Arancha González Bernardo

Arancha González Bernardo is a Spanish architect and co-founder of Odami, an award-winning architectural and design firm based out of Toronto, Canada.
Founded in 2018, the studio focuses on commercial and residential projects, supplemented with material experimentation and furniture and object design. Odami's work has been published internationally, including Dezeen, Leibal, Thisispaper, Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, and several others.
Prior to co-founding Odami, Arancha worked in offices in Spain, Austria, and Canada, collaborating on projects ranging from residential to large-scale corporate and commercial in cities across Europe and North America. Arancha completed her studies in Architecture at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura in La Coruña, Spain.

AZ Awards 2025, Emerging Interiors Firm - Winner
Canada Council for the Arts - Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement
Twenty + Change 2024: New Perspectives - Winner
Azure AZ Awards 2025, Interiors, Retail & Hospitality - Longlist
AN Interior Top 50 Architects and Designers of 2023, North America
International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers Global Awards Program 2024 - Commerce
INT. Design Grands Prix du Design, Commercial Space <1,600 sq.ft. - Gold Winner
INT. Design Grands Prix du Design, Special Awards Interior Design + Colour - Gold Winner
Archello Awards 2023 Shop Interior of the Year - Winner
Archello Awards 2023 Overall Interior of the Year - Finalist
Outstanding Property Award London - Platinum Winner
Frame Awards 2023 Spatial Design, Retail - Shortlist
Dezeen Awards 2023, Small Retail Interior - Longlist
Designlines Designer of the Year 2022
The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards 2022, Interior Retail - Winner
Canadian Interiors Best of Canada, Retail - Winner
AZ Awards 2023, Commercial and Institutional Interiors - Award of Merit
INT. Design Grands Prix du Design, Commercial Space <1,600 sq.ft. - Platinum Winner
INT. Design Grands Prix du Design, Special Awards / Interior Design + Materials - Platinum Winner
Dezeen Awards, Small Retail Interior - Finalist
Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Awards, Retail - Finalist
Azure’s Top 10 of 2022: The Year’s Best Interiors
Designlines’ Top Interiors of 2022 (Aesop Yorkville)
Designlines’ Top Interiors of 2022 (Beaches House)
Archello Best of 2022
Lux Magazine - Best Architectural & Interior Design Studio 2023, GTA
INT. Design Grands Prix du Design - Residential Space 1,600 - 5,400 sq.ft. - Gold Certification
INT. Design Grands Prix du Design - Special Awards / Renovation (Before & After) - Silver Certification
Architizer A+ Awards, Residential Interior (<3000sqft) - Finalist
Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Awards, Residential Transformation - Finalist
Restaurant and Bar Design Awards - Surface Interior - Shortlisted