Carmine Papa
Architect | Founder at ARCh
Azzurra is an original digital painting created in Procreate, available for sale through ARCh in multiple sizes and materials including canvas, aluminium, and plexiglass. The work invites the viewer into the serene beauty of sea and sky, blending into a harmonious gradient of blues that brings depth, warmth, and an endless horizon to any interior.
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This high school in Djilakh is more than an educational complex. It is a flexible community hub without rigid boundaries. Seven buildings surround a central plaza with a stage and vocational zones open to all residents. Each building features adobe walls, a 7x9m interior, and a shaded porch with the Guna Vault: interlocking terracotta cones forming a barrel vault that reduces interior temperature by 10°C. Local materials ensure sustainability, low maintenance, and a lifespan of over fifty years.
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Commissioned by De Twee Pauwen gallery in The Hague, Sedia da Conversazione was conceived for the gallery's upstairs Conversational Room. More than a piece of furniture, it is a spatial essay: a dual seat without visible separation allowing two people to sit side by side while facing different directions, connected by a silent dialogue deepened by an integrated bookshelf beneath the seat. Presented at Dutch Design Week 2025 as part of the Forward Furniture exhibition and featured by Il Sole 24 Ore, it was also introduced to the BNI during their Bike Tour at DDW 2025.
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Agora for Beginners is a self-authored and self-illustrated comic book exploring the themes closest to the practice of ARCh: architecture, art, history, culture, and the role of public space in modern society. Through a humorous and accessible adventure, the book addresses the decline of the social square and reimagines the Agora as the beating heart of urban life. Every page was composed, drawn, and coloured by hand in digital format. Published in the Netherlands by Boekscout and in Italy by Cervino Edizioni, it is available in most Dutch public libraries.
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