GABRIELA DEL CID
FOUNDER & DESIGN DIRECTOR, GDCLUXURY
GABRIELA DEL CID-HOGAN IS AN INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECT, INTERIOR ARCHITECT, AND LIGHTING DESIGNER. SHE CRAFTS ENVIRONMENTS WHERE MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE MEETS INTIMATE, HUMAN-CENTERED LUXURY. OPERATING GLOBALLY ACROSS DUBAI, MILAN, AND NORTH AMERICA, SHE IS CELEBRATED FOR A SIGNATURE AESTHETIC DEFINED BY A REFINED TENSION BETWEEN SLEEK MODERNITY AND SENSUAL BOLDNESS. HER SPACES ARE CAPTIVATING, EXUBERANT, AND DEEPLY ATMOSPHERIC.
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ICONIC SKYSCRAPER & HOSPITALITY PORTFOLIOS
AS A VISIONARY DESIGNER FOR WORLD-CLASS LANDMARKS AND GLOBAL HOSPITALITY BRANDS, DEL CID TRANSLATES GRAND ARCHITECTURAL SCALES INTO BREATHTAKING, HIGH-END REALITIES. HER ELITE PORTFOLIO FEATURES:
MARINA TOWER 106 (DUBAI): COMMISSIONED BY THE ROYAL FAMILY OF THE UAE TO DESIGN THE ULTRA-LUXURY PUBLIC AREAS OF THIS ICONIC RESIDENTIAL TOWER IN DUBAI MARINA. THE PUBLIC ZONES SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE HAUTE HOROLOGY INTO SPATIAL DESIGN, SHOWCASING BESPOKE ENVIRONMENTS FOR HUBLOT AND JACOB & CO. TIMEPIECES.
VOCO HOTELS (IHG HOTELS & RESORTS): ELEVATING THE GUEST EXPERIENCE FOR IHG'S PREMIUM HOSPITALITY BRAND, CELEBRATED FOR ITS UPSCALE CHARM, MODERN AESTHETICS, AND DISTINCT STYLE.
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CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL MASTERPIECES
DEL CID IS THE TRUSTED LEAD DESIGNER FOR GLOBAL CORPORATE GIANTS, SHAPING POWERFUL SPACES FOR INDUSTRY LEADERS:
COFICAB GROUP: A PREMIER GLOBAL LEADER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE WIRES AND CABLES INDUSTRY, PIONEERING MEGATRENDS IN E-MOBILITY AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING.
GK GLOBAL: AN ESTEEMED INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AT THE FOREFRONT OF SUSTAINABLE SMART CITIES AND WORLD-CLASS INDUSTRIAL HUBS.
AL RAMZ CAPITAL: A PROMINENT, AWARD-WINNING FINANCIAL INSTITUTION BASED IN ABU DHABI THAT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE UAE'S INVESTMENT BANKING SECTOR.
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ELITE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PORTFOLIO
BENEATH THE VISUAL ELEGANCE OF HER PRIVATE PROJECTS LIES RIGOROUS SPATIAL PLANNING WHERE PROPORTION, LIGHT, AND FUNCTIONALITY ARE ORCHESTRATED WITH ABSOLUTE PRECISION. HER HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL WORK INCLUDES BESPOKE, ULTRA-LUXURY ESTATES DESIGNED FOR ROYAL FAMILIES IN THE UAE, AS WELL AS DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS H.E. KHALIFA AL KINDI IN ABU DHABI. EVERY LAYOUT IS METICULOUSLY CURATED TO ACHIEVE EXCEPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITY, BALANCING GRANDEUR WITH WARMTH AND SOPHISTICATION WITH EFFORTLESS LIVABILITY.
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THE PSYCHOLOGY & SENSORY OF SPACE
DEL CID VIEWS ARCHITECTURE THROUGH A PSYCHOLOGICAL LENS, STUDYING HOW HUMAN EMOTION, BEHAVIOR, AND ENERGY INTERACT WITH DESIGN. HER SPACES FEEL INTUITIVE, BALANCED, AND EMOTIONALLY TRANSFORMATIVE. GROUNDED IN BIOPHILIC PRINCIPLES, SHE APPROACHES DESIGN AS A SENSORY EXPERIENCE THAT DIRECTLY INFLUENCES MOOD AND HUMAN CONNECTION. RECOGNIZING THAT SPACE IS ULTIMATELY SHAPED BY THE MOVEMENT OF LIGHT, SHE HOLDS A CERTIFIED SPECIALIZATION IN INTERIOR LIGHTING DESIGN FROM THE PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN. SHE MASTERFULLY MANIPULATES ILLUMINATION TO ALTER DEPTH AND RHYTHM, ALLOWING HER INTERIORS TO EVOLVE DYNAMICALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
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CURATION & BESPOKE SOURCING
TO REALIZE HER IMMERSIVE VISIONS, SHE COLLABORATES WITH AND SOURCES BESPOKE STATEMENT PIECES FROM THE WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS LUXURY DESIGN HOUSES GLOBALLY.
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
THROUGH GDCLUXURY, SHE LEADS HIGHLY SELECTIVE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS SPANNING LUXURY RESIDENTIAL ESTATES, PRIVATE MANOR HOUSES, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND HIGH-END HOSPITALITY DESIGN. THE FIRM ACCEPTS A LIMITED NUMBER OF GLOBAL PROJECTS ANNUALLY TO ENSURE IMMACULATE EXECUTION.
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SELECTED PRESS
DESIGN HUBS OF THE WORLD, AMAZING INTERIOR DESIGNERS FROM MIAMI 2025,​
BEST INTERIOR DESIGNERS EUROPE,
BOCA DO LOBO EXCLUSIVE DESIGN,
27 BEST INTERIOR DESIGNERS OF MIAMI,