The arch that inspires Paipa has roots in Roman architecture and is a structure that has been admired by generations of architects. What would seem like a collapsible anatomy is defied by the arch and perhaps why it seems majestic. The arch has inspired many of the world’s best-known monuments and is also an element present in Samoan architecture, where the inspiration for the name Paipa has come to life as a direct translation of tube in the native language.
