Architectural studio
built on uncompromising
precision and intent.

ArchitectureShapes Perception

Bold presence. Quiet execution.

Architectural studio
built on uncompromising
precision and intent.

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Bold

A clear visual position, formed through strength, precision, and emotional gravity —
a presence that stays beneath the surface

Confident

A precise system of decisions, where every detail is resolved to create reliability, clarity, and lasting performance

Quiet

A quiet presence, formed through restraint and balance — architecture that does not shout, yet continues to resonate

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Our Approach

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Inspiration defines
direction — engineering secures it.

We translate vision into architecture through a structured development process.

Intent Before Image

Every project begins with a clear architectural direction defined through proportion, hierarchy, and spatial logic. Form must remain coherent under structural and technical evaluation.

Engineering
as Foundation

Structural systems, tolerances, and interdisciplinary coordination are resolved early. Architecture must be buildable, rational, and exact — not merely expressive.

Material Intelligence

Project

Complete skeleton door design

Materials are selected for performance, longevity, tactility, and light interaction. Authenticity is essential. Every surface must justify its presence structurally and atmospherically.

Detail
as Discipline

Junctions, transitions, alignments, and finishing tolerances are refined through multiple development stages. Ambiguity is eliminated before construction begins.

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System
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Architecture
Interior
Procurement
Consulting
Marketing
Architecture
Interior
Procurement
Consulting
Marketing

Projects from private residences to large masterplans across Europe and the Middle East.

Spatial identity shaped into a coherent, memorable human experience.

Tenders, suppliers, and production coordinated for predictable delivery.

Site potential, brief, and strategy clarified before design begins.

Positioning, narrative, and presentation shaping market perception.

Every project is structured through a sequence of clearly defined stages.

  • We establish the spatial, architectural, and visual direction of the project. Planning options, functional relationships, circulation, proportions, materiallanguage, atmosphere, and key design principles are developed into coherent concept. This stage defines how the project should work, feel, and relate to itscontext before detailed technical development begins.

    Scope
    • Master plan or layout options
    • Functional zoning
    • Architectural and interior concept
    • Spatial organisation
    • Material direction
    • Lighting and furniture references
    • Conceptual visualisations

  • We establish the spatial, architectural, and visual direction of the project. Planning options, functional relationships, circulation, proportions, materiallanguage, atmosphere, and key design principles are developed into coherent concept. This stage defines how the project should work, feel, and relate to itscontext before detailed technical development begins.

    Scope
    • Master plan or layout options
    • Functional zoning
    • Architectural and interior concept
    • Spatial organisation
    • Material direction
    • Lighting and furniture references
    • Conceptual visualisations

  • We establish the spatial, architectural, and visual direction of the project. Planning options, functional relationships, circulation, proportions, materiallanguage, atmosphere, and key design principles are developed into coherent concept. This stage defines how the project should work, feel, and relate to itscontext before detailed technical development begins.

    Scope
    • Master plan or layout options
    • Functional zoning
    • Architectural and interior concept
    • Spatial organisation
    • Material direction
    • Lighting and furniture references
    • Conceptual visualisations

  • We establish the spatial, architectural, and visual direction of the project. Planning options, functional relationships, circulation, proportions, materiallanguage, atmosphere, and key design principles are developed into coherent concept. This stage defines how the project should work, feel, and relate to itscontext before detailed technical development begins.

    Scope
    • Master plan or layout options
    • Functional zoning
    • Architectural and interior concept
    • Spatial organisation
    • Material direction
    • Lighting and furniture references
    • Conceptual visualisations

  • We establish the spatial, architectural, and visual direction of the project. Planning options, functional relationships, circulation, proportions, materiallanguage, atmosphere, and key design principles are developed into coherent concept. This stage defines how the project should work, feel, and relate to itscontext before detailed technical development begins.

    Scope
    • Master plan or layout options
    • Functional zoning
    • Architectural and interior concept
    • Spatial organisation
    • Material direction
    • Lighting and furniture references
    • Conceptual visualisations

  • We establish the spatial, architectural, and visual direction of the project. Planning options, functional relationships, circulation, proportions, materiallanguage, atmosphere, and key design principles are developed into coherent concept. This stage defines how the project should work, feel, and relate to itscontext before detailed technical development begins.

    Scope
    • Master plan or layout options
    • Functional zoning
    • Architectural and interior concept
    • Spatial organisation
    • Material direction
    • Lighting and furniture references
    • Conceptual visualisations
France
Germany
Hungary
Ukraine
UAE
Spain
Switzerland
Italy
Monaco
UK
Singapore
KSA

Our team is united by attention to detail, high standards, and uncompromising expectations of results.

  • Mariia Plyuta

    Lead Architect (Berlin)

  • Kyrylo Bastrychev

    Founder & Architect

  • Misak Melkonean

    Chief Design Officer (London)

Working
Worldwide

Our team works on international projects and procurement operations all over the world

Enquire

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Address

Via Prati Botta 6, 6917 Lugano, TI, Switzerland
Via Prati Botta 6, 6917 Lugano, TI, Switzerland

Digital Infrastructure

Nothing is secondary

We believe that the quality of a project is defined as much by the decisions that remain unseen as by those that are immediately visible.

The same principle extends to our own digital infrastructure. SANTAL’s production website is hosted in Switzerland within Flow Swiss’ ALP2 region — an underground data centre built inside a former civil-defence bunker in Lucerne.

Its infrastructure combines physical resilience with responsible energy use: the facility operates on renewable energy, uses water from Lake Lucerne for cooling, and returns recovered server heat to the local district heating network.

For us, this is not an isolated technical decision. It reflects a broader principle: security, longevity, efficiency and responsible use of resources should be considered at every scale.

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Architectural studio
built on uncompromising
precision and intent.

ArchitectureShapes Perception

Bold presence. Quiet execution.

Architectural studio
built on uncompromising
precision and intent.

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