Grazzini Tonazzini is an architecture atelier founded by Michele Grazzini and Andrea Tonazzini. Established amidst the Apuan Alps in the village of Farnocchia, the atelier is currently based in Rome, where it collaborates with Giorgia Colombo. Conceived as a laboratory for the investigation and interpretation of places, the work spans both public and private sectors, including projects for cultural, educational, residential, and sacred buildings.
Michele Grazzini studied Architecture and Building Engineering at the University of Pisa. He worked with João Pedro Falcão de Campos in Lisbon and with Foster+Partners in London. He has taught at the University of Pisa, Sapienza University of Rome and the European Institute of Design.
Andrea Tonazzini studied Architecture and Building Engineering at the University of Pisa and at FAUP of the University of Porto. He worked with Mathias Klotz in Santiago de Chile, Francisco Mangado in Pamplona and with John Pawson in London. He has taught at the University of Pisa, Sapienza University of Rome and the European Institute of Design.
Prizes
2025 – Belgrade Tesla Museum - Shortlisted
2024 - Imperial Fora, Italy – 2nd prize
2024 - MAXXI NXT Pavilion, Italy - 1st prize
2023 - Marino School, Italy - 1st prize
2023 - Lisbon CB Housing, Portugal - 3rd prize
2023 - Amatrice Cultural Centre, Italy - 4th prize
2023 - Giavera Parish Centre, Italy - 2nd prize
2023 - Mayukwayukwa Refugee Camp, Zambia - Shortlisted
2023 - Velletri Piazza, Italy - 2nd prize
2023 - Monti Civic Centre, Italy - 3rd prize
2022 - Fiano Romano Castle, Italy - 1st prize
2022 - ANCE House, Italy - Shortlisted
2022 - Vignacce Farmhouse, Italy– 1st prize
2022 - Lisbon RV Housing, Portugal – 2nd prize
2022 - Forte dei Marmi Cloister, Italy - Shortlisted
2022 - Sessa Aurunca Cathedral, Italy – 2nd prize
2021 - Belluno Cathedral, Italy – 2nd prize
2021 – Milan Museo del Novecento, Italy – 6th prize
2020 - Montalcino Civic Centre, Italy – 1st prize
2014 - Barcelona GBCe, Spain - Shortlisted
Awards
2025 - Archdaily Building of the Year, Europe - Selected project
2024 - Italian Architecture Prize, Italy- Young Architect of the year
2024 - Maggio dell’Architettura Prize, Italy – Selected Architect
2024 - Premio Architettura Toscana – Honorable mention
2024 - Barbara Cappocchin Prize, Italy - Honorable mention
2024 - Carlottax Architecture Prize, Italy - Best Architecture YA
2024 - Archdaily Building of the Year, Europe - Selected project
2023 – CNAPPC Italian Architecture Prize, Italy – Selected YT Architect
2023 - ANCE Venice Biennale, Italy - Honorable mention
2023 - Inarch Tuscany, Italy - Honorable mention
Exhibitions
2025 – Gravitas, Rome Mesia Space, Italy
2024 – Italian Architecture Prize, Rome MAXXI, Italy
2024 – NuovaArchitettura, Verano Theatro, Italy
2024 – HypeRegionalism, Lecce AML, Italy
2024 - Piobbico Tower, Piobbico Castello Brancaleoni, Italy
2024 - Piobbico Tower, Urbino Collegio Raffaello, Italy
2024 - Fiano Romano Castle, Cimitile Basiliche Paleocristiane, Italy
2024 - Space Practice, Rome Open House, Italy
2024 - Imperial Fora, Rome Trajan’s Market, Italy
2024 - Lisbon RV-CB Housing, Lisbon Imagina NBE, Portugal
2024 - Farnocchia Chapel, Padua Fondazione Barbara Capocchin, Italy
2023 - Roma Novissima, Rome Matattoio, Italy
2023 - Farnocchia Chapel, Selinunte AMS, Italy
2023 - Velletri Piazza, Velletri Town Hall, Italy
2023 - Fiano Romano Castle, Fiano Romano Town Hall, Italy
2023 - Loures Paralympics HQ, Lisbon CPP, Portugal
