Our history

Almost 40 years of professional career are enough to tell very good stories!

1986

Year of creation of HCP

Spain joins the European Economic Community

Javier Higuera and Alejandro Pérez founded HCP in Málaga with a team of 5 people. The first project we developed was an ice cream parlour in Mijas (Málaga).

1988

First HCP baby!

Freddie Mercury (Queen singer) performs live for the last time.

Javier Higuera, son of one of our founding partners, was the first baby of the big HCP family, in which more than 100 children have already been born!

1990

AENOR Certification

Release of Nelson Mandela after 27 years in prison

We were one of the first studios to obtain AENOR certification for compliance with the UNE-EN-ISO 9001 standard.

1999

Arrival of the second generation of the family

Arrival of the euro

The next generation of "hcperos" joined our studio with the arrival of Ana Fernández, daughter of our colleague Antonio Fernández. Ana would be followed by Javier Higuera in 2016, Jacobo Higuera in 2019 and Elena Pérez in 2023.

2000

Opening of the Madrid office

International Space Station receives its first tenants

Our second office aimed to expand our scope of action to the central and northern part of Spain. This office is currently in full expansion, with a 100% increase in staff by 2023.

2002

We developed the first building on the Western Promenade

Drafting of the European Constitution begins

We carried out the first residential project in the old Paseo Marítimo de Poniente (today Paseo Marítimo Antonio Banderas). This is currently one of the areas of greatest expansion in Malaga.

2003

Peñón del Cuervo footpath

Michael Jordan retires from basketball forever

Project to improve 1.3 kilometres of coastal strip to link the beaches of El Palo and Peñón del Cuervo, in the eastern part of Malaga, by extending the pedestrian promenade and creating a bicycle lane.

2004

We developed the tallest building in Granada

Gmail, Google's email, is created

The Atalaya de San Lázaro, at 65 metres high, overtook the Cathedral as the tallest building in Granada. That same year we won our 50th award: the ASPRIMA/SIMA Award for the Best Tourist Project for the 1st phase of the Hacienda del Sol.

2005

Opening of the Bahrain office

First video uploaded to youtube

2006

Extension of the Malaga offices

Twitter (now X) is founded

The growth of our headquarters and the progressive increase of our team led us to expand this office, which has also "undergone" several refurbishments over the years. But, as you can see, our spaces change, but many of our people do not!

2007

Realisation of the largest masterplan in Brazil

Launch of the first iPhone

We landed in Brazil to develop 1,174 homes for the Elegance Natal Golf project, which was sold by none other than the famous footballer Ronaldo Nazário (former FC Barcelona and Real Madrid player)!

2008

Mario Romero joins as partner

Google launches Chrome web browser

Mario started working at HCP as a junior architect in 2001. Currently, in addition to being a partner, he is also responsible for the technical management of our studio.

2009

Our first team building activities!

Launch of Whatsapp

If our in-house padel championships have attracted media interest in 2023, imagine how new they were fifteen years ago!

2010

Retirement of José Antonio Antúnez

The Spanish men's national football team wins the world championship

José Antonio Antúnez was part of HCP from the very beginning, together with Antonio Fernández, who sadly passed away in 2009. From that team, in addition to our founding partners, Matías Sánchez and Luiyo Vázquez, HCP's longest-serving members, continue to work with us!

2015

Incorporation of BIM methodology

Reopening of the US embassy in Havana (Cuba), after 54 years of hostility between the two nations.

One of our strongest commitments in recent years has been the implementation of BIM, developing more than 150 projects and adopting a continuous training model for our team. One of our first BIM projects was Aerocity, in Egypt!

2016

Construction of our first mosque completed

Michael Phelps crowns himself as the greatest Olympic champion in History

Al Jazayir, the first mosque built by HCP, is located in the coastal city of Zallaq in Bahrain.

2017

Opening of the Seville office

FARC disarmament in Colombia

Our Seville office has helped us to strengthen our presence in Andalusia, with major projects underway such as the new headquarters of the European Union's Joint Research Centre, whose tender we won together with BIG in 2022.

2020

Appointment of José Luis Moreno as a partner

Rafael Nadal wins his 100th victory at Roland Garros

As with Mario Romero, José Luis is a great example of what it means to be from our "quarry": he joined HCP as a junior architect in 2009 and, after taking over the management of the office in Bahrain, he returned to Malaga, where he is the General Coordinator.

2021

First BREEAM certification

BREXIT becomes effective

Azalea Jardinana, a residential development with AB Architects for CTH Capital, was our first project to receive this sustainability certificate. In addition, in 2021 we will reach 1,000 homes designed for Grupo Cuevas, one of our longest and closest relationships!

2022

Construction of our first hospital is completed

Getting back to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic

In December, construction was completed on the 400-bed Al Salam hospital in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, with a capacity of 400 beds and a surface area of 50,000 m2.

2023

Creation of the parametric design department

Coronation of Charles III of England after 70 years of Elizabeth II's reign

We embrace the digital revolution: in less than 40 years we have gone from drawing with paper and pencil to relying on Artificial Intelligence to improve our projects and make them more rigorous.

2024

HCP Recognized as one of the 100 most important studios in the world

Málaga Football Club is promoted to the second division

After years of effort and dedication, our firm has been recognized as one of the 100 most important in the world by Building Design magazine. Being listed in the World Architecture 100 is a great honor and motivation for us to keep working and growing.

