Politecna Europa is a Turin-based Engineering and Architecture Company, born from the experience of the founding partners and engineers, Luca Massimo Giacosa and Pietro Putetto. Currently ranked 57th among the top Italian architectural firms, in 2023 it was listed by the Financial Times as 201st among Europe’s 1,000 fastest-growing companies.
Thanks to an international and interdisciplinary team of more than 120 professionals, Politecna Europa applies an innovative approach to integrated design in response to the main challenges of contemporary spaces, with relevant experience in the public sphere. The firm has specific expertise in the integrated and multidisciplinary design of both new construction and rehabilitation of existing buildings, with an extensive portfolio of projects for the restoration, re-functionalization and regulatory adaptation of assets characterized by high historical and architectural value protected by the Italian Superintendence, as well as a wide range of projects in the health sector. All disciplinary departments, collaborate within a single operational headquarters, from design to restoration, from structures to facilities, with in-house consultancy specializing in energy efficiency, acoustics, lighting engineering, environmental sustainability, safety, and geology.
Since 2022, Politecna Europa has been part of the Planet Smart City group, a multinational company specializing in smart affordable housing that applies innovative technological and digital solutions to the world of real estate. From this close collaboration was born the Competence Center, Italy’s first interdisciplinary center dedicated to innovation in the residential field. Within it, a team of more than 350 professionals including architects, engineers, sociologists, and innovation specialists promotes sensitive design, capable not only of responding to the challenges of digital transition and decarbonization, but also and above all that of social inclusion.
The Competence Center allows Politecna professionals to collaborate daily with Planet Smart City experts in the study and engineering of new Proptech and ESG solutions, which have already been successfully tested in relevant interventions developed by Planet in Italy and around the world. The organizational structure and the consolidated synergy between the professionals guarantee agile and integrated processes carried out completely in a BIM environment, facilitating the collaborative workflow between the different design disciplines.