The practice relies on a well-established network of collaborators and consultants, each independently active within their own area of expertise. Their specialist knowledge is brought into each project as required, ensuring a comprehensive, integrated and highly refined outcome.
Every completed project is the result of collective expertise, bringing together the individual contribution of each professional while recognising the distinctive value and depth of their specialist role.
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Giorgio Ripa
Giorgio Ripa is a freelance architect and Technical Director of Area Studio S.r.l. He graduated in Architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1991, passed the State Examination the same year, and has been a registered member of the Order of Architects of Milan (Registration No. 8464) since 1994.
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Pietro Ripa
Pietro Ripa is a freelance architect, co-founder of Area Studio S.r.l. together with Architect Linda Capriolo, and currently serves as the company’s Sole Director.
He graduated in Architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1975, passed the State Examination the same year, and has been registered with the Order of Architects of Milan (Registration No. 2385) since 1976.
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Maria De Bernardo
Architect and architectural designer since 1988.
Graduated in Architectural Design from the Politecnico di Milano in 1996, passed the State Examination in 1997, and has been registered with the Order of Architects of Milan (Registration No. 20481) since 2019.
Giuseppina Migatti
Administrative Officer since 1988.
Graduated in 1987 with a diploma in Business Administration and Foreign Languages.
Sebastiano Morandi
Architectural Draftsman since 2022.
Graduated as a Building Surveyor from the Mosè Bianchi Institute in Monza in 2020.
Currently studying Engineering Technologies and Building Materials Engineering at the University of Bergamo.
Principal External Consultants and Collaborators
Structural Engineering
Ing. Franco Sarra
SARRA Engineering Studio
Via Melchiorre Gioia 71, 20124 Milan
Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Arch. Danilo Bergaglio
Antonella Maritan
Mater Gaia
Via Lago di Varese, 4, 28041 Arona (Novara)
Low-Altitude Aerial Photography
Photo Up – Maurizio Nava
Via Arrigo Boito, Monza
Surveying
Arch. Lorenzo Raveggi
RAVEGGI Studio
Via Camillo Hajech 41, 20129 Milan
Cadastral Documentation & Energy Performance Certificates
Arch. Paolo Favarato
Studio Favarato Architetti Associati
Via Lombardia, 53, 20832 Desio