Essentia, Forma, Su Misura, Icona: choosing your ARCA kitchen range

Every ARCA kitchen is drawn by the same team, with the same proportions and the same care for detail. What changes from one range to the next is how much you choose yourself.

Travertine island in front of a walnut wall
Travertine island and walnut wall.

Four ranges, one design language

We built the ranges as a ladder. Each step up adds finishes, door styles and made-to-measure freedom. None of them is a compromise on design: an Essentia kitchen and an Icona kitchen come from the same drawing board, and both are planned for the room they will live in.

Essentia: essential design, exceptional value

Essentia is Latin for essence. It is our streamlined range, with clean Italian lines, one selected door finish and a fixed specification. Because the choices are made for you, it is the simplest way to an ARCA kitchen and the most affordable.

It suits apartments, rental homes and anyone who likes a kitchen to be calm, well made and decided quickly.

Forma: more choice, more character

Forma means form. It opens the palette: several finishes, a wider choice of colours and materials, and framed door styles such as a Quadra 20 mm frame or a Shaker frame.

Choose Forma when you want the kitchen to carry more of your own taste without starting from a blank page.

Su Misura: tailored to you

Su misura is Italian for made to measure. This is our fully bespoke range: extensive finish combinations, premium materials, a wider selection of door styles and high-end internal storage, all drawn around your room and the way you cook.

It is the range for villas, renovations with unusual rooms, and homes where the kitchen, the living room and the wardrobes should read as one piece of joinery.

Icona: iconic design, uncompromising detail

Icona means icon. It is our flagship collection, a statement kitchen for high-end villas, with exceptional finishes, architectural detailing, exclusive materials and premium storage and hardware.

The question is not which range is better, but how much you want to decide yourself.

How to choose

  • How much do you want to choose? A fixed, well chosen specification points to Essentia; full freedom points to Su Misura or Icona.
  • What kind of home is it? Apartments often sit well with Essentia or Forma; villas and full renovations usually suit Su Misura or Icona.
  • Does the kitchen need to connect to other rooms? If living walls, wardrobes or a back kitchen should match, the made-to-measure ranges make that easier.
  • What is the budget? Tell us early. We will show you what each range can do within it.

The easiest way to decide is to see them side by side. Visit the showroom in Barsha Heights, open the drawers and compare the finishes in daylight. Bring a floor plan if you have one and we will sketch the options with you.

See it in the showroom.

Compare the finishes in daylight, open the drawers and bring your floor plan. The design team in Barsha Heights will plan it with you.

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