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StudioTEKA is a multidisciplinary architectural practice, based in New York, which combines varied and diverse interests, blurring the boundaries between architecture and interiors, economic development and large scale urban design. We see architecture as built idea, the embodiment of thought in form, and pursue an ongoing exploration of this concept in work which is both actual and research based. The office is built on the strength and talents of individuals who embrace a total approach, one in which the smallest details are harmonized with the overall design concept. Our work ranges from urban design and environments, to residential and commercial buildings, custom furniture, lighting and interior design, as well as design research and writing on a variety of topics. We view the design process as collaboration between architect and client, an ongoing conversation in which a balance is achieved among a variety of factors, such as site conditions, material properties, and the specific needs of the users of the space.

We believe that the key to a great work of architecture lies in this critical interaction, and that an enlightened client is as important as an inspired architect. The work of Studioteka is ideas based as well as driven by the more practical concerns of program, schedule, budget and construction. Special attention is given to specific characteristics of the site, ensuring that projects both accentuate and integrate with their surroundings, blending old and new elements sustainably. In this way, we are able to address the particular needs of the client and the singular qualities of place, resulting in work which finds its expression in a unique blending of light, materials, and environment.

The office is also actively engaged in pursuing independent research as a means of furthering our knowledge base. For example, “Clip-On Architecture,” a project on tropical deforestation and potential solutions to the climate crisis, involved an international research and design team and resulted in a lecture at the School of International Public Affairs at Columbia University as well as two articles featured in Urban Omnibus and cited in the Huffington Post. This research formed the basis, in turn, of our upcoming book, 2100: A Dystopian Utopia -- The City After Climate Change, to be released in Fall 2015 by OR Books, edited by Michael Sorkin and with a preface by Saskia Sassen.