Ophélie Herranz Lespagnol

Ophélie Herranz and Paul Galindo practice in Madrid under the name of NOMOS, after working for 10 years as PYO. Together with Katrien Vertenten and Lucas Camponovo, they run a two-headed studio, based in Geneva and Madrid. They work on projects of all scales, from furniture to masterplanning, with great interest in cultural context and the environment. Using drawing primarily to shape their ideas, they explore new ways of creating community through buildings that seek opportunities within constraints. They approach each project with enthusiasm, care and curiosity; always striving for sustainable beauty. NOMOS has been shortlisted for the 2020 AR Emerging Architecture awards, longlisted as Emerging interior design studio of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, and longlisted as Emerging architecture studio of the year at Dezeen Awards 2021. With their project “La Nave” in Madrid, they have won the Dezeen Award 2020 in the apartment interior category and the FAD Opinion Award 2020 for Interior Design. “La Nave” is also a finalist project at Simon Architecture Prize 2020. “Bombar” in Geneva has been longlisted in the restaurant interior category at Dezeen Awards 2020 and nominated at Simon Architecture Prize 2020. Their medical center in Kaya in Burkina Faso has won the Premio COAM 2019 for Exemplary initiatives in relation to architecture and has been nominated for 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.