Established in 1990 in Santa Monica, California, Renzo Zecchetto Architects is a design oriented, full service architectural firm with a wide range of experience, from urban design and master planning to building and furniture design.

In the late 1980s, successful entries in international design competitions culminated in the establishment of the firm. Today, in addition to various projects in California and the East Coast, we work internationally on projects in Europe and South America. Master planning for universities, colleges, religious institutions, and civic centers has expanded the scope and complexity of the work without compromising our enthusiasm for design of houses and gardens.

Renzo Zecchetto began his architectural career in 1979 at the San Francisco office of MLTW (Moore, Lyndon, Turnbull, Wittaker), a firm internationally known for its creation of place and sensitivity to the natural environment. A decade of design collaboration with Charles W. Moore included directing the design of numerous major institutional projects.

In every project, RZA’s prevalent goal is to create a sense of place, making spatial experience the predominant concern in the conception of design. Form emerges to acknowledge spatial quality, and gains strength utilizing noble materials and contemporary methods. It is an architecture that offers connection to human scale, emotion, and a range of experiences.