Casa 1 is a private house in a small Sicilian municipality on the hills between Mount Etna and Catania's coast. I am working on this project as a design consultant for architect Raffaella Anzaldo. She has put together an amazing team of contractors, suppliers and artisans to see the project through. My intention with this blog is to show the most fascinating side of the story: the thought process behind the design and its realisation during the construction phase. #RaffaellaA

"Meanwhile I hear those sleigh bells jingling"... it is with a lot of excitement that I can announce the launch of my first ever Design for beauty Blog. I began working on the idea early this year ... and I am thrilled with the outcome. I would like to thank Giusi Buono (https://lastanzadellenuvole.blogspot.co.uk/) for my lovely new logo and her creative input for starting up the blog. I am hoping to let you know a little bit about myself and my philosophy as an architect and

Design translates human necessities into space solutions. To me, creating a space that "works" is not just about functionality, it is also about the wellbeing of its users. Having daily routines made simple and effortless contributes to our happiness. "Designing a space" means "designing the time" that will be spent in that space, making its purpose - be it feeding, caring, sharing, meeting - flow, respecting its meaning. And that is achieved through quality, of design and of