By Nathalie Scipioni Architects
NSStudio was approached by a couple with significant experience as building developers to sub divide an existing lot and design two standalone dwellings. The site is north facing, yet narrow; the clients engaged NSStudio to ensure that both properties received ample natural light throughout both dwellings. The brief and site required intelligent planning to maximise sun penetration and flexible living.The design mediated the desire to deliver a high-end light-filled dwelling with the need to stay within the clients set budget for the project.
The project unfolded as a collaboration between the studio and the clients which was an important element of the relationship with the developers who require a degree of control and connection to the project throughout. The outcome was a tremendous success spatially and financially, the clients have since directed additional projects to NSStudio as they want to ensure each new project can achieve the same quality.
Internationally trained and experienced in architecture, interior design and heritage restoration, we combine contemporary European influences with a restorer’s eye for detail, story, flow and possibility. You’ll be amazed by what we can do for light, space and living, delivering incredible results for every budget.
Nathalie has an internationally-honed understanding of structure, space and orientation that she brings to designing the exteriors and interiors of homes, restaurants, hotels or offices. She studied architecture for nine years, completing a Doctor of Architecture in Florence at Universita degli Studi di Firenze followed by post-graduate studies in heritage architecture at the specialist École de Chaillot in Paris.
Over the last 20 years, she has worked on architecture and heritage restoration projects in France, Italy and Australia. In Paris, she was a heritage architect responsible for the completion of restoration projects, including site supervision and project management of listed Heritage monuments in the Nancy and Paris areas.
Nathalie relocated to Sydney and founded NSStudio in 2007. She maintains constant contact with developments in Europe, travelling annually to the world’s most forward-looking trade shows to bring back concepts, materials and products that ensure her designs continue to be far ahead of local trends.