Christoff:Finio architecture

Our studio attempts to solve problems of space, function, time and value with an inventive sense of simplicity, elegance, and restraint.

We bring considerable energy and experience to projects ranging in scale from furniture design, interiors, and private houses, to commercial design, corporate planning and institutional work.

With a clarity of focus and a desire for exploration, we continue to forge strong and collaborative relationships with clients, consultants and builders, as we develop an ever-growing body of refined modern spaces reflective of our interest in use, material, and detail.


New York AIA Award, 2003
(Private Residence, Barnegat Light, NJ)

“Best New Architectural Talent”
Wallpaper Design Directory, July/August 2003
One of 25 firms chosen worldwide

New York State Council on the Arts Grant, 1995


World Trade Center Memorial, 2003

Aalborg Aqua Center, 2001

Winning entry, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Russian Icon Exhibit Design, 2001


Yale University, 1999–Present

Columbia University, 1996–99


Residential Architect, 03/04

Perfect Home, 06/03

Metropolis, 05/03

Architectural Record, 03/03

Interior Design, 03/03

New Loft Living, Carlton Books, 10/02

Wallpaper Magazine, Design Directory, 07-08/03

Interior Design, 11/01

House & Garden, 9/01

Constructs, Fall/Spring 2000, Spring 2001

2G Monograph, Vol. 9 (editor), 1999

Oculus, 2000

Abstract, 1997

NY AIA Annals 1995–1996

Architecture, 1995

New York Times, 4/9/95, 4/16/95


2003 Calypso Flagship Store, Meatpacking District, New York, NY

2003 Heckscher Foundation for Children Headquarters, New York, NY

2003 Private Residence, Trump Tower, New York, NY

2002 Private Residence, Sullivan County, NY

2002 Donghia Materials Study Center, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

2002 New Single Family Residence, Brooklyn, NY

2002 Beach House, Long Beach Island, NJ

2001 Loft Residence, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA

2001 Todd Hase Furniture Showroom, Spring Street, New York, NY

2001 Photographer’s Penthouse, West Village, New York, NY

2000 Corporate Headquarters, Façade Renovation, Bala Cynwyd, PA

2000 Executive Office, Bala Cynwyd, PA

2000 Loft Renovation, TriBeCa, New York, NY

2000 Loft Renovation, TriBeCa, New York, NY

2000 Opcenter, Inc., Corporate Interior, Madison Avenue, New York, NY

2000 Finelite, Traveling Exhibition Space

1999 Beach House Addition, Long Beach Island, NJ

1998 20-Unit Condominium Conversion, TriBeCa, New York, NY