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Cersaie 2019

 

Top architecture firms choose Cersaie

Confirming Cersaie’s key role in the world of architecture and design, ten of the most important and internationally renowned architecture firms have decided to take part in the show in a specially created space.

Archincont(r)act is the name of the location/event where manufacturers, designers, retailers and clients could meet the people who create the world’s trend-setting architecture.

Archincont(r)act is a unique occasion bringing together the world of architectural design with leading manufacturers, international industry professionals and the world’s top contractors.

Architecture firms that took part in 2019 edition

ARCHILINEA

 

Archilinea is specialized in architecture, urban planning, retail and graphic design.
Since 1981 it follows the most important companies of the “Motor Valley” – Automobili Lamborghini and Ferrari – and the main ceramic groups in Italy in the process of implementation of their headquarters.
Led by the integrated design working method, Archilinea develops masterplan, public and private buildings, industrial compounds, showrooms and stores worldwide.

CABERLON CAROPPI ITALIAN TOUCH ARCHITECTS 

 

More than 140 projects in the world and the storytelling of CaberlonCaroppi always manages to amaze. It starts from the location, from the place to get to know the genius loci of each structure, to catch its soul and transfer it to the project, always developing new concepts of tailor-made hospitality with functional layout able to reflect clients’ needs.
Since 2004, the studio brings Italian excellence through different points of view and new ways of expression.

GENIUS LOCI ARCHITETTURA

 

Genius Loci Architettura is one of the most important Italian architecture and design firm, providing architecture, interior design and planning services for Italian and international clients.
Established in 1999 and operating as one firm with two offices in Milan and Florence, GLA is led by 3 Partners and 2 Directors.  GLA’s diverse portfolio comprises office design and workplace, urban hotel and resort, residential, historic preservation, retail and fashion show rooms as well design services for diplomatic missions, in Italy and abroad.
Our team consists of 45 qualified architects and designers with many years of international experience beside outsourced resource.

IOSA GHINI ASSOCIATI

 

Massimo Iosa Ghini is founder and president of a multidisciplinary architect and design company based in Bologna, Milan and Miami.  
Iosa Ghini has produced work in many forms, including architecture, furniture design and interiors.
Its focus on sustainable design can be seen in most of his projects like the worldwide Ferrari Stores, the electric transport line People Mover in Bologna and hotel designs like the latest Starhotels E.CH.O.
Residential projects and a very innovative concept of a building for short term apartments have been designed for clients like Oko Group, CMC Group and Prelios Sgr.  
Massimo Iosa Ghini has been appointed Ambassador of Italian Design, Member of Leonardo Committee, and in 2015 received the Marconi Award for Creativity.   

JOI-DESIGN INNENARCHITEKTEN


Partners: Corinna Kretschmar-Joehnk, Sabrina Voecks, Heinrich Boehm, Peter Joehnk, Thomas Scholz


Since 1984, our studio has focused on the development of exclusive, design-oriented concepts for international hotels and, in the last few years, serviced apartments and high-concept offices have been added to our portfolio, too. Our hotel expertise spans a diverse spectrum. From bijou, privately-owned boutique properties to trendsetting destinations for community-minded guests to glamorous landmarks for the world’s most celebrated luxury brands, we know how to design the hospitality spaces people love and return to time after time.

 

MC A

 

Mario Cucinella Architects is an architectural firm with offices in Bologna, Milan and New York and an international team of ninety professionals including architects, engineers, graphic designers, model makers, and researchers. The firm was established in Paris in 1992 and opened its offices in Bologna in 1999. MC A has extensive experience in architectural design that combines environmental and energy efficiency strategies and relies on an R&D department that carries out research on sustainability with a holistic approach.

MC A is synonymous with top quality and professionalism in every step of the process, adopting a coordinated and multidisciplinary approach. An in-house team of BIM managers and coordinators ensures the implementation of BIM processes. MC A also boasts an in-house Interior Design and Industrial Design department.

NOA*

 

Lukas and Stefan met, while working as project architects with the renowned architect and designer Matteo Thun in Milan, being responsible for a series of challenging projects in the field of tourism, modern living and contemporary workplaces. Before joining forces to found noa* back home in Bozen/Bolzano in 2010, both Lukas and Stefan improved their skills and fine-tuned their workethos during a decade of work experiences both locally and abroad.

From many years of working in New York, London, Berlin, Milan, Ferrara and Graz, they gained in depth cultural and social insight, which until present, remains a crucial influence and input in their designs. In 2018 noa* has expanded even further, founding their second office in Berlin.

“... back in 2010 we established ourselves in Bolzano founding noa*, deliberately conceived as a " network " as this truly reflects the spirit of our work; the way we think and live.” Lukas Rungger

STUDIO BIZZARRO & PARTNERS

 

The Bizzarro & Partners Studio has reached in over thirty years a specific experience in designing prestigious hotels, from the Architecture to the interior design. Sergio Bizzarro, Founder of the Studio, designs Hotels, Resorts and SPA, having as vocation the pleasure of living in refined design and innovative environments.

STUDIO MARCO PIVA

 

Inside the creative and multicultural heart of Milan, that’s where you’ll find Studio Marco Piva: an academy of sciences more than an architectural and design firm, an experimental workshop where, with methodological rigor, different design scales are dealt with, from architecture to interiors, all the way to industrial design and design for fashion brands.


Architects, engineers and interior designers, all with specialized skills, develop projects that start with research and ultimately achieve graphic rendering, and that go from the building of the prototypes to simulations of efficiency: a breeding ground of creativity from which solutions that have a strong impact emerge.

THDP

 

Established in 2004 by Nicholas Hickson and Manuela Mannino, The Hickson Design Partnership is an awarded Architecture and Interior Design practice specialising in Hospitality Design.

Based in London since 2012, THDP has a strong Italian and European network of collaborations. We are international at heart, but locally inspired.  We provide customized solutions for our clients, promoting a progressive lean design approach.  This allows us to be flexible, able to react to the changing the hospitality market.

THDP strives for  a collaborative approach to eliminate the boundaries between  architect, artist, fabricator, supplier and Client.  Our track record of successfully completed hotel projects  is a testimony of our work ethics. We lead design trends, have deep product knowledge and are familiar with the design process of hotel operators for design direction and technical brand standards.

THDP is Hilton, IHG, Hyatt, Marriott and Accor approved designers for European projects.

We are responsible for ethical specifications and are directly involved in the quality and budget control of our projects throughout their life.

Archincont(r)act events

Monday 23 September

3.30 p.m. - Opening of Archincont(r)act

3.45 p.m. - 'Cities of the future'
with Emilio Mussini, Philippe Daverio,
Federico Rampini

Tuesday 24 September

1.00 p.m. - Aperitif with an architect
with Studio Marco Piva

1.30 p.m. - Aperitif with an architect
with Noa*

5.30 p.m. - Aperitif with an architect
with Iosa Ghini Associati

6.00 p.m. - Aperitif with an architect
with Genius Loci Architettura

Credits

Promoted by:
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Organized by:  Logo Promos srl

Set up: Logo BFS

Thanks to: Logo Pedrali