Where we work
Southern Lake Garda, house by house
From our Sirmione office we follow projects on both shores of the lower lake and in the hinterland: a compact territory that we reach in a few minutes and know in detail.
The territory
One territory, three provinces
Southern Lake Garda is an administrative mosaic: a few kilometres separate municipalities in the Brescia, Verona and Mantua provinces, each with its own land-use plan (PGT, Piano di Governo del Territorio), its own commissions and its own approach to landscape matters. Working well here means knowing these differences before setting up the design and the applications.
Much of the Garda territory is also covered by landscape restrictions — the lakeshore belt, the historic centres, the morainic hills — which affect both the timing and the content of approvals. This is the context in which the studio has worked daily since 2018.
The municipalities
Where you will find us at work.
Province of Brescia
The heart of the studio’s activity: the Brescia shore of southern Lake Garda, the Valtenesi and the first stretch of hinterland.
- SirmioneHome to the studio: the historic centre, the peninsula and the districts of Colombare and Lugana.
- Desenzano del GardaRenovations, interiors and applications in the main town of southern Lake Garda, Rivoltella included.
- Lonato del GardaProjects across the historic centre, the countryside and the morainic hills.
- PozzolengoRecovery of farmsteads and rural buildings between Lugana and the hills.
- Padenghe sul GardaValtenesi: homes, gardens and landscape settings of particular value.
- Moniga del GardaValtenesi: holiday homes and the recovery of existing buildings.
- Manerba del GardaValtenesi: work in areas under strong landscape protection.
- Soiano del Lago, Polpenazze and PuegnagoThe hilly hinterland of the Valtenesi, among vineyards and villages.
- San Felice del BenacoTowards the gulf of Salò, protected lakeside settings.
- Bedizzole and CalcinatoThe first hinterland between the Garda and the Chiese: residential and business premises.
- MontichiariApplications, surveys and projects in the eastern Brescia plain.
Province of Verona
The Veneto shore of the lower lake, a few minutes from the studio in Sirmione.
- Peschiera del GardaA UNESCO World Heritage fortified town: work in protected settings.
- Castelnuovo del GardaResidential and hospitality projects between the lake and the hinterland.
- LaziseThe olive-tree riviera: recovery and enhancement of existing buildings.
- Valeggio sul MincioBetween the Mincio and the morainic hills, Borghetto included.
Province of Mantua
The Mantuan morainic hills and upper Mantuan area, historically tied to southern Lake Garda.
- Monzambano and Ponti sul MincioThe Mantuan municipalities of Lake Garda, between the lake and the Mincio.
- Castiglione delle StiviereThe main centre of the upper Mantuan area.
- Cavriana and SolferinoVillages of the morainic hills, between history and countryside.
Frequently asked questions
Distances and travel.
Do you also work outside the municipalities listed?
Yes. The list describes the studio’s usual radius of activity, but we also consider commissions in other municipalities of the Brescia, Verona and Mantua provinces: contact us with a description of the property and the planned work.
Do you handle applications in municipalities where you have not worked before?
Yes. Italian building procedures share a common legal basis; before every commission we nevertheless study the planning instruments of the individual municipality, as we routinely do for every new application.
Is there a travel charge for a site visit?
Across southern Lake Garda and the neighbouring municipalities, preliminary site visits are normally part of our assessment of the commission. For more distant locations we agree any expenses transparently before the appointment.