Each project begins with the client, their program, and wishlist. Through listening to each client’s needs the exploration seeks to merge their wish list into a narrative that responds to each question with a beautiful response. It's the dreams that make each design unique. Without them, the work is merely pragmatic.

The Site, context, landscape, budget and other conditions inform the design to take shape. Each project embodies a distinct personality that is shaped by regular client meetings, discussions and design sessions. Iterations and possibilities are forged comprehensively and supported with the knowledge of construction that allows these dreams to be assembled into real space. The process is organized and fully collaborative with each client, other design professionals, consultants and builders through the completion of each project. Each client receives a personalized commitment for the duration of the work regardless of size, scale or budget.

• New Construction and Additions

• Renovations and Rehabilitations

• Adaptive Reuse

• Master Planning

• Interior Architecture

• Sustainability & Material sourcing

• Extensive knowledge of the New York City Department of Buildings including NYC Landmarks Commission, Coop & Condo Boards, Zoning & Codes

• Extensive knowledge of working with local, regional and national towns, villages, and other governing municipalities for Zoning, Historic, Planning and Building approvals

• Construction Documents

• Bidding & Contract Negotiation

• Team Building & Owner/Contractor Relationships

• Construction Administration

• Field Observation

• Project Close-outs

With more than 200 projects built, it is not without the help and excellence of the teams that build the work. The practice has long standing relationships with specialized builders and craftsmen and women for all project types, many of whom have worked on numerous and consecutive projects. The building team is essential to a successful project.

The magic happens when traditional norms are challenged to present new realities. Each step of the building’s creation is established by a strong client-inspired framework that carries through with each Builder. This enables the design to become realized through final construction with agile and tenacious project management. The results are distinctly evocative and enduring, and employ advanced technolgies, fabrication and hands on interaction between the studio and the artisans and tradesmen and women realizing the design.

Each project has the fingerprint of many talented hands. Whether they are staff, consultants, trades and craftsmen, the builder and clients themselves, or even family, friends and other critics, each person has a role that shapes each work. The roster is curated to each project's requirements, and the pool of talent is bonded from beginning to end. Because of the circular nature of these relationships, each project is the host that embodies the network’s circumference.

Julie Muehleisen, Operations & Art Collections Manager
Brian O'Brian, OAA AIA NCARB (Toronto)
Carol Egan, Furniture Designer & Interiors
Patri Vienravi, RA NCARB LEED AP (Bangkok)
Paul Lau, Visualizations (Melbourne)
Rodney Pulgini, Master Carpenter & Builder
Elizabeth Moore, Art Advisor
Lance Christian Hansen, Writer & Artist
Zachary Green, Stained Glass Artist
John Nastasi, Architect & Mentor
Jen Berean, Artist
Blaine Cooper, Architect (Melbourne)
Clara Alho Cruz. Architect Apprentice