" My formative years as an architect were shaped by memorable instances of childhood spent dispassionately playing amongst forgotten ruins in in the woods, fields, and hillsides of NorthWestern Tuscany. It was here, where for the very first time, I felt the presence of space as an almost-tangible entity. In all its might, the relationship between natural elements and the built environment triggered powerful sensory expereinces encompassing the senses in symphony, inspire one’s soul to bond with nature in all its unparalleled glory.
Whilst Architecture is defined as the art or practice of constructing buildings, I believe successful architecture to be much more than a mere act of construction. Architecture, is the art or practice to harness space in the pursuit of gifting users with a profound life-changing, awe-inspiring spiritual experience. ”
- Matteo Rapallini, Architect -
The Technical
Emmedue's origins began on the East Coast of the US, in a culturally and historically distinct area of Charleston, South Carolina, also known as the Low County. As our beginning practice originates from an area of the country, where design and construction face extreme challenges such as high hurricane winds, ocean level surges, and earthquake liquefaction. Our areas of expertise also includes designing across a wide variety of construction types to include, standard lumber, heavy timber, ICF, Terracotta Clay Tile, Glass Block, AEC, Cast-in-Place Concrete, Pre-Engineered Steel, Modular, and various other types of styles to include Reinforced Concrete Moment Frame, Panelized, and Proprietary Custom-Designed ICF Construction Assemblies.
The Philosophical
Besides being a very technical practice, Emmedue Architecture was founded on Matteo's design principles of phenomenology and sensory experiences embedded within the built environments that write the history of ourselves.
Matteo often says: "Architecture is the essence of space, it is the duty of the built form to capture its most significant features. As It exists before we can see it, I am committed to unveil it and make it come to life”
Our Featured Projects
Graeagle Residence
Located in the heart of the Plumas National Forest, this small cottage is a getaway from the bustle of the San Francisco Bay city life.
Sunset District, San Francisco Residence
The Butterfly's Kiss
A high-end-residential project designed to create a variety of mediating spaces between nature and the built environment onto an otherwise unusual lot cornering two residential streets.
Architect Studio
A new landmark featuring an exciting adaptive-reuse project in the heart of an historically important African American community.
Lowcountry Ranch
A 1960s Ranch Style House located in the heart of the South Carolina Low Country off the world-renown gorgeous peninsula of Charleston. Interior spaces that were not analogous to the home's Mid-Century spirit were reconfigured and designed to pay homage to an era when its original exterior profile intended for this style, were forgotten by an ever-growing housing industry no longer concerned with celebrating design, but profit.
Automotive Mechanic Shop
A unique building where two separate building systems were merged together, this shop was designed in close collaboration with a manufacturer of standard prefabricated insulated panel system and conventional framing where the costs were kept low as over 90% of the total build featuring structure erection and dry-in for under half a million dollars.
Stay In Touch.
EmmeDue Architecture
