Commercial Design – Studioteka Design LLC

Exciting New Brownstone Renovation Project in Park Slope

Admin — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:13:00 +0000

Studioteka is thrilled to announce the beginning of an exciting new project—a renovation of a stunning brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn! This beautiful home, rich with period details from the late 1800s, also features the classic Brooklyn stoop and is bathed in natural light, situated on a quiet, tree-lined street just steps away from shopping and the park. We are honored to work with our lovely newlywed clients to help them create a beautiful new chapter in this historic space. With plenty of creative ideas already in the mix, we’re diving into documentation and preliminary design to bring this vision to life.

Catching Up at Elevenses with Our Client Georgia Koutsoupakis

Admin — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:09:00 +0000

We stopped by Elevenses today to chat with head pastry chef, proud owner, and Studioteka client alum Georgia Koutsoupakis. The café’s theme, featuring super saturated teal hues with a Lord of the Rings twist, is truly captivating. With high exposed ceilings, long Edison pendants, faux beams, gold accents, and two comfy leather Chesterfield sofas, it’s the perfect spot to relax with a book and a cup of tea. It was fantastic to catch up and celebrate her success over an iced chai latte and a delicious sticky bun, freshly made in the commercial kitchen we designed from scratch.

These are the moments we cherish most as architects and designers at Studioteka—seeing our clients successfully bring their visions to life and knowing we played a part in that journey. We’re honored to have contributed to Georgia’s success, and if you haven’t already, be sure to visit Elevenses pastry café at 31-05 35th Avenue in Astoria to enjoy their amazing homemade delicacies!

Transforming a Ground Floor Space into a Serene Medical Suite

Admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:36:00 +0000

Studioteka has recently completed a stunning transformation for a fantastic client with a large ground floor commercial space in Garden City! We converted this former bank office into a luxurious medical suite, complete with two procedure rooms and an operating room for a busy and successful surgeon.

The design of the space exudes serenity and elegance, featuring a spa-like ambiance with neutral tones and gold accents. The consultation room showcases a wall of custom white cabinetry, an elegant white patient chair, and a matching vanity. Throughout the suite, subtle design elements like cove lighting wash the ceilings and textured accent walls with soft, indirect light, creating a calming atmosphere.

At the heart of the space is a bespoke front desk, designed with integrated lighting and storage, that gracefully echoes the curving flow of the entire suite. This design cleverly disguises the many oddly placed columns, turning them into a cohesive part of the overall aesthetic. Even the hallways, often overlooked, serve as the beautiful connective tissue of this thoughtfully designed medical suite.

Completion of Dr. Maniscalco’s Aesthetic & Implant Dental Arts Office

Admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 20:57:00 +0000

We are thrilled to announce the completion of Dr. Maniscalco’s Aesthetic & Implant Dental Arts (AIDA) office! The interiors have been reconfigured and upgraded to include a state-of-the-art medical operatory, a second procedure room that doubles as a patient consultation space, and a brand-new laboratory for the in-house custom fabrication of implants.

Studioteka also designed two new dental hygienist rooms, complete with custom cabinetry for each space. The office features brand-new driftwood gray floors and a soothing shade of blue throughout the lab and procedure rooms, creating an ideal environment for practitioners to perform expert color corrections, whitening, and dental implants.

Newly installed inset glass doors allow natural and artificial light to flow throughout the office, gently illuminating and opening up the space. We’re incredibly proud of this project and grateful to our client and team for their collaboration in bringing this vision to life!

Aesthetic & Implant Dental Arts Office

Admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:07:00 +0000

Dr. Joe Maniscalco is a licensed prosthodontist – a specialist in cosmetic, implant, and reconstructive dentistry with wide experience as a family dentist in Brooklyn, New York. His office, Aesthetic & Implant Dental Arts, features the most up-to-date technology, while maintaining the feel of a family practice, making patients feel at ease. To keep up with the ever evolving changes in technology and patient care, the cosmetic dentistry office, acquired from another practitioner, was in need of a makeover.

