Monica Gonzalez on Architecture and Building Design

Monica Gonzalez of A1RE is an award-winning international architect. She shares her wisdom and insight on building design and creation and  her sunny personality. Watch the video About Monica: Monica is a Real Estate investor and Professional Architect with 15+ years of experience in architectural design, project management and design consulting, working in projects within Venezuela, United States and Philippines. Her expertise lies in design, construction management and Real Estate consulting.  Monica was the co-founder of A1 Real Estate Solutions (A1RE), a Boston-based design and real estate development firm, contributing to the revitalization of the Greater Boston Area. Monica and her husband, Juan Wulff, are the leader of a team that provides comprehensive services conveying all aspects of architectural design & build, as well as meaningful guidance for real estate investment Decisions.  Prior to A1RE, Monica was the co-founder and leading architect of Atelier CCS (Caracas, Venezuela), developing projects and design consulting in Real Estate, commercial, residential, industrial and urban planning areas. Atelier CCS was the satellite office in Venezuela for Atelier LA (based in Los Angeles, CA), developing projects in California and Philippines. Since 2009 Atelier CCS, led by Monica’s experience, continued as an independent firm focusing on the Venezuelan market, developing projects mostly for commercial areas as well as providing architecture consulting services for diverse projects (design and Real Estate Investment).  Earlier in her career, Monica worked with GERENCO, a Design & Build office specialized in retail buildings and commercial constructions (Supermarkets and Shopping Malls). She was the design architect for the first large format store of Excelsior Gama, a leading high quality supermarket in Venezuela. Before GERENCO, Monica had already worked as an independent architect, gathering expertise on architecture consulting as well as developing Design & Build projects.