A new beginning at DVArea
Since 1st January 2026 Camillo Botticini has been working as Creative Director for Architecture at DVArea, an innovative transdisciplinary group operating in the design sector.
Camillo Botticini is an Italian architect working in the fields of architecture and urban design. He graduated in Architecture from the Politecnico di Milano in 1990 and obtained a PhD in Architectural and Urban Design at the same institution in 2003.
His work is grounded in a rigorous reading of place, understood as a complex system of physical, cultural, and environmental relationships. Architecture is conceived as a site-specific act, capable of transforming existing conditions while maintaining continuity with the morphological and spatial structure of the context. This approach is based on the founding principle of sustainable development, interpreted not as a purely technical or performative issue, but as an integrated design process in which form, structure, use, and landscape are inseparable.
Throughout his career, Botticini has developed projects at different scales – ranging from housing and public buildings to urban transformations – characterized by clear volumetric strategies, precise constructional logic, and a strong relationship with the ground and open space. His architecture often works through simple yet articulated volumes, where excavation, extrusion, and displacement generate spatial depth, intermediate spaces, and a calibrated balance between solid and void. Particular attention is given to thresholds, porticoes, loggias, and collective spaces, conceived as devices capable of mediating between architecture and the city.
Alongside professional practice, he has carried out a long-standing academic activity. He has taught architectural design as a visiting professor at the Politecnico di Milano, the IUAV University of Venice, the University of Navarra in Pamplona, the University of East London, and Yacademy in Bologna. Teaching and research are considered an integral part of his architectural practice, contributing to a continuous reflection on the discipline and its social and cultural responsibility.
His work has received wide national and international recognition. Awards include the National IN/ARCH Prize (2005) for social housing in Castenedolo; the Special Prize of the Gold Medal of Italian Architecture (2012) for the experimental residential project in Selvino; nominations for the Mies van der Rohe Award in 2007, 2017, and 2026 (Social Housing in Castenedolo, Alps Villa, and the Borsoni Theatre); the IN/ARCH Lombardy Prize and Architecture (2023); and the Hunter Prize for an office building in Milan (with Botticini + Facchinelli – ARW).
The New Borsoni Theatre in Brescia has received several international awards, including the German Brownfield Award, the French DNA Paris Design Award (2025), and the Dedalo Minosse International Prize (2025), recognizing the quality of the relationship between client, design vision, and architectural outcome. Since 2026, Camillo Botticini has been working as Creative Director at DVArea, where he leads architectural design within an integrated, multidisciplinary structure. In parallel, he continues independent research and design activity through Camillo Botticini Architect, developing projects, competitions, and theoretical work that explore the role of architecture as a cultural and civic practice.
His work is regularly published in national and international journals and presented through lectures, exhibitions, and academic forums. Across all fields of activity, architecture is understood as a form of knowledge rooted in place, capable of generating durable and meaningful spaces through precision, responsibility, and critical engagement with the contemporary city.
News
Camillo Botticini guest at DOMUS Talks – Haier
Drawing on the extraordinary heritage of the Domus Archive, the talk will focus on how smart and integrated solutions are redefining comfort, performance, and sustainability through automation, voice control, and intelligent food management designed to reduce waste.
Camillo Botticini guest at Made in Mic, Salone del Mobile 2026
Camillo Botticini joins DVArea as Creative Director for Architecture
Architecture for Humanity
Projects
Teatro Borsoni
Client: Comune di Brescia
Total area: 7.350 smq
Scope of work: Integrated and coordinated design; integration of specialist services for the Detailed Design and Construction Design phases; artistic direction and overall project coordination
Authors: Brescia Infrastrutture, Camillo Botticini Collaborators: Project Manager (Public Authority): Gianpiero Ribolla; Technical Assistance to the Project Manager (Public Authority): Gianluigi Barucco; Technical Assistance to the Project Manager (Public Authority): Laura Treccani; Design, Coordination, and Technical Direction of the project: Camillo Botticini; Project Leader: Paola Daleffe – Brescia Infrastrutture srl; Project Director: Alberto Merlini – Brescia Infrastrutture srl; Collaborator (office): Stefano Bordoli – Brescia Infrastrutture srl; Collaborator (office): Paolo Livi – Brescia Infrastrutture srl; Collaborator (office): Massimo Torquati – Brescia Infrastrutture srl; Artistic Direction: Botticini + Facchinelli ARW; Construction management: GAP Progetti srl; Construction management: Silvia Foini; MEP Works Supervision: Fabio Zenocchini – Sigma Project Engineering S.R.L.; Construction company: Sabino Dicataldo; Structure: Alessandro Gasparini; MEP and Electrical Design: Andrea Andreis; MEP and Electrical Design: Fabio Bolzoni; Acoustics: Eleonora Strada; Acoustics: Emanuele Morlini; Design of the Stage machine – Stagecraft: Giorgio Molinari; Stage machine: Molpass srl; Furniture Design Project Manager: Alice Dodesini – DODiCI Architettura; Graphics: Glifo soc. coop.
