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Our mission

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Design and produce high quality buildings, in full respect of nature.

It all began when an Italian duo of architects, one an enthusiast climber, the other a skier, decided to bring together their two souls: nature and artifice, technology and beauty, mountains and architecture.

Through its evolution, LEAP Factory has remained committed to its roots as a mountaineer-architects driven company, always used to pushing its boundaries further.

Here at LEAP Factory, a love of wild and beautiful places is the driving force for the continuous reaserch of sustainable solutions. To help protect natural resources with responsible innovations, all our products are conceived for “zero impact dwelling”.

Mountains are our test lab. The extreme conditions, the essential dialogue with a marvelous and strong nature, the loosening of human rules and customs - all this makes mountains the best setting to test winning solutions.

Based on the LEAP philosophy and the experience we gained in harsh high-altitude environments, we develope building solutions in response to the new culture of ecological dwelling, of the workplace and, above all, of living.

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Company history

2012LEAP Factory is founded, as a start-up, during the construction of the new Gervasutti bivouac, on the east wall of the Grandes Jorasses, Mont Blanc: an ambitious and innovative building, at 3000 mt above sea level.

2013LEAP Factory is committed to realise the highest eco-hotel in the world: LEAPrus 3912. The five building complex is placed under the Mount Elbrus in Caucasus, Russia.

2014The first building with the innovative construction system LeapHome, is succesfully opened in Valle d’Aosta. It’s the new office of the Ski and Snowboard school in Courmayeur.

2015LEAP Factory decides to open its horizons to new challenges: home living and renovation. New products and strategies are presented and under development.

2016LEAP Factory presents the catalogue LeapNest: customizable prefab sheds with elegant interior finishes and numerous possible applications: from Glamping pods, to garden sheds for hobbies and wellness activities.

2017LEAP Factory introduces the program of home living LeapHome: unprecedented architectural solution entirely realized through an industrialized process, simple and innovative, with finishes and interior Made in Italy. The greener construction system on the marketplace today.

2018LEAP Factory realizes the first residential buildings, from the Aosta Valley to the artic polar circle; it begins the developement of a new flexible constructive system, suitable for condo buildings and the urban context.

“LEAP, to us, represents quality of life and a love for nature, particularly pure nature, and the devices humans build to survive - may these be sweaters, camping tents, or high-tech buildings.”

stefano testa in “extreme shelter”, alpine modern, n. 3, summer 2015

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Management team

stefano testafounder

Milan, 1966. Architect with a PhD in Interior Design. Stefano has taught Interior Design and Architecture and Urban Design at the School of Architecture of the Politecnico di Milano, and Industrial Design at the New Academy of Fine Arts (NABA) in Milan. Co-holder of Cliostraat, a multidisciplinary design office inclined to research and experimentation based in Turin since 1996.He founded LEAP Factory to explore the contamination among his two souls: architecture design and mountain.

luca gentilcorefounderSanremo, 1978. Graduated cum laude in Architecture from Politecnico di Torino in 2004, and from then he practices architecture working with different architecture offices in Turin, and with Cliostraat among them.In 2008 he founded the office Gandolfi Gentilcore Architects with the colleague Silvia Gandolfi, working in the fields of architecture design and preservation.Luca is an alpine skiing instructor since 2011.In 2013 he founded LEAP Factory, to combine the practice of architecture with the mountain experience.

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The LEAP Factory team is able to follow the entire production process for the construction of your home: for you, for your work.

alberto mattiellomarketing manager

roberto campagnolafinance, administration, IT strategy

valentina simonettaexport and sales manager

stefano girodoengineering unit director

andrea giglioengineers manager

angelo mastromarinispecial project unit director

paolo filipazziR&D unit director

industrial partners

14 specilised consultants | 5 industry partners5 cultural partners | 29 professionals have worked

with us | 32 companies have worked for us

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Our know-how

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LEAP Factory’s achievments say more than any sentence.

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Sustainability research &green development

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LEAP Factory construction systems make use of truly innovative solutions.

Our ongoing research and the experience gained in the harsh context of high-altitude, led us to produce components with performances far beyond those normally owned by traditional and prefabricated constructions.

For example, the external walls of the LeapHome shell are so efficient in terms of insulating capacity and reduced thickness that they revolutionise the typical parameters of incidence between built surface and internal usable space. A great advantage for the overall efficiency; a step forward in reducing the environmental impact.

The industrial production process with digital control of the components, the use of materials with a high technological and economic profile, the drastic reduction of transport and on-site operations - together determine the construction system with the least existing environmental impact on the marketplace: “The greener process to green buildings”.

“A symbiosis between environmental and energetic sustainability becomes for us a key design issue.”

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High quality building systems: beautiful, innovative and ecological.

Our products are all engineered, studied down to the smallest detail and industrially produced: on-site operations are minimised, waste of energy and resources is prevented, soil consumption and alteration are reduced. The complete reversibility of LEAP Factory products highly limits their environmental footprint, allowing life in full respect of nature.

