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FraNcesca
DamoNte

Architect // Turin, Italy

woRks

Casa Vi // Cuneo

work in progress

Casa Eandi // Turin

work in progress

Maison Valbonne // Roquefort-les-Pins

villa renovation

Casa Pop // Turin

interior design

Casa Baretti // Turin

renovation for BnB

Casa dei Matti // Framura

rustic renovation

other projects

// I4NG

participatory design

// AU

participatory design

// POEP’UP

urban design

// LA VILLA EN CHANTIER

social design

// LA VILLE enJEUX

set up design
Open to Work

Currently partnered with my colleague and friend, Architect Umberto Grosso, we take care of projects in north-west Italy and French Alps and Côte D'Azur.


aboutME

Hello, I'm Francesca Damonte, an architect passionate about integrating social projects with urban transformation. Trained in Turin (Italy) and specialized in Toulouse (France), I've devoted my career to making architecture accessible and engaging for all, whether in public spaces or private interiors.

Currently, I am exploring the convergence of art, nature, and sustainable construction, with the aim of integrating meaningful design into our cultural landscape.

I work as a freelance architect, splitting my time between Italy and France.

Speaking 🇮🇹 / 🇫🇷 / 🇪🇸 / 🇬🇧

  • Freelance Architect & Interior Designer
    2018 - present
  • Senior consultant | Avventura Urbana Srl (Italy)
    2022 - present
  • Advanced Training Course | Architecture for Exhibition (Italy)
    2020
  • Postgraduate course | Exhibition Spaces (Spain)
    2020
  • Member of Poep'up | no-profit org. (France)
    2017-2020
  • Master in Architecture (France)
    2015-2018
  • Work exchange | Natural material construction (USA)
    2015
  • Bachelor in Architecture (Italy)
    2011 - 2014

contActs

me@francescadamonte.it

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casa Vi



// Cuneo, Italy - work in progress

Renovation project for a three-room flat in the center of Cuneo (Italy)

with Arch. Umberto Grosso

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casa eaNdi



// Turin, Italy - work in progress

Renovation project for an elegant apartment in the center of Turin (Italy)

with Arch. Umberto Grosso

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Maison Valbonne



// Roquefort-les-Pins, France (2022-2023)

Renovation project for a single-family villa on the French Riviera.
Inside: three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a large open-plan living room, a modern kitchen with laundry, a study.

A spacious 118-square-metre terrace overlooking a vast 4000-square-metre garden with a swimming pool and a garage complete the ensemble. The project also included the renovation of the façade, the rainwater drainage system, and the installation of a septic tank for wastewater treatment.

with Arch. Umberto Grosso

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casa pOp



// Turin, Italy (2023)

Interior Design project for a flat located in a historical building near Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Turin.

The existing space - consisting of a bedroom, two bathrooms, an openplan living area with kitchenette, a study and a laundry area - was transformed into a visually refined and functional environment. The pop and contemporary style guided the choice of colours which, used in a balanced way, emphasised the brightness and harmonious perception of the spaces. Finally, sophisticated and functional design elements were combined to ensure a practical and elegant solution.

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casa bAretti



// Turin, Italy (2022)

Renovation project of a 60 sqm apartment in the heart of the San Salvario district in Turin.

Accessed from the balcony, the apartment has been completely transformed and now features two bedrooms, a cozy living area with a kitchenette, and a spacious bathroom. The primary objective of the project was to adapt the apartment for short-term rentals, aiming to make the stay of visitors as pleasant as possible.

The renovation involved the rearrangement of internal spaces, a complete overhaul of the systems, and the design of the interior. Special attention was given to the combination of colors and the creation of unique perspectives to offer guests an immersive experience.

photos by Mattia G. Furlan - Airbnb link

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casa dei Matti



// Framura, Italy (2019)

Renovation project for a summer residence on the eastern Ligurian Riviera, in the centre of the municipality of Framura, an enchanting village close to Cinque Terre.

The house features a large living room with exposed beams, two bedrooms with a panoramic view of the sea, a kitchen, two bathrooms, a habitable mezzanine, a balcony and a roof terrace. Particular attention has been paid to playing with the different heights. This has created unique viewpoints and suggestive overlooks of the bay as well as the picturesque alleys of the village.

