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Ground-floor retail storefront featuring warm wood and stone cladding, with modern glass entries and signage for luxury brand tenants by Architecture in Formation.
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Architecture in Formation

Architecture Firm

Architecture in Formation PC (AiF) is a a full-service architecture and design firm based in New York City. We leverage the latest technological and design advances to shape private and public spaces, from bespoke residences and affordable housing developments to gallery and retail installations. Our objective is to create unexpected and exciting experiences in buildings, spaces, and places. Our projects have won numerous AIA awards and our homes have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Interior Design Magazine. Our team of architects and designers work closely with clients to unlock the hidden potential of each site, whether an urban townhouse or a mountain retreat. The results are a spaces that transform lives and leave a lasting impression on the landscape. At AiF, we aim to transform a culture, a city, a community, a landscape, a home, or gathering place one achievable, audacious dream at a time. We make ordinary moments extraordinary – through space, light, material, and craft – whatever the budget and whomever the user. And we believe in the redemptive power of the belly laugh. Humor, like architecture, is about seeing the truth in a new way. It’s about laying bare. And humor, like architecture, should be healthy, not harmful. Please visit us on our website : www.aifny.com

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Projects

  1. The Hillside

    Multifamily Housing · Inwood, Upper Manhattan

    164 units of affordable senior housing on steeply sloping site

  2. Navy Green Supportive Housing

    Multifamily Housing · New York City

    Supportive housing marked for design excellence by NYC HPD

  3. Upper Westside Limestone Townhouse

    Residential · New York City

    Landmarked rowhouse restoration with rigorously eclectic approach

  4. Springs Fireplace Cottage

    Residential · East Hampton, NY

    Cedar-shingled beach house refresh with expanded living space

  5. House for a Butcher and Art Maven

    Residential · Long Island, NY

    1970s ranch renovation with new entertainment wing and four-car garage

  6. Espasso New York

    Retail · Tribeca, New York City

    8000 SF two-story showroom for Brazilian design flagship

  7. Phillipsport Church House

    Adaptive Reuse · Phillipsport, New York

  8. Fractal Pad

    Residential

    Loft/apartment with award-winning kitchen and bath

Awards & press

  • Architizer A+Awards Finalist

    Architizer · 2025 · Affordable Housing, The Hillside

  • Interior Design Magazine Best of Year Winner

    Interior Design Magazine · 2024 · Best Senior Living, The Hillside

  • Building of the Day

    Archtober | Center for Architecture · 2023 · The Hillside, Inwood, New York

  • Design & Build Awards

    BUILD Magazine · 2022 · Most Outstanding Innovative Full-Service Architecture and Design Practice

  • Best of Design Award Preservation/Restoration Winner

    Architect's Newspaper · 2022 · Upper West Side Townhouse

  • NYC X Design Award Winner

    NYC X Design · 2021 · Best Urban House, Upper West Side Townhouse

  • Best of Design Award Preservation/Restoration Winner

    Architect's Newspaper · 2021 · Upper West Side Townhouse

  • AIA Housing Award

    AIA · 2018 · Navy Green Supportive Housing

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