Carlo Colombo

A ++ is an international architectural firm founded by Paolo Colombo and Carlo Colombo in 2002.

The firm specializes in architecture and interior design as well as product and yacht design. Currently, it has more than 150 employees working on projects in 20 countries, offices in Lugano, Zurich, Como, Dubai, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Miami and New York.

A++ is the only company in the world that develops a complete architecture and interior design concept linked to brands such as Lamborghini, Elie Saab, Fendi, Armani, Bugatti, Bentley, Roberto Cavalli, Trussardi and many others.

“WE ARE HUMAN” is the philosophy of A++. “HUMAN SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE” is its mission. 

Therefore, A++’s approach is inspired by humans and their main activities, such as socializing or living. These fundamental aspects of human life will be translated into the physical space, thinking of the built environment as an indispensable tool for achieving well-being.

In other words, the design of the space in which we live is meaningful as it is a representation of our subjectivity; how we live is an indicator of how we think, feel and imagine the world.  

By relating design to the human being, A++ accepts a challenge other than that of comfortable spatial arrangement; it goes beyond thinking of interior space as a matter of taste and decoration. The interior becomes a matter of representation: it is a model of our subjective lives, which allows us to better understand the world in which we live.