Architectural design
Designing on southern Lake Garda
A single coherent design, attentive to the place and to the people, from the first idea through to completion.
The service
Architecture, landscape and everyday life
Volpi Piccoli Architettura develops designs for new homes, villas, apartment buildings, hospitality spaces and transformations of existing buildings. Every commission starts by listening to the client’s needs and by reading the building, the plot and the context at first hand.
Working in Sirmione and southern Lake Garda demands particular care for the landscape, the historic centres, the protection rules and the quality of open spaces. The architectural design coordinates these aspects with the internal layout, materials, light, performance and the economic sustainability of the project.
- Feasibility study and architectural concept
- Preliminary, developed and construction design
- Interior design and bespoke furniture
- Construction management and client assistance
- Coordination of specialist consultants
The three levels of the design
The preliminary design turns needs into first ideas: sketches, outline plans, the distribution of spaces and a check of the achievable volumes. The developed design (progetto definitivo) fixes spaces, materials and façades precisely and brings in the structural and services engineering; it is the level on which permits are based.
The construction design (progetto esecutivo) takes every building detail down to scale: complete technical drawings, schedules and specifications ready to be handed to the contractor. It is the document that reduces surprises and variations on site, because the decisions have already been taken on paper.
One path, from the first checks to the building site
Before drawing, we verify the planning, building and landscape conditions that may shape the design. In this way the compositional choices grow together with their actual feasibility.
During construction we follow the execution of the design, the dialogue with contractors and craftsmen and the definition of details, keeping the original idea recognisable through every technical and economic decision.
Talking costs nothing.
A phone call or an email is enough to work out, together, the most useful first step for your property.
+39 030 523 7086 studiovolpipiccoli@gmail.com Contact the studio
Based in Sirmione · Working across southern Lake Garda and the provinces of Brescia, Verona and Mantua. All the areas we serve.
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Frequently asked questions
Before you start.
Do you also design interiors?
Yes. The design can cover room layouts, materials, lighting and bespoke furniture, coordinated with the building and services works.
Can we start with a feasibility study?
Yes. The preliminary study verifies possibilities, constraints and objectives before the full design is developed.
In which municipalities do you work?
The studio is based in Sirmione and works across southern Lake Garda and its hinterland, between the provinces of Brescia, Verona and Mantua.
What is the difference between developed and construction design?
The developed design establishes what is to be built — spaces, materials, façades — and is the basis for the permits; the construction design establishes how, with building details and specifications for the contractor. An accurate construction package reduces variations and unexpected costs.