GOLEM is an architecture, art & design studio founded in 2021 by Ariel André.
GOLEM 's practice of architecture serves as an instrument to foster an updated form of republican universalism.
This vision is expressed through a lexicon of shapes and colors derived from popular languages, thereby creating spaces where everyone feels represented and welcomed.
Its approach to design goes beyond the conventional boundaries of architecture, fostering mutual enrichment across various disciplines and opening new avenues for innovation in its practice.
GOLEM’s ongoing projects include a pavilion for the 2024 Venice Art Biennale ; five art galleries in Paris ; an agriturismo in Sardinia, Italy ; a nightclub in Paris, a digital store, and some furniture and jewellery design.
Ariel André \aʀiɛl ˈɑːndreɪ\ is the founder and head designer of GOLEM. For the past 10 years, Ariel worked as an Architect for world-renowned award winning studios in Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and for the Government in Haiti.
Before founding GOLEM, Ariel André led design teams at OMA - Rem Koolhaas, the Pritzker Prize-winning architecture firm in Rotterdam where he worked as an Architect – Project Manager and was responsible for the business development of French-speaking countries. His projects at OMA include Retail, Museums and Offices in Qatar, the second largest Courthouse in France (Lille), the urban redevelopment of the second biggest business district in Europe (AZCA - Madrid), and a large-scale housing development on the French Riviera (Toulon).
