CR Studio Architects

CR Studio Architects, PC thrives on collaborative work with clients, artisans, consultants and other professionals. This dialogue is commensurate with the firm’s primary interest: to create architecture in the public realm that is enriched by its specific processes of production, experiential qualities and collaborative relationships.

CR Studio is committed to creating architecture that gives form to the client’s vision, such that it becomes a physical component of the client’s beliefs and aspirations. Connecting to a community—be it cultural, civic, corporate or personal—is both the process and its result. Communication is central to the approach as it helps the client understand the implications of decisions. The effect is a compounded return on the investment in design.

The firm’s work is distinguished by a holistic aesthetic that is appropriate to the client and to the site. Individual projects achieve design excellence within the parameters of real life in real time. Success is a result of the firm’s dedication to ongoing experimentation with materials and methods of production.


Millburn Free Public Library (Millburn, NJ)—Renovation of an existing 25,000-square-foot facility

Discovery Center at the American Museum of Natural History
(New York, NY)—Gateway to the museum for children and adults that provides an interactive learning environment

Snowmass Residence (Snowmass, CO)—An 8,000-square-foot, five-bedroom residence down a steep grade that has been stripped to its original foundation; project includes exterior reconfiguration and full interior design

16 Mercer Street (New York, NY)—Design of a new infrastructure core and fit-out of SoHo luxury lofts to include retail space on the ground floor and a penthouse/garden on the roof

Pier 62 Carousel Building (New York, NY)—Design of a 6,500-square-foot public building to house a 35-foot diameter carousel, party space and public bathrooms for the Hudson River Park Trust in conjunction with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Landscape Architects

Bryant Park Studios (New York, NY)—Renovation of the lobby and façade of a landmark, turn-of-the-century, classic artist studio building

Filmmakers Collaborative (New York, NY)—Design of a 25,000-square-foot, multifunctional site for independent filmmakers; includes five floors of offices, editing studios and production spaces

Hudson Street Residence (Hoboken, NJ)—Brownstone renovation


AIA New York City Chapter, Project Design Award, Filmmakers Collaborative, 2001

AIA New York City Chapter, Project Design Award, The People Center, American Museum of Natural History, 2000

AIA New York City Chapter, Interior Design Award, Eileen Fisher Showroom, 2000

AIA New York City Chapter, Architecture Design Citation, Eileen Fisher Store, 1998

AIA New York City Chapter, Project Design Award, African Burial Ground Competition, 1998

AIA New York City Chapter, Travel Grant Award to Study Modern Classroom Design in Holland and the United States, 1998

Art Commission of the City of New York, 14th Annual Awards, Excellence in Design, Chinese Scholar’s Garden, 1996 (with Demetri Sarantitis)

AIA New York City Chapter, Interior Design Award, The Tea Box at Takashimaya, 1995


Perth Amboy High School (Perth Amboy, NJ), City of Perth Amboy, 2003

The Highline (New York, NY), Friends of the Highline, 2003

Peep Show (a pavilion for ArtCity), City of Calgary, Canada, 2002

Museum of Art and Technology (New York, NY), Eye Beam Atelier, 2000 (with Preston Scott Cohen)

AIA Office Competition (New York, NY), AIA New York City Chapter, 2000

TKTS (New York, NY), Van Alen Institute and the City of New York, 1999

African Burial Ground Memorial (New York, NY), Department of General Services, City of New York, 1998


Contract magazine, "The Wonder Years," July 2003

Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine (www.csemag.com), “Admission: Possible,” June 2003

City magazine, “The New Master Builders,” May/June 2003

Lofts and Apartments by Angela Harrison, published by Atrium Group, 2003

Essential Homes by Judith Wilson, published by Ryland Peters and Small, 2002

Interior Design magazine, “House of Style,” January 2000

Bars, Pubs and Cafés by Julie D. Taylor, published by Rockport Publishers Inc., 2000

Shops and Boutiques 2000: Designer Stores and Brand Imagery by Susan Abramson and Marcie Stuchin, published by P.B.C. International Inc., 2000

Interior Design magazine, “Urban Connection,” September 1999

Hallways, Corridors and Staircases by Cynthia Inions, published by Ryland Peters and Small, 1999

The Bergen Record, “A Pair of Designing Minds Team Up,”
Feb. 24, 1999

The New York Times, “Erasing the Ceiling: Women as Architects,”
Dec. 27, 1998