The context in which we operate influences our approach to the project in a decisive way.
To produce appropriate design proposals, we believe it essential to take into account
the urban fabric and the morphological properties of the landscape.

By drawing on architectural models of the past, understood as typological references for formal and composition purposes, we identify a theme connecting the context to our design proposal.

The basic idea behind each of our works always stems from the interpretation of a way of living and experiencing space in a given context, both physically and trough social interaction.

Partners

Matteo Inches
dipl. fas usi sia otia reg a

from 2024 . Professor of architecture at SUPSI, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
2020-21 . CAT board member, Conference of Ticino Technical Associations
2019-21 . BSA / FAS board member, Ticino section
from 2018 . BSA / FAS member, Federation of Swiss Architects
from 2017 . Partner at Inches Geleta Architetti Sagl, Locarno
2013-19 . Scientific collaborator at Dipartimento del Territorio, Cantone Ticino
2011-13 . Project Assistant at USI, Accademia di Mendrisio
from 2010 . Founder of studio inches architettura
2009-11 . Architect at buzzi e buzzi architetti, Locarno (Svizzera)
in 2009 . Master of Science in Architecture, Accademia Architettura Mendrisio

Nastasja Inches-Geleta
dipl. supsi vsi asai

from 2017 . Partner at Inches Geleta Architetti Sagl, Locarno
2015/2016 . Project Assistant at SUPSI, DACD
2014/2015 . Junior member for VSI ASAI Svizzera italiana committee
from 2014 . Collaboration with studio inches architettura
in 2014 . Bachelor in Interior architecture-Talenthesis award,
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)

List of current/past collaborators

Marta Mascheroni . Lorenzo Cicogna . Alfonso Di Sabato . Matteo Lorenzini . Perica Kovac
Tommaso Pareschi . Luca Suriano . Tommaso Fantini . Emilio Trevisiol . Alberto Rossi . Giovanni Lazzareschi

Awards

SIA Ticino 2024 Award . under40
>> best architect 23 << Award
Architecture Prize BETON21
>> best architect 19 << Award
Die Besten 2018 . Nominated
>> best architect 18 << Award
Swiss Art Award 2017 . finalist
A+ Award 2017 . distinction
Der Best Umbau 2016 . finalist
A+ Award 2014 . finalist

Exhibitions

“Schweizweit” . arc en rêve centre d’architecture . 14.12.2017 – 15.04.2018 . Bordeaux
“Schweizweit” . Architetture recenti in Svizzera . 07.07.2017 – 29.07.2017 . Lugano
“Swiss Art Award 2017” . Messe Basel, Hall 3 . 13.06.2017 – 18.06.2017 . Basel
“Schweizweit” . SAM Architecture Museum Basel . 18.11.2016 – 07.05.2017 . Basel
“Architektur0.16” . Maag Hallen. 28.10.2016 – 30.10.2016 . Zürich

Lectures

“Tendezen Reloaded” . 14.12.2023 . HM Fakultät für Architektur . München
“Serata Ticinese” . 28.09.2022 . Architekturforum Zürich
“Inches Geleta” . 07.09.2022 . Architekturforum Thun
“Struttura: tra territorio e tettonica” . 03.11.2021 . Ferrara University
“Frame Work” . 13.04.2021 . Syracuse University Florence
“Sino-Swiss dialogue on Architecture and Structure” . 12.09.2020 . Webinar. Power Station of Arts . Shanghai
“Inches Geleta” . 28.05.2020 . Mantova Architettura 2020
“Inches Geleta” . 04.12.2019 . Form & Structure .  Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg
“Inches Geleta 2009-2019” . 29.11.2019 .  Ordine Architetti Como . Novocomum . Como
“Das Bild als Referenz” . 21.09.2019 . Swisness Applied Exhibition . Kunsthaus Glarus
“Inches Geleta” . 24.06.2019 . Faculty of Architecture . Technischen Universität München
“Inches Geleta” . 16.05.2019 . Politecnico di Milano . Lab. prof. Ghilotti . Piacenza
“Inches Geleta” . 04.05.2018 . Nomad Hotel . WarmUp-Open House Basel 2018. Basel
“Continuum” . 25.10.2017 . Politecnico di Milano . Lab. prof. Scaramellini . Milano
“Trasformazioni” . 1.11.2016 . Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio . Atelier Botta . prof. Canevascini
“Metropoli Ticino?” . 23.06.2016 . Istituto i2a . Lugano
“Il Piano direttore cantonale” . 02.02.2014 . USI – Accademia di architettura . Mendrisio