Desai Chia Architecture and seven other firms have been selected to develop a state-of-the-art, flood-resistant recreation learning center at the Sherman Creek site in Inwood, NY, which was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy last year. The competition is sponsored by the New York Restoration Project & led by Bette Midler.
Sherman Creek site
Interior Design's July issue dedicated an 8-page feature to the LM Guest House. Craig Kellogg praised the house for its refined, compact simplicity and compelling connection to the landscape.
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's July/August feature of the LM Guest House calls the project "brilliant."
"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.
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.
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."
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.
"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 joins the Good Design Awards Jury to select the best product designs from around the world.
SURFACE Asia discusses the work & design approach of Desai Chia Architecture. The article features a number of our projects.
The W24Loft is part of the "City and the World" Exhibition at the Istanbul Design Biennial which opened on November 5th.
“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.
Desai Chia takes home three SARA NY Design Awards from the Society of American Registered Architects, NY Chapter.
W24Loft
Cooper Square
Recess Lav
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
The W24Loft has been selected for the World Architecture News (WAN) Interiors Design Award long list.
The Surface Lav received a Good Design Award, "the world's most prestigious global awards for new product design and graphics."
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.
New York Spaces features Madison Square in their October issue.
Interior Design magazine interviews Katherine Chia and Arjun Desai with a focus on the interdisciplinary work of Desai Chia Architecture.
