WHO WE ARE

 

Jorge Trelles, Mari Tere Cabarrocas and Luis Trelles are the founding architects of TCA. Trelles Cabarrocas Architects is established in the mid-eighties dedicated to the finest production of personalized and unique designs.

The firms philosophy is centered on ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN to be expressive, original, memorable, and lasting. The diversity of clients and sites are identified by each project with their culturally distinct desires.

The three principles receive their architectural education and foundational direction in design from the prestigious Schools of Architecture at the University of Miami and Cornell University. Their practical building skills are inherited from various generations of a family of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Builders from their homeland Cuba.

The practice has produced over time a great collection of work that include Houses and Gardens, Commercial Buildings, Campus Designs, Schools, Churches, Mixed-Use Buildings and Apartment Buildings.

TCA invites you to experience this exciting process and relationship towards the construction of your dreams.

 
 
 
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HONORS + AWARDS

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2013

ICAA Florida Chapter Addison Mizner Medal for Design Excellence Award

Ca’ Rosa, Miami, Florida

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2005

AIA Florida Chapter Design Excellence Merit Award

Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Junior High School

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2000

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Design Competition

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1999

New London Gateway Design Competition

Second Place

Collaboration with de la Guardia Victoria Architects

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1998

New Amherst Ideal Plan Book House Competition

First Place

Collaboration with de la Guardia Victoria Architects

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1996

Plainfield Town Center Competition

Selected for Exhibition

Collaboration with de la Guardia Victoria Architects

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1995

Williamsburg Court House Competition

Honorable Mention

Collaboration with de la Guardia Victoria Architects

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1995

Williamsburg Tow Plan Competition

Honorable Mention

Collaboration with de la Guardia Victoria Architects

 

PUBLICATIONS

Trelles Cabarrocas Architects Monograph. Javier Cenicacelaya, Editor. ACAM Editions, Bilbao, 2008

Trelles Cabarrocas Architects Monograph. Javier Cenicacelaya, Editor. ACAM Editions, Bilbao, 2008

Trelles Cabarrocas Architects Monograph - Florida Houses. Guillermo Kliczkowski, Editor. Casas International, Buenos Aires, 2008

Trelles Cabarrocas Architects Monograph - Florida Houses. Guillermo Kliczkowski, Editor. Casas International, Buenos Aires, 2008

Florida International. “Green in the Grove.” p. 69. Beth Dunlop. March/April 2001

Florida International. “Green in the Grove.” p. 69. Beth Dunlop. March/April 2001

Stadt Bauwelt, 1999

Stadt Bauwelt, 1999

Vogue, Miami Special. “Tigertail House,” p.38. 1995

Vogue, Miami Special. “Tigertail House,” p.38. 1995

Transformations in Classical Architecture, Victor Deupi, ed. University of Miami School of Architecture, December 1, 2018

Transformations in Classical Architecture, Victor Deupi, ed. University of Miami School of Architecture, December 1, 2018

Durability In Construction, Richard Economakis, ed. Papadakis Publishing, June 3, 2015

Durability In Construction, Richard Economakis, ed. Papadakis Publishing, June 3, 2015

Southern Living, May 2000

Southern Living, May 2000

Miami - Trends and Traditions, p. 178. Roberto Schezen and Beth Dunlop. Monacelli Press, 1996

Miami - Trends and Traditions, p. 178. Roberto Schezen and Beth Dunlop. Monacelli Press, 1996

Metropolitan Home. “The Tropic of Color”, p.68. Timothy J. Ward. Nov./Dec.1993

Metropolitan Home. “The Tropic of Color”, p.68. Timothy J. Ward. Nov./Dec.1993

The Architectural Capriccio, Lucien Steil, ed. Ashgate, 2014

The Architectural Capriccio, Lucien Steil, ed. Ashgate, 2014

Notre Dame Magazine. “The Rome of the Americas.” p. 24. John Nagy. Winter 2011-2012

Notre Dame Magazine. “The Rome of the Americas.” p. 24. John Nagy. Winter 2011-2012

Miami: Mediterranean Splendor and Deco Dreams, p.211-215, 236, 301. Beth Dunlop. Rizzoli, 2007

Miami: Mediterranean Splendor and Deco Dreams, p.211-215, 236, 301. Beth Dunlop. Rizzoli, 2007

Metropolitan Home American Style. Dylan Landis. Clarkson Potter/Publishers, April 1999

Metropolitan Home American Style. Dylan Landis. Clarkson Potter/Publishers, April 1999

Between Two Towers - The Drawings of the School of Miami. “Tigertail House” and others. Vincent Scully and Catherine Lynn. Monacelli Press, 1996

Between Two Towers - The Drawings of the School of Miami. “Tigertail House” and others. Vincent Scully and Catherine Lynn. Monacelli Press, 1996

Miami - Architecture of the Tropics, Exhibition Catalog. Archives D’Architecture Moderne, Brussels, Belgium, 1992

Miami - Architecture of the Tropics, Exhibition Catalog. Archives D’Architecture Moderne, Brussels, Belgium, 1992

100 Florida Architects and Interior Designers, Damir Sinovcic, Beth Dunlop, Editors. Design Book Publishing, October 2010

100 Florida Architects and Interior Designers, Damir Sinovcic, Beth Dunlop, Editors. Design Book Publishing, October 2010

Miami Houses, p. 162. Paco Arsenio, ed. Tes Neuves Publishing, Barcelona, Spain, 2003

Miami Houses, p. 162. Paco Arsenio, ed. Tes Neuves Publishing, Barcelona, Spain, 2003

Southern Living, 1999

Southern Living, 1999

Brutus, No. 342. “From Miami,” p.87. Japan, June 1995

Brutus, No. 342. “From Miami,” p.87. Japan, June 1995