2022 - Extra Moenia, Rome Mesia Space, Italy
2022 - Ronchi Villa, MS Open House, Italy
2022 - Arginvecchio, Arginvecchio Pavilion, Italy
2022 - Montalcino Civic Centre, St.Agostino Cloister, Italy
2022 - Novecentopiùcento, Milan Museo del Novecento, Italy
2015 - Montisi Grancia, Montisi Cloister, Italy
Lectures
2025 – Architettura e Memoria, Sinestetica Rome, Italy
2024 – Effimero Permanente, University of Florence, Italy
2024 – Imperial Fora, Rome OAR, Italy
2024 – Piobbico Tower, Piobbico Castello Brancaleoni, Italy
2024 - Arginvecchio Pavilion, Florence OAF, Italy
2024 - Farnocchia Chapel, Padua Fondazione Barbara Capocchin, Italy
2024 - Memoria, University of Pisa, Italy
2024 - Fiano Romano Castle, Cimitile Basiliche Paleocristiane, Italy
2024 – Projects, University of Pisa, Italy
2023 - Sequences, IED Rome, Italy
2022 - Sessa Aurunca Cathedral, Diocese of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
2022 – Design praxis, La Sapienza University Rome, Italy
2022 - Montalcino Civic Centre, Montancino Council, Italy
2021 - Belluno Cathedral, Diocese of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
Research
2025 – Professor, Interior Design I, IED Roma, Italy
2025- Guest critic, Final reviews Design II, ED Roma, Italy
2025- Guest critic, Final reviews Design III, ED Roma, Italy
2024 - Tutor, Progettare la memoria 24, University of Pisa, Italy
2024 - Guest critic, Final reviews ADIII, University of Pisa, Italy
2024 - Guest critic, Mid reviews ADII, University of Pisa, Italy
2023 - Professor, Workshop Interior Design III, IED Rome, Italy
2023 - Research, Castro Pretorio, La Sapienza University Rome, Italy
2023 - Tutor, Progettare la memoria 23, University of Pisa, Italy
2023 - Tutor, Project AR5, La Sapienza University Rome, Italy
2016 - Tutor, Gabriele del Mese, University of Pisa, Italy
2016 - Tutor, BIM, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Publications
2024 - MAXXI NXT Pavilion, Domus, Italy
2024 – MAXXI NXT Pavilion, Area, Italy
2024 - MAXXI NXT Pavilion, The Plan, Italy
2024 - MAXXI NXT Pavilion, IoArch 114, Italy
2024 - MAXXI NXT Pavilion, Sky Arte, Italy
2024 - MAXXI NXT Pavilion, Artribune, Italy
2024 – MAXXI NXT Pavilion, Professione architetto, Italy
2024 – MAXXI NXT Pavilion, La Stampa, Italy
2024 - Farnocchia Chapel, Wabisabi 16, Taiwan
2024 - Arginvecchio Pavilion, PAT, Italy
2024 - Farnocchia Chapel, PAT, Italy
2024 - Farnocchia Chapel, B Capocchin, Peruzzo Editore, Italy
2024 - Ronchi Villa, Elledecor, Italy
2024 - Ronchi Villa, Artribune, Italy
2024 – Arginvecchio Pavilion, Baunetz Wissen, Germany
2023 – Arginvecchio Pavilion, Giornale dell’architettura, Italy
2023 – Arginvecchio Pavilion, CNAPPC Yearbook, Italy
2023 - Montalcino Civic Centre, Fortune, Italy
2023 - Roma Novissima, Elledecor, Italy
2023 - Roma Novissima, Artribune, Italy
2023 – Roma Novissima, Corriere della Sera, Italy
2023 – Roma Novissima, Il Foglio, Italy
2023 – Roma Novissima, Professione architetto, Italy
2023 - Arginvecchio Pavilion, Giornale dell’Architettura, Italy
2023 - Fiano Romano Castle, Area 187 Supernatural, Italy
2023 – Fiano Romano Castle, Professione architetto, Italy
2022 – Grazzini Tonazzini Colombo, Il Tirreno MS, Italia
2015 - Grancia di Montisi, Giacomo Massoni, Betti Editrice, Italy
2014 - Pianificazione Urbana, Enrico Bascherini, Arnus UBook, Italy
Team
Giorgia Colombo
giorgiacolombo.com
Previous collaborators
Paola Venturi, Giovanni Manfolini, Tamara Mračevic, Taewoo Jin