architecture studio in catania
Your Local Team in Sicily
One point of contact. A trusted circle of specialists behind it.
Foreign clients often expect to manage several separate professionals themselves: an engineer here, an accountant there, each explaining things differently. Bureau69 works the other way. Beyond the design and site supervision team assembled for each specific project, Max also works with a constant circle of trusted collaborators who support the client across every other aspect of a project in Sicily: technical verification, financial and tax matters, legal and notarial questions. Max remains your single point of contact throughout, bringing in the right specialist exactly when your project needs them. Each works independently, in their own regulated role. Bureau69 does not replace them, and does not claim their expertise as its own.
Team
Francesco Censabella
Structural Engineer – Order of Engineers of Catania
Francesco Censabella is a structural engineer based in Catania, registered with the Order of Engineers (no. A3414). His work focuses on civil and structural engineering: assessing the condition of existing buildings, verifying seismic compliance, and providing structural design for renovations and new construction. Sicily is a seismic zone, so structural verification is a required part of any building or renovation permit, not an optional extra. Francesco is brought into a project whenever a structural assessment is needed, whether reviewing a property before purchase, checking an existing building’s condition, or designing the structural works for a renovation or new build.
Legal and Notarial Support
Depending on the nature of the project, Bureau69 works with different legal professionals, lawyers and notaries, each selected for their specific area of expertise: property law, cross-border transactions, succession, or contract review. A notary is always required by law to formalise an Italian property transaction, and acts as an independent, impartial public official rather than as the buyer’s representative. Where additional advice or representation is needed, an independent lawyer is brought in to look after the client’s own interests specifically.
Alberto Francesco Puleo
Financial and Tax Advisor – ODCEC Catania, Sez. A · Statutory Auditor
Alberto Francesco Puleo is a chartered accountant (dottore commercialista) and statutory auditor based in Catania, registered with the Order of Chartered Accountants of Catania. He supports clients on the financial side of a property investment: evaluating the numbers behind a purchase or renovation, preparing a business plan where a tourist rental is intended, managing the transfer of funds into Italy, and advising on tax incentives that may apply to a project. Alberto is involved whenever a project needs financial or tax input, working alongside the architectural team rather than in place of it.
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