Studio

FO Architects is an international architecture and interior design studio based in Milan, specialising in bespoke residential architecture and carefully curated commercial interiors. Working throughout Europe, the studio delivers projects across the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and Italy, collaborating with a trusted network of local consultants, craftspeople and contractors to ensure every project is rooted in its context.

The practice approaches architecture as a complete design process, where buildings, interiors, bespoke joinery and furniture are conceived as one coherent whole. From the earliest concept to the final details, every element is considered to create spaces that feel timeless, balanced and deeply connected to the people who inhabit them.

Each project begins with a careful understanding of the client, the site and the way the spaces will be lived. Rather than following a predetermined style, the studio develops an individual response to every commission, shaped by light, proportion, materiality and craftsmanship. The result is architecture that is calm, enduring and highly personal.

The studio's work ranges from the transformation of historic townhouses in London to contemporary homes overlooking the Mediterranean, private residences across Europe and bespoke workplaces for design-led brands. Although each project responds to a different context, they share a common ambition: to create spaces that enrich everyday life through thoughtful design, natural materials and a lasting sense of place.

Based in Milan, FO Architects works internationally through close collaboration with experienced local teams. This approach allows the studio to remain directly involved throughout every stage of the design process while drawing on local knowledge, technical expertise and craftsmanship. Clients benefit from a single point of contact and a consistent design vision, regardless of the project's location.


Services

  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Bespoke Furniture & Lighting
  • Art Curation
  • Landscape Design

Francesca Oggioni
Biography

Architect and designer, Francesca earned a master’s degree in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano in 2002 and right after moved to London. 

At first, given her keen interest in urban planning, she joined EDAW and worked on the London Olympic Masterplan, after which she collaborated with HOK on large scale architectural projects and finally with Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands where she experienced the design process of small to medium scale projects and found her path.

In 2010 she started Griffin-Oggioni Architects together with her friend Nina Griffin focusing on residential and commercial projects in central London and enjoyed the challenges of the English Heritage until 2021 when she decided it was time to move back to Italy with her family.  
Back in Milan Francesca created FO Architects, a growing team of English-speaking architects with international background, working on high-end residences both in Italy and across Europe.

Francesca enjoys designing homes. Homes that are always different because they are the ultimate reflection of their owner’s personality, with their passions and habits.

Every individual has a different idea of what home is and the responsibility of the architect is to translate this idea into architectural choices that are functionally coherent and aesthetically consistent. And when this process is well executed the result is a calm, harmonious space, tailored-made to the client. Francesca aims to achieve this, time after time.