Architecture & Design
When Patrick Norguet talks about design, there’s no rush to impress you with flashy phrases or big-name drops. If you did your research, you’d already know all of that… Instead, there’s a quiet confidence, a sense of someone who’s been doing the work long enough to know that what lasts isn’t noise, it’s intent.
Matteo Pieri grew up in the rhythm of Borzalino. He wasn’t just familiar with the brand, he lived it. “As a child, I used to do my homework at the company,” he says. “I’d spend hours walking through the different departments, watching how materials moved, how people worked, and how things slowly became beautiful.”
In high-performance living, we tend to glorify movement. Work harder, train longer, stay switched on. But what if the missing half of performance isn’t more motion — it’s intentional stillness? What is the architecture for wellbeing?
When we spoke with Kenzo Yamashita, co-founder of EKKY Studio and lead architect of BEN House, it became clear that what makes this studio exceptional isn’t scale or flash. It’s how deeply they think.
In today’s competitive world of elite sports, milliseconds can separate champions from contenders. But behind the medals and headlines lies a silent yet powerful force shaping every movement: architecture. From the steep banks of velodromes to the acoustics of stadiums, the design of a space can amplify speed, sharpen focus, and elevate performance.
In conversation with Amanda Hamilton, the CEO of Amanda Hamilton Interior Design Studio.