The studio
A studio fromthe day after tomorrow.
(01) Founder
Aurelia Noir
Founder & Principal Architect · RIBA · OAPPC
“I design the feeling first — the way morning light lands on a stone floor, the silence of a corridor at night. The architecture is what makes that feeling permanent.”
Trained in Milan and London, Aurelia Noir spent a decade in the studios of master architects before founding her own practice in 2008. Her work moves fluidly between architecture, interiors and objects.
Today the studio of 48 architects, designers and technologists works from Dubai, Milan and Tokyo — always led personally by Aurelia from first sketch to handover.
(02) Principles
- 01
Light first
We draw the path of the sun before we draw a wall. Every room is placed where its light is most beautiful.
- 02
One line
A single, continuous idea runs through each project — from masterplan to door handle — so the whole feels inevitable.
- 03
Built to age
Stone, timber, lime, bronze. Materials chosen to become more beautiful with fifty years of life.
(03) Timeline
- Years of practice
- 18
- Spaces realised
- 140+
- International awards
- 26
- Countries
- 12
- 2008
Studio founded in Milan with two architects and one drawing table.
- 2013
First international award for Casa Lumen, Lake Como.
- 2017
Dubai studio opens; first hospitality commission.
- 2021
Future Living Lab launched — immersive digital twins for every client.
- 2024
Tokyo studio opens. 140th space realised.
- 2026
Villa Horizon 07 named Residence of the Year.
(04) Recognition
- Dezeen Awards — Interior of the Year
- World Architecture Festival — Villa
- AD100 — Architectural Digest
- Wallpaper* Design Awards
- Frame Awards — Residential
- Prix Versailles — Hospitality
- iF Design Gold
- RIBA International Prize — Shortlist