Born in Italia in 1962, Antonio Virga graduated in 1987 from Milan Polytechnic School and created his own architectural and design agency in 1991 in Paris.
His first years as an architect are characterized by projects of urban heritage renovation and interior refurnishing in constrained sites: real estate property, head offices, showrooms, stores, private apartments are many opportunities to reinvest and sublimate spaces.
Clients are famous and demanding (Dior, Ungaro, Céline, Diesel, Benetton, Printemps, Chloé, Yves Saint-Laurent, Sergio Rossi...), the architecture is functional and communicating at the same time. Attention to details and purity of the lines are clearly stated.
At the begin of the 2000 years, his activity gets more diverse and public buildings are now a major component in the development of his agency.
Student residences, youth hostels, collective housing, offices, shopping centres, equestrian centres and tourist offices become a way to redefine the concepts of comfort and aesthetic on a wider scale.
Working on projects going "from teaspoon to city" (Gio Ponti), Antonio Virga's agency strengthens its refusal of specialization thanks to this diversity of programmes.