1986

Year of creation of HCP

Spain joins the European Economic Community

Javier Higuera and Alejandro Pérez founded HCP in Málaga with a team of 5 people. The first project we developed was an ice cream parlour in Mijas (Málaga).

1988

First HCP baby!

Freddie Mercury (Queen singer) performs live for the last time.

Javier Higuera, son of one of our founding partners, was the first baby of the big HCP family, in which more than 100 children have already been born!

1990

AENOR Certification

Release of Nelson Mandela after 27 years in prison

We were one of the first studios to obtain AENOR certification for compliance with the UNE-EN-ISO 9001 standard.

1999

Arrival of the second generation of the family

Arrival of the euro

The next generation of "hcperos" joined our studio with the arrival of Ana Fernández, daughter of our colleague Antonio Fernández. Ana would be followed by Javier Higuera in 2016, Jacobo Higuera in 2019 and Elena Pérez in 2023.

2000

Opening of the Madrid office

International Space Station receives its first tenants

Our second office aimed to expand our scope of action to the central and northern part of Spain. This office is currently in full expansion, with a 100% increase in staff by 2023.

2002

We developed the first building on the Western Promenade

Drafting of the European Constitution begins

We carried out the first residential project in the old Paseo Marítimo de Poniente (today Paseo Marítimo Antonio Banderas). This is currently one of the areas of greatest expansion in Malaga.

2003

Peñón del Cuervo footpath

Michael Jordan retires from basketball forever

Project to improve 1.3 kilometres of coastal strip to link the beaches of El Palo and Peñón del Cuervo, in the eastern part of Malaga, by extending the pedestrian promenade and creating a bicycle lane.

2004

We developed the tallest building in Granada

Gmail, Google's email, is created

The Atalaya de San Lázaro, at 65 metres high, overtook the Cathedral as the tallest building in Granada. That same year we won our 50th award: the ASPRIMA/SIMA Award for the Best Tourist Project for the 1st phase of the Hacienda del Sol.

2005

Opening of the Bahrain office

First video uploaded to YouTube

2006

Extension of the Malaga offices

Twitter (now X) is founded

The growth of our headquarters and the progressive increase of our team led us to expand this office, which has also "undergone" several refurbishments over the years. But, as you can see, our spaces change, but many of our people do not!

2007

Realisation of the largest masterplan in Brazil

Launch of the first iPhone

We landed in Brazil to develop 1,174 homes for the Elegance Natal Golf project, which was sold by none other than the famous footballer Ronaldo Nazário (former FC Barcelona and Real Madrid player)!

2008

Mario Romero joins as partner

Google launches Chrome web browser

Mario started working at HCP as a junior architect in 2001. Currently, in addition to being a partner, he is also responsible for the technical management of our studio.

2009

Our first team building activities!

Launch of Whatsapp

If our in-house padel championships have attracted media interest in 2023, imagine how new they were fifteen years ago!

2010

Retirement of José Antonio Antúnez

The Spanish men's national football team wins the world championship

José Antonio Antúnez was part of HCP from the very beginning, together with Antonio Fernández, who sadly passed away in 2009. From that team, in addition to our founding partners, Matías Sánchez and Luiyo Vázquez, HCP's longest-serving members, continue to work with us!

2015

Incorporation of BIM methodology

Reopening of the US embassy in Havana (Cuba), after 54 years of hostility between the two nations.

One of our strongest commitments in recent years has been the implementation of BIM, developing more than 150 projects and adopting a continuous training model for our team. One of our first BIM projects was Aerocity, in Egypt!

2016

Construction of our first mosque completed

Michael Phelps crowns himself as the greatest Olympic champion in history

Al Jazayir, the first mosque built by HCP, is located in the coastal city of Zallaq in Bahrain.

2017

Opening of the Seville office

FARC disarmament in Colombia

Our Seville office has helped us to strengthen our presence in Andalusia, with major projects underway such as the new headquarters of the European Union's Joint Research Centre, whose tender we won together with BIG in 2022.

2020

Appointment of José Luis Moreno as a partner

Rafael Nadal wins his 100th victory at Roland Garros

As with Mario Romero, José Luis is a great example of what it means to be from our "quarry": he joined HCP as a junior architect in 2009 and, after taking over the management of the office in Bahrain, he returned to Malaga, where he is the General Coordinator.

2021

First BREEAM certification

BREXIT becomes effective

Azalea Jardinana, a residential development with AB Architects for CTH Capital, was our first project to receive this sustainability certificate. In addition, in 2021 we will reach 1,000 homes designed for Grupo Cuevas, one of our longest and closest relationships!

2022

Construction of our first hospital is completed

Getting back to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic

In December, construction was completed on the 400-bed Al Salam hospital in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, with a capacity of 400 beds and a surface area of 50,000 m2.

2023

Creation of the parametric design department

Coronation of Charles III of England after 70 years of Elizabeth II's reign

We embrace the digital revolution: in less than 40 years we have gone from drawing with paper and pencil to relying on Artificial Intelligence to improve our projects and make them more rigorous.

2024

HCP Recognized as one of the 100 most important studios in the world

Málaga Football Club is promoted to the second division

After years of effort and dedication, our firm has been recognized as one of the 100 most important in the world by Building Design magazine. Being listed in the World Architecture 100 is a great honor and motivation for us to keep working and growing.

Our goal in the coming years

New headquarters Growth Team Sustainability Diversification Innovation Challenges Focus Creativity Continuity Humility