Our architectural and design approach
work : live
We create affordable and sustainable spaces that uplift the ways people work and live.
research & development
We specialize in ecological material research to build unexpected exterior : interior environments. Our research helps underline the experience of holistic architecture utilizing environmental principles.
exterior : interior
Our architecture and interior design connect to the environment and its elements. We focus on the way light moves through spaces.
Collaborators:
Organization Architecture, Damiano Geraci, AIA
https://www.organisationarch.com/studio
Terreform ONE
https://www.terreform.org/contact
Mappamundi Architects
https://mappamundi-arc.com/
Merits
2024 : The Local Project, Featured home
2022 : NY X Design, CBS, Architecture Finalist
2022 : Keynote speaker, Congress SAEE, Sustainable Architecture Conference, Belgrade
2020 : AIA Award - Honorable recognition in Residential Sustainable Design
2020 : Nominated Frame Awards for the house of the year (top 5 of 1056)
2020 : Longlisted Dezeen Architecture Award
2020 : Gold LEED Certification, Cocoon House
2019 : Domus Best 10 Houses of 2019
2019 : Best of Design Awards, The Architect’s Newspaper
2019 : Home and Garden Awards, Best New York Eco Residential Project
2018 : Made in NYC - Gifted and Talented
2017-19 : Exposition of Science, Art, Technology and Community, with Amy Pryor
2017 : A'Design
2015 : Good Design Award, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
2009 -2015 : The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Doctoral Fellowship
2007 : Norsk Form, Talent Zone, Copenhagen Furniture Fair
2003 : New York State Council of the Arts, Independent Project Awards
nina
edwards
With 30 years of experience in wellness, ecological and architectural design, Nina Edwards brings deep knowledge and love for creating healthy and sensual homes to her residential architectural practice. Edwards works with potential clients, estate agents and developers to communicate the complete array of benefits of sustainable homes, including reduced energy consumption, clean air, increased daylight, soundproofing, durable environmental systems, non-toxic furnishings and fixtures, and savings on operating bills.
Edwards serves as faculty at Parsons New School with a course titled Ecological Design for Interiors, which teaches an environmental approach to design that looks at a selection of green and healthy building features and standards that can improve interiors.
She also serves as Design Director at the urban think tank Terreform ONE and on the Architectural Review Board of her community in Long Island. As a board member of the ARB, Edwards oversees the breadth of construction, preservation and renovation initiatives in her neighborhood, which includes encouraging homeowners to adopt renewable energy systems and new developments in the green building industry.
She has been featured as an expert on sustainable design in many media outlets, including The Local Project, Elle Décor, Dezeen, Frame, Domus, Surface Magazine, Architectural Record and the New York Times.