gaSSz arquitectos is an architecture studio founded by Diego García-Setién and Silvia Sánchez in 2007, based in Madrid, Spain. The studio's practice is committed to contemporary design and innovation, guided by a sustainable approach.
Their main activities include the development of renovation and interior design projects, new construction for single-family and multi-family housing, workspaces and offices, exhibition spaces, trade fair pavilions and temporary structures, and landscaping, urban development, and public space design projects.
They take great care in drafting their projects and managing the corresponding construction work, in order to best represent their clients' interests and guarantee the expected quality. In addition to private clients and companies, they have worked for La Finca and engineering firms such as IDOM. They have also collaborated with public administrations at the municipal, regional, and national levels.
The Casa NM project received the "Opera Prima" Award from the Madrid College of Architects, recognizing his first built work in 2007. Since then, his work has received further accolades, garnering attention from specialized national and international media. His eco-techno hub project was featured in the Spanish Pavilion at the Mostra Internazionale di Architettura of the 15th Venice Biennale (2016).
Diego García-Setién graduated as an architect from the ETSAM (UPM) in 2000 and earned his PhD in architecture in 2016. His doctoral thesis includes an anthology of technology transfer from other industries and fields of knowledge to architectural projects. He has combined his professional practice with teaching architectural design at the ETSAM since 2000. His interests lie in the convergence of three vectors: technology, ecology, and design, and his work aims to explore the existing boundaries between architecture and other technical disciplines. She combines her professional activity with that of associate professor of architectural projects at the ETSAM (UPM), where she co-directs CoLaboratorio, a teaching and research unit that implements collaborative work methodologies and transfers techniques and procedures proven in other industries to the discipline of architectural design.
Silvia Sánchez has been an architect since 1999, having graduated from the ETSAM (UPM). She specialized in museography at the IUAV in Venice and has extensive collaborative experience with Juan Pablo Rodríguez Frade, with whom she has carried out exhibition projects for the National Library of Spain, the Alhambra Palaces, and numerous museums throughout Spain. Her refined sensitivity regarding the treatment of materials and finishes, combined with her particular interest in creating the appropriate atmosphere for each project, makes her a truly exceptional architect.
