The studio

Estudio Galera Arquitectura (Pinamar, Argentina). Founded in 2007, its work is primarily located along the Buenos Aires Atlantic coast, developing single-family homes, designing multi-family complexes, and urban-scale interventions. The studio’s practice focuses on interpreting the natural dune landscape and the tectonics of concrete, though several projects have been developed in diverse contexts using other materials—always noble and low-maintenance.

The studio has received the Professional Activity Recognition from the British magazine Wallpaper*, which selected it as one of 20 emerging practices worldwide in 2015; it was awarded the Young Argentine Generation Prize at the Buenos Aires International Architecture Biennial in 2019; and has earned multiple distinctions from the Buenos Aires Province Architects Association (CAPBA), including First and Second Prize for built work in 2022 for Casa Jaima and Casa Pingüino.

In 2025, EG was selected as a guest lecturer to present and publish its work at the International Congress of White Architecture (CIAB11) at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain.
Its identity is grounded in the understanding of diverse contexts—landscape, social, and economic. The studio’s work is supported by over fifteen years of experience and research, consolidating a comprehensive approach that bridges design practice, teaching, and experience in public territorial management.

The team

Ariel Galera

Architect, graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata in 2003.

Architect, graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (2003). His professional pursuit bridges technical rigor with material experimentation—a foundation he deepened through the Architecture and Technology Program at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (2011) and the Specialization in Urban Architectural Design (UNMdP). He has enriched his perspective by participating in various workshops, seminars, and academic events.
In 2007, he founded Estudio Galera. Between March 2020 and December 2022, he served as Secretary of Planning for the Municipality of Pinamar. He is also an active lecturer and speaker at biennials and academic forums.

César Amarante

Architect, graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata in 2017.

Architect, graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata in 2017. Member of Estudio Galera since 2012, alongside his teaching work at Instituto Juan Luis Vives in Villa Gesell. He participated as a teaching assistant for the course "Parametric Modeling" in the Architecture program at Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.

Francisco Villamil

Architect, graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata in 2004

Architect, graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata in 2004. Member of Estudio Galera since 2015. In academia, he serves as Associate Professor at FAUD / UNMdP. He is currently completing a specialization in Comprehensive Architectural and Urban Project Management (2016/2018 cohort, UNMdP). He is a doctoral candidate at DARQ-FAUD UNMdP, with a research thesis project titled "Architecture and Audiovisual Culture: Urban Narratives in Music Videos."

Others members

Arch. Mateo Granson – Technical Team.
Verónica Coleman – Management / Administration.