Andrea Caputo.com

What Andrea Caputo.com does

Andrea Caputo.com is an international architecture and design studio operating under the legal entity AllCity Srl, headquartered in Milan, Italy (Viale Abruzzi 32) with a regional office in Shanghai. The studio describes itself as a "plural cluster" of architects, designers, and researchers who work independently and cooperatively across projects ranging from product design to urban megacity planning. Its portfolio spans cultural, civic, commercial, library, retail, and urban renewal projects across Italy, China, South Korea, and Japan, with project sizes from 840 SQM (Worksout HQ, Seoul) to 19,000 SQM (Museo della Scienza, Rome). Named clients include Worksout Co., Ltd. and Ceetrus-Nhood (the latter via the Reinventing Cities initiative promoted with Milan City Council and C40).

The studio generates revenue through professional architectural design fees, acquired via international tenders and direct commissions from developers, cultural institutions, and public authorities. Its research arm, URL (Urban Research Lab), produces a bi-annual magazine (Public Domain), a monthly in-office lecture series, and the PlusDesign Gallery residency program, combining theoretical research with practical architectural output. The studio distributes through its website portfolio, publications, and lecture series, and is actively hiring for intern, junior, senior, and project manager roles across Milan and Shanghai, indicating operational expansion. The foundation is documented through website copyright (La Colonia, 2020) and ongoing project work spanning 2020-2023.

Name

Andrea Caputo.com

Legal name

AllCity Srl

Website

https://www.andreacaputo.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Andrea Caputo.com is an international architecture and design studio (legal entity AllCity Srl) operating in Milan and Shanghai, delivering cultural, civic, commercial, and urban renewal projects across Europe and Asia, complemented by the URL research lab publishing and lecture program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Urban research
• Cultural building design
• Urban renewal planning
• Commercial architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Professional architecture and design services for commercial, cultural, residential, and public projects. Revenue generated through design fees for projects ranging from concept development through construction documentation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Andrea Caputo.com is an international architecture and design studio offering professional architectural services across multiple scales and typologies, including community centers, libraries, museums, commercial buildings, office buildings, and urban renewal projects. The studio also operates URL (Urban Research Lab), a research unit producing publications, lecture series, and design gallery collaborations that bridge academic research with practical architectural application.

Product overview

Andrea Caputo.com is a plural architecture and design cluster comprising independent architects, designers, and researchers who work on overlapping and cooperating projects. The studio operates internationally within architecture and design, offering a portfolio of international projects across various scales. The research arm, URL (Urban Research Lab), conducts investigations through three distinct approaches: Lecture Series (oral research), PlusDesign Gallery (tangible product design research), and Editorial/PUBLIC DOMAIN (publication-based research). The studio's main offerings include architectural design services, research publications, and design gallery exhibitions, with offices in Milan and Shanghai.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• URL (Urban Research Lab): Local research unit investigating themes relevant to contemporary architectural debate, from product design to megacity scale. Produces bi-annual magazine, organizes lecture series, collaborates with design gallery, and carries out research for publications.

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services International architecture and design service offering projects across various scales, including civic centers, commercial buildings, cultural facilities, office buildings, libraries, and urban renewal projects for cultural institutions, commercial developers, and public authorities.
• URL (Urban Research Lab) Research unit investigating contemporary architectural themes from product design scale to megacity scale, producing outputs through magazine editing, lecture series, gallery collaborations, and publication research.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Metrogramma MilanocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the LOC - Loreto Open Community urban renewal project in Milan. Contributed to the master plan for redefinition of Piazzale Loreto alongside Andrea Caputo architecture office and other partners.
• Mobility In ChainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the LOC urban renewal project team for Piazzale Loreto transformation in Milan.
• LANDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture partner in the LOC - Loreto Open Community urban renewal project.
• TemporiusominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the LOC urban renewal project consortium for Piazzale Loreto in Milan.
• Squadrati SrlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the LOC project team for Piazzale Loreto urban regeneration project.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stefano Boeri Architetti: Italian architecture firm headquartered in Milan with an international practice spanning cultural, residential, and urban forestry projects. Highly comparable to Andrea Caputo.com as a Milan-based, founder-led studio with strong research orientation, public-space focus, and international competition track record.
• Cino Zucchi Architetti: Milan-based contemporary architecture and urban design studio working on cultural, residential, and master planning projects in Italy and abroad. Directly comparable to Andrea Caputo.com as a similarly sized Milan-headquartered practice with both national and international commissions and a strong design-research sensibility.
• Archea Associati: Italian architecture firm with offices in Florence and Beijing, working on cultural, commercial, and urban projects internationally. Comparable to Andrea Caputo.com as a founder-led Italian practice with an established Asia presence and a comparable mid-sized team delivering multi-typology work.
• MAD Architects: Chinese architecture firm led by Ma Yansong with offices in Beijing, New York, and Rome, working on cultural and urban projects across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Comparable to Andrea Caputo.com as a contemporary, design-led studio active across China, South Korea, and Italy with shared cultural-typology focus.
• Studio Marco Casamonti / Archea: Italian contemporary architecture studio with significant international and Asian footprint, operating across cultural, residential, and commercial typologies. Comparable to Andrea Caputo.com as a similarly sized, founder-led Italian architecture practice with cross-continental project portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• OMA: Dutch architecture and urbanism practice founded by Rem Koolhaas, operating globally with deep research arm (AMO). Comparable to Andrea Caputo.com as an internationally recognized, research-driven architecture firm that pairs design commissions with theoretical publishing, though at much larger scale.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish architecture and design practice with offices worldwide, known for research-backed, competition-winning designs across cultural, civic, and commercial typologies. Comparable as a research-driven, competition-active international architecture firm; differs in scale and corporate backing.
• SANAA: Japanese architecture studio of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, internationally renowned for cultural and civic buildings (libraries, museums). Comparable to Andrea Caputo.com as an Asia-rooted practice working on libraries and cultural facilities at high design quality, including Korean projects like Songdo Library.
• Herzog & de Meuron: Swiss architecture firm known for cultural buildings (museums, libraries) and research-intensive practice. Comparable to Andrea Caputo.com in typology mix (museums, libraries, cultural buildings) and commitment to design research, though at vastly larger scale.
• 3XN / Kim Herforth Nielsen: Danish architecture firm with research-driven practice working on cultural, civic, and commercial buildings globally. Comparable as an international architecture firm combining research output with competition-led commissions on cultural and public buildings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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