Welcome to Atelier Patina

Art Integrated into Architecture

About us

Atelier Patina creates visual interventions for architecture.

Rooted in the character of a place, each project engages with traces of time, material memory, and architectural context. Through painting and spatial illusion, the atelier develops works that extend the narrative of the built environment, revealing new relationships between surface, space, and perception.

Practice

Working in close collaboration with architectural teams, Atelier Patina develops visual interventions that respond to context, materiality, and spatial conditions.

The work is conceived as part of the architectural framework, contributing to the identity and experience of a place through site-specific artistic strategies.

Creative Scope

• Site-specific visual strategies for architecture.

• Interior and exterior artistic interventions.

• Color, surface, and material integration.

• Large-scale works for facades and public-facing environments.

• Collaboration across conceptual, design, and implementation phases.

Meet out Team

Working through a collaborative studio model, the atelier assembles project-specific teams drawn from a network of trusted specialists, craftsmen, and artistic collaborators. This approach allows each project to be developed with the expertise, technical precision, and craftsmanship required by its scale and ambitions.

Mag. Agostina Suazo

Lead Artist.
Concept Design.
Creative Director.

MA. Felipe Henríquez

Executive Assistant.
Urban Artist.

Featured Projects

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Project specifics:

Piccolina – Filmbar

Augustinerstrasser 1, Vienna

Year 2026

Client Description:

Architecture by MEGATABS

The intervention sought to simulate the appearance of an aged wall, suggesting historical depth through constructed patina and temporal visual effects.

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Project specifics:

Elisabethhof – A Residential Masterpiece

Genzgasse 117, 1180, Vienna

Year 2022

Client Description:

JP Immobilien

This facade intervention aimed to reconstruct the legibility of the original architectural relief through a controlled pictorial approach, reinforcing its historic fabric and supporting the conservation and safeguarding of the built heritage.

“Working with Agostina Suazo was straightforward, and she independently managed and resolved all complications. She successfully completed the required task with a strong professional team while adhering to the project’s construction deadlines. The task consisted of restoring an old Art Nouveau facade relief through painting techniques.

Following Agostina Suazo’s research—and although the current proportions of the building differed significantly from the original—her proposal and execution were highly respectful of the original form and integrated seamlessly with it. The chosen facade colors matched the surrounding buildings perfectly.”

Diana Übel

Assistant to the Managing Director

Project / 3

Project specifics:

Private Museum – Mittersteig 15

Year 2026

Client Description:

ZKS RaBelli GmbH

Architecture by MEGATABS

In this building, we retained the existing historic patina and traces of time, establishing a spatial framework for the exhibition of a contemporary art collection.

Project /4

Project specifics:

Esterhazygasse 33, 1060 Wien

Year 2021

Client Description:

Die Josefine Hotel, Vienna

Architecture by MEGATABS

““Working with Agostina was enjoyable and highly creative. She clearly understood what we were looking for, and it was a great process and a wonderful experience working with her.

We worked with her on two projects: the Guesthouse Vienna, an ongoing project involving various artworks for our large restaurant windows, and Hotel Josefine, a project focused on branding and the entire graphic direction of our hotels. The task was to develop the story of Josefine and the full corporate design that was created, and the result was simply fantastic!

The final outcome is remarkable — far better than expected.”

Manfred Stallmayer

The Guest House – Hotel Director

Project / 5

Project specifics:

Bibberstrasse 20 , Vienna

By Cafe Prueckel

Year 2026

Client Description:

Lucky Punch – Comedy Club

Architecture by MEGATABS

The intervention was conceived to replicate the material character of an aged wall surface, generating a convincing sense of historical stratification through the controlled application of layered patinas, aged wallpaper, and decorative textures produced with antique-pattern paint rollers. These techniques were combined to emulate the visual language and material authenticity of timeworn interiors while integrating seamlessly within the architectural context.

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Project / 6

Project specifics:

Private Villa – Strass am Strassatal

Year 2021

Client Description:

Private Client

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Project specifics:

Gasthaus Csencsits

Year 2022

Client Description:

Jürgen Csencsits

Client Brief

As part of the renovation of his restaurant, Michelin-starred chef Jürgen Csencsits envisioned an unconventional—what he described as “crazy”—yet elegant mural extending from the corridor leading to the restrooms all the way to the wine cellar. The artwork was to complement the restaurant’s newly designed interior.

Execution

Inspired by the restaurant’s brand colors and selected color accents from the new furnishings, I created an asymmetrical composition of vibrant patterns that visually expands the stairwell, making it appear both taller and wider. The client was so pleased with the result that I was also commissioned to design the restaurant’s new logo.