About
GCA is an international architecture firm based in Barcelona and Madrid that aims to provide tailored responses to the needs of each client, using creativity as a means to exceed expectations. Dedicated to creating designs that look to the future, GCA focuses on qualities such as eco-efficiency, sustainability, technology, and image. The firm combines artisanal techniques with cutting-edge know-how to shape today's architecture and the interiors of tomorrow.
Team
Founded in 1986 by Josep Juanpere and Antonio Puig, GCA Architects has established itself as one of the leading architecture firms with an extensive team of talented professionals. Each team member contributes a unique skill set, bringing both expertise and fresh innovation.
José Juanpere
Founding Partner
Antonio Puig
Founding Partner
Francisco de Paz
Partner, Managing Director
Josep Riu
Partner
Jordi Castañé
Partner
Juan Riveiro
Partner
Andrea Navarro
Partner
Andrea Navarro
Partner
Andrea Navarro Golobart is architect partner at GCA Architects, where she leads the design department.
Her design approach is rooted in a sensitivity infused with cultural and aesthetic diversity, cultivated throughout her professional and academic career. With experience spanning multiple architectural universes, her portfolio transcends the comfort of the hospitality sector, the warmth of residential spaces, and the sophistication of retail design.
Deeply conscious principles guide her work: the history that precedes a place, the culture that defines it, the behavior of the society that shapes it, the craftsmanship and native materials, the narrative of the space, and the light that transforms it. These elements are essential in the conceptualization of her projects. Her designs breathe holism, timelessness, and innovation, with an adaptive perspective toward the future, materializing in quality, comfort, and efficiency.
Andrea is architect of places and emotions; each project is a creation that dialogues with its surroundings and with the people who live in.
Emilio Rodríguez-Martos
Associate
Lluís Guillem
Associate
Juan Velasco
Associate
Iván Egea
Associate
Enrique Molinero
Associate
Raquel López
Associate
Departments
GCA.sus
Sustainability
Efficient design
Certifications
Materials and systems
Innovation and technology
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Technical
Construction execution management
Project Management
Quantity Surveyor
BOQ and budgets
Architectural envelopes
Health and Safety
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GCA.urb
Urbanism
Regulatory Consultations
Urban Planning Reports
Procedures and licenses
Urban planning
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GCA.adm
Administration
Financial management
Economic management
Fiscal management
Legal management
HR
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2024
Ausiàs March, Best Multi-Unit Residential Building
NAN AWARDS
2022
Smart 22@, Best Large Infrastructure
NAN AWARDS
Sea Towers Office Building, Best Non-Residential Real Estate Performance
ASPRIMA-SIMA AWARDS
Casa Grases, Best Residential Real Estate Performance
ASPRIMA-SIMA AWARDS
2021
Alzheimer’s Day Center, Alejandro de la Sota Award
XII BIENNIAL ALEJANDRO DE LA SOTA
Parador de Aiguablava, Special Mention
PALMARÉS ARCHITECTURE
Martin’s Lane Winery in collaboration with Olson Kundig
AIA NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE HONOR AWARD
2019
Single-family Houses in Gavá, First Prize in Safety and Health
CATALONIA CONSTRUCTION AWARD
2018
Hotel 1882, Honorary Recognition
RETHINK HOTELS AWARD
Hotel 1882 and Housing in Barcelona, Best Project in Sustainability and Rehabilitation
FITUR AWARD
2017
Cuatrecasas Headquarters Barcelona, Best Construction Management and Execution
CAATEEBB AWARDS
2016
Cuatrecasas Headquarters Barcelona, Award for the Best Corporate Office Headquarters
AEO AWARDS
2013
Cuatrecasas Headquarters Madrid, Best Office building
COAM AWARDS
2012
Hotel Mirror, Best Conversion Architecture Building to a Hotel
EUROPEAN HOTEL DESIGN AWARDS
2011
Bodegas Mas Tinell and Àbac Hotel
SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN FESTIVAL
2010
Arts Hotel, Award for the Best Refurbishment
HOSTELCO AWARDS
2009
GCA Best Architecture Firm in Spain
REAL ESTATE AWARDS QUATRIUM
2008
Nirvana Sailing, Best Sail 40m plus
FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL, BOAT SHOW
Nirvana Sailing, Best Sail 40m plus
DESIGN PRIZE, 18th MONACO YACHT SHOW
Hotel Murmuri, First prize for the Best Architecture Building
EUROPEAN HOTEL DESIGN AWARDS
2007
Barceló Oviedo Cervantes Hotel, Best Refurbishment
ASOCIACIÓN CONSTRUCTORES ESPAÑA
2006
Evo Restaurant, Best Architecture and Design Building
EUROPEAN HOTEL DESIGN AWARDS