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R E S I D E N T I A Lbrooklyn townhouse

LOCATION: COBBLE HILL, BROOKLYN

SQUARE FEET: 1,800

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:TWO BEDROOM SUITES, EMPHASIS ON THE ENTERTAINING SPACES, A PRIVATE STUDY, LOTS OF NATURAL LIGHT.

DESIGN CONCEPT:THE FACADE OF THE TOWNHOUSE IS ORIGINAL, DATING BACK TO 1904. HOWEVER THE INTERIOR HAD BEEN LARGELY STRIPPED OF ANY HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS.

WE WANTED TO RESTORE THOSE INTERIOR DETAILS--MOLDING, WINDOW PANES, WOOD FLOORING, ETC--AND REALLY MAKE THEM STAND ON THEIR OWN IN THE SPACE. TO ACHEIVE THIS, WE PLAYED WITH THE SCALE AND DIVERSITY OF THESE DETAILS. THE WALLS AS WELL AS THE DETAILS ARE MONOCHROMATIC WHITE, WHICH IS A CONTEMPORARY PLAY ON THE TRADITIONAL STYLE.

WE CONTINUED THIS PLAY WHEN SELECTING THE ART AND FURNITURE AS WELL, ULTIMATELY CREATING RICH AND BOLDFURNITURE AND COLOR STORIES.

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C O M M E R C I A Lthe studio gallery

LOCATION: NEW MARKET BUILDING, SOUTH STREET SEAPORT, NYC

SQUARE FEET: 30,000

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:ART GALLERY, ART STUDIO, AUDITORIUM, BLACK CUBE, CONCESSIONS, BACK OF HOUSE, LOTS OF STORAGE.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:THE SPACE WAS TO HOUSE AN ARTISTS’ STUDIO AS WELL AS AN ART GALLERY, THUS BLURRING THE LINE BETWEEN ART PRODUCTION AND ART PRESENTATION.

TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE PUT THE ARTISTS’ STUDIO WITHIN THE MAIN GALLERY SPACE AND BROKE UP THE WALLS WITH FLOOR TO CEILING GLASS PARTITIONS. THIS ALLOWS THE GALLERY PARTICIPANT TO SEE INTO THE ARTISTS’ STUDIO AND VICE VERSA. THEREFORE, PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION ENJOY A SHARED EXPERIENCE.

DESIGN CONCEPT:THIS BUILDING WAS PREVIOUSLY HOME TO THE FULTON FISH MARKET AND IS RAW, GRITTY AND SALTY. WE WANTED TO KEEP THAT INTEGRITY BUT AT THE SAME TIME CREATE A SPACE THAT BEST EXHIBITS CONTEMPORARY ART AND ARTISTS.

THEREFORE, THE MAIN GALLERY IS MODERN AND MINIMALIST FROM GEOMETRY TO FINISHES TO LIGHTING TO PALETTE. THE MULTI-FACETED FLOOR AND CEILING FEATURES ADD A LAYER OF RICHNESS TO THE DESIGN AND ALSO SERVE TO CREATE INTIMATE MOMENTS IN A SPACE WHERE THE CEILING REACHES AS HIGH AS TWENTY FEET.

HOWEVER, ALL OTHER SPACES-- INCLUDING THE WINE BAR, ESPRESSO BAR AND RETAIL COMPONENT--WERE DESIGNED TO LOOK AND FEEL PREEXISTING, AS IF THEY HAD LIVED WITH THE FULTON FISH MARKET. FOR INSTANCE, THE CUSTOM BARFRONT WAS CRAFTED FROM RUSTED I-BEAMS, SIMILAR TO THE COLUMNS THAT LINE THE SPACE.

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H O S P I TA L I T Ythe assembly

LOCATION: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

SQUARE FEET: 120,000

COMPETITION CHALLENGE:WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF HOTELS?

HOTEL CONCEPT:ON A VERY BASIC LEVEL, A HOTEL IS A PLACE WHERE WE CAN RESERVE A BEDROOM FOR A NUMBER OF NIGHTS AT OUR DESTINATION. OFTEN AMENITIES ARE OFFERED AS WELL.

WE CHALLENGED THIS IDEA AND ASKED OURSELVES, “DO WE HAVE TO RESERVE A BEDROOM? CAN WE RESERVE OTHER TYPES OF ROOMS? DO WE HAVE TO RESERVE THEM BY THE NIGHT? DO WE HAVE TO GO TO A DESTINATION?”

IN SAO PAULO WE DISCOVERED A VIVACIOUS, RICH, MULTI-CULTURAL CITY FULL OF CREATIVES AND PROFESSIONALS. HOWEVER THE LUXURY OF LIVING IN SUCH A DESIRABLE CITY COMES WITH A PRICE--QUITE LITERALLY. DUE TO THE CITY’S HIGH DEMAND, MANY PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THEIR DESIRED AMOUNT OF SPACE.

THEREFORE WE DECIDED THE HOTEL SHOULD TARGET THE LOCAL POPULATION AND OFFER PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THEIR SPATIAL LIMITATIONS, SUCH AS BEDROOMS, BOARD ROOMS, STUDIES, PRIVATE BARS, ETC. IN THIS MODEL IT IS NOT IDEAL TO RESERVE THESE PROGRAMS BY THE NIGHT; RATHER, THE PROGRAMS ARE ALL RESERVED BY THE HOUR--CHECK IN AND CHECK OUT ARE AT THE GUEST’S CONVENIENCE.

ULTIMATELY THIS CONCEPT WORKS IN ANY PRICEY CITY. HOWEVER THE MODEL IS MOST PROFITABLE IN CITIES WHERE LABOR IS RELATIVELY CHEAP AS THE ROOMS’ TURNOVER CAN BE MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.

DESIGN CONCEPT:ALL DECISIONS WERE MADE WITH THE LOCAL AND SHORT STAY IN MIND. FOR INSTANCE, THE BEDROOM WILL LIKELY BE RESERVED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WANTS TO NAP OR SHOWER BEFORE A MEETING. THEREFORE THE ROOM IS LITERALLY ALL ABOUT THE BED AND THE SHOWER.

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