Cover photo: Montagna
Testi 223
Client: Kryalos SGR Spa
Total area: 4.213 smq
Scope of work: Technical and Economic Feasibility Design, Detailed Design, Construction Design, Safety Coordination during Design (CSP), Safety Coordination during Construction (CSE), Construction Supervision
Authors: Botticini+Facchinelli ARW – Camillo Botticini, Matteo Facchinelli; Design team: Paola Bettinsoli, Maddalena Gatti, Liliya Kachanyuk, Laura Avarello, Alessandra Rugger
Cover photo: Fabrizio Bonfanti
Corridoio Unesco
Client: Fondazione Brescia Musei
Total area: 1.870 smq
Scope of work: Technical and Economic Feasibility Design, Detailed Design, Construction Design, Construction Supervision
Authors: Botticini+Facchinelli ARW – Camillo Botticini, Matteo Facchinelli Design team: Maddalena Gatti, Liliya Kachanyuk; Project Management Assistant: Geom. Ignazio Marchetti; Structural Consultant: Ing. Giacomo Cavadini; Electrical Systems Consultant: Diego Fioletti; Landscape Consultant: STUDIO ZEA (Agronomist Gianpietro Bara); Graphic Design: TassinariVetta (Paolo Tassinari, Maddalena Piana); Construction Company:
Bioedil srl part of Co.Pro.La (Consortium)
Cover photo: Paolo Dusi
Fabbrica del Futuro
Client: Confindustria Brescia
Total area: 345 smq
Scope of work: Technical and Economic Feasibility Study, Detailed Design, Construction Supervision
Authors: Botticini+Facchinelli ARW – Camillo Botticini, Matteo Facchinelli; Design Team: Daniele Quadri; Structural Consultant: Alberto Giorgi; Consultant for Electrical and HVAC Design: Marco Caffi; Lighting Design Consultant: Sirio Greco; General Contractor: Wood Beton Spa; Construction Company: Vescovi e Loda Costruzioni; Polycarbonate Installation: Union Srl
Cover photo: Camillo Botticini
Vittoria Alata
Client: Fondazione Brescia Musei
Total area: 180 smq
Scope of work: Technical and Economic Feasibility Study, Detailed Design, Construction Design, Construction Supervision
Authors: Architectural Design: Arch. Juan Navarro Baldeweg; Project Team: Arch. Juan Navarro Baldeweg with Camillo Botticini; Construction Management: Camillo Botticini; Site Management: Vittorio Bandera; Structural Consultants: Stefano Bergomi; Consultants for Electrical and HVAC Design: Proeco Ingegneria; Lighting Consultants: iGUZZINI
Cover photo: Camillo Botticini
Green Between
Client: Comune di Milano – REDO SGR
Total area: 14.900 smq
Scope of work: Winning competition entry, Technical and Economic Feasibility Study, Detailed Design, Construction Design, Safety Coordination during Design (CSP)
Authors: Botticini+Facchinelli ARW – Camillo Botticini, Matteo Facchinelli; Design Team: Alessandro Galperti, Alessio Bellucci, Gheorghi Rebustini; Coordination and engineering: SCE Project Srl; Environmental design and consulting: Stantec; ITF and electrical systems design consultants: Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano; Prof. Marco Filippi, Politecnico di Torino; Infrastructure and mobility: MICMobility In Chain srl and GaiaGo; Landscape design: AG&P GreenScape
Cover photo: Wolf Visualizing Architecture
Centro Natatorio di Mompiano
Client: Comune di Brescia
Total area: 12.000 smq
Scope of work: Preliminary Design, Detailed Design, Construction Design
Authors: Camillo Botticini (Project Leader), Francesco Craca, Arianna Foresti; ATI with Studio Montanari and Nicola Martinoli; Design Team: Michela Cibaldi, Paola Bettinsoli, Ignazio Marchetti; Construction Supervision: Roberto Migliorati; Structures: Claudio Toniolo, Giorgio Piliego; Building Services (MEP): Milano Progetti, Palumbo Ingegneri Associati; Construction Company: Campana Costruzioni; Electrical Systems: Studio CVR Engineering
Cover photo: Atelier XYZ
Ampliamento cimitero
Client: Comune di Induno Olona
Scope of work: Detailed Design and Construction Design, Safety Coordination during Design (CSP), Heritage Authorization, Landscape Authorization, Cost Estimation, Construction Variation
