spatial designer, 
interdisciplinary researcher,
at the intersection of minor
and migrant architectures,
non-formal dwellings,
homemaking,
and participatory
action research
.

1/2 @Common
Ground Practice







About Me                                                                                     Interviews




My name is Ilaria and I am a social spatial designer and interdisciplinary researcher currently based in The Netherlands. 

My practice combines social design and participatory practices to address challenging living conditions.
I have a sincere passion for writing which I constantly integrate in my work. I like to say that wherever there is a story to tell, there must be also a space able to provide that encounter.

1/2 of Common Ground Practice



Education                                                           Work Experience

2020-2022 MA Interior Architecture
KABK, The Hague, Netherlands


2013 - 2016 BA Interior Design 
Politecnico di Milano, Italy



Exhibition 

2024

DEMO DAYS “ What Makes a Home”

To be a host in a hosting country. Hospitality as empowerment in asylum seekers centres.

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

2024

16th February - 16th June 
Nieuwe Instituut - Open Space

To be a host in a hosting country. Hospitality as empowerment in asylum seekers centres. 

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

2023
Moments of Familiarity
Asylum seekers’ center AZC, Den Helder.

Den Helder, The Netherlands

2022 
To be a host in a hosting country. Hospitality as empowerment in refugee centers.
Dutch Design Week 2022

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

2022
Revisions: emancipating spatial realms

Kabk Graduation Show

The Hague, The Netherlands

2021
Little Domestic Architectures
Frank Ison Space.

London, UK

2018   
Democratic Design Days
The Scent of Home Byredo x Ikea

Ikea of Sweden,Almhult


2016   
Exhibition of Thesis Project at Biennale Session
XV Biennale of Venice Reporting from the front


2016   
Vivere gli Avanzi, Studio Project 
@XXI Triennale International Exhibition, Expo Gate,
Via Luca Beltrami 7, Milan


Upcoming

“They asked me to design a house, I asked them to design a home”
Publication with Common Ground Practice 


08. 2022 - 08.2023

Teacher Assistant

@Royal Academy of Art,
The Hague, Netherlands


03. 2023 - 06.2023

Researcher

@V8 Architects, Rotterdam, Netherlands


08. 2022 - current

Co-founder

@Common Ground Practice,
The Hague, Netherlands


09. 2021 - 09. 2022
Interior Designer
@Studio van 't Wout Interieurarchitecten,
The Hague, Netherlands


04. 2020 - current
Editor, Content Creator
@Tre Sequenze
Italy


11. 2019 -01. 2020
Design collaboration with
@AndreaCaputo Studio
Milano, Italy


01. 2019 - 06. 2019
Internship
@Mario Bellini Architects,
Milano, Italy


04. 2018 - 05. 2018
Head Designer and Builder Constructor forWho Cares; A radio tale @Gasework Gallery
London,Uk


10. 2016 - 12. 2016
Internship
@Fabio Nonis Architecture Studio
Milan, Italy


Constantly

Editor for Tre Sequenze