{"id":363445,"date":"2024-04-09T12:10:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T15:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=363445"},"modified":"2024-04-09T12:13:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T15:13:18","slug":"brazilian-architect-creates-designs-for-arabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazilian-architect-creates-designs-for-arabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian architect creates designs for Arabs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Born in Vit\u00f3ria da Conquista, almost 520 kilometers away from the capital of Bahia, the 30-year-old Junior Andrade is spearheading two major architectural projects in Arab countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight now, we are working on the new Lamborghini showroom in Doha<\/strong>, Qatar<\/strong>, and a palace in Saudi Arabia<\/strong>. The palace came up first, in 2020 via Instagram, just before the pandemic hit. I\u2019d never had an international client before, and expanding the business was my dream. We had an online meeting and the client briefed me on the concept.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Andrade: office in Dubai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Shortly after the meeting, Andrade flew to Saudi Arabia to see the build site. His design includes a movie theater, two 17-meter-high fountains, a mosque, a lift connecting the parking area to the master suite, and a pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrade\u2019s showroom design in Qatar <\/strong>is meant for a multi-brand dealer that carries high-end vehicles such as Bentleys and Bugattis, in addition to Lamborghinis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both projects are ongoing, and Andrade has since gotten requests from other Arab clients in Kuwait <\/strong>and Oman<\/strong>. \u201cBack in 2020, we began to figure out the local bargaining culture. Now, I realize that Arabs enjoy negotiating. They enjoy sitting down for some coffee, just like Brazilians do. They\u2019re different than American clients, for instance, who are often much more to the point,\u201d says Andrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, Arab clients will often take their time before signing off on a contract, after all they\u2019re dealing with dreams. \u201cNow that I\u2019m close with Arab clients, they\u2019ll even joke that I seem Arab because I enjoy negotiating so much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Qatar car showroom design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

In order to better serve these clients, the architect set up an office in Dubai, in the UAE late last year. \u201cIn two years\u2019 time, we plan on having a bigger structure out there. Right now, my company is based out of S\u00e3o Paulo and Bahia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since doing his first international project in Saudi Arabia, in addition to his new Arab clients, Andrade has also received work proposals from Italy, the United States, Colombia, and South Africa. He ascribes the success and growth of his business to two factors: the pandemic, and his business acumen.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Saudi Arabia palace design\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cAround that time, it dawned on people that home is the most important place in our lives. The household became a place in which to study, to work, to work out, to be with family, all at once.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once he picked up on the trend, Andrade took the leap and decided to expand. Capitalizing on the fact that everyone was using the internet to communicate, he decided to showcase his work, and this got him a new clientele around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The architect\u2019s history<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Up until he was 17, Andrade had no clue he\u2019d be an architect. Football, the greatest passion of Brazilians, was his first choice. Architecture came into his life when his mother embarked on a comprehensive home renovation, which matched Andrade\u2019s creativity and his penchant for image editing software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2016, years after graduating, Andrade decided to start his own business. The portfolio of JR Andrade Arquitetura<\/a> runs the gamut from high-end residential buildings to simpler homes. In addition to covering 19 cities throughout Bahia, the company is active in Rio de Janeiro, S\u00e3o Paulo, Paran\u00e1, Fortaleza, and Pernambuco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more:<\/em>
A tour inside Dubai\u2019s iconic Burj Al Arab hotel<\/a>
A walking tour of S\u00e3o Paulo shows its similarities to Cairo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special ANBA report by Rebecca Vettore<\/strong><\/p>\n

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