Authors: 1st Phase: Camillo Botticini, Giulia de Appolonia, ABDA; 2nd Phase: Camillo Botticini + Matteo Facchinelli ARW; Project Team: Christina Tsompanoglou, Gerardo Ubeda Rueda, Sahil Sharma, Alessandro Galperti, Lucia Fanetti, Amalia Dumitru, Anna Ghirardi; Site Management: Office Induno Olona; Structural Consultants: Franco Palmieri; ITF and Electrical Systems Design Consultants: Planex Srl, P.E. Diego Fioletti
Cover photo: Camillo Botticini
Industrial living
Client: IBF – Italian Building Factory Srl
Total area: 2.600 smq
Scope of work: Construction Design, Safety Coordination during Design (CSP), Safety Coordination during Construction (CSE), Construction Supervision
Authors: Botticini+Facchinelli ARW – Camillo Botticini, Matteo Facchinelli; Design Team: Federico Turelli, Alessandro Galperti; Site Management: Matteo Facchinelli, Camillo Botticini; Site Management Assistance: Bianchi William; Structural Consultants: Enzo Lelli; Consultants for Electrical and HVAC Design: Brescia2Progetti (represented by Ing. Dario Ferrari); Milani Giovanni & C (electrical system): Termotecnica Garolfi (mechanical system); Acoustic Consultants: Laura Lombardi (Duelle Studio); Construction Company: Ediltecno Restauri
Cover photo: Paolo Dusi
Claw House
Client: Wood Beton Spa
Total area: 1.790 smq
Scope of work: Technical and Economic Feasibility Study, Detailed Design, Construction Design
Authors: Botticini+Facchinelli ARW – Camillo Botticini, Matteo Facchinelli; Structural Consultants: Progetto Strutture Srl; Consultants for Electrical and HVAC Design: Gianluigi Zanetti, Mario Cossandi; Art Installations: Alberto Goglio; Furniture Consultants: Turra Arredamenti; Construction Company: Barcore, Rp costruzioni di Ramera Pietro; Prefabricated Construction Company: Wood Beton Spa – responsible Ing. Giovanni Spatti
Cover photo: Atelier XYZ
Alps Villa
Client: Private
Total area: 360 smq
Scope of work: Preliminary Design, Detailed Design, Construction Design, Construction Supervision
Authors: Camillo Botticini; Design Team: Paolo Dellana, Lucia Fanetti, Stefano Farina, Giorgia Guseo, Christina Tsompanoglou, Gerardo Ubeda; Structural Engineering: Franco Palmieri; MEP Engineering: Planex Srl; Windows and Doors: Secco Sistemi; Copper Cladding: AlpEwa; Wood Cladding: Accoya; Main Contractor: Baglioni Costruzioni Srl;
Cover photo: Atelier XYZ
Alloggi Aler
Client: Aler Brescia
Scope of work: Preliminary design, detailed design, construction design and artistic direction of the works
Total area: 328 smq
Authors: Camillo Botticini, Giorgio Goffi; Design Team: Germano Rovetta, Carlos Dall’Asta; Progetto strutture: Gianmarco Pinchetti; Progetto impianti: Tesis Srl; Impresa di costruzione: Costruzioni Edili Divisione Ambiente; Direzione lavori: Roberto Scarsi
Cover photo: G. Goffi
Gymnasium
Client: Comune di Sarezzo
Scope of work: Preliminary design, detailed design, construction design and artistic direction of the works
Authors: Camillo Botticini Design Team: Claudio Corna, Sara Ambrosini, Germano Rovetta, Milena Vivenzi, Ignazio Marchetti; Structures: Donato Aquilino; Collaborators: Fabrizio Veronesi , Salvatore Mangiola; MEP: Studio associato Valzelli; General contractors: Stefana di Villa Carcina
Cover photo: Emanuela Casagrande
Lectures and Talk
31 Ott. Site-specific Architecture | Milano Arch Week
10 Apr. Building the Context | Fondazione Architettura Alto Adige, Sanitär-Heinze
28 Mar. Architecture for Humanity “Social Housing – Emergenza Abitativa su scala globale” | YAC Academy, Bologna
20 Nov. La città Intelligente | Ordine degli Architetti di Pisa
15 Nov. Gli Sbarcatori | Sede GOLAB, Milano
13 Nov. Energiesprong Renovation Days | Cariplo Factory, Milano
16 Oct. Casabella formazione, Spazi per il Lavoro | Crogiolo Marazzi, Sassuolo (Mo)
5 Oct. I Bronzi Rivivono a Librixia 2024: Il Pugile e la Vittoria | Museo di Santa Giulia, Brescia
21 Sep. Teatro Borsoni Grand Opening | Via Milano, Brescia
15 Apr. Esperienze internazionali e pratiche innovative di Social Housing | YAC Academy, Bologna
13 Dic. New forms of living | Piacenza, Webinar Politecnico di Milano
01 Dic. Placemaking: costruire i luoghi | Ordine degli architetti di Bergamo
29 Nov. Energiesprong Renovation Days | Cariplo Factory Milano
19 Oct. Building green and inclusive cities | Webinar con C40 Cities Climate Group
