ABOUT
Architect & Friends is an interdisciplinary architecture and design studio founded in 2008 by architect Michael Atzenhofer and interior designer Johanna Atzenhofer. Built on a shared vision, the practice combines architecture, interior design and product design into a holistic and collaborative approach.
The studio's work focuses on renovation, adaptive reuse and new construction, treating each project as a unique opportunity to create meaningful and original spaces. They deliberately blur the boundaries between disciplines, developing designs that extend from the overall concept to the finest details.
Their projects are conceived as site-specific responses that integrate local materials, traditions and contemporary design thinking — balancing tradition and modern living with a subtle sense of nostalgia to create spaces that feel familiar, warm and grounded.
„Each project begins with a feeling — light entering a room, textures under your hands, the atmosphere of a place. The studio approaches architecture, interiors and design as one continuous experience, creating spaces that feel natural, personal and quietly refined.”
- Michael & Johanna Atzenhofer
Working across residential, commercial, and hospitality sectors, the studio offers a full-service approach—from concept development and feasibility studies to interior design and styling—guiding each project from idea to completion.
Architect & Friends has focused primarily on custom furniture design for its interior projects so far; the Eline dining chair—developed in collaboration with Potocco Italy—marks the studio’s first commercial piece, unveiled by Potocco at the Salone del Mobile 2026 in Milan.
- Our design values:
- • unique identity of each project
- • relation to place and culture
- • honesty of materials
- • quality of workmanship
- • expansion of space
- • light as powerful design resource
- • adaptability and reuse
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