BRINGING CALMNESS TO YOUR EVERYDAY
STUDIO GIULIANA SALMASO is a design firm dedicated to creating science-based restorative spaces. These are places designed to reduce stress and anxiety and promote psychophysical well-being, including mental clarity, emotional balance and vitality.
Its body of work merges the art of designing with the principles of biophilia and restorativeness, the science of how human beings respond to the qualities of the natural and built environment. By integrating design with science, the built environment can significantly contribute to the optimum well-being of its occupants.
Guided by the evidence that “restorative spaces drive well-being”, the firm develops the philosophy of wellness into the design of the built environment.
STUDIO GIULIANA SALMASO is committed to bring the most effective design solution to the wellness-needs of individuals and corporations worldwide.
Giuliana Salmaso
photo by Tatler Asia
“My dream is for every human being to have daily access to a restorative space:
a calm and happy oasis where feeling protected and experience the pleasure of feeling restored inside out,
a territory of calmness,
a place for being,
a greenhouse with the perfect microclimate to reconnect with your own essence,
a powerful talisman for feeling good.” Giuliana Salmaso
Giuliana Salmaso brings extensive experience in designing site-specific restorative spaces in residential, commercial, and corporate environments. Originally from Padova, Italy, she graduated in Architecture at IUAV University of Venice followed by a Master’s degree in Architectural and Landscape Psychology at the University of Padua.
She has worked and designed with Claudio Silvestrin for 21 year and co-founded with him 1+1=1 ARCHITECTS.
In 2019 she founded STUDIO GIULIANA SALMASO, architectural practice dedicated to creating indoor and outdoor restorative spaces by merging the art of designing with the scientific principles of biophilia and restorativeness.
She is a curious learner. Her source of inspiration is nature, art, science, philosophy, and the teachings of Cha Dao, the way of tea.
Her aspiration is to help people to de-stress and increase self-awareness by creating moments of calmness in their everyday through the design of science-based spaces that are a pleasure for the senses where people feel calm, renewed and want to go back to.
From 2004 to 2009, Giuliana taught interior architecture at Politecnico di Milano. In 2012, she was awarded with the Prize “Premio Città Impresa” dedicated to creative and innovative professionals.
She is currently teaching biophilic design in residential, commercial, workplace, and hospitality environments at Unicusano University, Rome.
Giuliana brings passion, creativity, and beauty to everything she does in work and life.