The project involved the internal redistribution of space, the reroofing and the creation of a terrace access. To enhance the beauty of the exposed beams, the false ceilings were removed.

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Interno 4 New Generation



// Turin, Italy (2023-in progress)

Project aimed at revitalizing an internal courtyard space in the center of Turin, the former headquarters of the cultural association Interno4, which for years has been dedicated to art and literature exhibitions and projects.

With the goal of transforming this space it into an atelier, a shared workspace with other freelancers, and the operational base of my studio, several creative moments for painting and interior furnishing have been organized with some friends.

I4NG is still in the finalization phase.

photos by Ilary Cardullo

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Au



// Turin, Italy (2021)

Project to fit out the headquarters of the Avventura Urbana, company with which I collaborate as a mediator and project manager.

The space consists of several functional areas such as: a room for members and administration, one for employees, a meeting room, a multimedia room, a small office and a multipurpose area, as well as a kitchen, two bathrooms and a storageroom.

The particular vocation of the company Avventura Urbana, specialised in the organisation and management of participatory processes, significantly influenced the project. For the realisation of the desks used in the office, in fact, a co-construction workshop was organised that involved members and collaborators for a whole week.

To know more about Avventura Urbana

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poep'Up



// Toulouse, France (2017-2020)

Poep’up (Pour des Projets Urbains Populaires) is a collective society founded in 2017 with Anais Ampe, Thomas Leqoy, David Esteban, and Anthony Lejuez, with the ambition of popularizing urban, landscape, and architectural works.

With Poep’up, we offered municipalities, consulting firms, and designers an accompanying service aimed at opening the design of their projects to the contribution of all audiences. Another goal was to provide tools to associations, residents, and citizen councils, enabling them to integrate their actions into development projects initiated by local authorities.

Discover more /

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EMPALOT

One of the most significant project I coordinated and managed, together with Anais Ampe was the design of several public spaces in the Empalot district (Toulouse).

Empalot is a neighborhood included in the Great Urban Redevelopment Plan of the city of Toulouse. With the aim of defining a revitalization strategy for the area, we have created an innovative and participatory project, which started from the analysis of territory and ended up with the building of street furniture. The different phases of the project included: the meeting and dialogue with neighborhood collectives, local associations and inhabitants; the creation of collaborative design workshops; the research of consensus and the design of a global project; some workshops of street furniture creations, by means of a simple, as well as inclusive, construction system.

Let’s have a look to the process.



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La Villa en cHantier



// Toulouse, France (2018)

This project was born from the will of La Mélée Locale, collective society with the aim of create a multicultural space in a suburb of Toulouse. The project site belonged to an organisation that initially wanted to transfer its land management activities in that place. Abandoned for lack of economic means, the space was temporarily give in to four associations who deal with the development of a social and solidarity economy. The actions in which I participated, together with my collective, Poep’up, and Clara Choulet (La Mélée Locale), are the opening of the site to the inhabitants, its conversion into a multicultural space and the architectural transformation of the site carried out according to a participatory perspective. The challenge was to implement a positive architectural and social transformation through construction workshops, gardening and cultural activities.

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La Ville eNjeux



// Toulouse, France (2019)

Projet winner of the competition organized by the city of Toulouse and the Apump, the urban planning professionals association from the Occitanie region, which requested a project for the Toulouse Biennale of Urban Planning, La Ville EnJeux. This year (2019) the theme was La Nature en Ville - The Nature in the City.

The scenography was composed by some abstract silhouettes, which evoke nature and its organic forms, and show its importance within the urban fabric. The silhouettes were imagined starting from pieces of cardboard cut out and the furniture was built with quality wood, in order to allow the reuse of the materials, once the biennial was over. The ecological paint was provided by a local company. For this reason, we also used duct tape for the typography, so it could be removed at the end of the event. The adhesive tape was also used to evoke the city and its patterns - networks, flows, distributions.

with the graphic designer Clara Choulet and the artisan cabinetmaker Antoine Leduc

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