STARTT (Studio for Architecture and Territorial Transformations) is an architecture studio founded by architects Simone Capra, Claudio Castaldo, and Dario Scaravelli in 2013, based in Rome, Italy. It works in the fields of architecture, urban design, and cultural spaces. The studio conceives of architecture as part of broader territorial transformations, where people, landscapes, cultures, and economies interact. STARTT's work is characterized by a bespoke design approach, guaranteeing customized solutions for different scales, programs, and levels of complexity.
STARTT's projects range from the architectural scale to the urban and landscape dimensions; their aim is to improve the quality of the places where we live, making the tangible and intangible values of a territory perceptible. STARTT's work is distinguished by its expertise in transforming buildings of high heritage value for new cultural functions, including museums, theaters, and cultural institutions.
STARTT has received several awards and accolades, including the European Architecture Award for Architects Under 35, YAP MAXXI 2011, for the Whatami project. In December 2013, STARTT was selected for Piccole Utopie (Small Utopias), an exhibition promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to showcase Italian architecture abroad. In 2014, STARTT exhibited its work at Fundamentals, the 14th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, curated by Rem Koolhaas.
In 2018, the "Tribute to Luigi Ghirri" project for the renovation of the Pavaglione in Lugo was awarded first prize at the S-ARCH AWARD in the Urban Design category and received an Honorable Mention at the Gubbio Prize, which promotes contemporary interventions in historical contexts. In 2023 – and again in 2024 – the project “Homage to Kounellis”, intended for the renovation of the Archaeological Museum of Pesaro, was shortlisted for the Italian Architecture Prize.
