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DALUZ GONZÁLEZ ARCHITEKTEN
Daluz González Architekten is an architecture studio based in
Zürich and renown for the peculiar layouts and shapes of its pro-
jects. Founded in 2007 by Spanish born architects Rubén Daluz
and Juan González, it has received several important awards such
as Best Architects 17 and Best Architects 19.
Rubén Daluz, Juan González and their team have developed a cre-
ative method based on the simultaneous processing of different
ideas. All possible influencing factors are analysed and visualised
in order to identify potential solutions, trying to cover the largest
number of possibilities by using different and often opposite de-
sign strategies. As a collective of architects, inspirations, tastes
and interests can be similar or even quite different: this complexity
feeds creativity, and every input is discussed without prejudice.
Intense dialogue between the architects and their clients guaran-
tees that every project is the coherent and precise materialisation
of a wish. Given the difficulty of realising complex plans, the studio
collaborates with industry experts, such as engineers, landscapers,
construction managers, ecologists, etc. Among the latest projects
by Daluz González Architekten are Casa Curved, Casa Forest and
Casa Mi. All of them are single family houses where the client’s
specific requirements, along with the studio’s aesthetic ideals,
were the fundamental elements guiding the design.
With almost seven hundred square metres of bold lines and ul-
tra-modern volumes, Casa Mi – which we discuss below – is a
three-storey villa with breath-taking views of Lake Zürich. Inside,
light plays a central role in the huge open spaces, brightened by
the neutral tones of the ceilings, walls and floors, connected by
wide staircases.
