SCAPE Architecture is an architecture firm founded in Rome in 2004 by Ludovica Di Falco. The practice rapidly gained international recognition, notably being awarded the Nouveaux Albums des Jeunes Architectes by the French Ministry of Culture in 2008. This recognition enabled SCAPE to establish a Paris office, followed by a branch in Milan. While rooted in Italy, the firm maintains a European presence, working from headquarters in Rome and Paris.
The team engages with a broad spectrum of project types, balancing technical complexity with urban and cultural sensitivity. Notable recent work includes the Railway Operation Centre in Pantin, France, a major infrastructure project overseeing 20% of national and regional train traffic, completed in 2021. In Rome, SCAPE is responsible for the extension of the MAXXI Museum, scheduled for completion in 2026, which will add new laboratories, a learning centre, and storage facilities to the renowned institution designed by Zaha Hadid. In Massy, France, SCAPE delivered a logistics hub for a private client in 2022.
SCAPE’s portfolio demonstrates an interest in redefining utilitarian city buildings, exploring how such structures can integrate better with urban life rather than remain isolated technical facilities. The firm maintains a research-driven approach, evident in projects across housing, restoration, cultural institutions, and large-scale infrastructure. SCAPE was originally established as “scape s.p.a.” in Italy and “offscape s.a.s.” in France. Their work reflects a continuous thread between historical awareness and contemporary function, without resorting to stylistic repetition or historicist pastiche.