Most human relationships, expressions of creativity, and most of our daily lives take place inside buildings, towns, and cities.

Overview

Focus on authentic sustainability

Core values: the people, the process and the result.

ufficiis’s passion about the “triple bottom line” of sustainable economics, equity, and environment makes us unique among urban experts and architects. There are practical solutions to urban issues toward authentic sustainability, and that consideration of environmental impacts and social benefits is as important as economics, scarcity and its implications for the use of resources, production of goods and services, growth of production and welfare over time, and a great variety of other complex issues of vital concern to society.

ufficiis is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion through fostering a workforce that represents different communities, cultures, and viewpoints. Building mutual trust and respect where experts are committed and to share our diverse perspectives, experiences, and ideas.

ufficiis believe that a defining quality of civitas-urbs-polis- is a consistent commitment to sustainability and long-term sustainable practices. Most human relationships, expressions of creativity, and most of our daily lives take place inside buildings, towns, and cities.

Urban strategies

Development, people, settlements, technology and nature.

ufficiis is an innovative, award-winning urban economics, real estate and architecture advisory and consulting practice.

With decades of experience, Santiago Caprio and his leadership at the PolisMaker have completed over hundreds of assignments for clients.

Across Europe and America including public agencies, non-profit organizations, universities, and private developers.

Our work emphasizes the triple bottom line of economics, equity, and environment in a cross-sectorial development.

Consulting

Boldness, humility, curiosity, a passion for real problems

Strategic Definition, Brief Design, Concept Design, Developed Design, Technical Design, Construction, Handover and Close Out.

Urban design, hotel, retail, health, sport, interior yacht, commercial & residential, institutional, mobility and public space, making case to connect people with places through transit-oriented development and new pedestrianism.

Shifting to the project’s specific needs and varies according to scope, budget, procurement method, etc.

Expertise

Urban design & architecture consultancies

In old and new cities, a well-planned and designed urban fabric is the common thread of creating places that are livable and sustainable.

ufficiis philosophy’s integrates innovative approaches that merge planning, assesment, design, and placemaking principles with sustainable infrastructure and development to build communities with a strong sense of place and lasting value.

Our collaborative and inclusive approach to consensus building engages the public as part of the process, educates them on the issues, and invests them in the solution. And our award-winning, proven approach continues to help clients in our Areas of Expertise.

Our team

CHIEF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT | FOUNDER

Santiago Caprio

PROF. DR. MAS. URB. ARCH.

Santiago’s passion for sustainability, solving community problems, and creating engaging environments motivates him daily. Santiago, as Principal,  is widely respected for his expertise and skill in planning strategy, project management, and urban planning in high-density areas. His in-depth understanding of development review process, as it relates to innovation, sustainability, and the built environment, is unique among his peers. Santiago is also the Director of the PolisMaker Lab – Politecnico di Milano. Santiago provides the team with firm-wide leadership, management expertise, strategic planning, mentoring, and inspiration.

(Italy | Argentina | El Salvador)

CREATIVE SOLUTIONS

Johanna Cisneros

Polismaker, Architect, design planning focuses on integrating knowledge with creativity in the built environment.

(Ecuador)

TECHNICAL APROACH

Guillermo Sabino

Architect. Specialist in Technical Analysis, Review and Structuring of Architectural Projects.

(Argentina)

TRIPLE BOTTON LINE

Pablo Thaler

Polismaker, Economist and International Relations. Focused on complex thinking and sustainability.

(Mexico | Argentina)

INNOVATIVE DESIGN

Jefferson Camacho

Architect. Specialist in innovative solutions for architectural design, creating spaces that could tell a story.

(Ecuador)

DESIGN PROCESS

Damasia Saenz Valiente

Architect, designer. Involved in all phases of project design,  technical operations and documentation.

(Argentina)

PARAMETRIC DESIGN

Emiliano Martinez

Architect, hyperrealistic visualization, creating spaces that could positively impact people’s lives.

(Argentina)

TECHNOLOGY

Mijail Álvarez

Urban Planner, Architect. Its approach is Advanced Technology applied to architectural and urban projects.

(Ecuador)

DETAILING

Micaela Nazarian

Architect. Specialist in architectural details through 2D and 3D graphic representation and photorealism.

(Argentina)

SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

Jose Camuendo

Architect. orientation towards sustainable practices and their application in the urban environment.

(Ecuador)

ARTISTIC VISUALIZATION

Turi Blas Zabala

Architect, Artistic Illustrator, communicating ideas and projects with artistic sensitivity.

(Perú)

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION

Dayana Fajardo

Industrial Designer, Audio Visual Production specialized in impact communication, creative writing and content.

(Colombia)

INDEX QUALITY OF LIFE

Jaqueline Lopes

Architect and Urban Planner, focused in smart cities and quality of life in urban spaces.

(Brazil | Italy)

HUMAN HERITAGE

Franco Pallanza

Polismaker Architect, Specialist in Diagnosis, Restoration and Enhancement of the Cultural Heritage.

(Italy)

SENSITIVE ILLUSTRATION

Klaudia Radlińska

Architect, interior designer. Exhaustive approach to detail, balance and equilibrium in representations.

(Poland | Spain)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Ricardo Tapia Frez

Computer Engineer, specialized in applied artificial intelligence, smart cities and urban territory.

(Chile)

VISUALIZATION

Gabriel Troncoso

Architect, communication focused on high-quality architectural representation.

(Ecuador)

DYNAMIC ENVIROMENTS

Pedro Rueda

Architect, Design of functional projects using dynamic representation resource to communicate ideas.

(Ecuador)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Edgar Peña

Civil Engineer with specialization in Seismology, Engineering Seismic and Disaster Mitigation.

(El Salvador)

ADMINISTRATIVE

Linetl Quinteros

Financial and tax management, documentation, legal  procedures.

(El Salvador)

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Susy Fabian

Support for administrative operations, documentation and archiving.

(El Salvador)

AUDITOR

Magda Ortiz

Review and evaluation of administrative and financial operations, tax advice.

(El Salvador)

ANTHROPOLOGIST, RESEARCHER​, SOCIAL COMPLEXITY

Georgina Hernandez​

Public policy acceleration and  Methodologies.

(Paraguay | Spain)

ATTORNEY, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISOR

Elisabetta Cicigoi

Lawer, Policy implementation process.

(Italy)

SEMIOTICS, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Fernando Fajardo

Knowledge management, educational policy, international cooperation

(Spain)

Interested in joining us?

We are looking for talented people with great sensitivity, around the world to join our team.

"If we dare to do something new, to cross borders, we can experience new knowledge.
Just think beyond conventions to solve challenges faced by clients and communities."

Santiago Caprio