Franco Audrito – Visionary Architect & Keeper of the Dream

It began in 2001, with Franco Audrito standing in this garden, imagining a home for himself.

 An architect with a poetic imagination, he wanted to create something bold, simple and unlike anything he had built before.

His starting point was his grandchildren’s toys. He took a sphere, a cone, a pyramid and a cylinder and tossed them into the garden. Wherever they landed, they stayed. That unexpected arrangement became the basis of the design. He placed a suspended roof over the shapes, and Dragon Land was born.

For Franco, this was his own dream taking shape. He called it his “child.”

But work took him across continents, including to vast projects in Saudi Arabia, and Dragon Land was left unfinished. Years passed, yet it continued to weigh on him.

When he finally decided to sell, finding the right people mattered. 

That was when we met Franco. We talked, and something clicked. He trusted us with a place that meant so much to him, and we have carried that trust into every decision, honouring every line and angle of his original vision.

Franco became our first inspiration and our mentor. Throughout this journey, he has been the person we turn to for guidance, encouragement and an honest opinion.

Today, he continues his monumental work in the Emirates, but we feel his presence here every day. This house is full of his imagination.

And when the villa is complete, we will welcome him back to see his dream finally brought to life.

Grazie, Maestro.