B-arch Studio signs the restoration of Dimora Santagatha in the heart of Noto, reinterpreting a historic palace through a measured project that restores integrity to the site by interlacing Sicilian materials, Mediterranean light and a contemporary design that is never intrusive. The aim of the intervention is to restore integrity to the Baroque architecture while transforming it into a contemplative space capable of accommodating new functions. Every introduced element is light, reversible and independent from the historic masonry, designed to be removed without leaving traces. 

Inside the palace, matter is the true protagonist: wood, linen and ceramic narrate a cultured, domestic Sicily shaped by Greek, Arab, Norman and Spanish influences.  Extending this dimension, b-arch also designs the new boutique within the ancient Church of Sant’Agata, an 18th-century building designed by Rosario Gagliardi. No longer a place of worship, the church is brought back to life through an intervention that reinterprets its sacredness in contemporary terms, becoming an extension of Dimora Santagatha’s hospitality experience. Here, restoration goes beyond conservation: historic decorations enter into dialogue with curated garments and objects, creating an atmosphere suspended between art and everyday life. 

Palazzo Sbano – Dimora Santagatha thus confirms itself as a synthesis of the b-arch approach: a holistic project grounded in coherence between architecture, interior design and culture, capable of restoring the building’s quiet, luminous voice in dialogue with the city and the light of Sicily.