Romolo Nati


Romolo Valentino Benedetto Nati is an Italian architect and entrepreneur who employs biomimicry to create sustainable real estate and energy projects. He is the Executive Chairman and CEO of Italpinas Development Corporation, a publicly listed real estate development firm in the Philippines. He is also the Vice Chairman of Constellation Energy Corporation, a Philippine renewable energy company.

Career

Italpinas Development Corporation

In 2007, Nati came to the Philippines and introduced "green architecture". In 2009, Nati and Jose D. Leviste III, founded the Italpinas Euroasian Design and Eco-development Corporation. Leviste is a Sydney-based Filipino lawyer.
ITPI was later renamed Italpinas Development Corporation, with Nati as Executive Chairman and Chief Design Officer and Leviste as President. The first project of the IDC is Primavera Residences in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. Primavera is a mixed-use condominium inside Pueblo de Oro Business Park.

Education

Born in Rome, Italy, Nati first studied automotive design. Later, he pursued architecture, and earned a bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in Architecture and Design at Sapienza Universita di Roma, where he served as faculty member for sometime. A few years later, he received his master's degree in Urban Landscape and Layers at the University of Tallinn in Estonia. Nati also earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from Asian Institute of Management.

Style

Inspired by biomimicry, Nati considers natural conditions and sustainable energy in designing his buildings. He shapes every building so that it acts like a sailboat: The sailboat catches the wind, not fight against it.
Nati believes that shelters and entire cities should be constructed without harming nature. He also explains that buildings can be made to withstand severe weather. In response to the damage caused by typhoon Yolanda to the Philippines, Nati said, “Buildings and cities can be planned, designed and developed to minimize and in some cases avoid damage created by 20-foot storm surges and other extreme conditions."

Buildings

Following are the green buildings that Nati has designed as architect of IDC:
  • Primavera Residences
  • Primavera City
  • Miramonti Green Residences I
  • Miramonti Green Residences II
  • Verona Green Residences
  • Verona Green Residences
  • Firenze Green Tower
  • Moena Mountain Estate Residences
  • Baia Verde Green Estate