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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the clinical exam rooms required renovation, and the Eyewear Retail Center—which provides glasses and lenses—had become outdated and was partitioned off from public view.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

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

“Broggi Apartments” is a small hospitality project located in Milan in an elegant context of the beginning of the last century. Three independent units of different sizes offer the possibility of hosting up to ten guests. Each unit has been set up to have a specific spirit, bold colors define connection spaces, kitchenettes and bathrooms; careful choice of upholstery, fabrics and wallpapers, design of bespoke furniture and ad hoc lamps has allowed full personalization of the spaces. Giulia Benedetta Costa Giulia Benedetta Costa Giulia Benedetta Costa Giulia Benedetta Costa Giulia Benedetta Costa The result is a refined environment with maximum attention to the smallest details helping to give guests a u... More

When the client approached, they conveyed their desire for furnishing retail showroom that was minimal and exuded simplicity with maximum of display of their samples. The store is this 2500 square-foot retail furnishing space in Vadodara spells discreet elegance and dynamic harmony between its opulent interiors that makes it feel akin. This furnishing retail space is nestled in a commercial building, with constructed concrete column grid. The services like HVAC and plumbing were provided on the site. With this space given, the designer carefully structured the requirements and divided the floor space into 3 vertically parallel grids – the first is the centre grid, characterful gallery and foyer that leads a tranquil aur... More