Interior design

Verge House is a project which celebrates the threshold between two differing architectural styles to highlight the homes history and original charm. The addition aims to recede form and complement the original architecture and propel the home into modernity.   When proposing that a traditional Edwardian style home would sit next to a metal clad extension with a flat roof, it was crucial that importance was placed on the threshold of where the styles converged. This was where the project name emerged. The moment of transition between old and new had to be obvious but not overbearing. Therefore, it seemed natural that this transitional space was a double volume glass atrium which aided in adding much needed light to a now tight corner site. ... More

Between 1999 and 2015, “fast casual” dining grew 550 percent to achieve $21 billion in sales, quintupling its share of all restaurant expenditures. While this category has its roots in the early 1990s, a turning point in its growth arrived in 2003, when Tom Colicchio and Sisha Ortuzar launched ’Wichcraft. The spinoff of Tom Colicchio & Company’s famed Craft Restaurants eschewed the notion that portability could not equate thoughtfulness, priding itself on sandwiches and other prepared foods that support local farmers and ethical business. The concept took shape in 10 ’Wichcraft locations. More fundamentally, it created a new farm-to-table benchmark of fast-casual eating that has since defined the entire category, and underpinned its met... More

Sinvin, a commercial real estate and advisory firm, asked Mapos to design their new headquarters in a historic warehouse building in Hudson Square on the lower West side of Manhattan.As experts in real estate, Sinvin smartly purchased the entire 10,000 SF floor and planned to subdivide it into three tenant spaces, taking the largest space for themselves and renting the other two. Their brief to Mapos focused on their own 4,000 SF space and included creating an attractive public hallway and restrooms as amenities to attract future tenants. Sinvin asked Mapos for a design that would accommodate the needs of their current and future staff, as well as act as a calling card and brand statement for their business. Their employees need to be happy... More

The project is part of a typical "Old Milan" building with the entailing traditional features such as railings and the courtyard.The apartment, located on the third floor, enjoys a privileged position overlooking the quiet courtyard.The renovation has escavated the typical elements of the 19th century era that had been hidden by previous interventions. The original hardwood beams and planks have been recovered from the ceiling; the floors were completely redone with the traditional milan wooden slats; the bathroom was enhanced with a coating of limestone beige stone that expanded the perception of space and finally a recessed shower was custom designed and made to Michele’s specifications, also in Limestone.The living room features a m... More

STUDIO DOHO was commissioned by co-retail start-up OceanSpot to design the brand’s first concept store in Shanghai. Located at the entrance to one of the cities preeminent creative hubs, Bridge 8, the original brief called for a project that both makes a bold statement to attract consumers and serves as a distinct meeting point for creative professionals.The exterior façade of the double-height, 127 sqm storefront was covered with a color-changing dichroic film. Circles were cut into the film to define areas for retail window displays. The result was a dynamic storefront that casts colorful “light shadows” on the surrounding sidewalk.Completed in Fall of 2018, a key challenge was finding a creative way to differentiate the storefront,... More