About
Designs that listen
GMBC is an architecture and interior design studio that works online with clients in any country, in English and Portuguese. Each project is designed for one specific person, family or team.
Who designs
Gabriel M. B. do Carmo
Architect and urban planner, registered with the Brazilian Council of Architecture and Urbanism (CAU no. A120600-1). LinkedIn profile
Graduated in architecture and urbanism from Centro Universitário Plínio Leite, with a postgraduate degree in Building Information Modeling (BIM) from PUCRS and an MBA in construction budgeting, planning and control.
He has spent 15 years developing complete architecture, urban design and landscape projects, from the first study to construction drawings, with cross-discipline coordination and BIM management on engineering and infrastructure projects.
That adds up to more than 30 residential projects, plus institutional and urban design work, with buildings completed in Maricá, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro and Teresópolis.
Certifications: GBC Referência Casa (Green Building Council Brasil) and Sustainable Urban Mobility (ITDP Brasil).
How we think
Four commitments on every project
- 01
Listen before proposing
The brief is a conversation about routine, not a form of floor areas. The programme comes from what you tell us.
- 02
Delight without complicating
Few materials, well chosen, and one clear idea per project. Beauty that does not depend on difficult upkeep.
- 03
Design it to work
Detailed designs coordinated in BIM, so the build costs what was planned and looks the way it was approved.
- 04
Put everything in writing
Stages, timelines, revisions and what is not included are defined before we start.
The company
- Legal name
- GMBC Consultoria LTDA
- Brazilian tax ID (CNPJ)
- 66.731.284/0001-02
- Lead architect
- Gabriel M. B. do Carmo, CAU no. A120600-1
- Service
- Online, in English and Portuguese
- Tools
- Revit, Civil 3D, Navisworks, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion and D5