Portfolio · Selected work
Matheus Amud
Architect & technical problem-solver
Based in Ireland · Landscape Architecture / Urban Design / BIM
From Manaus, Brazilian Amazon
Profile
Design only counts when it becomes real
I came to Ireland from the Brazilian Amazon with a degree in Architecture and Urbanism, a post-graduate specialisation in Furniture Design and Fabrication, and a belief that design only counts when it becomes real — when someone sits on the bench you drew, walks the path you planned, reads the sign you specified down to the last fixing detail.
My work sits at the intersection of spatial thinking and technical making. I develop projects from the first rough sketch through to construction drawings, fabrication coordination, physical models and BIM delivery — and I do it because I find every stage genuinely interesting. Curiosity is not a trait I perform. It is how I work.
I have been studying 3D for eighteen years and never stopped. To me it is not a software skill — it is a way of bringing ideas into reality and helping everyone around a project understand what is being built before a single thing is made. I taught myself the workflows that connect concept sketches to Revit models to 3D-printed prototypes, staying up late when a project needed it, not because I was asked to, but because I wanted to know how.
Curiosity over comfort
I actively seek out the parts of a project that nobody has solved yet. That is where the most useful work happens.
End-to-end ownership
I care about the sketch and the specification equally. A beautiful idea that cannot be built is an incomplete idea.
Clarity through making
3D modelling, physical prototyping and detailed drawing are not production tasks — they are thinking tools. They prevent clashes and resolve ambiguity.
People experience places
Every project I work on will be used by someone who had no say in its design. That responsibility shapes how carefully I work.
Design
Concept development · wayfinding systems · public realm · interpretive design · urban furniture
Technical
Construction drawings · fabrication details · specification · contractor coordination · tender packages
BIM & 3D
Revit modelling · custom families · 3D printing · physical prototyping · sketch-to-model workflows
Royal Canal Greenway
Developed from first sketch to fully detailed tender package, including concept studies, visualisations, 3D modelling, and physical prototypes produced on a personal 3D printer outside working hours. Construction drawings and assembly details were produced to fabrication standard, with fabrication drawings coordinated directly with the appointed fabricator.
Every stage of this project was initiated and delivered independently.
The Level — Longford
Honouring the generations of workers who built and maintained the Royal Canal, this sculptural element draws from the tools, surveying equipment and construction methods of the canal’s making. Forms reference the precision and physical labour behind Ireland’s waterway infrastructure — creating a tactile connection to the engineers and makers whose work shaped this landscape permanently.
The Wheel — Kildare
Inspired by the movement and community life of the canal corridor today, this element takes its forms from cycling, running and everyday recreation. Wheel-like structures and flowing curves frame spaces to pause, gather and interact — celebrating the canal as a shared space for health, wellbeing and outdoor enjoyment across all ages.
Midleton to Youghal Greenway
Modular Wayfinding SystemA modular steel signage system developed from industrial and railway heritage references. The design was taken from initial concept sketches and profile studies through to fully detailed fabrication drawings, coordinated directly with the appointed fabricator.
Physical prototypes were produced and reviewed on site at the fabrication workshop, allowing the system to be resolved against real material and real tolerances rather than on paper alone.
Interpretive Signage
LDA Bluebell, DublinInspired by the historic filter beds preserved on site, this interpretive signage piece translates the industrial heritage of Bluebell’s waterworks into physical form. The cutout panels echo the geometry of the filter beds themselves, and the low-relief dot pattern on the front face references the sand and gravel used in the original filtration process.
The top profile represents the Grand Canal and its gates, with varying heights and thicknesses reading as different water levels — a detail only legible to those who know the history, but felt by everyone who encounters the piece.
Belfast Transport Hub
Salt Water SquareA major public realm project adjacent to Belfast Grand Central Station, developed for one of the largest transport infrastructure schemes on the island.
Every site element shown here was built from scratch as a custom Revit family — lighting, signage, bicycle stands, seating, bins and bespoke railings. No downloaded or manufacturer content was used. Each family reflects the actual proposed specification, making the model a live coordination tool as much as a drawing source.
Cork City Centre
Public Realm RegenerationDetailed design for a major public realm regeneration project in Cork city centre. Responsible for the full detailed drawing package, developed with the guidance of associate-director Darren McKinstry. Work included construction details, paving layouts, level interfaces, and street furniture coordination across a complex urban site.
Shown here: the granite stone edge and planter detail package, including cross-sections and an isometric assembly diagram illustrating the granite block and coping construction sequence.
06 · Personal work
Amazonian Series
I grew up in Manaus, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, surrounded by these animals. The jacaré, the tucano, the arara, the tucunaré, the bicho-preguiça — they are not subjects I researched. They are part of my childhood, my landscape, my memory.
Each piece in this series carries a real story. The geometric structure reflects how I see form — broken into planes, understood through construction.
I am as Amazonian as these animals.
From concept to construction
I enjoy making ambitious ideas buildable
Every project in this portfolio is different, but they all share the same approach. I enjoy the point where design becomes something that can be built — resolving details, testing ideas through models and prototypes, coordinating with fabricators, and turning drawings into places people use every day.
Selected work, 2024–2026 · Landscape architecture, interpretive design and BIM delivery
Project imagery is reproduced with the originating practice’s marks intact. Cork drawing © Arup. Full-resolution originals available on request.