The World Architecture Festival has shortlisted the LM Guest House for a prize in the “Villa” Category (house in a landscape environment.) Eight projects are under consideration for this annual international award. The grand award winner will be announced on October 4th at the World Architecture Festival event in Singapore.
Dwell Asia praises the LM Guest House
Dwell Asia's July/August feature of the LM Guest House calls the project "brilliant."
Peranakan Museum's "Luminous Depths" Unveiled in Singapore
"Luminous Depths," a collaboration with artist Lee Mingwei at the Peranakan Museum in Singapore, opened on June 20th and will be on display through September 2013. The diaphanous installation engages every story of the museum, filtering light down from the skylit atrium.
LM Guest House receives SARA NY Gold Award of Excellence
The Society of American Registered Architects SARA NY Gold Award of Excellence was given to the LM Guest House in the Housing & Sustainability Category. Katherine Chia accepted the award at the Design Awards Dinner on June 25th.
The Wall Street Journal's full page feature of the LM Guest House
Susanna Sirefman of the Wall Street Journal writes: "Though the 2,000-square-foot, one-story dwelling, located on the clients' working farm, is meticulously detailed, its layout is uncomplicated... When you finally spy the house, it appears as a graceful box hovering over the landscape."
LM Guest House receives an AIA NY Design Award & an Architizer A+ Design Award
The LM Guest House receives two distinguised awards: the AIA NY Design Award for Architecture and the Architizer A+ Design Award special mention. Thank you to our clients and our collaborating consultants.
Peranakan Museum: project update
"Luminous Depths" is in the final stages of fabrication at the Peranakan Museum in Singapore. Katherine Chia traveled to Singapore with artist Lee Mingwei to make final preparations before the opening on June 20th.
Section drawing of the installation
Katherine Chia is selected for the Good Design Awards Jury
Katherine Chia joins the Good Design Awards Jury to select the best product designs from around the world.
Desai Chia in SURFACE Asia
SURFACE Asia discusses the work & design approach of Desai Chia Architecture. The article features a number of our projects.
W24Loft is exhibited at the Istanbul Design Biennial
The W24Loft is part of the "City and the World" Exhibition at the Istanbul Design Biennial which opened on November 5th.
W24Loft receives an American Architecture Award
“The American Architecture Awards honors the best new significant buildings, landscape and planning projects designed and/or built in the United States and abroad by the most important architects and planners practicing nationally and internationally."
This is Desai Chia’s second American Architecture Award.
Cooper Square, W24Loft and the Recess Lav win SARA NY Design Awards
Desai Chia takes home three SARA NY Design Awards from the Society of American Registered Architects, NY Chapter.
W24Loft
Cooper Square
Recess Lav
Desai Chia's product designs debut at the Salone del Mobile in Milan
The Recess Lav, Surface Lav and Surface Tub make their debut at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. Visit the Rapsel / AF New York exhibit to experience the products in person.
Surface Lav
Tub
Recess Lav
W24Loft makes the WAN Interior Design Award Long List
The W24Loft has been selected for the World Architecture News (WAN) Interiors Design Award long list.
The Good Design Award goes to the Surface Lav
The Surface Lav received a Good Design Award, "the world's most prestigious global awards for new product design and graphics."
New York Times Interviews Katherine Chia
Katherine Chia discusses Desai Chia Architecture's recent work in product design with Tim McKeough of the New York Times and offers her top picks for bathroom fixtures.
Madison Square featured in NY Spaces
New York Spaces features Madison Square in their October issue.
Interior Design highlights the work of Desai Chia Architecture
Interior Design magazine interviews Katherine Chia and Arjun Desai with a focus on the interdisciplinary work of Desai Chia Architecture.
Architectural Digest features the Union Square Loft
In this Architectural Digest feature, Brad Goldfarb writes, "Wanting to combine two units to create the kind of flexible living space that could be both a backdrop for art and a stage for their children's active lives, the Lehmans turned to Katherine Chia of Desai Chia Architecture."
Desai Chia debuts at ICFF with an Editor's Award
Desai Chia's new Surface Series and other partnering AF New York collections were awarded the ICFF Editor's Award at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in NYC. The Surface Series-- an innovative sink, tub and storage system-- made its debut at ICFF this year.
