Ecosystem Architect · Antigua Guatemala

Design that
closes the circle.

Regenerative land design, ecological architecture, and life-centred spaces — built from the earth they stand on.

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"Everything built intentionally serves life and closes the circle on the need of the next element."

Giuliana Gobbato · Ecosystem Architect

Regenerative design

About

Giuliana Gobbato

I am an Ecosystem Architect — trained in ecosystem ecology, practicing for 15 years in the Guatemalan highlands. I design landscapes, homes, and communities as functioning closed-loop systems where every element serves the next.

Based in El Hato above Antigua, my work spans intimate private gardens to multi-family ecological architecture. Each project is a living experiment in what it means to build with the land rather than on it.

Founder of Asombro — a studio dedicated to regenerative design, ecological architecture, and the emerging field of village and community design. Now serving clients remotely, internationally.

15
Years practice
100+
Projects completed
3
Countries active

What we offer

Services

01

Regenerative Land & Landscape Design

Site reading, ecosystem mapping, and complete landscape design for private land, farms, and community spaces. Native species, water systems, soil health, and food production — landscapes that grow more alive over time.

Remote consultations available worldwide

02

Ecological Architecture

Design and technical documentation for homes using rammed earth, reinforced earth, and natural materials. Five homes completed in the Guatemalan highlands, each one an iteration toward greater seismic resilience and thermal comfort.

On-site in Guatemala · Remote design internationally

03

Village & Community Design

Masterplanning for intentional communities, regenerative villages, and co-living projects. Currently active in Guatemala and Costa Rica. Physical and social infrastructure for communities that want to live differently.

Currently accepting two new projects

04

Ongoing Design Partnership

A monthly retainer for landowners, developers, or communities in active development. Regular consultations, design iterations, plant and material specifications — AI-augmented for faster, deeper service.

From $500 USD / month

Selected work

Projects

Dream Catcher

Ecological Architecture · El Hato, Antigua · 2023

Dream Catcher

Rammed earth and teak. Biodigester, 450m³ rainwater reservoir, temazcal, edible gardens. Three-volcano panorama from every principal space.

Lucid Dream

Ecological Architecture · El Hato, Antigua · 2024

Lucid Dream · Casa Foresta

Rammed earth, teak and glass. A rammed earth arch frames Volcán de Agua from the freestanding bath.

Casa Propia

Founder's Home · El Hato, Antigua

Casa Propia

Built by hand with my husband. Watson wick, avocado orchard, potager garden, temazcal. The home that taught everything the other houses know.

Asombro Village

Village Design · Above Antigua · In progress

Asombro Village

A regenerative forest neighbourhood above Antigua. Seven women, eight acres. Waldorf-inspired education, birth centre, healing spaces, communal kitchen.

Costa Rica Village

Village Design · Costa Rica · In progress

Amora Village

Coastal ecological village design in Costa Rica. Regenerative masterplan integrating food sovereignty, community infrastructure and native ecosystem restoration.

How we work

The process

01
Read the land

Every project begins with the site — its slope, water, ecology, orientation, and existing life. Before a single line is drawn.

02
Design the system

We design closed-loop systems where every element serves the next — water, food, energy, structure, community.

03
Build with intention

Natural materials, honest craft, and proven techniques — rammed earth, teak, steel, glass — used precisely and beautifully.

04
Grow over time

The best regenerative spaces become richer with every season. We design for the long arc — not the photograph, but the living.

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Let's design
your land.

Whether you have land and a vision, or a vision and are looking for land — let's talk. Every project begins with a conversation about place, intention, and what kind of life you want to grow.

Remote consultations available worldwide. On-site projects in Guatemala and Central America.

WhatsApp Giuliana
WhatsApp
+502 4804 8047
Email
asombrodesign@gmail.com
Based in
El Hato, Antigua Guatemala
Website
asombro.co