About Us

Meet the Mind(s)
Behind the Masterpieces

At Studio-FV, we are dedicated to revolutionizing the architectural experience. Our goal is to create harmonious and awe-inspiring spaces that seamlessly blend nature, technology, and innovation. We firmly believe that a building should not exist in isolation; instead, it should actively engage with its surroundings.

By utilizing cutting-edge research and technology across various scales and contexts, Studio-FV combines natural materials with emerging building practices to deliver exceptional designs that are both aesthetically pleasing and highly functional.

Our philosophy centers around interconnectedness, extending from our design approach to our business practices. We are committed to providing our clients with a service experience that is marked by quality, collaboration, and attention to detail. When you choose to work with Studio-FV, you can expect a seamless partnership where your vision and aspirations are at the heart of our design process.

Studio-FV was established in 2008 in Puerto Natales, Magellan, and the Chilean Antarctic Region, Province of Ultima Esperanza, Chile. Since then, we have expanded our operations to include Spring Branch, Texas. Throughout our journey, we have garnered numerous international awards, recognizing our commitment to innovation and excellence in the field of architecture.

As a company, we strive to redefine the possibilities of architectural practice. We aim to be known for our transformative designs, our dedication to sustainability, and our unwavering commitment to craftsmanship. By pushing boundaries and embracing emerging technologies, we are reshaping the architectural landscape and elevating the human experience.

Whether you are embarking on a residential or commercial project, Studio-FV is here to exceed your expectations. Our team of experts is passionate about turning your architectural dreams into reality, ensuring that every space we create not only fulfills its functional purpose but also inspires and enriches the lives of those who inhabit it.

FERNANDA VUILLEUMIER
ARCHITECT - DESIGNER

Fernanda Vuilleumier practices architecture within a broader context of pro formative research in which the medium of architecture is an active condition. Her work encompasses client-based projects in a wide range of scales, including hypothetical architectural proposals and temporary perceptions, contexts and nature.

Vuilleumier focuses on material innovation, research, application, and ingenuity within a broader social and cultural context while providing well-rounded architecture and design services. Vuilleumier’s methodology is to negotiate complex relationships between the observer and the object.

Vuilleumier engages with high and low technologies and innovative construction materials’ systems to explore architecture as an evolved, critical functionality. Designs include hybrid materials, printed surfaces, and complex repetitive arrangements of elements. The resultant tectonic language facilitates the adaptation and evolution of the functional necessities, at the same time creating creative environments that are at once spatial and material.

Awards
  • 2014 International Nominated for Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) for Emerging Architecture. Project, OutsideIn House, Puerto Natales XII Magallanes Chilean Antarctica, Province of Ultima Esperanza, Chile.
  • 2009-2010 Scholarship winner Urgent Architecture project. Architecture Program of Young Artists National Fund for Culture and the Arts FONCA. An area of research that seeks to re-think a shelter covering the basic needs of a survivor with the intervention of the first 24 hours after a natural catastrophe.
 
Exhibitions
  • September 2010 FONCA Exhibition, Urgent Architecture. Morelia Michoacán, México.Presented post-catastrophe shelters at the Casa de la Cultura de Morelia Ex Convento del Carmen for the Fondo Nacional Cultura y las Artes.
  • 2007 Argentina Studio Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California.
  • 2007 Graduation Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California.
  • 2007 An Architecture Exhibition, Mexican Consulate Gallery in San Francisco, California.
    1999/ 2000 Geometry and Color, Elemental Exhibition, Guadalajara México.
 
Education
  • 2004-2007
    Master of Architecture Program
    California College of the Arts. San Francisco California, USA
  • 2006 Jury Prize Nominee
  • 1996-2000
    Bachelor of Architecture Program
    Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente.In Tlaquepaque, Jalisco Mexico
  • 1999 Jury Prize Nominee

Nominations
/Awards

National Award Winner of the Young Architects National Fund for Culture and the Arts FONCA, Mexico D.F.
The projects designed and fabricated an emergency shelter prototype that can be deployed in the event of a natural disaster. Scholarship Awarded: August 2009 - March 2010.
International Nominated for Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) for Emerging Architecture
The project, OutsideIn House, Puerto Natales XII Magallanes Chilean Antarctica, Province of Ultima Esperanza, Chile.


August 2009-2010
March 2014

Press

MCHAP Book One: The Americas
Fernanda Vuilleumier




MAGAZINE: CHIC HAUS
Interview Fernanda Vuilleumier




BOOK: 150 BEST SUSTAINABLE HOME IDEAS 2014
Edited and Published by Harper Collins. Author Francesc Zamora. New York City. Project: OutSideIn House, Patagonia, Chile.



BOOK: YOUNG ARCHITECTS. COMPILATION ADOLFO HERNANDEZ OROZCO
Edited by Secretariat of Culture Jalisco Mexico. Project: Outside IN House, Puerto Natales XII Magallanes Chilean Antarctica, Province of Ultima Esperanza, Chile.

MAGAZINE: ENLACE MEXICO, D.F.
Project: Outside IN House, Puerto Natales XII Magallanes Chilean Antarctica, Province of Ultima Esperanza, Chile.



MAGAZINE EL MERCURIO SANTIAGO, CHILE
Newspaper El Mercurio. Project: OutSideIn House. Puerto Natales XII Magallanes Chilean Antarctica, Province of Ultima Esperanza, Chile.


MAGAZINE: ARQUITK NUM. 75 MEXICO, D.F.
Project: Outside IN House, Puerto Natales XII Magallanes Chilean Antarctica, Province of Ultima Esperanza, Chile.



MAGAZINE LA TERCERA SANTIAGO, CHILE - REVIEW
Magazine La Tercera Santiago, Chile. Newspaper La Tercera. Project: Outside IN House. Puerto Natales XII Magallanes Chilean Antarctica, Province of Ultima Esperanza, Chile.


1REVISTA D’ARQUITERCTURA EN EN AMÉRICA CENTRAL Y EL CARIBE. MAGAZINE LATIN AMERICA, CENTRAL AND THE CARIBE.
Project: Subsidized Rural House. Puerto Natales XII Magallanes Chilean Antarctica, Province of Ultima Esperanza, Chile.

BOOK: MXDF ESTUDIO ARCHITECTURE PROJECT 2007.
Published by CCA California College of the Arts San Francisco, University of California Berkeley, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City. Project: Layering outside-in Centro Cultural Xochimilco, Mexico City.
MAGAZINE, JALISCO MEXICO. NEWSPAPER MURAL
Newspaper Mural. Proiect: Geometry and Color. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.



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