Paolo Cucchi
PM001688
Italy / Architectural Design
Paolo Cucchi, graduated with a Master Degree in Architecture from IUAV (University Institute of Architecture Venice) , member of the Italian Board of Architects – ARB - RIBA – AIA), is the founding principal and design director of PCA Architecture, a multi-disciplinary international architectural practice established in 1987.. Primary commitment is to produce architecture of quality, with attention to details and exploration of materials. An architecture conceptually innovative, functional, concerned of context and sustainability, that resonates with the specificity of place and purpose. The firm operates at different levels: the project types vary from private residences, offices to apartment towers, condominiums, public buildings and urban planning, embracing interior design, reuse and preservation.
With deep respect for vernacular topics and cultural references our aesthetic, technological and functional research investigates creative ideas in the attempt to break repetitive monotony toward innovative solutions and attractive expressions.
The challenge is to create a good synergy between context and intervention, offering desirable living experiences in pleasant, comfortable environments, able to nurture sense of community, in respect of individuality.
Based in Malaysia and Italy, PCA provides full architectural service from concept, supervision to final completion. Our philosophy envisages a close, active collaboration with client and specialist consultants.
Portfolio
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CLUB HOUSE SERI ALAM, Malaysia
CLUB HOUSE SERI ALAM, Malaysia
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Intercontinental Hotel - Yerevan, Armenia
Intercontinental Hotel - Yerevan, Armenia
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Mix Development - Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Mix Development - Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Pavilion Ponderosa - Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Pavilion Ponderosa - Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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PNB Hotel Tower - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PNB Hotel Tower - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Public Library - Varna, Bulgaria
Public Library - Varna, Bulgaria
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Private Villa Ponderosa
Private Villa Ponderosa
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Pavilion Ponderosa - Johor Bahru, Malaysia
The project develops on about 0,86 acres and is located in the North-East of Johor Bahru, Malaysia, inside a high-end gated area, just next to a prominent golf course, surrounded by abundant greenery. The client, owner of two adjacent plots of land, approached us asking to organise the parcel facing his existing bungalow with swimming pool, tennis court and pavilion. He expected an extroverted building able to release expansiveness as well as to guarantee privacy, an escape that could help to feel well after a day of work and at the same time a place to share with friends. Architecture and landscape, closely blended together, offer a harmonic ensemble where water, greenery and light play the primary role of regeneration. Essential modern idiom, material and visual contaminations between outside and inside maximize the sensorial experience to live closely connected with the beauty of nature, and its calming and soothing power.
Compact and porous, the pavilion, nestled on a strip of current water, opens up at the center, offering the feeling to sit immersed in the tropical context. Glass voids break the travertine envelope and glimpses of the garden invade the internal space. Rhythm of running water, from the sprightly jets along the granite wall fence, performs a miracle of freshness, provoking and renewing emotions. Attentive combination of light, natural and artificial, rhythmically enhancesthe belt of fluidity that embraces and nurtures as vital lymph the composition.
