Matteo Belfiore is an Italian licensed architect and researcher based in Tokyo, with more than 15 years of professional and academic experience. Since the early stages of his career, he has focused on both academic and professional development, while developing an effective design methodology. Matteo is a multitasked architect – experienced in architecture/interior design and project coordination – able to control the design at every scale: from product design to space design, from architecture to urban planning.

Thanks to his experience as an independent architect – as well as employee at Wiel Arets Architects and Nikken Sekkei, and Director at Richar Bliah Associates – he is an effective team leader and proficient in managing the project’s schedules and timelines efficiently. He is continuously up to date in technology and innovation, while also respecting and promoting the values of tradition, especially by supporting the restoration and renovation of modern architecture. Always developing a transdisciplinary approach, his research focuses on the concept of “cultural sustainability” – a system of values related to the natural and cultural local patterns – and on the mutual interactions between design and other disciplines.

Throughout the years he has specialized in innovative, flexible and adaptable design, while promoting recycling and reuse when allowed. His primary interest is the conceptual part of the design, but he is also keen for details, materiality and performance. The precise nature of his work – coupled with his extensive research into cutting-edge materials and technical solutions – is reflected in the design produced.