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About Us

Starassociati has a decades-long activity firmly rooted in Trieste, in the North-East of Italy and abroad. Born in Trieste in 2001 from the convergence of intentions of a group of architects with already solid experience behind them, in 2012 the architectural firm is transformed into an engineering company, with the current three professional partners Verjano Markezic, Maurizio Martinelli e Martin Hlavacek. The group focuses on planning, design, and construction supervision of public and private buildings projects in the residential, industrial, health, museum and school sectors; it also specializes in restoration and renovation works and urban design. With six languages spoken, our team develops its activities in a shared and collegial manner, relying not only on the professionalism and expertise of the partners but also on a wide network of national and international collaborators.

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VERJANO MARKEZIC – Partner and Sole Administrator

Born in Koper, Slovenia, on March 8, 1959, he graduated in Industrial Technology Engineering with a focus on economic-organizational aspects from the University of Maribor in 1979 and later obtained a degree in Architecture from IUAV in Venice (1985). He has been a member of the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects, and Conservators of Trieste since 1989. For some time, he combined his practice as an architect with teaching activities in various schools in Trieste. He has an excellent command of both Italian and Slovenian. He has previously served as a member of the Building Commission of the Municipality of Duino-Aurisina (TS) (1997, 1998), the Fee Review Commission at the Order of Architects of Trieste (2001), and the Diocesan Commission for Sacred Art in Trieste (since 2011).
As the sole administrator and technical director, he oversees architectural design and project management for private and public works, as well as land and registry practices; he is responsible for coordinating safety during the design and execution phases.

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MARTIN HLAVACEK – Partner

Born in Münster (Germany) on November 7, 1975, he has international-level professional training. In 2004 he graduated as an engineer in architecture at the Technische Universität Berlin. In the same year he moved to Italy, where he specialized in restoration and renovation of public and private buildings. In 2008 he was admitted to the Order of Landscape Planners and Conservators of Trieste and in the same year he became a member of Starassociati. He has Central European cultural references and a complete command of architectural technical language in Italian, German, English, and Czech. He oversees architectural design and project management for private and public works, urban planning, and fire safety design.

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MAURIZIO MARTINELLI - Partner

Born in Trento on May 5, 1959, he graduated in Architecture from IUAV in Venice in 1987 and obtained membership in the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects, and Conservators of Trieste in 1992. Between 1987 and 1990, he engaged in teaching and research within the Drawing and Visual Communication course at the "Mediaterraneo" Laboratory (led by G. Morpurgo). He focuses on interior design and furniture design with architect Gabriella Dorligo, participating in numerous exhibitions and international competitions. In 2000, the umbrella stand "Umbrella," designed with architect G. Panizon, won the Good Design Awards and was selected for the permanent exhibition at the Chicago Atheneum Museum. Company member, he oversees architectural design and project management, preparation of metric calculations and construction accounting, as well as coordinating safety during the design and execution phases.

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Sergej Zagniboroda - Architect – Senior Designer

Born in Kyiv on August 22, 1963, he graduated in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 1986 and obtained his degree in architecture from IUAV in Venice in 1998.
He focuses on architectural design, graphic presentation of projects, development of construction details and BIM design. Alongside his collaboration with Starassociati, he maintains an artistic practice and has regularly exhibited since 1982, organizing numerous exhibitions both in Italy and abroad up to the present day.

Daniela Legovini - Architect - Designer

Born in Trieste on July 24, 1983, she graduated in Architecture from the University of Trieste in 2008 and obtained membership in the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects, and Conservators of Trieste in 2010. She began her collaboration with Starassociati in 2007 as an intern, and after her graduation, she continued to work with Starassociati alongside her individual professional practice. She focuses on architectural design, graphic presentation of projects and development of construction details.

Wael Al Lazkani - Architect - Designer

Born in Lebanon on January 4, 1987, he obtained a three-year degree in Architecture Sciences from Trieste's University in 2013. From the same university, he graduated in Architecture and Design in 2017 and obtained a Level 1 Master 's degree in Nautical and Naval Interior Design in 2020. He focuses on architectural design, graphic presentation of projects, rendering and BIM design.

Services

The team's services accompany all phases of the design and implementation of a building intervention, giving at all times full support to the decisions of the client, whether it is a renovation or a new construction.


  • ARCHITECTURAL AND BUILDING DESIGN
  • CONSTRUCTION MANEGEMENT
  • INTERIOR DESIGN
  • REAL STATE EVALUATION
  • TECHNICAL CONSULTING
  • FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM DESIGN