ABOUT US
Vgzarquitectura was founded by Veronica Gonzalez-Zavalain 2003. Since then, the firm has received over 70 commissions, ranging from apartments, clubs, restaurants and wellness ventures to single family homes.
Providing detail-oriented design, consulting and construction services, their design focuses on a thorough analysis of the site, integration of sustainable technology and a connection with its surroundings.
A small firm of full time 10 architects, vgz arquitectura´s trademark is the use of natural light as a main design instrument, the integration of interior and exterior spaces, and the use of locally sourced materials and craftsmanship, supporting Mexican design and high quality popular art.
All their projects integrate interior design and landscape as a fundamental part of the process. Working side by side with their clients to identify and respond to specific needs, the firm has been recognized locally and internationally for their quality of work in responsible design with numerous awards.

Verónica González Zavala
Se graduó de Arquitectura en la universidad Iberoamericana; trabajó un par de años para un despacho y estudió su maestría en el Illinois Institute of Technology de Chicago, escuela basada en el modernismo de Mies Van Der Rohe, donde ganó el Henry Adams Award.
Antes de regresar trabajó para Helpern Architects y tuvo oportunidad de colaborar en proyectos para la ciudad de Nueva York, como el diseño para reactivar una secundaria del lower Manhattan dañada por los efectos de 9/11.
Al llegar a México dio clases en la Universidad Iberoamericana en la que se enfocó en enseñar a los estudiantes a diseñar a partir del sitio. Esta filosofía es la que ha marcado su trayectoria.
En 2003 funda vgz arquitectura y diseño en la Ciudad de México. Desde entonces ha realizado más de 40 proyectos construidos de diferentes escalas. En 2015 recibió el premio Iconos de Diseño por arquitectura residencial por la casa V9 otorgado por Architectural Digest. La misma casa participó en la exposición itinerante la Arquitectura y la Luz organizada por el Colegio de Arquitectos.
Equipo de trabajo
Verónica González graduated from Architecture at the Universidad Iberoamericana in 1996. She studied a Master's Degree in Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, 2000), a school based on the Modernism of Mies Van Der Rohe, where she received the Henry Adams Award.
For 4 years she worked in renowned architectural firms (Arquitectonica ARQ Miami) and interior design Tsao & Mckown (NYC). She has been a professor of projects and site analysis at the Universidad Iberoamericana. She is a member of the College of Mexican Architects (CAM).
CONOCE AL EQUIPO
Martha Mosco
Cecilia Gutiérrez
Ximena Diaz
Elsa Aguilar
Arturo Garcia
Karmen Sandoval
Ileana Flores Argüelles
HAS OBTAINED THE NEXT AWARDS:












2019
Achitizer A+awards Peoples choice award - PIEDRA SAL
Firenze Entremuros Finalist award - Miralto · Nivel 40 · restaurants
Work of the year finalist - ephemeral arquchitecture - Mini sustainable housing, Design House 2018
2018
Prix Versailles 2018 - Exterior Category North America - Piedra Sal
IDA Design Awards, USA - Honorable Mention - Residential Category - P29 House
IIDA, USA - Best Interiors of Latin America & the Caribbean Winners -“ Restaurants, Lounges & Bars” - Piedra Sal
Premio Obras Architecture Studios - 7º Place Winner - “Intelligent Cities” P29 House
Firenze Entremuros Finalist Winner – P29 House · Interiorism
Firenze Entremuros Finalist Winner - Pidra Sal · Restaurants
Noldi Shrek Award - 3º Place Winner -Miralto, · Restaurants
Noldi Shrek Award – Finalist- Piedra sal · Restaurants
Forbes Magazine - Years List selection “The 100 most powerful women in Mexico 2018”.
2017
2nd Place – Commercial Category - Piedra Sal
Work of the year finalist - Interiorism - Piedra Sal
Work of the year finalist - Interiorism - P29 House
2015
AD Design Icons - Residential - V9 House
“Natural Light” CAM SAM exhibition participant - V9 House
TEAM
Arq.Karmen Sandoval

Arq.Arturo Cabrera

Arq.Cecilia Gutiérrez
Lupita Martínez
Salvador Hernández
Lui
FORMER COLLABORATORS:
Valeria González Ruenes
Bárbara Noé
José de la Cruz Ramos
Laura V. Ocampo Gil
Angela Viloria
Mariana Mungía C.
Sandra l. Galicia Martínez
Bernardo Klein

Arq.Ximena Díaz

Lic. Elsa Aguilar