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Studio Visit: Flores & Prats
World-Architects stopped by the atelier of Ricardo Flores and Eva Prats on Carrer de Trafalgar in Barcelona in May, a couple of…
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moreThe Valley in Amsterdam is a new type of high-rise cluster. The design by MVRDV uses its publicly accessible namesake “valley” to unite the mixed uses of the 75,000-m2 project. Ulf Meyer toured the recently completed development and sent us his...
World-Architects stopped by the atelier of Ricardo Flores and Eva Prats on Carrer de Trafalgar in Barcelona in May, a couple of days after the
When we visited Mother's House, Robert Venturi's icon of postmodernism in Philadelphia, and told the resident, Agatha Hughes, that we were from Berlin, she replied, "How is Kristin?" That was in 1992. Since then, her fame in architectural...
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The Valley in Amsterdam is a new type of high-rise cluster. The design by MVRDV uses its publicly…
Projects
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Chilewich
New York, 2015
Program: Develop display systems for Stores Globally & Head Quaters Retail space in New York City Designed as Chilewich’s global pro...
De-spec
Avanti Dentistry
Tysons Corner, 2014
The design for Avanti Dentistry aimed to reduce the stress and anxiety often associated with dentist office visits, instead creating a sp...
De-spec
Feldspar Brook
New York, 2016
In this project, we worked with the polo-only clothing brand Feldspar Brook to develop their 200-square-foot store flagship store in SoHo...
De-spec
The Rookery
Bushwick, 2013
One of De-Spec’s first projects in Brooklyn, The Rookery lies at the heart of Bushwick at 425 Troutman Street. The 2,500-square-foot bar ...
De-spec
Madison Avenue Residence
New York, 2008
Surgery Series In residential projects, de-spec believes that architecture, interior design and decoration must reflect the client’s lif...
De-spec
Quail Road Residence
Greenwich, 2011
14 more images ↓Edit Quail Road Residence Surgery Series In residential projects, de-spec believes that architecture, interior design...
De-spec
Park Avenue Duplex
New York, 2010
Surgery Series In residential projects, de-spec believes that architecture, interior design and decoration must reflect the client’s lif...
De-spec
Pembroke Street Residence
East Hampton, 2020
As architect and developer, De-Spec is constructing a modestly refined home as a thoughtful counterpoint to the typical ‘spec house’. Spe...
De-Spec
Farmhouse Barn
Millbrook, 2013
Both a ground-up and renovation project, Farmhouse Barn completely reimagines a dilapidated barn and chicken coop as an expansive indoor ...
De-Spec
Upper East Side Residence
New York, 2017
Coveting an open floor plan, the owner of two formerly traditional Upper East Side apartments hired De-Spec to overseeing combining them ...
De-Spec
Perry Street Loft
New York , 2012
Perry Street Loft, one of De-Spec’s earliest basement conversion projects, is in a former industrial building in the West Village. The ar...
De-spec
Urban Townhouse
New York, 2017
Having a passion for reimaging New York townhouses, de-spec identified the challenge of renovating a triplex as finding a way to integrat...
Escobedo Soliz
Weaving the Courtyard
New Yrok City, 2016
Escobedo Soliz was selected to construct the temporary installation for the PS1 warm ups in summer 2016 through the YAP Program 2016 of M...
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
Google Bay View
Mountain View, CA, 2022
Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studios in close collaboration with Google, Bay View is Google’s first-ever ground-up...
Myefski Architects
Goose Island
Chicago, 2019
Located on the North Branch of Chicago's Goose Island, the concept design for this 280,000 sf building involves the conversion of a forme...
Wittman Estes
Blakely Island Retreat
San Juan Island Archipelago, 2025
Situated in the San Juan Island Archipelago within the Salish Sea, this 1,700-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath home pays tribute to the...
Wittman Estes
Fire Station 67
Orange County , 2022
Fire Station 67 is designed in direct response to the climate crisis and the related and increasing threat of California wildfires. The c...
Myefski Architects
Collective on 5th
Ann Arbor, 2019
The Collective on 5th artfully integrates the streetscape, a public plaza, and the building structure. The 12,000 sf public plaza spans t...