Vittorio Grassi, born in 1968, graduated in 1993 from the Faculty of Architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and has developed over twenty-five years of international professional experience.

He begins his career in Paris and later in the United Kingdom with Rick Mather Architects, where he works until 1997. In the same year, he moves to Genoa to collaborate with Renzo Piano, joining the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, where he becomes an associate architect in 2000. In 2005, he founds his own studio in Milan, expanding its activity with the opening of an office in Paris in 2013.

Over the course of his career, he has delivered lectures at international institutions, including the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, the University of Cape Town, the University of Bath, the universities of Lima and Cusco, and the Dar Al Uloom University, as well as numerous Italian universities.

“In designing Bik, I wanted to eliminate everything that was not necessary. The door did not need an added element, but a clear sign. The cylinder is a universal form, but it is above all proportion that transforms it into a project. Consistent with my architectural approach, every detail arises from a balance between function, form, and context: in Bik, simplicity and precision become beauty.”