Andreas Gritschke and Liliana Ortiz founded their Los Angeles-based firm
as a client-focused architectural practice, addressing the challenges, and realizing the full potential of the California condition. Their built work emphasizes thoughtfully conceived and executed projects
in the realm of architecture, urban and interior design. During
their first fifteen years, they have realized projects of all scales in
the areas of housing, education, retail, offices, recreation, culture
and entertainment.Custom residences are the hallmark of GO:a. The firm's expertise in
zoning and building code compliance has led to many feasibility study commissions and is an asset to all their projects, enabling a smooth
project entitlements process. The principals are actively involved with
every aspect of the projects, which is particularly important to their
clients, who value the depth of experience and level of individual
attention that goes into each project. The firm maintains a small size
and has established relationships with engineers, interior designers,
contractors and other experts in the field, in order to remain thorough
and detail-oriented, which best serves the client and the project.
GO:a combines creativity and excellence in design with the demanding
realities of construction budgets, scheduling and professional
performance.