What we do

Architecture as a considered act.

We work with clients who care about the quality of what they build — from the first conversation to the final detail. Our practice spans residential, cultural, workplace, and adaptive-reuse projects.

01

New Residences

We design houses that are shaped by the people who will live in them and the land they sit on. Each project begins with close listening and ends with a building that feels entirely its own.

  • Site analysis and feasibility
  • Concept and schematic design
  • Design development
  • Construction documents
  • Contractor selection
  • Construction administration
02

Renovation & Adaptive Reuse

Existing buildings carry history worth keeping. We find what is worth preserving, what can be transformed, and how new and old can be made to speak to each other.

  • Existing conditions survey
  • Historic research and preservation strategy
  • Phased design and documentation
  • Material and systems coordination
  • Construction oversight
03

Cultural & Civic Projects

Public buildings ask more of architecture. We bring the same care we give to private commissions to spaces that serve communities — libraries, galleries, institutions, and gathering places.

  • Programming and community engagement
  • Concept through construction documents
  • Accessibility and code compliance
  • Coordination with public agencies
  • Construction administration
04

Workplace & Commercial

We design workplaces that support how people actually work — spaces that are calm, functional, and worth spending time in.

  • Space planning and programming
  • Interior architecture
  • Tenant improvement documentation
  • Coordination with building management
  • Furniture and finish selection
05

Landscape & Site

A building is inseparable from its ground. We approach landscape as an extension of the architecture — considering approach, threshold, planting, and the way a site changes through seasons.

  • Site design and grading
  • Planting strategy
  • Hardscape and material selection
  • Coordination with civil and structural engineers
  • Irrigation and drainage

How we work

A process built on conversation.

Every project moves through the same broad arc — listening, proposing, refining, building — but no two projects follow exactly the same path. We adapt to the scale, complexity, and pace that each commission requires.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    We begin by understanding your goals, your site, and the constraints and opportunities that will shape the work.

  2. 02

    Concept

    We develop a clear design direction — tested against your brief, your budget, and the character of the place.

  3. 03

    Development

    The concept is refined into a fully coordinated design, resolved in plan, section, and material.

  4. 04

    Documentation

    We produce the drawings and specifications needed to permit and build the project to the standard we have set.

  5. 05

    Construction

    We remain closely involved through construction — visiting the site, answering questions, and ensuring the built work matches the intent.

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Tell us what you are considering.

We take on a limited number of new commissions each year. If you have a project in mind, we would be glad to hear about it.

Get in touch

The Architects Drew

Architecture drawn from place, purpose, and possibility.

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New York · Working wherever a project asks us to look closely.

© 2026 The Architects DrewEstablished 1996