Bureau69 Architects | Max Strano Architetto Catania

Architecture studio in Sicily

Eco House in Sicily

Eco house in sicily

A sustainable house in the Sicilian countryside This project had to meet the need to have a pool house directly connected to the main house under renovation. From a reading of the morphology of the land and the exposure, the new building was positioned in an east-west direction.Exploiting the natural slope of the land, the […]

PSG – Landscape (Sorocaba, BR)

Project leader KV Arquitetura – Sao Paulo, Brasil – Design Leader : Max Strano   Landscape design for a mix used development of four residential towers.  The brief included playgorund for children, playground for pets, external gym, sport fields, BBQs, two swimming pool and solarium, external leisure spaces, a promenade, square with water attraction, and […]

PSG – Interiors

Project leader KV Arquitetura – Sao Paulo, Brasil – Design Leader : Max Strano   The brief included four  lobbies, two kids rooms, two teenager rooms, two party rooms, two Gourmet kitchen for events, saunas, Gym, coworking space, bar and restaurants.

Planik Stand

Project leader KV Arquitetura – Sao Paulo, Brasil – Design Leader : Max Strano

Teçainda – Residential Building

Interior design of communal spaces for a mixed-  development in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brief included: Hall/reception, Car parkings, Coworking space, Bike store, circulations. Project  KV Arquitetura – Sao Paulo, Brasil – Design Leader : Max Strano / Bureau69 Architects

Planeta Square

A public space defined by residential towers, Sao Paulo, Brazil The square is identified with the total area between the residential towers and the commercial tower. Reading the context gives us some focal points:– A project axis that connects the commercial tower and tower 3 as central elements.– An area cut by an internal street […]

Food Hall

The concept is to bring in the elements of the temporariness of the traditional market. Historically the place of the market is the square, which in this case is an inner covered square. Therefore, it was decided to create a continuation with the outer space: a. The external pavement flow into the internal space creating […]

Casa GG – Renovation project

renovation project in Sicily

Renovation project and Interior Design This renovation project in Sicily consisted in a remodeling of a flat in an historic building in the UNESCO heritage site of Catania, included the interior design. The strict seismic regulations and protection of historical heritage (Sovrintendenza ai Beni Culturali ed Ambientali) required accurate drawings of technical details for each […]

DGB

Refurbishment project for a flat in London Situated on the raised ground floor of a Listed Art Deco building built in 1912 and described as the grandest Edwardian commercial building in the borough, the flat is comprised of an open plan large reception room, West facing with a plenty of light, with a bespoke fully […]

Church Restoration

Design and project management for the restoration of a baroque church In 1990 a terrible earthquake struck the “Val di Noto”, a wide sub-region on the south-east side of Sicily. Many historical buildings were extensively damaged. The Sicilian government, with financial help from the EU decided to fund the recovery works, restoration and anti-seismic adjustment […]

BAK – Flats building

RIBA Architect in London

The land to develop has a mix of different constrains, strict planning policies and a complex brief. The requirements were to achieve planning for 2 town house, two / three storeys blocks, for a total of 12 flats.

The Shell

Innovative terrace house project

An innovative design for terrace house in the U.K. A design competition with the scope to design an innovative terrace house for the future. The project preserved the relationship between built volume and green space, and to maintain the environmental harmony typical of the terrace house developments. Taking account of all that the brief entailed, […]

Penthouse URG

Penthouse in Catania

Detailed renovation project in UNESCO center The penthouse is on the second floor of an ancient residential building overlooking a Medieval castle in the historic centre of Catania. Before 1669 the south side of the castle was overlooking the sea. A large volcanic eruption destroyed the city, covering part of the sea and expanding the […]

Bermondsey housing

The building is divided into two, creating a gap in between which becomes the focal point of the proposal. The relationship with the environment is key to the project. The use of wood and copper on the walls and the extensive use of vegetation, such as spacious balconies, reinforce the idea of the indoor-outdoor connection of the residences. The project is  in collaboration with  […]

Duas Gastronomia

Headquarter for a catering company in Sao Paulo, Brazil A Brazilian company, Duas Gastronomia, operating in the gourmet catering industry expressed the need to modify an existing and ongoing project. The program included the construction of a ground floor store, a reception area with dining table for tasting and a first-level industrial kitchen. During the […]

10 Degrees

An unconventional design for a flat An apartment with a standard layout: a corridor and rooms on both sides; a double exposure. The client was a young lady, professional. The main idea of the project was to minimize the masonry and have a very versatile, warm, and modern space.The wood is the main material: used in the […]

Residential building

Italian Architect London

Residential low-rise complex in the heritage area of Ipiranga Museum, with hight limitation the units are distributed in four blocks having eight units per floor and leisure program on ground level. Leader architect – Caio Faggin Practice – Konigsberger & Vannucchi Arch.

Sanchinarro Market

The church ‘Chiesa del Salvatore’ is a baroque listed building in a district of Acireale, a small town between the Ionian sea and the Etna volcano. The historic centre of Acireale is a UNESCO heritage site and represents the Baroque excellence in Sicily. The church had become insufficient to welcome all its followers over the […]

LBA Workspace

Accomplished architect in Sicily

BEST ITALIAN INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT 2018 Commissioned by a leading Italian company in wood processing and bespoke furniture (LBA Srl), this project stems from a perfect synergy between design and craftsmanship. The brief required an operating and representative space capable of restoring the uniqueness of the company brand: a modern design linked to a concept […]

New Church

The church ‘Chiesa del Salvatore’ is a baroque listed building in a district of Acireale, a small town between the Ionian sea and the Etna volcano. The historic centre of Acireale is a UNESCO heritage site and represents the Baroque excellence in Sicily. The church had become insufficient to welcome all its followers over the […]

Blue Box house

New Build house

Full renovation and bespoke interior design for a duplex unit Two cells aggregated with double height on the ground floor of a historic building from the 18th century. An east-west orientation with openings only on the front and back made the intervention complex in managing internal lighting. The dilapidated conditions of the premises did not […]

Center for technology

CONTEXT The station building is positioned parallel to BR 459, a busy, high-speed road, which establishes the connection between Taltajuba and Pouso Alegre. A road with heavy vehicular traffic. This area appears to be poorly urbanized and not connected to the urban fabric of the city, which appears closed between the physical limit of the […]

Boarding School

The design of the new complex is set along an “L” on three levels above ground. In the porous basement, three separate connected volumes house the common areas: gyms, conference rooms, canteen. The overlying ‘pierced’ stereometric block houses two levels of accommodation for students and coaches. The basement is for covered parking, accessible from the […]

House Milo

The penthouse is on the second floor of an ancient residential building overlooking a Medieval castle in the historic centre of Catania. Before 1669 the south side of the castle was overlooking the sea. A large volcanic eruption destroyed the city, covering part of the sea and expanding the city towards the south. This building […]