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The people behind ArkiNeos

Experience, range and attention to the drawing — from A to Z, design through site.

Federico Napoli — ArkiNeos

Fig. 01 — Italian-Swiss architect

Sion · CH

Approach

Federico
Napoli.

To build is to collaborate with the earth.

Every project begins by listening to the site, the brief and the future uses. ArkiNeos favours precise drawing, the right material and local builders. Architecture does not need the spectacular to endure — it needs to be truthful.

Education

  • BSc in Architecture

    Università Mediterranea, Reggio Calabria — IT

  • Master in Architecture U.E.

    Universidade Lusíada, Lisbon — PT

Track record

  • 2010 — 2013

    Chavaz Architectes SA

    Sion — CH

  • 2014 — 2017

    Brönnimann & Gottreux Architectes SA

    Vevey — CH

  • 2017 — 2024

    Independent studies & projects

    Municipality of Crans-Montana — CH

  • 2024 —

    ArkiNeos Sàrl

    Sion, Valais — CH

Affiliations

  • SIA — Société suisse des ingénieurs et des architectes
  • REG — Registre des ingénieurs, architectes et techniciens
  • SIA Section Valais
  • Commission du Patrimoine, Section Valais-Romand
  • CRB — Standards pour la construction
  • Ordine degli Architetti, Provincia di Vicenza — IT

Values

Three principles.

  • 01

    Precision.

    A drawing to the millimetre, a cost note held, a deadline kept. Craft serves the client, not the architect.

  • 02

    Durability.

    Locally sourced materials, fitting energy performance, reversible constructive choices. Ecology is not a talking point — it is a method.

  • 03

    Honesty.

    Budget, schedule, feasibility — we say what we know and do not promise what we do not. The project fares better for it.

"To build is to collaborate with the earth, to leave a human mark on a landscape that will be changed forever."

Memoirs of Hadrian — Marguerite Yourcenar

Collaborate

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