Associate
BArch, MArch, ARB, RIBA
London, UK
Marina Martinez
Photograph by Frederic Aranda ©
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Generali Tower
Marina has contributed to key ZHA projects, including d’Leedon Apartments in Singapore, CityLife Shopping District and Generali Tower in Milan, and Morpheus Hotel & Resort at City of Dreams in Macau. Her expertise spans from schematic design to construction stages, and her portfolio includes residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects across China, Taiwan, Italy, Australia, and Malaysia. She has also worked on competitions involving cultural, hospitality, healthcare, sports, and transport typologies.
Prior to ZHA, Marina worked in Italy and contributed to award-winning architectural firms in London.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Featured Projects
From the Hollywood inspired Studio City resort in China, to a mixed-use hotel using innovative engineering and formal cohesion in Macau, discover highlights of Marina's notable projects at ZHA.
Marina completed her Master of Architecture with Honours from the Federico II University in Italy.
Growing up in southern Italy, Marina developed a deep appreciation for the challenges of urban living in crowded environments. This upbringing shaped her understanding of the importance of community-oriented spaces, nature’s benefits to mental health, work-life balance, and sustainability in architecture. Beyond architecture, she enjoys singing and directing in a choir, as well as painting, gardening, cooking, and meditation.
Projects
Explore a selection of projects Marina has contributed to since joining ZHA.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Residential
Tall Buildings
D`Leedon, Singapore comprises 7 residential towers, 12 semi-detached villas and integrated landscaping with recreation facilities.
Photograph by Virgile Simon Bertrand
Hospitality
The world’s first free-form high-rise exoskeleton optimises the interiors by creating spaces that are uninterrupted by supporting walls or columns. Three horizontal vortices generate the voids through the building and define the hotel’s dramatic internal public spaces.
Photograph by Xue Liang 薛亮
Hospitality
Located in the Cotai district of Macau adjacent to the Lotus Bridge crossing with mainland China, the Hollywood-inspired Studio City resort has welcomed guests and visitors to the city since 2015.
Render by XUniverse
Hospitality
Residential
The Alba is a new US$1.9 billion mixed-use beachfront development designed by ZHA for Omniyat on the Eastern Crescent of Palm Jumeirah with panoramic views of Dubai’s coast and skyline.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Generali Tower - Shopping Centre (Podium Interior - lower ground floor)
Retail
Located above Tre Torri station on the M5 line of Milan’s Metro network, CityLife Shopping District integrates a new public park with indoor and outdoor piazzas, food hall, restaurants, cafes, shops and cinema as well as facilities for health and well-being.
Photograph by Hufton + Crow
Generali Tower
Offices
Tall Buildings
Generali Tower is within the CityLife masterplan that has redeveloped Milan’s abandoned trade fair grounds following the fair’s relocation to Rho Pero in 2005.
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