The studio, founded in 2015, has offices in Póvoa de Varzim and, more recently, in Porto.

Hugo Barros, the coordinating architect, holds a Master’s degree from FAUP and also studied at the Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio. From 2012 to 2013, he worked at David Chipperfield Architects in London.

He has been invited to present ATELIERDACOSTA’s work at various events, including classes, conferences, exhibitions, workshops and publications. Notably, the Greek magazine DOMA published a notebook on the ‘villas’ they designed.

Hugo Barros has been nominated for several awards, including the National Wood Architecture Award, the “Forma” Awards and the Young Architects Award (Prémio Jovens Arquitectos). He won the latter in 2023 for the “Casa de Férias” project. In addition to his architectural work, he has also designed sets for various theatre and dance productions.