LEAP Factory activity is based on continuous research to improve innovative design solutions according to new technologies. All the materials used are selected for their ecological characteristics, in respect for health. They come from environmentally controlled productions and are free from harmful substances. These qualities are guaranteed by specific certifications.

The planning superiority and the production chain of the best Italian manufacturing factories guarantee an unparalleled result.

These qualities made LEAP products the best alternative to traditional buildings, unique and innovative in the prefab market.

Our products

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Our main products

LeapHutmodular system for dwelling units with high performance shell

whatthe structural shell, a composite sandwich of resin and fibreglass, provides great mechanical resistance with a limited weight. Conceived for working off-grid. Completely pre-furnished: quick installation plug and play. Futuristic design, elevated comfort.

for whomdeveloped for the severe conditions of a high-altitude environment, with extreme climate. Scientific expeditions, technological infrastructures. High quality temporary-shop.Used for the Gervasutti bivouac on the Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc) and for the LEAPrus alpine station on Mount Elbrus in Caucasus.

whyhigh quality technologies and design to live the impossible. There are no similar products on the market

LeapNestessential cabin, with a refined design, extremely flexible in its use

whatmade of natural materials and built with sophisticated techniques that grant it durability, resistance and energy efficiency.High performance outer shell. Installation is very fast, without permanent foundations and without invasive soil alterations. Light-weight and compact, can be lifted by a standard (cat. B3) helicopter.Inexpensive: practical and efficient, reduced price and minimal management costs

for whomsuitable for temporary and seasonal uses. Multifuncional: for natural environments, urban, or spare time ones

whya valid alternative to solve those functions linked today to the use of containers, a superior quality on every aspect

LeapHomehigh quality buildings in mounting kit available also for owner-assembly

whatinnovative medium-to-big size building, up to four floors. Customisable dimensions, lay-out, furnishing and finishings. Sold turnkey or in assembly kit

for whomfor residential and commercial uses.For every environment: LeapHome is the winning solution where the contact with nature is the priority

whybeyond the limits of a traditional or light prefab construction: faster, clear cost, no risk, more quality, small environmental footprint

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Expertise and experience at the service of every necessity.

LeapHome launches a new season in our products. Based on the LEAP philosophy, we have decided to confront the theme of the home. Home is a concept that we want to associate to the pleasure and quality of the experience of dwelling: whether the home is for your families, your work or your business.

With LeapHome we propose a simple and effective process to realise your home. Cut to measure for your needs and desires. Thought, designed and built together with you.

LeapHome is an alternative to traditional construction systems. It is conceived both for new buildings and for the renovation of existing ones. LeapHome is founded on the contemporary need for an energetically efficient house that is comfortable, flexible and fitting to your lifestyle.

Like any Leap product, LeapHome is a high engineered building made of industrial products designed to be assembled on-site through dry operations: fast, clean and safe.LeapHome includes the most innovative technical installations, from the interior finishes to the main furnitures: ready to be lived in with satisfaction.

LeapHome system provides for a high customization level. It is fit to solve different sorts of demands in all geographic and climatic contexts. Quality solutions at the appropriate price, while respecting the environment.

LeapHome: more than a product

Thanks to our architectural and engineering design expertise, the LEAP Team is capable of identifying, with you and your advisors, the best solution for each specific need or taste.

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LEAP products advantages

Simple processLEAP Factory team, collaborating with clients and designers, manages all aspects of design, engineering, factory-construction, project management, shipping, setting and finishing

No riska detailed plan, since the beginning, will fix costs, timing and quality. No hindrance, no risk

Durabilityextremely resistant and durable, like every traditional building

Shortened building time, reduced construction costsevery component is entirely produced with a numerical control system. It becomes a mounting kit usable with simple operations on site. Compact size, low weight

Ecologicalnatural recyclable materials, energetically self-sufficient, 100% reversible, healthy

Flexiblea modular system that allows configurations for different settlement programs. Buildings can be extended, reorganized, without any partial destruction

Designed by architectsdesign and attention for the details are essential. The serial production allows an in-depth study, that would not otherwise be possible for a unique piece

Turnkey productsLEAP Factory products are sold “keys in hand” or in mounting kit

Technological integrationthe experience gained from off-grid buildings let us develop solutions where the shell is conceived along with all the technological systems, basic, upgraded, and/or of green energy production

Integrated furniturea distinctive peculiarity of LEAP products: the buildings are conceived with integrated furniture and finishings. The usual overlapping of wall layers and useless elements is avoided. The interior space is first-class!

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“LeapHome significantly reduces the environmental footprint of the construction process compared to traditional techniques”

64 articles on newspapers and magazines82 articles on web-magazines | 7 books | 2 movies

4 international exhibitions | 21 invitations to conferences | 8 tv interviews

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