NOVARA is a small studio working across residential, hospitality and cultural spaces — where material honesty and quiet proportion do the talking.
We start every project by removing, not adding — asking what a room can do without before deciding what it needs. The result is architecture that ages quietly and interiors that don't compete with the life happening inside them.
Founded in 2013, NOVARA now works with clients across residential, hospitality and cultural commissions, always in small, hands-on teams.
Site visits, daylight studies and a long conversation about how you actually live or work.
Spatial studies and material palettes tested against your brief, not a moodboard trend.
Every junction, fixture and finish resolved before it reaches a contractor.
On-site during the build, so the drawing and the room stay the same thing.
"They removed three walls we thought we needed and the house finally made sense. Nothing about it feels designed — it just feels right."
Elena R.The Linden House"NOVARA treated our lobby like a piece of furniture, not a backdrop. Guests stop walking when they enter it — that was the whole brief."
Marcus T.Kestrel Hotel"Calm, precise, and never precious about their own ideas. The best collaborators we've worked with on a renovation."
Priya D.Ashford StudyWe take on a limited number of commissions each year so every project gets the same amount of attention. Reach out and we'll reply within two working days.