Studio a+i

AIDS Memorial Park, 1st prize   New York, NY

THE MEMORIAL
The act of memorializing the AIDS epidemic with a physical gesture goes beyond remembering and honoring the dead. AIDS is not a war, nor a disease conquered. There are no definite dates or victims. In our design process, we emphasize the changing and varied ways through which AIDS...

Malabia Condominium   Buenos Aires, Argentina

This development re-investigates the urban space of the typical Buenos Aires block and in the process of design, created a new building typology that takes the row-house that opens to the street and inverted it. The increased density in half the lot allows an inner-street, turning the focus away...

Ash flagship store Soho   New York, NY

2,300 square foot retail space in the heart of New York City’s fashion forward Soho neighborhood will reflect the glamour, edginess and originality of the shoes and accessories that are always at the base of the philosophy of the brand. With high ceilings, plaster walls and a mix of wood and...

SG House   Singapore

Completed in late 2010, this corner terrace house was demolished to the structural elements and extensively renovated. The entire bulk of the existing footprint was cladded with wood louvers to provide privacy, shading and to minimize the visual chaos of the existing structure. A back extension is...

VPL   New York, NY

VPL’s very first flagship store consists of a 800sf retail space inspired by a 1920’s gymnasium.  With the use of hanging manila ropes, stretch bars and exercise rings, the space has a playful spirit with a vintage feel mixed in with some modern elements like the plywood lightbox signage and the...

Zadig & Voltaire Soho   New York, NY

This is our second project working with the French high end casual wear brand Zadig & Voltaire. The new store, that opened in June 2010, is their second New York store located in the heart of SoHo on Mercer Street.

The store design consists of Zadig & Voltaire’s signature style, featuring series...

West Village Residence   New York, NY

This is a thorough renovation of a loft space in the West Village. The 2200 sf space was completely gutted and redesigned with a contemporary feel. The living/dining/kitchen area which occupy half of the floor plan was designed with exposed brick walls and wood structure in an open plan layout to...

Stephen Talasnik’s Stream   Storm King Art Center, NY

Stephen Talasnik’s Stream: A Folded Drawing, commissioned by Storm King Art Center on the occasion of it’s 50th anniversary. A site-specific construction consisting of about 3,000 bamboo poles tied together to form a monumental yet delicate structure some 12 feet high by 90 feet long, which...

Steven Alan Flagship Store   Tribeca, New York, NY

This renovation for the Steven Alan Flagship store in New York gives a facelift to a well loved shopping destination in the TriBeCa neighborhood. The design balances the “found-objects” with selected new, clean displays, all within the context of a flexible retail space with distinct designer...

Zadig & Voltaire Meatpacking   New York, NY

This is the first store in New York for the frenchy and arty brand Zadig & Voltaire. This high-end store keeping with the design philosophy of all the other ZV stores worldwide is a perfect white box with the feel of an art gallery. All custom millwork, large display areas and oversized center...

Steven Alan Outpost   Los Angeles, CA

The store, the fourth in the Los Angeles area for Steven Alan, was designed to embrace the SA sprit and maximize the space so that it can serve as a retail store and as the LA area office. The use of everyday objects to fit-out the space allowed us to keep the cost down and allow the sense of...

Steven Alan Brooklyn   Brooklyn, NY

Steven Alan’s first store in Brooklyn was designed with a “guerilla” operation in mind. Simple light fixtures and a canvas backdrop anchors the exposed pipe fittings, keeping the space simple on this busy thoroughfare in Brooklyn. 

Shilo Office   Tribeca, New York, NY

The best ideas often happen when there are many design criteria and even more design latitude. With Shilo, we were able to take the conventional ideas of an open workspace and really make an open space without walls. The desk that stretches through the entire space is a true collaborative process...

Vitale Residence   Rye, NY

In this renovation of the house that was originally designed by and for Ezra Stoller, the clients want to bring back the original spirit of the Stoller House, while at the same time update it for modern living and a growing family. Research into archival photos and a detailed design process with...

Haley Residence   Tribeca, New York, NY

This is a thorough renovation of a loft space in Tribeca. Design features included updating of an old kitchen to a modern open plan kitchen with a large marble countertop island and an oversized walnut sliding door to open and close off the master bedroom to the living space, maintaining the...

Ronnybrook Milk Bar   Chelsea Market, New York, NY

How to create a fresh new look to the old fashion dairy store experience? Combining retail, take-out and bar seating, the design embraces the idea of organic dairy product from upstate New York using recycled materials from the farm and making it accessible to all ages. Designed with Ronnybrook...

New York Wine Company   Warren Street. New York, NY

Located in Tribeca, this wine showroom had to accommodate both a large display of premium wines, as well as function as a wine tasting event space. By creating a movable office box in the center, the design allows the display and event space to vary in size depending on the store’s needs.

Green Residence   Queens, New York

This small multi-family building houses three generation of the same family under one roof. The owners wanted to have a distinct design from the standard wood frame-siding houses in the neighborhood within a limited budget. Under the constraints of zoning rules, the two houses maximizes allowable...

Trenton Robbins Elementary School   Trenton, New Jersey

The Robbins Elementary School is situated in one of poorest sections of a once vibrant city. The old stately building is not only overcrowded but scarred after years vandalism and fences and bars have been erected to fortify the school against the neighborhood. The proposed design more than...

Cecilia De Torres Gallery   Greene Street. New York, NY

This interior renovation provided a much needed update for both the gallery functions and the living quarters in this landmarked Soho loft. 

Nouveau Musée Des Beaux Arts Lausanne   Lausanne, Switzerland

The design of a waterfront museum is also part of the larger context of integrating the waterfront into part of the city’s new expansion of cultural and recreational use in what used to be a port and industrial neighborhood. The proposal museum is a series of open/closed boxes connected both by...

Lamar House   Patagonia, Argentina

This house is designed to be built by local tradesmen by using local
 materials and the simplest construction methods, at the same time it responds to a unique site and program with a minimalist design. 

New England Biolab   Ipswich, Massachusetts

Competition entry for the New England Biolab 150,000sf headquarter. In order to minimize the building foot print and reduce the impact of the new building in this beautiful site, the design intent was to create a linear extrusion with a series of labs, offices and public space following the...

Housing The Next 10 Million   California, U.S.A.

California housing trends are headed towards disaster with increasing water scarcity, tillable land scarcity, farmland scarcity and influx of residents. This study looks at the problem from a larger context, investigating the use of marginal farmland for use, and creating a new density to support...