PROFILE

Æ = letter from the old ENGLISH LATIN alphabeth, nowadays used in some languages like DANISH.

It reflects the founder's expertice in UK, IT, DK

Æ = A-rchitectur-E by Ardighieri Elena

Æ is a YOUNG and INTERNATIONAL design practice based in London and Italy (MI/TV) with a fresh and original approach to architecture and a passion for making.

As a YOUNG and INTERNATIONAL firm, we are at the forefront of new trends, knowing how to incorporate new technologies into our workflow.

Æ works as an office to produce beautifully designed and crafted buildings, working closely with clients, builders and construction professionals.

Æ is a DYNAMIC problem solving engine, always attracted by constantly challenging and changing scenarios. Its active approach is the energy of the practice.

VISION

Æ CHERISHES CURIOSITY

Æ EMBRACES SUBVERSIVE THINKING

Æ CHALLENGES THE WAY WE SEE THE WORLD

ELENA ARDIGHIERI

Idealist / Design guru / Dreamer / Craftsman / Sunny side up / : )

Æ Director Ardighieri Elena brings over 10 years of experience in high end residential, commercial and public architecture in Italy, Denmark and UK. Holding degrees in both Architecture of Construction (Milan) and Architecture and Design (Denmark), has ensured that the practice places equal value on the holistic crafting of interior and external form as one.

Before setting her our practice in 2018, Elena has worked with largely known architectural, landscape and design firms such as: David Garcia Studio (MAP), SS-Ark, ACT (Active City Transformation), MTArch, Levitt Bernstein. She contributed in various awards-winning projects and competitions within these practices as well as in her name.

Elena's expertise is based on a continuous ethical-aesthetic search, where the design processes are as important as the final result. Each project addresses the particularities of each situation to achieve an architecture that belongs to the context.