01 — Residential
Villa Alma
Cap d'Antibes, FR · 2024
— Studio of Architecture & Interiors
Architecture
with Purpose.
NOVA is a Paris-based practice composing residential, hospitality and renovation projects in stone, concrete and wood.
Selected works 2014 — 2026Scroll ↓
№ 01 — Philosophy
We design buildings and interiors that earn their place — quiet in form, precise in material, generous in light. Architecture, for us, is less about statement than about consequence.
Founded in 2014, NOVA works between Paris, Lisbon and New York on a deliberately limited number of commissions per year. Each project begins with the site, the brief, and the conviction that restraint is a form of generosity.
№ 03 — Services
A complete
practice.
From the first sketch to the last brass detail, NOVA holds the whole gesture — design, materials, construction, furnishing.
- 01
Architecture
New-build residential, villas and pavilions designed around site and light.
- 02
Interior Design
Material-led interiors composed for daily use and long-term beauty.
- 03
Renovation Consulting
Working with existing buildings — historic, industrial, domestic — with restraint.
- 04
Project Management
End-to-end delivery: budget, programme, contractor coordination, fit-out.
- 05
Space Planning
Strategic spatial studies, programming and feasibility for residential and hospitality clients.
№ 04 — Material
Concrete
meets oak.
We build a palette of three or four materials and let them speak. Stone for weight. Wood for warmth. Plaster for light. Brass for time.
№ 05 — Palette
A short list,
chosen well.
Travertine, brushed brass, oak, raw linen, lime plaster. The materials we trust become a vocabulary across every project.
№ 06 — In their words
“NOVA gave shape to something we couldn't put into words. Every room feels inevitable.”
“Disciplined, generous, exact. The studio treats craft as a moral position.”
— Commissions 2026