Daniel Fernández Flórez, architect, studied architecture at E.T.S.A. Madrid and E.P.F.L. Lausanne, graduating in 2008 with the highest distinction, with a project that received several awards, including the prize of the X Spanish Architecture Biennial for the best Final Degree Project from architecture schools in Spain.

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In 2006, while still a student, he moved to Paris to work at the research office in art and architecture of François Roche (R&Sie(n)), where he had the opportunity to meet and collaborate in the design and assembly of art projects with renowned contemporary French artists and designers, such as Mathieu Lehanneur, Pierre Huyghe, and Philippe Parreno.

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 In 2009, he began working at one of the world's most important architecture firms, Herzog & de Meuron, joining the design, execution, and construction management team for highly challenging projects, such as the colossal Hamburg Philharmonic Opera (Elbphilharmonie), the BBVA Bank headquarters in Madrid, and other competitions and projects developed at the firm's headquarters in Basel, including the Torre Gasklocka skyscraper in Stockholm, One Park Drive Tower in Wood Wharf, London, the Lux Cultural Complex in São Paulo, and the Arena do Morro, a gymnasium in a community in Natal, northeastern Brazil.

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     In 2014, he opened an office in northeastern Brazil to develop an architecture with deep respect for sustainability and the landscape, exploring construction methods for a decarbonized future.

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In 2019, the design magazine WALLPAPER selected his work as VILEA FLOREZ (together with Mariana Vilela) , as one of the emerging architectural practices of the year, and since 2017, his projects have been published in international media, with several magazine covers and featured publications such as Arquitectura Viva, Summa, Projeto, Wallpaper, Dezeen, Designboom, ArchDaily, Domus, Arquine, Trama, Dwell, Archello, among others.​

 

In the last two years, Atelier Daniel Florez has been a finalist for awards such as:

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• The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP5), the most important architecture award in the Americas, selecting the 80 best-built works in the region.

• The French Créateurs Design Award 2025, which recognized Gutter House as one of the five best residential projects of the year.

• Nominated for the Best Work of the Year award by the ArchDaily platform with five different projects in 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, and 2025.

• The Dezeen Awards, by the Dezeen platform, selected Gutter House from 5,600 projects as one of the 82 best works in the world and one of the six best houses built in rural environments in recent years.

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Currently, Atelier Daniel Florez has projects in Brazil and Spain, which he directs from offices on both sides of the Atlantic.

 

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