All projects begin with a dream.
Our full architectural services in Sicily encompass every stage of the design and construction process, ensuring compliance with local regulations and offering a seamless experience for our clients.
what we do
architectural SERVICES
The studio provides a full architectural service supporting our clients across three main areas: design, construction and management. Which one is most relevant to you depends on where you are in your project: searching for a property, holding one already, ready to develop a design, or already on site. In Italy, this is also a legal matter: certain acts on a project, such as submitting it for permits or directing works on site, are reserved by law to registered technical professionals.
Below, each area is explained together with the specific services we can provide for your project
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architectural SERVICES in sicily
If the architecture is any good, a person who looks and listens will feel its good effects without noticing.
DESIGN
bureau69 architects is a design-led architecture studio, recognised among others by the Sunday Times British Home Awards, BUILD Magazine, and exhibited at the Triennale di Milano and ArchMarathon Miami.
Sicily’s planning system can be genuinely difficult to navigate from abroad. Our experience in planning, and in dealing directly with the Soprintendenza dei Beni Culturali ed Ambientali and the Genio Civile, brings real, practical local insight from the earliest stages.
Every design is developed in detail, with careful attention to technical drawings and specifications, because that is where quality is truly built. The result is architecture that is sustainable, responsible and shaped with honesty about what your site allows, not just what it promises.
CONSTRUCTION
The gap between a well-designed project and a durable building is where quality is most at risk, usually because no one is watching closely enough.
This is where our experience matters most: a constant, physical presence throughout construction, not occasional visits. From the tender phase through to completion, bureau69 provides full works supervision, known locally as Direttore dei Lavori, and site safety coordination, known as Coordinatore della Sicurezza, all the way through to final certifications and sign-off.
We bring the same attention to detail on-site that we bring to the drawings, because a project is only ever as good as the care taken in building it.
MANAGEMENT
For clients who have invested in Sicily but don’t live here, distance can sometimes make even small issues harder to manage: a delayed reply, a missed detail.
This is where our project management service brings real, practical value: a single point of reference overseeing both construction and project management on your behalf, coordinating every professional involved, following the budget and resources closely and carefully, and reporting back clearly and regularly, wherever in the world you happen to be.
Whether we designed the project or not, our role stays the same. It’s a service built on presence, experience and attention to detail, not on promises we can’t make.
WHAT SERVICES WE PROVIDE?
PRE-PURCHASE
SUPPORT
A pre-purchase feasibility review tells you whether a property is technically sound before you commit to it. It can include a first read of the documents, visible constraints, access, utilities, renovation potential and early permit implications. The result isn’t a design, it’s a clearer basis for deciding whether the property is worth deeper investment.
FEASIBILITY
STUDY
A new-build or a renovation project in Sicily starts with understanding what’s already there, and what the island’s planning rules allow. We assess the current layout, condition, constraints, technical risks, likely permit route and budget sensitivity, including zoning and conservation limits set by Sicilian regional planning legislation. This defines a realistic direction before drawings get detailed and before a contractor prices a scope that’s still unclear.
Architectural
design
Design turns the brief into a coherent project: layout, concept, developed drawings, materials, light and proportion, with technical coordination throughout. We work at every scale and budget, aiming for a result that fits the property, the way you’ll use it, and the realities of building in Sicily. Good design here isn’t decoration; it’s what makes a project feasible, durable and genuinely comfortable.
INTERIOR
DESIGN
Interior design continues the architectural work into materials, finishes, lighting and bespoke furniture; the details that determine how a space actually feels to live in. We develop it alongside the architecture, not as an afterthought, so that structure and interior share the same logic. The result is a coherent project, inside and out, not two separate briefs stitched together.
Building
permits
Permit coordination in Sicily depends on the property, the scope, and the authorities involved, ranging from the Comune to the Soprintendenza, where heritage constraints apply. We prepare and coordinate the documentation and bring in the right consultants when structural, energy or safety input is needed, without replacing their professional roles. Permits are treated as part of the design process, not a separate hurdle at the end.
TENDER
CONTRACT SUPPORT
Before construction starts, the project needs accurate pricing and the right contractor. We prepare tender documentation and bills of quantities from the finished design, then support you in comparing offers on technical reliability and prior experience, not price alone. This phase closes with a contractor appointed and a contract you can rely on.
SITE
supervision
During on-site work in Sicily, we provide architectural supervision, keeping drawings, site decisions, and quality connected, and helping to compare contractors using real project data rather than price alone. In our experience, the cheapest quotation is rarely the best choice. For clients abroad, regular written updates and photographs do more for confidence than being present would.
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CERTIFICATION
Completion isn’t just the last day on site. We verify the finished works against the design, and collect the documentation a property needs to be properly closed out, as-built drawings where relevant, cadastral updates, the SCA (Segnalazione Certificata di Agibilità) and the APE energy certificate. A project isn’t really finished until this paperwork is too.
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
Some projects need a trusted local figure acting in the client’s interest. Max Strano offers project management support for clients who are not based in Sicily, coordinating consultants, contractors, suppliers and technical decisions, even for projects not designed by the studio. Projects managed or supported by Bureau69 range from €150k works to larger €5M projects, with clear communication and structured client representation throughout.
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US
Tell me the stage you’re at and the support you need : a quick WhatsApp is fine. I’ll explain which service is most relevant to your project.