TENOR is an architecture studio founded in 2017 by Luis Vacas González and Alvaro Valverde Castilla. It has developed much of its practice in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. With a local, sensitive, honest, and rigorous approach, it contributes from its field to consolidating the relationships between the territory and the spatial and material traditions that characterize it. Their professional development encompasses private commissions, collaborations, and public competitions, obtaining various awards and recognitions in the latter.
Luis Vacas González. Architect from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Seville, with additional training at the Federal University of Ceará in Brazil and at ETSAM - UPM. He has worked at Aguiar Maia (Lisbon), XSCHE, Proyecto Singular, and AMREST. In 2017, he founded TENOR with Alvaro Valverde, whose initial years were developed alongside their other professional responsibilities until establishing a stable practice. Since 2016, he has led the studio's practice alone.
Alvaro Valverde Castilla. Architect, graduated from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Seville, with additional training at the ETSA Barcelona and the University of Extremadura. He has worked at Laguillo Arquitectura, Buró4, and Sol89, as well as in the Projects and Works Department of the Provincial Council of Cáceres. Between 2017 and 2026, he co-founded and directed TENOR with Luis Vacas, initially managing other professional responsibilities until establishing a stable practice.