17 Oct. Involucri, Arketipo incontra l’ordine | Ordine degli architetti di Milano
25 Sep. Paesaggi contemporanei | Ordine degli architetti di Sondrio
25 Jun. The new together | Venezia, CasaPlatform
22 Jun. Bergamo chiama Europa | Ordine degli architetti di Bergamo
04 May. Architettura x Bambini | Soux Brescia
21 Apr. Site-specific Architecture | Augusta, Gli sbarcatori
15 Apr. Festival Cara Casa | Ordine degli architetti di Milano
16 Oct. Lo spazio dell’acqua | Ordine degli architetti di Lecco
13 Oct. Site-specific Architecture | Politecnico di Milano
29 Sep. Site-specific Architecture | Università di Roma “Sapienza”
20 Sep. Costruire il Paesaggio | Landscape Festival Bergamo
20 May. Progettare nella Storia | Università degli studi di Brescia
26 Oct. La città che è, La città che sarà | Ordine degli architetti di Bergamo
19 Oct. Una sperimentazione sull’abitare | Politecnico di Milano
10 Oct. Comunità Resilienti | Biennale di Venezia
27 Sep. Architetture per lo sport | Bologna, Caffè della stampa
12 Jul. Claw house | Venezia, CasaPlatform
15 Jun. Due idee per l’abitare | Pisa, Per una nuova casa italiana
09 Apr. Building the site | Webinar Università degli Studi di Cagliari
04 Feb. Le case che saremo | Bologna, Webinar Caffè della stampa
29 Aug. Ampliamento Cimitero Induno Olona | Perù, Webinar Arquitectura y Espacio Público
24 Apr. Conversazioni sull’abitare | Webinar Melting Pot
27 sep. Dal paesaggio urbano all’architettura del paesaggio| Padova, EcoTechGreen
27 sep. Public and private competitions | Architects meet in Selinunte
11 Jan. Site specific architecture | Politecnico di Milano
14 Nov. Dal processo costruttivo all’architettura nel paesaggio | Progettare l’off site, ESEB Brescia
30 Oct. Site specific architecture | Firenze, Kent University
26 Oct. Luoghi: La città che è la città che sarà | Bergamo, Iconemi
11 Oct. Concorrimi 2.0: una riflessione sulle pratiche concorsuali – Comune di Milano
6 Jun. Site specific architecture | Mantova, Fesitval di Architettura
21/23 May. Perspective Forum EU 2018 | Venezia Lido
Prizes
Mies van der Rohe Award, Teatro Borsoni | Nominated project
Piranesi Awards, Teatro Borsoni | Nominated project
Premio internazionale Dedalo Minosse, Teatro Borsoni | Special mention
Paris Design Awards, Teatro Borsoni | Winner project
Brownfield Award – Germany, Teatro Borsoni | Second prize
Architizer A+ Awards, Teatro Borsoni | Finalist
Archello Awards, Testi 223 | Longlisted project
Architecture Hunter Awards, Testi 223 | Winner project
Paris Design Awards, Testi 223 | Honorable mention
BLT Built Design Awards, Testi 223 | Winner project
The Plan Award, Testi 223 | Finalist
Premio Gubbio, Corridoio Unesco | Special recognition
City’Scape Award, Corridoio Unesco | Third prize
In/Arch Lombardia, Testi 223 | Winner project
Piranesi Awards, Testi 223 | Nominated project
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, Alps Villa | Selected project
HÄUSER AWARD – Hamburg, Alps Villa |Selected project
Medaglia d’Oro all’Architettura Italiana, Alps Villa | Selected project
Wan AWARDS, London, Alps Villa | Selected project
COPPER AWARD, Alps Villa | Selected project
Brescia Inarsind Award, Cimitero Induno Olona | Honorable mention
Piranesi Awards, Centro natatorio di Mompiano | Selected project
Com’è andata a finire: dieci anni di architetture realizzate su concorso, Centro natatorio Mompiano | Winner
Medaglia d’oro all’architettura italiana, Premio Speciale Architettura in Legno, Experimental-residential Building Selvino | Winner
Premio europeo Ugo Rivolta, Case Aler Castenedolo | Third prize
Medaglia d’Oro all’Architettura Italiana, Case Aler Castenedolo | Honorable mention
Mies van der Rohe Award, Case Aler Castenedolo | Nominated project
Premio nazionale In/Arch – Ance, Young architects, Case Aler Castenedolo | Winner
Pubblications
Nuove forme dell'abitare
ARW – Architectural Research Workshop
Urban Strategies, Design experiments in global cities
Città antica, Architettura contemporanea
Relazioni, progetto e identità dell'architettura contemporanea
Mansilla e Tuñón. Architettura della sintesi
