Who we are
Philip studied Architecture and Design at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart, as well as the École Speciale d'Architecture in Paris. He graduated with a Master's degree in 2015. He has worked professionally in Amsterdam and Copenhagen as an architect and project leader for BJARKE INGELS GROUP (BIG), as well as LENDAGER.
Founded in Copenhagen in 2019, Penta-P is a multidisciplinary studio for architecture and conceptual design, based in New York City.
The five P’s serve as the collective identity of the two founders.
The origin of five P’s dates back many years, when two young architecture students bonded over the abundance of P’s in their names.
Pia Phanaphet
Philip Rufus
Pia studied Architecture at the Biberach University of Applied Sciences in Biberach Germany, as well as the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart. She graduated with a Master's degree in 2016. She worked professionally for several years in Copenhagen as architect and project leader for EFFEKT as well as WERK ARKITEKTER.
Philip studied Architecture and Design at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart, as well as the École Speciale d'Architecture in Paris. He graduated with a Master's degree in 2015. He has worked professionally in Amsterdam and Copenhagen as an architect and project leader for BJARKE INGELS GROUP (BIG), as well as LENDAGER.
Pia Phanaphet
Philip Rufus
Pia studied Architecture at the Biberach University of Applied Sciences in Biberach Germany, as well as the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart. She graduated with a Master's degree in 2016. She worked professionally for several years in Copenhagen as architect and project leader for EFFEKT as well as WERK ARKITEKTER.
Philip studied Architecture and Design at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart, as well as the École Speciale d'Architecture in Paris. He graduated with a Master's degree in 2015. He has worked professionally in Amsterdam and Copenhagen as an architect and project leader for BJARKE INGELS GROUP (BIG), as well as LENDAGER.
Who we are
What we do
Pia studied Architecture at the Biberach University of Applied Sciences in Biberach Germany, as well as the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart. She graduated with a Master's degree in 2016. She worked professionally for several years in Copenhagen as architect and project leader for EFFEKT as well as WERK ARKITEKTER.
Philip studied Architecture and Design at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart, as well as the École Speciale d'Architecture in Paris. He graduated with a Master's degree in 2015. He has worked professionally in Amsterdam and Copenhagen as an architect and project leader for BJARKE INGELS GROUP (BIG), as well as LENDAGER.
How we do it
Philip studied Architecture and Design at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart, as well as the École Speciale d'Architecture in Paris. He graduated with a Master's degree in 2015. He has worked professionally in Amsterdam and Copenhagen as an architect and project leader for BJARKE INGELS GROUP (BIG), as well as LENDAGER.
PENTA—P
The origin of the five P’s dates back many years, when two young architecture students bonded over the abundance of P’s in their names. When it came about defining a collective identity for future projects, the five P’s as the common denominator didn’t need anything else.
Pia Phanaphet
Philip Rufus
Pia studied Architecture at the Biberach University of Applied Sciences in Biberach Germany, as well as the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart. She graduated with a Master's degree in 2016. She worked professionally for several years in Copenhagen as architect and project leader for EFFEKT as well as WERK ARKITEKTER.
Philip studied Architecture and Design at the State Academy of Art and Design in Stuttgart, as well as the École Speciale d'Architecture in Paris. He graduated with a Master's degree in 2015. He has worked professionally in Amsterdam and Copenhagen as an architect and project leader for BJARKE INGELS GROUP (BIG), as well as LENDAGER.
PENTA—P
The origin of the five P’s dates back many years, when two young architecture students bonded over the abundance of P’s in their names. When it came about defining a collective identity for future projects, the five P’s as the common denominator didn’t need anything else.