Home renovation and garden design in Italy
A second home, an apartment to renovate or a villa with a garden to rediscover. BIOMA offers complete or focused design across Italy, bringing architecture, interiors and landscape together. Meetings and project documentation are available in English.
The starting question
How often will you visit? Which seasons matter most? Who will care for the garden when you are away? Whether you call it a holiday home or a vacation home, its pattern of use guides materials, planting and care requirements.
For a property combining personal use and holiday rental, we consider guest privacy, secure owner storage, flexible rooms and durable finishes that can be cared for between stays.
What we design
We rethink houses, apartments and villas around daily routines, light, privacy and the character of the existing building. The commission can address the whole home or a defined part of it, with priorities and design stages established together.
Layouts, materials, lighting and furniture shape how a home feels and works. We consider their relationship with the building, the landscape and the way you plan to use the property.
Our garden design responds to climate, soil, water and the way you use outdoor spaces. In Mediterranean settings, we consider drought-tolerant planting, summer shade, seasonal interest and water-conscious design. Plant selection, establishment watering and a realistic care plan help you understand what the garden needs while you are abroad.
Materials, resources and living systems
We begin with what deserves to be retained: a building’s character, useful materials, mature trees or a connection to the landscape. Sustainable design considers reuse, daylight, summer shade, durability and care. Biophilic design connects everyday life with nature. Where soil, water and vegetation are involved, regenerative intentions guide opportunities to support biodiversity, with objectives to be checked over time.
A proportionate process
BIOMA is based near Rome and works throughout Italy. You work directly with Stefano Bocci, an English-speaking architect, on your home renovation in Italy. Meetings and project documentation are available in English.
After a conversation about your property and priorities, we agree whether a site visit or a paid consultation would be useful before defining the design commission. The proposal sets out stages, deliverables, fees and responsibilities, including any technical services or specialist input.
Explore services and deliverables
Explore the BIOMA methodExplore garden and terrace design, Mediterranean planting and care between visits.
Garden and terrace designBefore you begin
Yes. We discuss how you and your guests will use the property, then consider layouts, privacy, owner storage, durable materials and ease of care. The design scope is agreed around the property and your priorities; rental management and booking services are not part of this design commission.
Yes. We can develop a garden design commission with meetings and documentation in English. Planting responds to the local climate, soil and exposure. We discuss water availability, establishment watering and maintenance arrangements, including who will care for the garden between your visits.
Yes. If you have identified a property, you can contact us to discuss the changes you have in mind. Tell us where you are in the purchase process and share any available plans or photographs. We will explain what information is needed to define a useful next step.
Yes. The commission can focus on selected rooms, interiors, a garden or a terrace, or bring the whole property together. We agree a scope that fits your priorities and the nature of the project.
Yes. Meetings and project documentation can be provided in English. You can explain your priorities and discuss design decisions directly with us.
We prepare a proposal based on the scope and complexity of the work. It identifies the design stages, deliverables and professional fees. The construction or garden implementation budget is considered separately.
We agree the most useful next step. This may be a site visit, a paid consultation or a proposal for the design work. Any fee for that next step is explained before you decide to proceed.
Can't find your question? The first conversation is free and we reply within two working days.
Residential projects
To begin
A room you never use, light that tires your eyes, a balcony that never becomes part of life at home. QuickScan reads your home and tells you what already works, what does not, and where to begin, before you renovate or buy furniture.
450 euro · in person or remotely · MiniReport within 10 working days
Discover QuickScanA first conversation
Tell us the location, whether you already own the property and what you would like to change. Plans, photographs, a preferred timeframe and an approximate works budget are helpful if available. We can discuss a complete design or a focused intervention.
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