Asfour Guzy Architects

We believe that architecture mandates the creation of spaces for people. With our work we seek an architecture that through its interactions can enrich contemporary culture and society at work, in institutions, at home, in recreation, and with nature. Each project presents the opportunity to embrace the ambitions and needs of its users, a specific context, an exploration of conceptual and practical ideas, the use of natural light, and new technological and material applications. The exploratory process of design is an interdisciplinary collaboration with our clients, engineers, builders, artisans, and other designers, tempered by years of experience.


Best Restaurant Design, Blue Hill, New York Press, 2000


1988 First Prize, Gymnasium, Corcelles, Switzerland

1988 The New American House

1986 Cultural center and campus plan, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

1985 Gewerbeschule, campus building and planning, Bern, Switzerland


New Offices In USA, Matteo Vercelloni, Edizioni L'Archivolto, 1998

Metropolitan Home American Style, Dylan Landis, Clarkson Potter, 1999

Lighting, Elizabeth Wilhide, Ryland Peters & Small, 1998

New York Interiors, Beate Wedekind, Taschen, 1997


1992–2001 Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners, Offices for an Advertising Agency, New York, NY

2000 Blue Hill, Restaurant, New York, NY

2000 The Art Directors Club, Galleries & Offices, NYC

1998–2000 Martin Lawrence Gallery, New York, Chicago, Newport Beach, Rodeo Drive, San Francisco

1999 T Management, Modeling Agency, New York, NY

1998 Blue Ribbon Bakery, Restaurant, Brooklyn, NY

1990–98 Chalk & Vermilion Galleries and Offices, Greenwich, CT

1993–97 TVT Records, Offices and Recording Studio, New York, NY

1995 Prototype showroom, with L&M, Daewoo Automobiles, Europe

1994 Interior design of prototype airplane, with L&M, Continental Airlines. Houston, TX

1993 Safilo/Polo, Offices and Showroom, New York, NY

1989 Spanish National Tourist Office, New York, NY

1987 The United States Embassy, Renovation and Addition, Bern, Switzerland


New Offices, Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners, New York, NY

Penthouse Duplex Loft, Soho, New York, NY

Apartment Renovation, Central Park West, New York, NY

Apartment Renovation, Tribeca, New York, NY

Penthouse Addition, Tribeca, New York, NY

Building renovation with residence, studios, and pool, Soho, New York, NY

Four-Story Penthouse Loft, Soho, New York, NY