Solum Studio draws its ideas from the creative heart of Milan, in a space where architectural thought coexists with the rhythms of daily practice. Founded in 2019 by Mattia Agates, Lorenzo Campagna, Filippo Gismondi, and Alessandro Loda, all of whom studied at the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio, the studio was born from a shared desire to craft an architecture that is essential, quiet, and rigorous — one that not only engages in dialogue with its surroundings, but listens to them attentively.

Before settling in Italy, their individual paths took them to Lisbon, London, and Lugano, where they worked with renowned studios such as Manuel Aires Mateus, Al-Jawad Pike, and HKS Architects. This international experience, however, never distanced them from their roots. Alongside their first commissions, they founded the student collective Concreto in 2017, a group that already reflected their inclination toward critical reflection, visual representation, and architecture as a collective act.

Solum Studio moves fluidly across scales, disciplines, and geographies. From single-family homes to furniture, from ephemeral installations to international competitions, their work is marked by restraint, materiality, light, and emptiness. The project Patio House, in Avola, Sicily, is one of their most emblematic works: a home carved into the dry landscape, seeking both to protect and to reveal what is essential.

In addition to their architectural practice, the four founders also teach at the Politecnico di Milano, where they pass on to new generations the same thoughtful, coherent, and site-sensitive approach to architecture that defines their own work.