Torquil McIntosh, Co-founder of Sybarite, has spent more than three decades shaping internationally recognized retail, hospitality, and mixed-use destinations. Since 2012, he has played a defining role in SKP's evolution into the world's leading luxury department store, shaping its architectural identity across Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Wuhan, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou. He also led the creation of SKP-S, the pioneering experimental sister brand, in-turn helping to establish a new model for experience-led retail.
 
Mr. McIntosh approaches every project as a cultural proposition rather than simply a commercial one. Drawing on influences from architecture, art, film, and music, he creates places with a strong sense of identity, environments that feel rooted in their context while remaining ambitious in their vision.
 
Beyond practice, he continues to explore architecture through conceptual projects and critical thinking. Proposals such as Hammersmith Bridge and Cosmic reflect his belief that design should challenge convention, provoke debate, and reveal new possibilities for the cities we inhabit. Mr. McIntosh’s travels, sketches, and observations on architecture, art, and food provide an ongoing commentary on design and culture, driven by a desire to challenge assumptions and frame new ways of looking.
 
He was educated at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.