Architecture & Design

16 | Architecture & Design the vicinity? Does it have potential to carry the home forward for another 100 years? Questions we ask ourselves on a regular basis. My approach is really to think outside the box and I want my clients to feel that I'm not just providing a basic off the shelf design. I work to inspire, to bring beauty into peoples working and personal lives. But I also want to empower my clients to have the best solutions for the way they live and work. If that means I go deeper into a project at the beginning, then that's fine. I'm trusted to find answers to questions they haven't even thought of asking. Can you talk to me about some of your more recent projects? We're currently engaged in several thrilling projects. Among them, we're tackling numerous office designs, which align with our brand's expertise and always present deliciously unique challenges. Additionally, I'm personally overseeing the transformation of my own corner apartment. It's a mix of satisfaction and nerves when you become your own client, but I'm eagerly anticipating the moment when I can reveal the finished result. One recent accomplishment that fills me with pride is a dream project involving the restoration and renovation of a colonial house on the Ta X'biex waterfront, which will become the new headquarters for Dan Europe. Our team is also deeply immersed in a particularly demanding project: the design and construction of an entire block of corner apartments. In true Angie the Architect Studio style, we're leaving no stone unturned, focusing on maximising natural light and ventilation, refining both exterior and interior layout proposals and integrating as much greenery as we can into the design. What has been the highlight of your career so far? I love every project I have worked on. And there have been countless little or medium sized wins along my journey to be thankful for. With regards to a big highlight, it's as I always say, the best is yet to come! What would you say to young women hoping to enter the field today? Overall, I can't say other than two minor instances where being a woman has in any way impacted my career. I appreciate I'm lucky that way. It's the people like my mother and their generation who had to fight harder for a voice for women in general. That's not to say it's the same for every person and industry, but in my case, I've found that irrespective of gender, it's all about your approach. I have excellent relationships with my associates and suppliers. I built these relationships on a foundation of trust and being R A B AT C O R N E R H O U S E F B M G A M I N G O F F I C E S , S T J U L I A N ' S B E T C L I C O F F I C E S , TA G L I A F E R R O C E N T R E , S L I E M A P h o t o c r e d i t : S t u d i o K o n n e c t P h o t o c r e d i t : R a m o n P o r t e l l i

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