Lorenzo Cantalini
Dunamis Architettura
Architect
http://www.dunamisarchitettura.com
Italy
www.dunamisarchitettura.com
Dunamis Architettura was founded in L’Aquila in September 2007. We are a multidisciplinary architectural team operating under the direction of its two founding partners Stefano Balassone and Lorenzo Cantalini. In May 2012 the team expanded with the arrival of a new partner, Giovanna Marchei, and the simultaneous opening of a new office in Rome.
Based on a coordinated method of collaborative work and constant research, our activities gravitate at various scales around the theme of historic buildings, accompanied by themes of restoration and retrofitting of existing buildings, to the design of new buildings in consolidated urban contexts or primarily natural settings.
The underlying theme of our research is the desire to bring the language of contemporary architecture toward the consolidated built environment; we investigate the evolution of manmade spaces through the interconnection of social, material and environmental questions, with a particular focus on the relationship man-building-site. The always unique character of each site and client dictate the starting point of any architectural concept and later serve as the guide for the entire design process.