Established by Faidra Matziaraki & Víctor Gonzalez Martí in 2012, Cometa Architects is a Barcelona based practice of exciting, energetic & dedicated architects committed to the creativity of designing and the process of construction.
Cometa’s experience extends from interiors and product design to cooperation and sustainability and focuses on delivering exceptional design from innovative concept to project management and construction.
The work is based on the responsive relationships built with the clients, collaborators and staff, which evolves through a process of continuous production and feedback. Part of the office’s work is dedicated to research, bespoke design making and prototyping.
Cometa’s approach to architecture ties together the up-to-date craftsmanship, materials and new sustainable technologies with the physical economic and social qualities of the given site, always reflecting the client’s budgets, needs and desires.
Víctor González Martí (Barcelona, Spain) studied Architecture at University Polytechnic Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona, where he graduated with Distinction, in 2010. His final year Thesis was presented in various national exhibitions and he won a scholarship at Barcelona Glass Foundation.
Throughout the years, Victor has worked for renowned architectural offices based in Barcelona, such as Brullet De Luna Arquitectes, where he got involved in large-scale projects. During the last 4 years, Victor has been the director of TC-Interiors, an adjacent interiors design company with 40 years of experience. He has been responsible for the design and management, accomplishing more than 15 small-scale renovations.
In 2012 he has been invited as guest critic of the FAD’s jury of ‘Racons’ Annual Competition.
Faidra Andriana Matziaraki (Athens, Greece) studied Architecture in University of Manchester, UK (BA Honors), University of Edinburgh, UK (March) 2004, where she graduated with Distinction. She won several student awards & honors. She completed her Masters Degree in Emergency Sustainable Architecture at International University of Catalonia, Spain in 2011.
Faidra among other practices has worked for Richard Rogers Partnership in London during 3 years (2005-2007), where she received valuable experience. In parallel, she worked for Non Governmental Organizations such as ECOWEEK, where she was the Head Organizer for the ‘Architecture, Sustainability & Community International Conference and Workshops’ (2009-2011). She also collaborated with Green Belt Movement, Nairobi Kenya for an environmental visiting center and she worked for a school reconstruction in Port Au Prince Haiti with Basic Initiative.
Faidra is a registered Architect in T.E.E Chamber of Architects, Greece