“To be passionate about our client's”

Our job has many levels of service. We are here to serve our clients in solving functional, aesthetic, and economic issues. We strive to achieve all of these requirements while remembering that the spaces we create are going to be used by people trying to live, work and receive services. It is important to us that our clients’ clients are the people that are going to be using our spaces on a day to day basis. Employees are more efficient in well designed spaces; more efficiency creates more profit. Residents are happier in well designed living facilities; happy residents creates more sales. Good design works for everyone.

“We specialize in design with high levels of expections. ”

CGHJ Architects started in 1975 when Gerry Curts formed an architectural firm with three partners which was called The Design Advocates. In 1992, Gerry invited Stephanie Gaines and Bob Hall to be his new partners, followed by Chuck a few years later and Curts Gaines Hall Jones Architects (CGHJ) was born. During their many years in business, talented architects, designers, draftsmen, administrators and technicians have passed through the firm. Many built their entire careers with CGHJ and others have been inspired to launch their own firms. One of those was Rob Glisson, who along with partner John Saldana, formed ROJO Architecture in 1998, another highly accomplished firm in Tampa. These two firms thrived in Tampa and built substantial bases of repeat clients.

Recently, the two firms merged to form a new company, GROH Architecture to strengthen both businesses and prepare for future growth. With the rebranding on November 1, 2022, Claudia Bernal of CGHJ Architects and Swapnali Salunke from ROJO Architecture were invited to become new principals of GROH Architecture.