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Design Philosophy Architecture An architect is a manager of complexity. We combine all types of data—design ideas, client expectations, site conditions, light, culture, legislation, materials—to create a project. Architects are able to synthesize information and turn it into a living environment. Interior Design Interior design allows architects to test their theories in a small scale and to experiment with materials, light, color, and furniture design within a more immediate time frame. Projects are developed closely with the client, considering their lifestyle and budget to conceive the design itself. The architect becomes the medium through which the client's ideas can come true. Digital Architecture The use of computers has changed our perception of space and the way we represent it. Projects can be modeled with a great deal of precision to generate images of virtual buildings; this allows us to verify theories about design and to preview different options before construction. Awards Honorable Mention: Professional Category, for 'Convival Spaces, New York,' Entry, Habitat II Competition (Sponsored by Unesco), Istanbul, Turkey, 5/96 Honorable Mention, Petare City Hall National Competition, Caracas, Venezuela, 1/86 Honorable Mention, Thesis project, Supreme Council House for Electors, Caracas, Venezuela, 7/83 Publications Interview in New York Spaces Magazine, Vol 2 #6, January 2006 Retreats to Retirement, Ashley Rooney, Schiffer Publishing, Nov. 2005 The Franklin Report NY Junior League Spring House Tour, April 2005 Spectacular Small Kitchens, Ashley Rooney, Schiffer Publishing, March 2005 Beautiful Bathrooms Tina Skinner, Schiffer Publishing, May 2002 Kitchen Design: A Visual Library Tina Skinner, Schiffer Publishing, March 2002 New York Architects 01-02 PSA Publishing, October 2001 Edificirex.com.,“Urban Eyes: Hide or See?,” 3/01 Great Kitchen Design, Tina Skinner, Schiffer Publishing, 2001 Marie Claire (Spain), 12/00 Obsidiana.com., “Home & Interiors,” 3/00-12/00 Hiroba (Japan), Association of Architects and Engineers, 2000 Interior Design, 8/99 New York Times, 3/99 Art Forum, 4/96 Archis (Germany), 4/96 Telesymposium: Cities of the Americas in the Information Age, 4/96 Oculus, 1/96 City Speculation, Patricia Phillips, 7/95 Abstract: Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia University, 1994-95 Diario El Nacional (Venezuela), 8/94 Revista Etiqueta (Venezuela), No. 46, 1993 9th Latin America Architecture Biennial Catalog (Ecuador), 11/90 Hierro Catalog (Venezuela), Galería Via, 5/90 Daily Journal (Venezuela), 7/90 8th Venezuelan Architecture Biennial Catalog, 12/87 Competitions 1999 Sephardic Museum, Caracas, Venezuela 1996 Greenport Park, Greenport, Long Island, NY 1993 Ideas for The Child's Museum, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 1986 8th Venezuelan Architecture Biennial, Caracas, Venezuela 1990 9th Latin America Architecture Biennial, Quito, Ecuador Recent Projects 2001 Quest Media Offices, New York, NY 2000 D’Alessandro Residence, New York, NY 2000 De Vita Residence, New York, NY 2000 McCausland Residence, New York, NY 2000 Ultraplast, Mutant furniture, New York, NY 1999 Obsidiana.com Offices, New York, NY 1999 Generous Miracles Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY Current Projects Stedman Residence, New York, NY Lynch Residence, NYC Shaub Residence, New York, NY Villareal Residence, New York, NY Hollywood-inspired Vanity Transformable Home/Office, New York, NY Research on digital representation for architecture, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY |
Victoria Benatar ARCHITECT PLLC
220 East 57th St # 2K New York NY `10022 Phone +1 212 755 05 25 Fax +1 212 752 15 10 vbu@victoriabenatar.com www.victoriabenatar.com Established 1986 ![]() Owner Victoria Benatar Employees Number fluctuates per project Specialties Retail Commercial Residential Interior Design Digital Design Consulting Services |