WE ARE EMBYÁ
WE DO
ECOSYSTEM LANDSCAPING
PROCESS
Analyze
Surveying
Diagnosis
Guidelines
Licensing
We entered the site before all other work teams to understand the biotic and abiotic factors. We researched previous studies, validated them, and supplemented with new surveys conducted on-site. Our conclusions allow decision-makers (owners, developers, and designers) to have a clear understanding of the restrictions, threats, and potentials affecting their land. We proceed until the issuance of environmental permits and approvals from the respective public agencies.
Project
Planning
Coordination
Detailing
Budget
We develop the complete landscape design. Our creative process integrates all stakeholders, producing solutions that are mindful of the technical and financial realities of each situation. At different scales, we develop appropriate methodologies to meet various demands, from the simplest to the most complex. We coordinate, for our clients, professionals from complementary disciplines such as agronomy, biology, engineering, lighting design, and irrigation.
Cultivar
Own Nursery
Organic cultivation
Rare plants
Native plants
In all production stages, we apply the best practices for soil management and seedling growth. We have our own production of rare plants on a 10,000 m² area. We take care of species such as bromeliads, cacti, orchids, herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees that are not found in conventional nurseries.
Implement
Implementation
Management
Supervision
We have a structured team to handle all types of landscaping projects. We work with a network of reliable suppliers who provide us with access to quality materials at competitive prices.
Maintain
Monitoring
Maintenance
"Our vision of ecosystem-based landscaping extends to both preventive and corrective maintenance, respecting the cycles and resources provided by nature. The healthy aspect of our gardens reflects the careful work of gardeners who are passionate about what they do. We closely monitor their work and professional growth.
Propagate
Talks
Courses and workshops
Publications
We are teachers of gardening, ecological landscaping, green infrastructure, and urban ecology, affiliated with educational and research institutions, in various formats and stages of the academic life. We constantly strive to improve ourselves, learning and sharing our ideas through lectures and articles, both in Brazil and abroad.
Duarte Vaz
Landscape designer, architect and urban planner
Founding partner
Architect and Urban Planner, FAU/UFRJ (1998). Master's student in Urbanism, PROURB/UFRJ (2008). Professor of Landscape Architecture at PUC-Rio (2013-2023).
Founder and director of EMBYÁ, he leads projects based on the concept of Ecosystemic Landscaping — a synthesis of art and ecology. For over 15 years, he has led projects of various scales in Brazil and abroad. In parallel, he develops personal work in painting and printmaking, where his research on landscape extends to the visual arts.
Elena Geppetti
Landscape Architect
Partner
Landscape Architect (La Sapienza, Rome, 2009), Master’s in Landscape Architecture (PROURB, UFRJ, 2013), PhD in Geography (PUC-Rio, 2024).
Bruno Amadei
Paisagista, Arquiteto e Urbanista
Partner
Architect and urban planner (UFF-2013). Master in Urban and Regional Planning (UFRJ-2017) and PhD student in Urbanism (PROURB-UFRJ).
Isadora Riker
Landscape Designer, Architect and Urban Planner
Partner
Architect and Urban Planner (UFF, 2014), master in Urbanism (PROURB-UFRJ, 2023), with specialization in Ecological Landscaping (PUC-Rio, 2019).
Victor Huggo
Landscape Designer, Architect and Urban Planner
Partner
Architect and Urban Planner (FAU/UFRJ, 2019). Since 2020, he has been collaborating with collectives and social movements, implementing small-scale projects and works in peripheral public spaces, with a focus on research and practice in popular, ecological, and insurgent architecture.
Fernanda Nadal
Biologist
Bachelor in Biology (Puc-Rio-2021). Plant manager.
Mateus Bichara
Landscape Designer, Architect and Urban Planner
Architect and Urban Planner (UNESP Bauru 2005) and Master in Urban Planning and Sustainability (UPC Barcelona 2014).
Mylenna Merlo
Landscape Designer, Architect and Urban Planner
Architect and Urban Planner (FAU-UFRJ, 2021). Master in Architecture (PROARQ-UFRJ, 2024). PhD student in Architecture (PROARQ-UFRJ).
Larissa Scheuer
Landscape Designer, Architect and Urban Planner
Architect and Urban Planner (FAU-UFRJ, 2020). Awarded the 39th Architects of Tomorrow Award (IAB), 3rd place at Grandjean de Montigny and finalist of the 9th Tomie Ohtake Akzonobel Prize.
Joana Lachmann
Landscape Designer, Architect and Urban Planner
Architect and Urban Planner (PUC-Rio, 2012).
Alvaro Filogonio
Administrator | Finance
Rafaela Lessa
Landscape Architect, Architect and Urban Planner
Architect and Urban Planner (FAU-UFRJ, 2020). Honorable Mention in the 5th Rosa Kliass Award.
Vanessa Galvão
Landscape Designer, Architect and Urban Planner
Architect and Urban Planner (PUC-Rio, 2023). Master's student in Architecture (PPGARQ/PUC-Rio).
Julia Bomfim
Biologist
Biologist (UFRRJ, 2020). Master's student in Landscape Architecture (MPAP/FAU/UFRJ). Recognized as a 2023 standout by the Shell Young Sustainable Enterprise Initiative program.
Bruno Kraemer
Landscape Designer, Architect and Urban Planner
Architect and Urban Planner (FAU-UFRJ, 2023). Master's student in Urbanism (PROURB-UFRJ). Honorable Mention in the 40th Architects of Tomorrow Award (IAB) in the Urbanism category and in the Berlin Architecture Museum Competition (Archmedium).
Arthur Melo
Landscape Designer, Architect and Urban Planner
Architect and Urban Planner (UNISUAM, 2023).
Luiza Rodrigues
Intern
Architecture and Urbanism student (EAU/UFF)
Miguel Ajuz
Intern
Architecture and Urbanism Student (FAU/UFRJ)
Samuel Serejo
Landscape Architect, Architect, and Urban Planner
Architect and Urban Planner (Institute of Architecture and Urbanism) Researcher of Knowledge Territories (FAPESP/Unicamp)
Beatriz Habermann
Landscape Architect, Architect, and Urban Planner
Architect and Urban Planner (Institute of Architecture and Urbanism - IAU /USP) Master's student in Theory and History of Architecture and Urbanism (IAU - USP)
Livia Braggio
intern
Architecture and Urbanism Student (FAU/UFRJ)
Ilan Rzetelna
Intern
Architecture student (FAU-UFRJ, 2026 - ETSAB-UPC, 2024). First place in the 42nd Architects of Tomorrow Award (IAB) in the Urbanism category.
Ana Carolina Bezerra
Intern
Architecture and Urbanism Student (FAU/UFRJ), Honorable Mention at the 41st Architects of Tomorrow Award (IAB).
Raul Mattos
Agronomist
Agronomist (ISA/University of Lisbon, 2023)
Carlos Mattos
Design Intern
Design student (Dad PUC-Rio, 2026 / EAAD Universidade do Minho, 2025)
