About Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Nathalie is an internationally trained heritage consultant with extensive experience in restoration, blending
contemporary European influences with a keen eye for detail, narrative, and spatial harmony. Her innovative approach transforms light, space, and functionality, delivering exceptional results tailored to every budget.
With a post-graduate degree in heritage architecture from the prestigious École de Chaillot in Paris, Nathalie has spent over 30 years working on significant restoration projects across France, Italy, and Australia. In Paris, she played a pivotal role as a heritage consultant, overseeing the restoration of listed monuments, including site supervision and project management, ensuring that each project preserved its historical significance while meeting modern needs.
Nathalie’s strong expertise in navigating council regulations and heritage guidelines is a key asset in her consultancy
work. She has successfully guided numerous projects through the complexities of local government approvals, ensuring compliance while advocating for innovative design solutions that respect both heritage and contemporary needs.
Since relocating to Sydney in 2007, Nathalie founded Nathalie Scipioni Architects (formerly Nsstudio), where she has
continued her commitment to heritage consultancy. She stays at the forefront of design innovation by regularly attending leading trade shows in Europe, bringing back cutting-edge concepts, materials, and products that keep her work ahead of local trends.
Whether designing the exteriors and interiors of homes, restaurants, hotels, or offices, Nathalie combines her deep
understanding of structure, space, and orientation with a passion for preserving heritage, making her a vital partner in any restoration or consultancy project.
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Nathalie Scipioni
Director at Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Registered Architect & Heritage Architect
Nathalie Scipioni is an experienced architect with nearly 30 years of expertise in both contemporary design and heritage restoration from Italy and France.
She holds a Doctorate of Architecture from the Universita degli Studi di Firenze, where her thesis on the “Barbicans of the Châteaux de Caen” was published as part of the exhibition La Normandie dans la Guerre de Cent Ans: 1346-1450, held at the Musée de Normandie in Caen. This work highlights her deep engagement with historical architecture and her expertise in architectural preservation.
Nathalie further advanced her skills through post-graduate studies in heritage architecture at the École de Chaillot, a prestigious French institution dedicated to training architects in the fields of heritage restoration and conservation. Established in 1887 and affiliated with the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris, the École de Chaillot equips its students with the knowledge and practical skills necessary to preserve and adapt historic monuments, ensuring their cultural and historical integrity while integrating them into modern contexts.
In France, Nathalie worked under Architect en Chef des Monuments Historiques, Pier Yves Caillault, overseeing significant restoration projects, including the restoration of Place Stanislas in Nancy, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the restoration of the painted vault at Église Notre-Dame de Bon Secours in Nancy. Her work on the vault involved meticulous restoration techniques to preserve the intricate frescoes and decorative elements, ensuring that the historical and artistic significance of this architectural gem was maintained for future generations.
In 2005, Nathalie moved to Sydney and joined Otto Cserhalmi and Partners as part of their heritage team, collaborating on major projects such as the adaptative reuse of Carriageworks in Eveleigh and the creation of the new side entrance of Sydney Town Hall. These roles allowed her to apply her expertise in heritage restoration within an Australian context, contributing to the revitalization of key cultural sites.
In 2007, she founded Nathalie Scipioni Architects, a firm that specializes in modern architecture as well as the sensitive restoration of heritage buildings and renovation in conservation areas.
Nathalie remains actively connected to European architectural trends by traveling annually to leading European trade shows in Milan, incorporating the latest design concepts into her projects.
