We are an architecture office and heritage studies consultancy based in La Serena, Chile, founded in 2019. We are dedicated to the preservation, management and enhancement of built heritage with an interdisciplinary perspective, ranging from monumental buildings with official protection to vernacular heritage properties and archaeological sites. Our work includes diagnoses of the state of conservation of properties, studies and heritage inventories, as well as the management, design and execution of restoration and rehabilitation projects, much of them in rural territories and in extreme areas of Chile. We also carry out new small-scale sustainable works, using natural materials and construction techniques inspired by local heritage.

Our name is born from the fusion between “Architecture” and “Tika”, a Quechua word that means both “flower” and “adobe”, the traditional block made of earth that has been fundamental in the construction of habitats since the beginning of humanity. With this name, we want to highlight the traditional construction techniques that form the basis of Chilean heritage, created from the materials available in each territory, in harmony with its landscapes. By rescuing and perpetuating the use of adobe, stone and wood, we seek to preserve the knowledge and crafts about the sustainable use of natural resources and contribute to local development with territorial relevance.