gon is an architecture and design practice based in Madrid, led by Gonzalo Pardo since 2018. Their practice focuses on the research and development of unique architectural projects of varying scales, ranging from urban planning to building construction and interior design.
The common thread running through their work is a playful, experimental, critical, and optimistic perspective on contemporary life, with sustainability as a structural axis. Through a constant dialogue based on observation and attention to detail, the studio focuses its interest on the creative processes of design and construction, as well as on the role of mediation and communication in architecture as fundamental tools for transforming the environment into a more ecological, inclusive, dignified, and free space.
Since its inception, the studio has received numerous national and international awards. Among their notable achievements are the First Prize in the Competition for the Rehabilitation of the Old Llorente Building (Madrid, 2021), the First Prize in the competition for the Archaeological Center of the City of Lancia (León, 2021), and the First Prize (shared) in the Remodeling of the AZCA block (Madrid, 2007).
Likewise, among their awards for built work, the COAM Interior Design Award 2025 and the NAN Accessibility Award 2024 for CASAVERA stand out, in addition to mentions in the FAD Architecture and Design Awards (2020) for sequencehouse and in the COAM Awards 2024 for Casa Flix.
Their built projects include the ten-unit apartment building “Foners” in the center of Palma de Mallorca, as well as various interior renovations such as sequencehouse, Casa Gialla, and Casa Flix. He is currently developing several projects under construction, including the Archaeological Center of the City of Lancia (León), the renovation of a building in Capdepera (Mallorca), six single-family homes in Cala Millor, a ninety-unit social housing building in Binissalem, and various renovations in Madrid, as well as single-family homes in France, Austria, and the Netherlands.
His projects and works have been widely featured in national and international media outlets such as El País, Il Corriere della Sera, Dezeen, Designboom, ArchDaily, Dwell, Manera, Arquitectura Viva, and Architectural Record, among others, and he has appeared on programs such as the Australian show Never Too Small.