The AIDA office interiors were reconfigured and upgraded to have a medical operatory, a second procedure room that also functions as a patient consult space, and a brand-new laboratory for the custom fabrication of implants in-house. Studioteka also designed two new dental hygienist rooms, as well as custom cabinetry for all the rooms. Brand-new driftwood gray floors and a gorgeous shade of blue are integrated into all the lab and procedure rooms, helping practitioners reset their vision when doing expert color corrections, whitening, and dental implants. The procedure room and hygienist areas had bespoke alabaster-white glossy cabinets, clerestory windows, and new inset glass doors installed to contrast with the shades of blue in the color scheme; this allows natural and artificial light to gently bounce which opens up and illuminates the spaces. The ceiling and existing lighting were stripped down and replaced with a new acoustical ceiling with crisp, white LED lighting, allowing for a sense of quiet within the rooms of this busy practice.

View from outside and entry vestibule looking into the reception area.

The reception area desk is designed to seat three staff members comfortably with additional seating for patients.

Beautiful Louis Poulsen pendants bring the reception area a touch of elegance and a warm welcome

View of the hallway outside of the procedure rooms and lab, looking into the main operatory.

Dr. Maniscalco’s procedure room with color-correcting LED panels and state of the art dental chair.

On the left, a view of Dr. Maniscalco’s operatory chair, on the right, a view of one of the dental hygenist rooms with intergrated custom millwork

View of the custom cabinetry in the dental hygenist area designed by Studioteka to hold two autoclaves weighing close to 500 pounds.

Details and close ups of the working spaces of the practice.

Little Bird, HR Offices

Admin — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 13:47:00 +0000

Open workspace view from inside the suite’s private office, shared by the CEO and COO of the company.

Located in a historically landmarked building in Manhattan’s Midtown South district, this approximately 2,000 square foot office project converted a blank canvas into the bright new headquarters for Little Bird, HR, a fast-growing firm dedicated to helping K-12 schools better manage their human resources. The space is configured as a large open loft with a conference room and private office separated from the main space by floor-to-ceiling glass walls. The general workspace is organized into three distinct zones, with the kitchen and lounge situated near the entrance to the office suite, while sleek white standing workstations for Little Bird’s team are arranged in a peninsula anchored to the suite’s west wall with its bright windows and views looking out over Fifth Avenue. Two of Little Bird’s slogans, ‘Woo Hoo’ and ‘Yay!’ are applied to the walls beside the workstations, and ‘You Did It!’ is on one of the walls in the area where staff have informal meetings, contributing to the overall happy vibe that the company is known for.

Studioteka’s design uses Little Bird’s brand imagery, upbeat slogans, and company colors, magenta, black, gray and yellow, to create a lively and playful atmosphere, well suited to the firm’s K-12 school clientele. Yellow acoustical panels are hung from the ceiling on thin cables at varying heights, both brightening and adding vibrance to the open loft space, while yellow accent walls can be seen through the glass which separates the conference room and private office from the rest of the space. Studioteka placed translucent film and a yellow horizontal band with Little Bird’s logo across the two glass entry doors to the suite, a design move that provides privacy while at the same time bringing the firm’s brand identity to the foreground. A translucent magenta band runs at the same height across the glass walls on the interior of the suite, while a magenta accent wall runs along the inside of the entry wall by the suite’s kitchen and lounge. The lounge has a bright yellow accent rug, a black Popin couch, and two gray Popin chairs arranged around a classic modern Noguchi glass table. Lastly, magenta is used to brighten the existing columns, wrapping the firm’s color scheme up and around the space. White Popin desks, gray accents, and black desk chairs complete the overall look. See photos taken by Studioteka below, with a professional shoot being scheduled in the not too distant future!

Little Bird’s brand identity is seen throughout this bright and inviting space.

