Our Story

Four milestones since founding.

2011

Founded from a shared studio desk

Two architects left larger practices to take on projects slowly enough to stay involved through construction.

2015

First hospitality commission

A 12-room boutique hotel became the studio's first project outside residential work.

2019

Interior design practice formalized

What began as an extension of the architectural scope became its own dedicated team.

2023

First cultural-sector project

A community arts center brought the studio into master-planning-scale work for the first time.

The Partners

Three principals, every project.

LW

Lena Wo

Founding Partner, Architecture
TA

Tomas Alves

Founding Partner, Interiors
PN

Priya Nair

Partner, Project Delivery
HK

Hiro Kondo

Associate, Master Planning

What We Hold To

Values, kept short on purpose.

Site before concept

The site analysis happens before the first sketch, not as justification for a design that already exists.

One principal, start to finish

The partner who designs your project is the same one on site through construction — no handoffs.

Detailing is the design

The junctions and materials get as much attention as the massing — that's usually where a project succeeds or fails.

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