CONCEPT // CREASE // CODE
The 497 GW Project, located on the edge of Soho, has a new 11-story structure folding over a renovated six-story warehouse, a PARA-BUILDING was developed as a new typology. The NYC building code is here re-interpreted; the...
33 VESTRY // Tribeca's landmark district, originally a warehouse area, received a new ‘infill’. The choice not to copy a traditional building, but to focus on the quality of the Tribeca traditional buildings was highly appreciated by the NYC Landmark Committee. Extreme...
Brewster Carriage House // The LRH sustainable building strategy begins with re-use: an existing Little Italy warehouse building is recycled into a mixed-use residential and commercial building. Every opportunity is taken to use materials with a high recycled content, or composed of...
The Jingzhou government invited Archi-Tectonics to participate in a development strategy for the Jinan New District overall city planning optimization and design. We think that the future of the city lies in a Bottom -Up approach where the development is initiated by...
Northern Liberties is an upcoming trendy neighborhood in Philadelphia, with small-scale housing, ateliers, and restaurants, and a mix of interesting cultures and people. Our client realized the fact that what we build now is not merely a building, but a creation, a creation that will be one...
Last night, Winka was a part of a panel discussion at the opening night of the WantedDesign and Valcucine event "Wood Mood." The thought-provoking conversation was moderated by the great Paul Clemence, contributing editor for Metropolis Magazine, and included Andrew Dent, PHD, Vice President,...
TODAY; Thursday, October 16, 2014 Winka is the Keynote speaker and opens The Constructed Environment, an international conference which focuses on the forms and functions of constructed environments that occur during times of change. Winka will speak about Bottom Up Design as...
Winka was part of a closed network event yesterday with Dutch Prime Minister Rutte, organized by the Dutch UN Committee and the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Prime Minister is currently in New York for the United Nations...
On Saturday, September 27, Winka will introduce a panel at the symposium; “Speculations of the Real with Graham Harman” as part of a two day event organized by PennDesign and Syracuse University, which will include speakers from...
After six years in TriBeCa it was time for a change, so Archi-Tectonics packed up and headed downtown to the Financial District. Our new corner office is located on the seventh floor of 111 John Street. It's easy to become inspired in our new...
W24 // The existing 3400 sf [316 m2] brownstone townhouse is a Landmark, located in Chelsea, NY. The existing structure will be gut-renovated and a 550 sf [52 m2] garden extension will be added of 2 floors and a roof terrace. The client, a fashion designer, is interested in a...
Mainly focused on the notion of living in a landscape and the redefinition of living in general, this project aims to maximize four households where the notion of sharing space forms a new concept of community. This design’s potential organizational system [landscape] is proposed as an...
The Lima House is a private residence/office located in Lima,Peru. The house is seen as a light volume floating on top of a recessed car museum which has room for 12 cars. The house functions as a "light filter," the light crease is the main artery of the building where one finds...
The Eisen Penthouse // located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, was conceived as an intersection between “large furniture” and architecture. Thickened wall surfaces fold, bend, and merge seamlessly to create multi-purpose spaces with...
The Moscow Architecture Biennale featured an exhibition entitled "New York: Grid City," which features Archi-Tectonics' V33 Condominium.
The exhibition ran from May 21-25 in Moscow and will come to New York City starting July 8th at the office of Rafael Vinoly. Curated by...
CONCEPT // For the Ports1961 Shanghai Flagship Store, we were inspired by the two important factors which helped create Shanghai and in particular the Bund, namely its history as an international port and its use of the Art Deco style. As the Art Deco moved over the years away from the...
