture and Construction, L+D, Contemporary Houses, Home and Garden, OCA, KAZA magazine and on the websites ArchDaily (Brazil/USA/China versions), Architecture Hunter, UOL etc.

It was a finalist for the 7th Best of Architecture Award (2014) and a finalist for the 1st edition of the WAward (2014). It received an Honorable Mention at the IAB-SP 2010 award with the Urbana house and at the CSN 2001 award with the Science and Technology Museum project.

André Becker Pennewaert

Graduated from FAUUSP in 2001, with experience in residential, commercial, cultural and corporate projects, having worked in the offices of Ruy Ohtake (1998-1999), Ubyrajara Gilioli (1999-2000) and Aflalo & Gasperini (2000-2004).

He was part of the Ubyrajara Gilioli team that won 2nd place in a national competition held by Usiminas for the headquarters of Grupo Corpo de Dança; he also worked on the award-winning project for the new headquarters of CREA/SP and the requalification of Palácio dos Campos Elíseos, in downtown São Paulo, in conjunction with FUPAM/Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa Tecnológica.

As of 2004, he began to dedicate himself to projects and works in partnership with architect Gustavo Viana and engineer Fabio Viana at the company Nautilo Arquitetura e Gestão. And, in 2007, he opened his own office.

He was a collaborator and then editor of the magazines L+D (2012-2017) and Bamboo (2014-2016).