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Family architecture studio in Warsaw. Designing since 1993.

We create bespoke designs for single-family houses and residences and adapt ready-made designs to your plot. We handle all formalities, up to a final building permit.

Since 1993
family studio
From concept
to building permit
Warsaw
ul. Nałęczowska 64
Elevation drawing of a residential house with a portico, pilasters and a tiled roof 16,00 9,50
ARPIT Family Design StudioSingle-family residence
Front elevationillustrative drawing
Scale 1:100dimensions in m

Two ways to your own home

You can build a house designed from scratch for your family or choose a ready-made design that we adapt to your plot. We will help you decide which suits your situation better.

Bespoke house design

A home designed from scratch, matched to your lifestyle, plot and budget. We combine timeless architecture with modern solutions, creating a coherent and well-thought-out space.

  • Analysis of the plot and planning conditions
  • A bespoke architectural concept and 3D visualisations
  • Design documentation and coordination of the trades
  • Support with formalities and author's supervision, in line with the agreed scope of cooperation
How we design a bespoke house

Adaptation of a ready-made design

Have you chosen a house design from a catalogue? We will adapt it to your plot, the applicable regulations and your individual needs, preparing the documentation required to carry out the investment.

  • Site development design
  • Adjusting the design to the MPZP or the development conditions decision
  • Adjusting the structural solutions to ground conditions
  • The possibility of making agreed changes to the design
Learn what adaptation involves

We also design

  • Residences and classical-style housesArchitecture that ages with dignity, with attention to detail.
  • Multi-family housingApartment buildings with green terraces and winter gardens.
  • Commercial and office buildingsFrom concept to technical design.
  • Projects for developersPlot capacity analysis and multi-option concepts.
  • Conversions and changes of useModernisations, as-built surveys, separate ownership of units.
  • FormalitiesPlanning decisions, building permits and occupancy permits.
  • Preliminary assessment of a property from an investment perspectivebased on its location and architectural and urban-planning guidelines.
  • Complete handling of the legal and building proceduresneeded to obtain the building permit decision.
  • Multi-variant architectural conceptsand functional-spatial concepts for buildings and investment sites, with visualisation.
  • Surveyswith the documentation needed to obtain a certificate of self-contained units.
  • Design for a change of use of buildings
  • Technical expert reports on existing buildings
  • Designs for modernisation, reconstruction and adaptationof existing buildings.
  • Construction (working) designs
  • Specialist designsinstallation, electrical, structural and technological.
  • Obtaining the occupancy permit
  • Opinions of fire-safety experts, the sanitary inspectorate and OHS
  • Surveying and geotechnical services for the investment

Which path is right for you?

Answer five short questions. We will suggest whether a bespoke design or adapting a ready-made one suits you better, and where to start.

Selected projects

Single-family houses, residences and multi-family buildings in prestigious locations in Warsaw and beyond.

Project photoWhite Villa, Warsaw, ul. RosyCompleted

White Villa

Warsaw, ul. Rosy

Residential single-family housing, completed

A classical-style residence with a four-column portico, a sculpted tympanum, decorative elements above the windows and a grand staircase with lion sculptures. A photograph of the house made the cover of Świat Rezydencji, Wnętrz & Ogrodów magazine (no. 1(4)/2008). The house was also described in issue 2(3)/2007 of the magazine, in the article “Subtelny urok klasyki”, under the name Residence Primavera.

Building permit
1998
Project photoHigh-rise building on ul. Grzybowska, Warsaw, Śródmieście, ul. Grzybowska 6/10Completed

High-rise building on ul. Grzybowska

Warsaw, Śródmieście, ul. Grzybowska 6/10

Multi-family housing, completed

An apartment building with ground-floor retail and an underground car park, set in the dense city centre.

Building permit
2007

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White Villa in Warsaw, photo of the front elevation
1234±0,00FRONT ELEVATIONWhite Villa, WarsawARPIT Family Design Studio
Elevation drawingCompleted

From drawing to house: White Villa

Move the slider to compare the front elevation drawing with the finished residence in Warsaw: a four-column portico, a carved tympanum, a balcony above the entrance and grand stairs. View the project

Case study

How we worked on selected projects: from the challenge on the plot to the finished house.

Single-family house extension, completed

Extension of a terraced house

Location: ul. Łowicka 37, Warsaw

Extended part
224 m² usable floor area
Building footprint
60 m²

Challenge

The end unit of a terrace: a two-storey house with a low multi-pitched roof and a very simple form. Its only ornaments were the external entrance stairs and a corner balcony. The brief was to extend the house and change its façade.

Solution

We added a second floor and a usable attic, and on the ground floor a round porch with a vestibule and part of the living room. A spacious terrace was created above the new living area, and an extra bedroom above the round entrance section. The added parts were given basements to the depth of the existing ones, with a direct exit from the basement outside. Parts of several internal walls were removed, as well as the external wall between the existing living room and its extension. The building received new detailing: cornices, colonnettes and balustrades, and we designed the windows and front door individually.

Result

The extension adds 224 m² of usable floor area on a 60 m² footprint. The ground floor has a vestibule, a hall with WC, a kitchen and a large two-part living room. The first floor has a bathroom, a walk-in wardrobe and three bedrooms, the largest opening onto the new terrace. The second floor is a large bedroom with a dressing room and bathroom, with an open-plan attic above. The project was featured in Cztery Kąty magazine.

Construction

Traditional construction: added multi-layer external walls of ceramic brick, internal load-bearing and partition walls of solid and perforated brick, Teriva floor slabs, a timber roof structure covered with tiles, and windows and doors made to an individual design.

Extension of an administrative and office building, completed project

Extension of an administrative and office building

Location: ul. Taśmowa 3, Warsaw

Extension of an existing administrative and office building in the form of a regular four-storey cuboid.

Challenge

The challenge was to strengthen the existing foundations so that they could carry the additional loads from the new storeys.

Solution

The fifth and sixth office floors were built as a semicircular cantilever above the existing building, which made it possible to achieve the maximum extension area. The circulation layout was modernised and improved with a glazed lift connecting all floors.

Result

Thanks to the extension the building gained a more modern look, with two added storeys cantilevered in a gentle arc and a glazed lift on the front.

How we work

We run the project from the first plot analysis to the final decision. No need to visit offices, we handle everything for you.

  1. Plot analysis

    We check the local zoning plan or planning decision, the plot's capacity and its constraints. At this stage you already know what and how large you can build.

  2. Concept and visualisations

    We get to know your lifestyle and needs, then prepare the room layout, the form and 3D visualisations. We refine them with you until the house is exactly right.

  3. Permit design and approvals

    We prepare the building permit documentation and all approvals: structure, services, roads and expert opinions.

  4. Building permit

    We file the application and handle the case with the authority until the final decision. You receive the finished design with the site log.

How much house fits on your plot?

Enter the plot area and the parameters from the local zoning plan or planning decision. The calculator instantly shows the maximum building footprint and the approximate house size.

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About the studio

Classic.Modernity.Harmony.

This is how we describe our design philosophy in three words.

Since 1993 we have been a family architecture studio. We design from generation to generation: single-family houses, residences and housing estates in prestigious areas of Warsaw.

We believe a home is more than a building. It is a story about people, their daily rhythm, their need for calm, light and beauty. Choosing us, you get the commitment of the whole team and support at every stage, from the first conversation to handing over the design.

Studio history and team

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