Greater London Enterprise Awards 2020

26 | Greater London Awards 2020 Founded in 2015, Barbara Fassoni Architects is a London-based architecture and design studio involved in a range of projects across the UK & Italy. Following the firm’s well-deserved success in the Greater London Enterprise Awards 2020, we touched base with Barbara Fassoni to find out more. With an Italian background arising from university studies and a wide range of working experiences, Barbara Fassoni Architects brings to the table an international point of view to most projects they take on. To start, Barbara provides a brief overview of the firm and offers more insight into its clientele. “From the outset, our mission has been to create simple, contemporary architecture with an emphasis on space, light, and specific use of materials. Listening carefully to our client’s needs, we aim to take the opportunity to enhance the potential of any project. Every single step of the design and building process is featured by an attentive work, from the first sketch to the last furniture element. “Collectively, we embrace challenges as opportunities and innovate in resolving them. While aiming to provide the most significant benefits, we actively seek to drive improvement through our company, our people and the work that we do. Every day we become better at what we do, focusing on high standard results, delivering design projects on time, managing consultants, information, and budget. “Since the beginning, while working on an international basis our expertise in architectural design has come to the fore in several projects, with clients including residential, offices, work for private clients as well as multinational companies such as Mediaset and Fuji.” The UK architecture industry can prove to be an extremely competitive one to operate in, particularly with so many design firms having decades of experience under their belt. However, as Barbara goes on to explain, the firm have been able to distinguish themselves from its closest rivals, largely thanks to the different backgrounds and diverse cultures of the team. “The purpose of architecture should be to improve human life and with our approach, while working Best Architecture & Design Studio 2020 - North West London closely alongside the client we are able to achieve our objectives. With a team featuring people from different backgrounds, varying points of view are brought together, meaning our team’s knowledge and experience shines through in every project.” The internal culture at Barbara Fassoni Architects is typically defined by employee satisfaction. Moreover, as Barbara herself points out, bringing people together through different activities is one of the ways that the firm maintains a positive work environment. “Sharing experiences and teambuilding workshops help us to invigorate our different backgrounds. On top of this engagement and commitment are undoubtedly the skills and qualities we look for.” Looking ahead to what the future has in store for the firm, Barbara Fassoni Architects upcoming projects all share a common factor, creating more sustainable and accessible buildings. Bringing the interview to a close, Barbra signs off by revealing just a few of the exciting plans that lie in the pipeline for one of the best architecture & design studios in North West London in the years to come. “Shortly, we will be developing new ideas to focus on green hospitality to create an eco-beach in Italy. With this project our primary focuses are sustainable materials for structures, accessibility for disabled people, a water-recovering system to reduce wasted water, and the use of technologies to build an efficient energy-saving system using renewable sources.” Company: Barbara Fassoni Architects Contact: Barbara Fassoni Web Address: www.bfa-architects.com Oct20030