About us
AIA Members since 1996.
Valid and current California Architect´s License since 1996.
LEED™ Accredited Professional.
At Amunátegui Barreau Arquitectos Asociados A.I.A., or ABA, we specialize in cross-cultural architectural services, including architecture, planning, interior design and real estate development. We have designed, detailed and developed well over 6 million square feet over the past fourteen years of practice in Chile and Argentina, in a broad spectrum of building types. Recent projects include subterranean subway stations, the new domestic passenger terminal for Santiago’s International Airport, the passenger terminals for the 1998 addition to Santiago International Airport (Government-issued schematic design), as well as its complimentary regional counterpart, embassies, large mixed use developments such as World Trade Center Santiago and Santiago Marriott, high-end single family residences, Casinos, institutional and/or corporate office complexes, interior design, master planning and more.
We conduct all of our work based on the American Institute of Architects protocol, including our contract structure, graphic standards, CADD layering systems, fee proposals and construction documentation.
We hold a current California Architect’s License and A.I.A. membership, numbers 205739 and 30124136, respectively. We also hold a 1 st Category-Superior Consultant Certificate issued by Chile’s Ministry of Public Works, or MOP, which enables us to undertake very-large-scale government work.
Sergio Amunátegui Undurraga, Partner
- 1985: Architect degree, Texas A&M University.
- 1989: Master in Architecture, University of California, Berkeley.
- 1994: Professional License of Architect, State of California.
- 1995: Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Partner of Amunátegui Barreau Arquitectos AIA. It participates in the design, construction, remodeling and expansion of the Santiago Airport since 1998. It has also designed and built large-scale complexes in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and the USA. He has been an adjunct professor at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism of the Universidad de Chile and associate dean of the School of Architecture and Art of the Universidad del Desarrollo. He holds a State of California Architect’s License, is a LEED AP and both a member of the American Institute of Architecture and the Chilean Institute of Architects.
Carmen Barreau Velasco, Partner
- 1985: O.E.A. Grant (July – August) School of Architecture, Cornell University, USA.
- 1989: University of Chile Architect degree, approved with Maximum Distinction.
Partner of Amunátegui Barreau Arquitectos AIA. It participates in the design, construction, remodeling and expansion of the Santiago Airport since 1998. It has also designed and built large-scale complexes in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and the USA.
Javier Basualdo Cifuentes, Associate Architect
- 2000: Professional Title of Architect, University of Chile
- 2020: Master of Architecture, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, approved with Maximum Distinction.
Associate Architect at Amunátegui Barreau Arquitectos AIA since 2012. He has designed and built works in Chile, Argentina and Colombia. He has been an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Talca and Universidad del Desarrollo. He has collaborated as a researcher in projects related to the Magister program of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Timeline
- 1996Carmen Barreau and Sergio Amunategui create Amunategui Barreau Architects AIA
- 1997World Trade Center Santiago
- 2000Aresti Vineyards Corporate Headquarters
- 2001Design Development through Construction and Tender of first Public-Private Partnership, Santiago Chile Airport Arturo Merino Benítez
- 2001El Parrón and La Cisterna Subway Stations for Line 2 of Santiago underground rapid transit
- 2002Mendoza Marriott Luxury Hotel and Casino
- 2003Vicuña Mackenna Subway Station for Line 4 of Santiago underground rapid transit
- 2004Viña del Mar Courthouse Building, first place in nationwide competition, design through construction contract administration
- 2005Arica’s legendary casino, expansion and remodel
- 2006Mixed use complex including office condominium, luxury hotel, casino and retail in Calama, northern Chile
- 2007Miscellaneous large-scale industrial buildings for food industry, City of Talca
- 2008Luxury hotel and casino in uptown Osorno, southern Chile
- 2009Antofagasta International Airport Update, Expansion and Remodel, Passenger Terminal, Miscellaneous Ancillary Buildings and Greenfield Master Plan
- 2010Master Plan Update Through Design Development and Miscellaneous Scopes, all consultants under Joint Venture with Stantec Architecture, Santiago Chile Airport Arturo Merino Benítez
- 2011Foster Luxury Office Condominium high-rise
- 2012City of Los Andes Courthouse Building, first place in competition, design through construction contract administration
- 2013Iquique International Airport Update, Expansion and Remodel, Passenger Terminal, Miscellaneous Ancillary Buildings and addition to existing airside Master Plan
- 2014Hotel Courtyard by Marriott – Santiago
- 2015Atrex Cargo Courier Building and EOS Airport Office Building
- 2016Origami office condominium high-rise, with Land Architects
- 2017Concepción International Airport Update, Expansion and Remodel, Passenger Terminal, Miscellaneous Ancillary Buildings and greenfield landside and airside Master Plan.
- 2018Santiago Marriott mixed use office and luxury condominiums plus luxury hotel, the tallest building in Chile for over a decade
- 2018NCSO office condominium mid-rise tower, with Land Architects
- 2019Francisco de Aguirre Office and Retail Office Condominium, as AOR with Brandon Haw Architects, NY
- 2020Zoccalo underground podium parking and urban center in uptown Santiago