WELCOME

Welcome to Sfumatura Architecture

Sfumatura (pronounced sfu.ma.tu`ra) Italian. Translation: nuance, gradient , shade.

People, idea’s, places, projects, the extraordinary focus on design, our expression of producing authentic contemporary architecture.

This makes Sfumatura Architecture a unique group of individuals.

About Sfumatura Architecture

In 2012 Guido Maclellan established Sfumatura Architecture. It is now a successful design practice with projects in Italy and the United Kingdom. The studio works with private residential clients and property developers.

Values

At Sfumatura Architecture we base our Values on delivering authentic, creative, simple and innovative designs for our Clients.

In every commission we build a relationship of mutual trust and respect with each Client, the design team and the Contractor. Working in this environment we believe that all parties involved in the process of the project will connect in a business and personal level, sharing the journey of “doing” a building project together. It is important to remember that:

“The doing must be joyful and not reduced to just achieving”

At Sfumatura Architecture we are professional people who embrace the responsibility of being RIBA Chartered Architects. We are conscious Architects who work from a space that encourages learning, respect and appreciation of our Clients and colleagues, encouraging unique individual talents to contribute to the success and growth of the business.

Vision & Courage

Our Vision is to learn new ways of operating as Architects in a rapidly changing world. We are privileged to be in a profession that can collectively make significant contributions to this urgent global challenge. Architect’s are influencers, through our creativity, inbuilt optimism and knowledge we can help shape the new built environment of a growing world community. By being conscious, by making intelligent design decisions about what we need and don’t need (symbols) in our lives, and an awareness of energy consumption in our projects we will contribute to the bigger plan of helping our precious planet heal for the benefit of future generations.

Creativity

Our Creative philosophy is simple. We have a passion for designing and planning, an attention to details and materials. We have the courage and enthusiasm to explore new idea’s. We are interested in the rigour of geometry in architecture and the pursuit of creating spaces that are free from the burden of excessive symbols. We use Mies Van Der Rohe’s maxim. “ less is more “ as our guiding principle. Collectively we are trying to create timeless designs, an architecture that is robust, durable and functional.