Since 2014, MATERIA creates and builds unique concepts for rehabilitating existing buildings/areas and developing new ones. It excels in leveraging local materials, workforce, and culture in its projects, which include the regeneration of town centres, the development of school campuses, cultural assets, and housing communities. Emphasizing partnerships with leading designers and universities, MATERIA fosters a critical approach to the built environment. A key aspect of its strategy is a strong focus on the simultaneous fostering of cultural, ecological and economic vitality, ensuring that communities can thrive within contemporary urban developments while preserving their heritage and identities.

Team

Lucio Frigo

Founder & CEO

Lucio Frigo is a real estate and cultural developer focussed on regeneration of historical city centres and high-potential neighbourhoods, cultural landscapes and heritage sites, arts districts and museums, schools, and affordable housing operating across the MENA and Africa regions. Lucio’s approach stems out of over 20 years experience matured in Saudi Arabia, UAE, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and the US.

Moez Chatmen

Senior Design Manager

Moez Chatmen is Senior Design Manager at Materia with over 10 years of experience as an architect and project manager across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. He holds a masters in international architecture design, as well as a bachelor in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano, in Italy.

Abdulrahman El Taliawi

Design Manager

Abdulrahman El-Taliawi is Design Manager at Materia. He has extensive experience as a design and conservation architect across North Africa and the Middle East, and specializes in projects focused on heritage and building with earth. He holds two Master degrees, in Architectural design from Politecnico di Milano, and in Architectural History from UCL in London.

Pablo De Miguel

Cultural Producer

Pablo de Miguel is Cultural Producer at Materia, focusing on creating cultural productions of development projects in sustainable urban environments. He holds a bachelor’s in international relations at the London School of Economics and a masters in writing at the Royal College of Art in London.

Tim Auernheimer

Investment and Development Analyst

Tim Auernheimer is Investment & Development Analyst at Materia, having gathered previous experience in strategy consulting and real estate development. He holds a masters in management and sustainability from the Università Bocconi, in Milan, and a Bachelor in Management and Technology from the Technical University of Munich.

Ines Bouassida

Director of shared services

Ines Bouassida is a specialist in human resources, administration, and financial management, serving as Director of Shared Services. She built her career in luxury hospitality at Four Seasons in Doha, Tunis, and Paris before moving into finance and operations. A Glion graduate in marketing, she has 15 years of experience across Dubai, Riyadh, and Paris.

Lucio Frigo

Founder & CEO

Lucio Frigo is a real estate and cultural developer focussed on regeneration of historical city centres and high-potential neighbourhoods, cultural landscapes and heritage sites, arts districts and museums, schools, and affordable housing operating across the MENA and Africa regions. Lucio’s approach stems out of over 20 years experience matured in Saudi Arabia, UAE, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and the US.

Moez Chatmen

Senior Design Manager

Moez Chatmen is Senior Design Manager at Materia with over 10 years of experience as an architect and project manager across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. He holds a masters in international architecture design, as well as a bachelor in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano, in Italy.

Abdulrahman El Taliawi

Design Manager

Abdulrahman El-Taliawi is Design Manager at Materia. He has extensive experience as a design and conservation architect across North Africa and the Middle East, and specializes in projects focused on heritage and building with earth. He holds two Master degrees, in Architectural design from Politecnico di Milano, and in Architectural History from UCL in London.

Pablo De Miguel

Cultural Producer

Pablo de Miguel is Cultural Producer at Materia, focusing on creating cultural productions of development projects in sustainable urban environments. He holds a bachelor’s in international relations at the London School of Economics and a masters in writing at the Royal College of Art in London.

Tim Auernheimer

Investment and Development Analyst

Tim Auernheimer is Investment & Development Analyst at Materia, having gathered previous experience in strategy consulting and real estate development. He holds a masters in management and sustainability from the Università Bocconi, in Milan, and a Bachelor in Management and Technology from the Technical University of Munich.

Ines Bouassida

Director of shared services

Ines Bouassida is a specialist in human resources, administration, and financial management, serving as Director of Shared Services. She built her career in luxury hospitality at Four Seasons in Doha, Tunis, and Paris before moving into finance and operations. A Glion graduate in marketing, she has 15 years of experience across Dubai, Riyadh, and Paris.

Previous team members

Adamo Morrumbe / Babatope Aiku / Ayush Jain / Kamal Moukheiber / Farah Mrabet / Christophe Scmdit / Estela Naula

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