ONE PROFILE, VARIOUS VISIONS
FOUNDING PARTNERS
RENATO ZANGUIO
Architect, Founder

RENATO ZANGUIO WAS BORN IN VICENZA IN 1955.
AFTER OBTAINING HIS ARTISTIC DIPLOMA IN PADUA, STUDYING UNDER MASTER EMILIO VEDOVA AMONG OTHERS, HE ATTENDED THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE OF VENICE, WHERE HE GRADUATED IN 1983.
SINCE 1976 HE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH SOME IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURE STUDIOS IN VICENZA, PARTICULARLY THAT OF CARLO SCARPA.
FROM 1978 TO 1985 HE WORKED FOR THE FLAVIO ALBANESE STUDIO, WITH WHOM HE COLLABORATED ON NUMEROUS PROJECTS AS PROJECT MANAGER.
THE EXPERIENCE GAINED IN CONTACT WITH THESE FIGURES ALLOWED HIM TO DEVELOP A PARTICULAR SENSITIVITY BETWEEN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN AND INSERTION IN HISTORICAL AND TRADITIONAL CONTEXTS, OFTEN CHARACTERIZED BY EXPERIMENTATION WITH MATERIALS AND THE USE OF ORIGINAL CHROMATIC TONES.

IN 1985 HE OPENED HIS OWN ARCHITECTURE STUDIO IN VICENZA WHICH HE HAS RUN CONTINUOUSLY TO THIS DAY. FROM 1990 TO 2005, HE WORKED STEADILY IN THE UNITED STATES, IN NEW YORK, WHERE HE COMPLETED IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR PROJECTS FOR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND LARGE PUBLIC VENUES LOCATED MAINLY IN MANHATTAN.
THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE EXPANDED IN ITALY WHERE HE COLLABORATED ON NUMEROUS PROJECTS WITH IMPORTANT FIGURES OF THE CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SCENE INCLUDING ALVARO SIZA, TADAO ANDO AND VITTORIO GREGOTTI.

ALESSANDRO ZANGUIO
Architect, Partner

ALESSANDRO ZANGUIO WAS BORN IN VICENZA IN 1987.
HE GRADUATED IN ARCHITECTURE AT IUAV VENICE IN 2012. HIS ACADEMIC ACTIVITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY CONSTANT WORK IN THE ARCHITECTURE SECTOR, FIRST IN THE FAMILY STUDIO AND THEN IN IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.
IN 2007 HE COMPLETED A SIX-MONTH INTERNSHIP AT GREGOTTI ASSOCIATI INTERNATIONAL STUDIO IN MILAN, THANKS TO HIS ACQUAINTANCE WITH PROF. VITTORIO GREGOTTI AT IUAV VENICE WHERE HE WAS A STUDENT.
IN 2011 HE COMPLETED A SIX-MONTH INTERNSHIP AT GUILLERMO VAZQUEZ CONSUEGRA'S STUDIO IN SEVILLE WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND IN THE PREPARATION OF EXECUTIVE PROJECTS IN THE MUSEUM SECTOR.

IN 2013 HE WAS SELECTED AT THE RENZO PIANO BUILDING WORKSHOP STUDIO IN GENOA, THE MOST IMPORTANT AND FORMATIVE EXPERIENCE OF HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER DURING WHICH DIRECT CONFRONTATION WITH ARCHITECT RENZO PIANO WAS DECISIVE FOR HIS TRAINING.

DURING THE 10 YEARS AT THE RENZO PIANO BUILDING WORKSHOP, BOTH IN THE GENOA AND PARIS OFFICES, HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW IMPORTANT URBAN REGENERATION PROJECTS INCLUDING THE FORMER FALCK AREAS IN MILAN, THE CREATION OF MUSEUM INSTALLATIONS AT THE ASTRUP FEARNLEY MUSEUM IN OSLO AND ABOVE ALL PARTICIPATION FROM CONCEPT PHASE TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE PEDIATRIC HOSPICE OF THE SERAGNOLI FOUNDATION IN BOLOGNA, RECENTLY COMPLETED. FROM 2018 FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF THE MORANDI BRIDGE IN GENOA, HE WAS PART OF THE SMALL TEAM THAT COORDINATED WITH ARCH. RENZO PIANO THE CONCEPT, EXECUTIVE DESIGN AND SITE SUPERVISION PHASES OF THE NEW SAN GIORGIO BRIDGE INAUGURATED BY PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC MATTARELLA IN 2020.

IN THE LAST 10 YEARS HE HAS GAINED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN COORDINATING AND MANAGING TEAMS ALSO AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AND IS HIGHLY QUALIFIED IN ON-SITE SUPERVISION AND PROBLEM SOLVING.

GIANMARCO ZANGUIO
Architect, Partner

GIANMARCO ZANGUIO WAS BORN IN VICENZA IN 1990.
AFTER OBTAINING HIS ARTISTIC DIPLOMA HE GRADUATED IN ARCHITECTURE AT IUAV VENICE IN 2016. IN 2012 HE PARTICIPATED IN THE VENICE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE "COMMON GROUND" DIRECTED BY DAVID CHIPPERFIELD WITHIN THE "40000 HOURS" EXHIBITION.
IN 2013 HE WAS A FINALIST IN THE IGC INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS IN BRUSSELS PROMOTED BY ARQUIDEAS FOR THE DESIGN OF A FOOD AND WINE CAMPUS. IN 2017 HE WAS A FINALIST IN TWO IMPORTANT DESIGN COMPETITIONS: "DESIGNING IN THE FALONARI BASTION" FOR NEW OFFICE SPACES WITHIN THE VITTORIALE DEGLI ITALIANI MUSEUM COMPLEX IN GARDONE AND THE INTERNATIONAL "INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS" TENDER PROMOTED BY MIUR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCHOOLS. ON THIS OCCASION HE RANKED FOURTH FOR THE PROPOSAL OF THE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CRESPANO DEL GRAPPA.

BETWEEN 2011 AND 2012 HE COLLABORATED WITH THE ALBANESE STUDIO IN VICENZA HOLDING A STABLE ROLE IN THE DESIGN TEAM, ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PHASE, CLIENT PRESENTATIONS AND CREATION OF PRESENTATION MODELS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: HYBRID TOWER IN VENICE MESTRE (4,000 M2), ROCCO FORTE VERDURA GOLF & SPA RESORT IN SICILY (400,000 M2), PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN VICENZA (500 M2).

BETWEEN 2009 AND 2016 HIS UNIVERSITY COMMITMENT WAS COMBINED WITH DESIGN ACTIVITY WITHIN THE FAMILY STUDIO, COLLABORATING WITH THE ARCHITECTS IN PRELIMINARY AND EXECUTIVE DESIGN AND IN THE CREATIVE PHASE OF PROJECTS. HE CURRENTLY COORDINATES THE CREATIVE ASPECT OF PROJECTS IN THE STUDIO.