About the Studio
Iolanda Fortunato Design Studio is a creative architectural and interior design practice dedicated to helping people improve and adapt their homes with clarity and purpose.
The studio believes that good design begins with understanding how people truly live. Every project starts by listening carefully — to daily routines, future plans, practical constraints and financial considerations.
By integrating architecture and interior design from the outset, each project is developed as a cohesive whole. Layout, light, proportion and material choices are considered together to create spaces that feel natural, functional and lasting.
Whether working with compact homes or larger properties, the aim is always the same: to unlock the potential of existing spaces and deliver thoughtful, well-balanced solutions that genuinely improve everyday life.
Iolanda Fortunato
RIBA Chartered Member of Royal Institute of British Architects - 072701F
ARB Member of the Architects Registration Board - 070486E
iolanda fortunato is also a licensed architect in Italy
Iolanda Fortunato is a London-based architect and designer who creates thoughtful, functional, and personal homes.
She studied Architecture at Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza and founded Italy’s first Master of Science in Lighting Design.
After working with leading studios in Rome, Iolanda moved to London, where she became an Associate at Foster + Partners.
She led the architectural design coordination for the residential buildings of Masdar City, the world’s first planned zero-carbon, zero-waste city.
She also worked with prestigious firms including Greig Stephenson Architects and collaborated with Kelly Hoppen Interiors on luxury residential projects.
In 2014, she founded Iolanda Fortunato Design Studio, combining architecture, interior design, and lighting expertise to transform homes of all sizes. Her work focuses on spaces that are functional, harmonious, and tailored to how people actually live.
© Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
Masdar City
© Foster + Partners
Zayed National Museum
Greig and Stephenson Architects
Park Street building
I collaborate with internationally renowned professionals, whose skills and competences bring excellence to the projects...
Lighting Designer His firm, Fabertechnica, has a portfolio of high profile projects; among them the lighting design of the Sistine Chapel,
Photographer Artist Teh’s work has been published internationally in magazines such as National Geographic, The New Yorker, Bloomberg Businessweek and Granta.
Architect, France Based in Paris, he`s specialized in renovation, residential and hotel business.
Material Consultants Materials Council are the specialists in the research, comparison and selection of materials for architectural and interior applications.