White Popin desks adjust from sitting to standing height, allowing Little Bird’s team to customize their own work areas as they see fit. The bright yellow accent wall in the private office matches that of the acoustical panels above the open workspace. A magenta stripe accents the glass wall of the office beyond, wrapping the brand colors around and through the space.

The entry is flanked by a lounge to the left and the kitchen to the right. Both spaces function as an informal work and meeting areas for Little Bird’s team. Mission statements and company values are framed as artwork for the walls, while two black phone booths border the lounge area to the right as a place for private calls.

Lounge area with Popin seating and Noguchi table. Office entry doors are seen at the left.

The kitchen has two distinct seating areas in white, the circular table echoing the round light fixtures which hang above. These spaces are used for eating, but also for informal meetings and quiet work on laptops.

Another view of the kitchen with its white furniture and cabinetry set against a deep magenta accent wall.

White, magenta and gray highlight a space perfect for an afternoon cup of coffee or tea!

Looking from the lounge area towards the open workspace.

Yellow acoustical panels form a bright rhythm that runs along the ceiling of the central workspace. The conference room with its magenta translucent strip can be seen to the left, with the suite’s entry doors with their yellow translucent strip and brand artwork beyond.

The suite’s entry doors seen from the hallway.

Brand artwork is applied on the long wall flanking the open work area. Private phone booths and the lounge area are to the far left.

Open workspace with adjustable height workstations forms a peninsula in the middle of the space. The glass walls of the conference room and private office can be seen to the right.

Each station comes equipped with a white Popin desk and black chair, as well as a wheeled gray file and storage cabinet.

Yellow panels on the ceiling match the accent walls in the spaces beyond.

The main workspace is seen from inside the conference room. The two phone booths separate the work area from the lounge, while brand slogans animate the walls of the space.

A large conference table sits in the middle of the space with a whiteboard mounted on the room’s yellow accent wall for brainstorming sessions. A small lactating room for mothers, also with glass writable walls, is accessed in the far corner of the space.

The open workspace can be seen from inside the conference room.

The private office is shared by Little Bird’s CEO and COO, both of whom prefer the desks at standing height.

Standing Popin desks with (mostly unused) chairs beneath!

Happy to be a part of the success story of this great firm!

Cosmetic Dental Office Nearing Completion

Admin — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 22:13:00 +0000

Work on our cosmetic dental office is nearly finished! Custom cabinetry and millwork designed by Studioteka are in place, new flooring and patient chairs have been installed, and the lab and procedure room have been built out. The space is painted in a stunning shade of blue, enhancing the dentist’s ability to perform color corrections, whitening, and dental implants with precision.

StudioTEKA’s Design Vision for Elevenses Pastry Café

Admin — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 22:04:00 +0000

StudioTEKA is excited to unveil our design concepts for Elevenses Pastry Café, coming soon to Long Island City! This charming café will feature warm, cozy hues and organic textures, creating a welcoming atmosphere for enjoying delicious pastries and a quick cup of coffee. Emphasizing a low carbon footprint, locally sourced ingredients, and sustainable materials, Elevenses will offer a laid-back and inviting setting. Stay tuned for more updates as we bring this vision to life!

StudioTEKA Unveils Bright and Bold Office for Little Bird HR!

Admin — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 21:49:00 +0000

We’re excited to share the completed design for Little Bird HR! Check out our initial renderings and swipe right to see the finished space. StudioTEKA crafted a vibrant and functional environment, featuring diverse workspaces including a general working area, private offices, a conference room, and a lounge. We’re thrilled with how the design has come together!

Exciting New Chapter for Sac’s Place: Designed by Studioteka

Admin — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:56:00 +0000

Studioteka is thrilled to be part of the next chapter for Sac’s Place! This beloved Astoria eatery, renowned for its home-cooked Italian recipes passed down through generations, is expanding into a stunning new 3,000 sf location at Kaufman Studios in Long Island City. The grand opening is just two weeks away—wish the team luck and stay tuned for updates!