Javier Gavín Arquitectura is an architecture practice based in Huesca and Barcelona, founded in 2022 by Javier Gavín Balda. It develops both new construction and renovation projects at all phases and scales: from preliminary studies to construction management, from small furniture pieces to large-scale urban projects.
The projects seek to respond to the new paradigms of the 21st century, drawing on lessons learned from the site and tradition, generating architecture that respects its surroundings and its roots.
Since 2014, the studio has won numerous awards for public housing, including projects for INCASOL in Barcelona (31 homes on Dr. Trueta, 2025; 60 in Mataró, 2022) and IBAVI in Mallorca (Santa Margalida, 2021), as well as facilities such as the sports complex and the municipal market in Huesca. Among his international accolades are the New European Bauhaus Rising Star Award (2021) and the AJAC Award (2023) for product design. His experience is further enhanced by the Arquia Scholarship at RCR Arquitectes and numerous finalist positions in IMPSOL competitions and urban development projects in Vigo and Jaén.
Javier Gavín Balda is an architect from Huesca, having studied at EINA (Zaragoza) and ETSAV (Barcelona), with an academic year at VIA UC (Denmark). He has worked at various nationally and internationally renowned firms, including RCR Arquitectes (Olot), SAM Architekten (Zurich), Sixto Marín (Zaragoza), and DATAAE (Barcelona), where he is leading several projects, notably 20 homes in Sant Pere de Ribes (FAD 2021 finalist) and 30 homes in Sant Just Desvern for IMPSOL (FAD 2024 finalist). He has received several prestigious awards such as the New European Bauhaus Rising Star Awards (from the European Commission), the Arquia Grant (Arquia Foundation) or the AJAC Young Architecture Award (Association of Young Architects of Catalonia) and several awards in architecture competitions.
