Associate
BArch, MArch, ARB, RIBA
London, UK
Marco Pavoni

Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©

Marco’s portfolio includes work on both small- and large-scale interior projects, spanning residential, commercial, office, and hospitality typologies across Europe. China, the Middle East, and Latin America. His involvement in projects extends through all stages, from initial concept to completion, ensuring that design integrity is maintained throughout.
Prior to joining ZHA, Marco gained valuable experience working with Claudio Silvestrin, contributing to a range of high-profile projects that included a private residence for high-end clients in Los Angeles, an Italian luxury department store and a fine-dining restaurant in London.


Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Featured Projects
From a headquarters powered by solar array and equipped with next-generation technologies for operations at LEED Platinum standards to a 36-storey tower design that shelters new civic plazas enveloped by nature, creating an urban oasis in the centre of Hong Kong, discover highlights of Marco's notable projects at ZHA.

Marco earned his Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture with honours from the Politecnico di Milano in Italy, complementing his studies with an exchange programme at McGill University in Canada and the Erasmus program at the Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Architecture (ENSAP) in France.
Marco collaborates with emerging couturiers as a fashion design consultant to develop brand aesthetics and explore advanced techniques, materials, and fabrics. Marco identifies as an active LGBTQIA+ spokesperson and a transgender professional. He is regularly invited as a critic to institutions in the UK and Italy, and recently appeared a guest panellist on Fashion and Gender at the Italian Cultural Institute in London.
Projects
Explore a selection of projects Marco has contributed to since joining ZHA.

Courtesy of ZHA
Offices
Conceived as four interconnected towers reaching a height of 200m (42 floors), the 185,000 sq.m design incorporates two towers of flexible, open-plan spaces linked by a 20-storey vertical lobby, and two external service towers providing vertical circulation.

Render by Negativ
Offices
The new Taikang Financial Centre will be a centre of excellence, developing effective systems and networks that will provide a new ecosystem of support for people of all ages across China. Using the new technologies developed within the Taikang Financial Centre, the group will continue its commitment to supporting community development, healthcare, education and well-being throughout the country.

Render by Specto-Digital
Culture
Heritage + Regeneration
Meaning ‘inheritance passed down through generations’, Asaan will be an institution dedicated to preserving and celebrating this rich heritage, in addition to promoting creativity and knowledge sharing.

Mixed Use
Residential
Offices
Serving as the gateway to the Cityzen community, a new civic hub in the west of Tbilisi, Cityzen Tower is ZHA's first project in Georgia.

Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Offices
Powered by its solar array and equipped with next-generation technologies for operations at LEED Platinum standards, the new BEEAH Headquarters has been designed to achieve net-zero and will be the group’s management and administrative centre that sets a new benchmark for future workplaces.

Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Tall Buildings
Offices
Developed on the world’s most valuable site purchased by Henderson Land, the 36-storey tower's design shelters new civic plazas enveloped by nature, creating an urban oasis in the centre of the city. Accommodating enhanced workplace flexibility, the building’s smart management system creates a contactless pathway for all occupants, eliminating all contact with communal surfaces.
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