architecture | interior design | project management
ARCHITECTURE STUDIO IN SICILY
Responsible architecture, thoughtful design, crafted interiors.
bureau69 architects is an independent architecture studio in Sicily, where international experience meets a Mediterranean soul. The practice specialises in residential architecture, interior design and project management, extending into hospitality and select commercial work. Beyond individual commissions, bureau69 takes part in international design competitions and collaborates with architecture studios abroad on more complex projects.
Our practice combines contemporary design with a strong commitment to sustainability, rooted in long-term construction quality and reflected in every detail of architecture and interior design. As a Sicilian studio, our approach embraces a balanced language that responds to context, harmonises with the landscape, and aspires to enduring design beyond passing trends.
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THE ARCHITECT
International background, Sicilian knowledge, direct responsibility.
The practice is led by Max Strano, a Sicilian architect registered in Italy (OAPPCCT), a RIBA Chartered Architect in the UK, and a Passivhaus designer, with over 25 years of professional experience in Italy and abroad. That mix of backgrounds shapes a way of working that is creative, practical, and grounded in the specific needs of each client.
Max takes on a limited number of projects at a time (sized to handle real complexity, from a single renovation to a multi-property investment), bringing in specialists and collaborators only when a project genuinely calls for it. Every selected project is closely monitored, with direct communication and attention to how it’s actually built.
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BUILDING OR RENOVATING FROM ABROAD?
The architecture studio for international clients in Sicily.
Our method comes from years of working across Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Brazil, before Max returned to Sicily in 2022. That experience shapes a specific skill: taking Sicily’s permit process and technical documentation, often overwhelming for anyone unfamiliar with the language and the local system, and making it clear, sequential and manageable for a client based abroad.
Max speaks English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese fluently, and remains the same point of contact from first conversation to final handover, whether you’re assessing a property, planning a renovation, or building from scratch.
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Not on-site?
Still in full control.
Beyond overseeing our own projects on site, Bureau69 also offers a dedicated construction and project management service for larger or more complex developments, cases where the owner’s involvement matters, but being in Sicily constantly isn’t possible. In these situations, we act as a single point of reference, managing the different phases of the project (design coordination, contractors, budget and programme) on the client’s behalf. It remains a project management service that few architecture studios in Sicily provide.
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Whether you are at the first idea, assessing a property or planning a renovation, an introductory call is the simplest way to understand how Bureau69 can support your project in Sicily.
