Architecture Studio — Merano / Copenhagen
Spaces that outlive trends.
Architecture Studio — Merano / Copenhagen
Spaces that outlive trends.
01 — Studio
We build slowly, and for a long time.
MONOLITH is an architecture practice founded in 2011. We work on houses, galleries and small public buildings across Europe, and we take on a small number of projects each year so that each one gets the attention it needs.
Our work begins with the site and the material, not with a style. We are interested in buildings that are quiet, generous in proportion, and made of things that improve as they age.
01 — Studio
We build slowly, and for a long time.
MONOLITH is an architecture practice founded in 2011. We work on houses, galleries and small public buildings across Europe, and we take on a small number of projects each year so that each one gets the attention it needs.
Our work begins with the site and the material, not with a style. We are interested in buildings that are quiet, generous in proportion, and made of things that improve as they age.
02 — Selected Work
2024
Merano, Italy
Residential
A single-family house set into a south-facing slope, conceived as three concrete plates that step with the terrain.
2023
Basel, Switzerland
Residential
A city villa in a single material, where the concrete is structure, envelope and interior surface at once.
2025
Vorarlberg, Austria
Hospitality
A twelve-room retreat above the treeline, built low and long so the mountain stays unbroken.
02 — Selected Work
2024
Merano, Italy
Residential
A single-family house set into a south-facing slope, conceived as three concrete plates that step with the terrain.
2023
Basel, Switzerland
Residential
A city villa in a single material, where the concrete is structure, envelope and interior surface at once.
2025
Vorarlberg, Austria
Hospitality
A twelve-room retreat above the treeline, built low and long so the mountain stays unbroken.
03 — Philosophy
A building should be more interesting at fifty than it was at five.
Material honesty
We specify few materials and use them honestly — structure left visible, surfaces left as they were made. Nothing is applied for effect.
Proportion
Scale is decided before finish. A room that is the right size needs very little done to it, and stays right when taste moves on.
Light
Openings are designed last, once the plan and the palette are settled. Light is placed where it is needed, and nowhere else.
03 — Philosophy
A building should be more interesting at fifty than it was at five.
Material honesty
We specify few materials and use them honestly — structure left visible, surfaces left as they were made. Nothing is applied for effect.
Proportion
Scale is decided before finish. A room that is the right size needs very little done to it, and stays right when taste moves on.
Light
Openings are designed last, once the plan and the palette are settled. Light is placed where it is needed, and nowhere else.
04 — Services
01
Architecture
New buildings, from first sketch to completion on site.
New buildings, from first sketch to completion on site.
02
Interior Design
Interiors conceived with the building, not applied to it afterwards.
Interiors conceived with the building, not applied to it afterwards.
03
Spatial Strategy
Feasibility, site analysis and briefing, before a line is drawn.
Feasibility, site analysis and briefing, before a line is drawn.
04
Residential
Houses, apartments and conversions for private clients.
Houses, apartments and conversions for private clients.
05
Hospitality
Hotels, retreats and restaurants where atmosphere is the product.
Hotels, retreats and restaurants where atmosphere is the product.
06
Cultural Projects
Galleries, museums and public buildings with a civic life.
Galleries, museums and public buildings with a civic life.
04 — Services
01
Architecture
New buildings, from first sketch to completion on site.
02
Interior Design
Interiors conceived with the building, not applied to it afterwards.
03
Spatial Strategy
Feasibility, site analysis and briefing, before a line is drawn.
04
Residential
Houses, apartments and conversions for private clients.
05
Hospitality
Hotels, retreats and restaurants where atmosphere is the product.
06
Cultural Projects
Galleries, museums and public buildings with a civic life.
05 — Recognition
2025
2025
RIBA International Prize — Shortlist
House N01
House N01
2024
2024
Swiss Architecture Award
Concrete Residence
Concrete Residence
2023
2023
Mies van der Rohe Award — Nominee
Gallery 07
Gallery 07
2022
2022
Architectural Review Emerging Architecture
Practice-wide
Practice-wide
2021
2021
Dezeen Awards — Cultural Building of the Year
Gallery 07
Gallery 07
05 — Recognition
2025
RIBA International Prize — Shortlist
House N01
2024
Swiss Architecture Award
Concrete Residence
2023
Mies van der Rohe Award — Nominee
Gallery 07
2022
Architectural Review Emerging Architecture
Practice-wide
2021
Dezeen Awards — Cultural Building of the Year
Gallery 07
MONOLITH
An architecture practice working between Merano and Copenhagen. Founded in 2011.
Practice
Via Cavour 14
39012 Merano (BZ)
Italy