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The 7th floor University Eye Center at SUNY College of Optometry, located in a high-rise building overlooking Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan, serves over 60,000 patients annually. After years of heavy use, the clinical exam rooms required renovation, and the Eyewear Retail Center—which provides glasses and lenses—had become outdated and was partitioned off from public view. The existing 11,000 sq. ft. layout was inefficient for both teaching and clinical care, with long distances between waiting areas, bathrooms, testing rooms, and exam rooms causing delays and overcrowding. Pavel Bendov / Arch Explorer Working with doctors and administration, MDSA developed a plan that organized the 24 exam rooms into three “pod&r... More

Initiated through the NYC mayor’s office, the Universal Phys-Ed Initiative program targets existing schools that have no original indoor gymnasium but have an extensive outdoor play yard. A portion of the yard has been used to construct a stand-alone multi-purpose gym building, enabling students to have physical activity space year-round under all weather conditions. Jon Reis Jon Reis Jon Reis Jon Reis The existing schools (MDSA has designed and constructed gyms on 11 different sites) were typically constructed in the early 1900’s and are historically significant, most being registered with the New York State historical preservation office. Accordingly, a prototype design was developed that is contextual wit... More

Bronx High School for the Visual Arts Gymnasium Annex was designed and constructed as part of the Universal Physical Education Initiative which addresses the needs of schools lacking dedicated physical education facilities. Pavel Bendov The new gymnasium annex spans 16,300 square feet and features basketball and volleyball courts, bleachers, and a flexible folding partition, all designed to create a versatile space. Skylights and acoustic wood paneling enhance natural lighting and sound quality, providing an optimal environment for physical activities. Supporting facilities include locker rooms, an instructor’s office, storage areas, and a mechanical mezzanine. The primary materials used—red brick and grey concrete masonry... More

The MDSA-designed Pre-K Center in Queens opened in September of 2022. The school exhibits a mixture of colors, materials and textures, common in the work of the firm, and fitting to the Mosaic name. Serving the Corona neighborhood, the new three-story school is located near the New York Hall of Science at Flushing Meadow Park.  Pavel Bendov Pavel Bendov Pavel Bendov   The center features include –   - Façade articulation and material palette blends with surroundings.- Landscape areas provide space for outdoor play, which will be available to local residents outside of school hours. Pavel Bendov Pavel Bendov Pavel Bendov The school provides 17 classrooms for 306 students and incl... More

Our clients asked for a total renovation and extension of this existing row-house. The house would be rented out, so we had a white canvas to make our design. We opted for a neutral background of white walls and wood floors with different color accents per level: blue tones on the ground level, terracotta on the first, and pale green tones on the top floor. These are color palettes that were popular during the time of the construction of the original house in the 1930’s. Roel Backaert Roel Backaert Roel Backaert Roel Backaert Roel Backaert Roel Backaert Roel Backaert Roel Backaert We made a modern extension to the back patio and kept the historical look on the new top level facing the street, s... More

Balance between opposites. Neutral locations and colored contrasting elements. Iconic objects that dialogue with democratic objects. Custom-made and self-assembly. Round washbasin and square washbasin. Conviviality and private areas. Internal spaces and external spaces. High ceilings and low ceilings. Giorgio Di Cesare Giorgio Di Cesare Giorgio Di Cesare Giorgio Di Cesare Giorgio Di Cesare Functionality of the spaces. Hybrid rooms, containing spaces. Retractable wardrobes. Equipped niches. Linearity of the paths. Giorgio Di Cesare Giorgio Di Cesare Giorgio Di Cesare Giorgio Di Cesare Story, empathy and nest. Natural light. Cultivated hills. Warm materials. Collected spaces. Dialogue between... More

This work is about the restyling of a small apartment located at the second floor of a building built during the 50s. The building faces the main square of the small village of Caprino Veronese, not far from Garda Lake. Federico Villa Studio Federico Villa Studio The apartment haven’t been changed since his construction period so we had to face materials annd finish of that age. Our goal was to amphasize this atmosphere by using colour as an architectural element and giving new life to the fifties original finish, nowadays much appreciated by customers. The colours we used were red, yellow, green and light blue: those elements follows one another inside the space following a common path. Federico Villa Studio The entr... More