Willy Gómez (architect)
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| Born | Abel Guillermo Gómez-Morón Santos March 4, 1943 Lima, Peru |
| Died | October 6, 2023 (aged 80) |
| Citizenship | Peruvian |
| Occupation | Architect, industrial designer, entrepreneur |
| Known for | Golden Nugget Atlantic City (Remodel) Sheraton Lima Casino Admiral Prater Vienna Casino de Vigo Wiggle Side Chair (Manufacturer) Plastidobe System |
| Relatives | Arturo Gómez Morón (uncle) |
| Awards | Iron A' Design Award (2017, 2018) |
Abel Guillermo Gómez-Morón Santos (Lima, Peru; March 4, 1943 – October 6, 2023), known professionally as Willy Gómez, was a Peruvian architect, industrial designer, and entrepreneur. He founded the firms Chiru Enterprises Inc., GG International Casino Design, and Pircanato. His work included furniture manufacturing, interior architecture for casinos in the Americas and Europe, and the development of construction systems using recycled materials.
Biography
Born in Lima on March 4, 1943, Gómez was the nephew of Arturo Gómez Morón, a painter and professor at the National Superior Autonomous School of Fine Arts of Peru.[1]
He studied architecture at the National University of Engineering (UNI) in Peru and continued studies in the United States focused on corporate design and hospitality.[2] His early career involved industrial modeling, where he developed mockups for aerospace and energy projects. This experience influenced his later use of structural detail and metals.[2]
Professional career
Chiru Enterprises
In the early 1970s, he moved to Los Angeles, California. On June 12, 1973, he incorporated Chiru Enterprises Inc.,[3] a manufacturing company co-founded with architect Miller Fong.
The firm manufactured fixtures such as chandeliers, lamps, bronze doors, and fountains.[2] In the furniture sector, the company participated in the production of the Wiggle Side Chair (1972) designed by Frank Gehry, under the label Easy Edges Inc./Chiru Enterprises Inc.[4] Gómez is credited in the catalog California Design '76[5] and in the magazine Interiors (1978).[6]
Casino design
His first project in the gaming industry was the remodeling of the Golden Nugget Casino.[2] He subsequently worked on projects in Las Vegas, including the Tropicana, Flamingo Hilton, Hilton Las Vegas, Four Queens, Desert Inn, and The Dunes.[2]
In 1994, he returned to Peru to work on the Casino at the Sheraton Lima Hotel.[2] Through his firm GG International Casino Design, he designed gaming halls in Argentina, Venezuela, Panama, and the Caribbean.[2]
Selected works:
- Admiral Prater (Vienna): Architecture of the venue later known as Admiral Arena Prater.[7]
- Casino Montecarlo (Quito): Construction and decoration.[8]
- Casino Allegre (Medellín): Designed for the Ritzio International group.[7]
- Gran Casino de Ceuta (2015): Interior remodeling.[9]
- Luckia Casino Arica (2017): Interior architecture in Arica, Chile.[10]
- Casino de Vigo (2018): Interior design at the A Laxe shopping center.[11]
Pircanato
In his final years, he founded the studio Pircanato and developed Plastidobe, a system of modular blocks made from recycled plastic (HDPE) and compacted earth. The design facilitates root growth inside the walls.[12][13]
The system was presented at the VISION 2022 congress at the University of San Martín de Porres.[14]
Awards
- 2016–2017: Iron A' Design Award (Building Materials Design) for Plastidobe Ecological Housing.[12]
- 2017–2018: Iron A' Design Award (Interior Space Design) for Luckia Casino Arica.[15]
References
- ↑ Kuon Cabello, Luis Enrique (1981). Retazos de la historia de Moquegua. Abril. p. 227.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Cabrera Infantas, María Victoria (2005). Turismo y juego en el Perú. Lima. pp. 201–206.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ «Chiru Enterprises, Inc. (C0682798)». California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 21, 2023. Date of incorporation: 12/06/1973.
- ↑ «Frank O. Gehry, Wiggle Side Chair, 1972». Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin. Manufacturer listed as Easy Edges Inc./Chiru Enterprises Inc.
- ↑ Moore, Eudorah M. (1976). California Design '76. California Design Publications. p. 222.
- ↑ "California Design Review". Interiors. Billboard Publications. 138: 77. 1978.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 «Ritzio anuncia la apertura de su casino Allegre». Yogonet Latinoamérica. October 5, 2010.
- ↑ «Empresarial: Casino Montecarlo». Gestión: Economía y Sociedad (Dinediciones) (140): 5. 2006.
- ↑ «Ficha Técnica: Gran Casino de Ceuta». Incoga Smart Building. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ↑ «Luckia espera que su casino Arica City Center reciba la aprobación antes del 29 de septiembre». Yogonet Latinoamérica. August 1, 2017.
- ↑ «CIRSA y LUCKIA fichan a un arquitecto de fama mundial para el Casino de Vigo». InfoPlay. June 13, 2018.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Plastidobe Ecological Housing by Abel Gómez and Morón Santos". A' Design Award & Competition Winners. 2017.
- ↑ World Intellectual Property Organization. "Patent PE324096292: Sistema constructivo modular". WIPO PatentScope.
- ↑ «Expositores Vision 2022». Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura - USMP. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Luckia Arica Casino by Abel Gómez Morón Santos". A' Design Award & Competition Winners. 2018.
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