David Lorente Ibáñez, Josep Ricart Ulldemolins, Roger Tudó Galí and Xavier Ros Majó (from left) founded their architectural office in Sabadell near Barcelona in 2000. All four partners studied together at the Faculty of Architecture in Sant Cugat near Barcelona in the 1990s. In 2018 Harquitectes received the Detail Prize for the conversion of the former glass factory, Cristaleries Planell, in the Catalan metropolis.