“This distinction is one of the milestones of the year for me. I find it very satisfying to be recognized by peers in our activity. Because it gives us confidence in the path we are traveling,” he responds. Viviana Melamed with his inevitable smile before going on stage.
Winning awards is not something new for the MDI architect who has four decades of iimpeccable career and in 2022 he won first place in this same ARQ Clarín award. But he also accumulated cucardas in the more than 20 years that he participated in Casa FOA. For years he was almost a bastion, an unwavering figure of interior design in that exhibition.
Melamed began dedicating himself to architecture, but became passionate about interior design. Today he is the owner of Viviana Melamed Studio, a space from which it projects interior architecture and design to the whole world.
“Through a complete creative arc, architecture, interior design and furniture production for various scales and typologies, the studio is dedicated to designing and solving high-end private residential projects, buildings for real estate developers and hospitality projects,” he describes.
Additionally, since 2002, she has been creative director of Design Matrix“born global high-end designer furniture and upholstery company,” he defines.
This year is also important for Melamed because it is concluding the EH Boutique Experiencea hotel in El Calafate. In addition, she completed several private residential projects that were significant to her, such as House H and Apartment L44.
“We are very excited about our interior architectural work on the exterior. We are working for a couple of Real Estate developers from the United States, teaming up for several of their developments. That fills us with pride, challenges us and renews our interests, which, of course, is transmitted to the activity with developers from Argentina,” he concludes.