December 2018

Design Milk, Friday Five

SPAN principal, Karen Stonely, shares her picks in Design Milk's column, Friday Five.

Photo by Paolo Gallo

December 2018

Open House New York, new Board officers elected

The Governing Board of OHNY elects new board officers with Rob Rogers of ROGERS PARTNERS Architects + Urban Designers as President, Karen Stonely of SPAN Architecture as Vice President, Elizabeth Kubany of Kubany Judlowe as Secretary and Sara Lopergolo of Selldorf Architects as Treasurer.

November 2018

Architecture MasterPrize, Architecture Award

August Moon Little House wins AMP award in Small Architecture.

November 2018

Architecture MasterPrize, Interior Design Award

The Ashland, located in downtown Brooklyn, wins AMP award in Interior Design: Hospitality.

November 2018

Architect's Newspaper, Best of Design Award 

Triplex at 150 Central Park South wins honorable mention in category, Unbuilt Residential.

August 2018

House & Home Magazine, House of the Month 

Riverview House in Toronto Canada featured as the House of the Month.

June 2018

Open House New York, "Making Place: Downtown Brooklyn"

Partner Peter Pelsinski leads tours with FXCollaborative Partner Gustavo Rodriguez through the newly completed Ashland BAM highlighting amenities and neighborhood re-gentrification.

Photo by Chris Cooper

May 9, 2018

SPAN's Gotham BAM is honored for local artist integration at the Urban Glass Gala

UrbanGlass Board President Larry Pitterman (right) presenting the award to David L. Picket, Gotham Organization President (left). Also honored were artists Rachel Mica Weiss and Amber Cowan who both completed commissioned site-specific pieces in collaboration with SPAN.

March 2018

Renovation is completed on a Park Avenue triplex residence

SPAN completes work on the total renovation for the triplex penthouse on Park Avenue.

February 2018

NY Post: Central Park attic to be transformed into triplex

SPAN principal, Peter Pelsinski, visits a Central Park penthouse, only to discover additional attic space that will transform into a 10,000 square foot triplex. Hampshire House is an iconic building that began construction in 1931 and housed residents such as Frida Kahlo. 

January 2018

The Architect’s Newspaper, