IS
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
意思 意大利建筑设计公司

"IS architecture and design" (I as Italian, S as style), in Chinese 意思(意大利的意思路的思), is an architectural firm established in 2016 in Beijing, three times selected within AD 100 most influential designers in China.

We are a "boutique studio" and we tailor every single project to be unique with the aim of designing cultured architecture conceived and seen through the lens of history and specificities of places. In our studio knowledge is considered as the base of creativity and the search for beauty comes before the search for the originality. That is why, whether it is an interior project, a building or urban planning, in our projects there is never a lack of vertical cultural references in the history of our discipline and horizontal links with the specificity of the project location. Every project has its own specific situation and reasons and we interpret them from the global place of our personal experiences as international designers.

In the Architecture field we design cultural and commercial urban planning and in the field of Interiors we design high-end interiors, residential, office and retail always with the intention to create meaningful spaces. 

“IS建筑设计”(I代表意大利,S代表风格),翻译成中文是意思(意大利的意,思路的思),IS是一家于2016年在北京成立的建筑设计公司,三次被选为《安邸AD》AD100中国最具影响力的设计工作室。 作为一家“精品工作室”,我们为每一个项目量身定做,使其独一无二。我们透过对历史镜头的观察和对特定地点的分析来设计文化建筑。  

在我们的工作室里,知识是我们创造力的基础,对美的探索优先于对新事物的探索。这也就是为什么,无论是室内设计项目、建筑设计项目或是城市规划项目,在我们的项目中,从来都不缺乏对专业领域历史的纵向文化参考,以及与项目地点本身的特殊性的横向联系。每个项目都有其特定的情况和原因,作为国际设计师,我们以我们在全球的设计实践经验来诠释他们。在建筑设计领域,我们设计包括文化建筑和商业城市规划;在室内设计领域,我们设计包括高端室内设计、住宅、办公及零售设计,意思设计一直在致力于创造有意义的空间。

MICHELE LANARI
ARCHITECT AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR

In the University of Trieste, Italy, Michele Lanari studied with the representative of Tessin’s new school of architecture Luigi Snozzi and obtained his bachelor’s degree in senior architects and a master’s degree in architecture. After graduation, Lanari joined as design director at the ell(E)gi Architectural Design Firm, Luciano Semerani’s son team in Italy, focusing on hospital and rehabilitation center design. 

In the following years, Lanari, devoted to professional research, designed many construction projects which led the team members to explore and learn new technologies to enhance their professional knowledge in developing interior design combined with the architecture. During his first time visiting China, Lanari met Damon, founder of WE, who invited him to officially join WE and move to China. After one year’s successful projects, Damon and Lanari decided to create ArkA. Subsequently, Michele collaborated with the founder of IS and has served as the design director of IS Design to this day.

毕业于意大利里雅斯特大学,师从Tessin新建筑学派代表人物Luigi Snozzi,先后获得高级建筑师学士学位和建筑硕士学位。毕业后,Michele Lanari 加入Luciano Semerani 团队,在意大利ell(e)gi 建筑设计事务所(专注于医院和康复中心设计)担任设计总监。 

在接下来的几年里,他不仅亲身参与众多建筑项目,更致力专业研究,并带领团队探讨和学习新的技术和专业知识——尤其是如何通过室内设计为蒙特梭利教育法提供完美的硬件和空间环境配合。第一次来中国旅游拜访朋友时, Michele Lanari 遇到了WE 的创始人 Damon 并正式以首席建筑设计师加入。1 年后, Damon 投资 Michele Lanari 创建了 ArkA 。随后Michele与意思的创始人展开了合作,并且担任意思设计的设计总监至今。

FABRIZIO GURRADO
ARCHITECT AND FOUNDER

Passionate architect from Milan, Italy. Practicing since 2002 facing all phases of projects at all scales, from interior private residence to commercial big shopping malls, outlet and cultural building, designing architecture and interiors.

“The attention to the details has been the key word of my career. Even the biggest ideas are all made of small details and more, in my design, style has never a predefined role. In every situation the right design is made by the matching between style and contest overall in interior design. Traditional style, contemporary style are both worthy to be used according to the situation and the clients wishes.”

Fabrizio Gurrado 曾在法国蒙彼利埃的“建筑学院”学习建筑,2001年以优异成绩毕业于米兰理工学院建筑学院,并发表了一篇关于当代郊区建筑和社会问题的论文。毕业后,他在米兰从事建筑设计的工作,工作内容以住宅建筑设计为主,特别注重研究建筑与环境的关系。从一开始,他就明白,即使是大规模的项目,也必须对建筑结构和建筑细部有深入的认知。秉持着“从勺子到城市”的设计理念,他从毕业开始就对各种规模的项目感兴趣,包括总体规划、公建项目、住宅室内设计、时尚零售、自制家具和灯具。

来到中国后,他有了更多的机会来设计各种规模的项目,从大型商业建筑到文化建筑,再到零售、酒店和私人住宅。

经过多年的设计实践,许多作品被发表在业内顶尖的杂志和网站上。尤其是住宅室内设计的项目,发表在《安邸AD》《家居廊Elle Decor》等许多当地媒体。