We have studied projects, techniques and materials used in architecture over the course of several centuries.
BCB DESIGN
ABOUT US
WE RENOVATE & DESIGN
Thanks to our specialization and professional experience in the fields of (a) and (b) to work on various projects, we have gained the expertise on techniques and materials used in architecture and masonry of ancient houses built through various centuries in history.
We strongly believe that the concept of “modern” and “innovation” are not the search for something unexplored or never used before, if anything, starting from ancient knowledge, from the extraordinary testimonies of the past, with respect and study of spaces, designing and recreate the entrusted environment in harmony.
Our passion on old and antiquity masters’ techniques from research done by architects, artists, artisans or simple decorators over the centuries, has allowed us to design modern environments with an eye on the artistically glorius past.
BCB DESIGN
FRANCESCO BERTOLINO
ANDREA CHIARAMONTE BORDONARO
RESTORER
FRANCESCO BERTOLINO
After an experience in the laboratory of a well-known Roman restorer, he attended the Institute for Restoration in Florence, returning to Palermo where he graduated in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage and opened the Kéramos Art and Restoration Studio, where he works daily.
He has held restoration courses at the Lynoir Rhyne College in North Carolina (USA) and, in the field of restoration, he has taught in various professional training courses in the Sicilian Region.
Consultant and director of works as a specialized restorer on numerous construction sites, he currently collaborates with the Archaeological park of Agrigento in the restoration of artefacts of archaeological provenance.
ARCHITECT
ANDREA CHIARAMONTE BORDONARO
Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of Palermo, he works on restoration projects of large Sicilian properties and estates.
In 2017 he graduated with a master’s degree from the IUAV in Venice in Landscape Design with a specialization in gardens and parks of private residences.
Passionate about gardens and architecture of ancient houses, he currently collaborates with Miranda Brooks Studio.