Born and raised in Argentina, Martin Palleros completed his architecture degree in Buenos Aires before pursuing a master’s degree in landscape architecture in Florida. He started his career at The SWA Group in the USA before embarking on his journey to Singapore where he founded TIERRA Design in 1992 and never looked back. Martin has over twenty-five years’ experience in architecture and landscape architecture particularly in luxury hotel, resort and residential projects. His design inspiration is reflected in all of TIERRA Design’s projects. He is director of the firm and is currently based in Bangkok after operating out of his Perth office for about ten years.
TIERRA is a design firm specialising in architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning. It delivers distinctive architecture that references place and culture with modern sensibilities. It sees design as a means of heightening levels of consciousness towards nature and life itself. It seeks to integrate buildings, landscape and the environment holistically. TIERRA’s projects are spread throughout Australia and Asia, such as China, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, and Thailand.