Hi I'm Paolo! I am an architect and illustrator with international experience in Spain, Ireland, and Italy. Alongside my architectural career, I specialise in hand-drawn and coloured renderings for architectural and interior visualisation, transforming line drawings into vivid illustrations while adapting to different visual styles. My work spans watercolour, pencil, ink, digital illustrations, and narrative comic panels, with a focus on playful, engaging, and atmospheric spaces. Illustration is for me a way to spark imagination and bring architecture to life.…

Paolo Mercorillo

Hi I'm Paolo! I am an architect and illustrator with international experience in Spain, Ireland, and Italy. Alongside my architectural career, I specialise in hand-drawn and coloured renderings for architectural and interior visualisation, transforming line drawings into vivid illustrations while adapting to different visual styles. My work spans watercolour, pencil, ink, digital illustrations, and narrative comic panels, with a focus on playful, engaging, and atmospheric spaces. Illustration is for me a way to spark imagination and bring architecture to life.…

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Hi I’m Paolo!
I am an architect and illustrator with international experience in Spain, Ireland, and Italy. Alongside my architectural career, I specialise in hand-drawn and coloured renderings for architectural and interior visualisation, transforming line drawings into vivid illustrations while adapting to different visual styles. My work spans watercolour, pencil, ink, digital illustrations, and narrative comic panels, with a focus on playful, engaging, and atmospheric spaces. Illustration is for me a way to spark imagination and bring architecture to life.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent

Work Experience

Design Architect at RBTA - Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
August 26, 2024 - March 21, 2025
Contributed to design development and construction detailing of international projects including Al-Ula Collection Facility and UM6P Rabat. Coordinated with consultants and manufacturers to ensure technical compliance, updated Revit models and drawings, developed detailed façade and interior packages from concept to construction stage.
Design Architect at Henry J Lyons Architects
November 29, 2021 - June 29, 2024
Experience on large-scale residential and public-cultural projects, produced contract and construction documentation, design packages for landscape, façade, interior fit-out. Collaborated with international, multidisciplinary team.
Architect at de Blacam and Meagher Architects
June 4, 2018 - November 26, 2021
orked on small- to medium-scale residential, commercial, conservation, and cultural public projects, contributed across all phases — concept design to construction documentation. Responsible for technical layouts, architectural schedules, planning submissions, site inspections, while coordinating closely with clients and consultants.
Architect at McCullough Mulvin Architects
January 29, 2018 - May 31, 2018
Drafted design drawings for commercial and public buildings and made subsequent adjustments based on client and director comments. Created 3D models and CGIs for presentations and competitions.
Junior Architect at OOIIO Architecture
January 30, 2017 - December 1, 2017
Worked in the design development of small residential projects and public buildings. Assisted producing drawings and images for competitions and presentations.

Education

Master Degree in Architecture at School of Architecture of Syracuse, University of Catania
September 7, 2009 - January 18, 2017

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services, Education, Government
    uniE621 Architectural Illustrator Portfolio
    This portfolio showcases a range of hand-drawn and digital architectural illustrations, highlighting my ability to transform sketches and line drawings into detailed, expressive visualisations. It includes: Linework to Colour Transformations – Demonstrating how base sketches evolve into vivid illustrations, capturing atmosphere and spatial clarity. Watercolour Renderings – Architectural landmarks and urban scenes rendered in pencil and watercolour, emphasising colour, light, and texture. Ink Sketches – Observational drawings of historic and contemporary architecture, exploring structure, shadow, and form. Narrative & Playful Spaces – Comic-style panels and illustrative storytelling, showing engagement with social and urban contexts. Interior Perspectives – Hand-drawn digital illustrations of exhibition and interior spaces, blending technical accuracy with expressive rendering. The portfolio reflects my dual expertise in architecture and illustration, my adaptability to different visual styles, and a focus on creating playful, engaging, and atmospheric spaces. Each piece is created to communicate spatial layouts, materiality, and mood clearly and compellingly.…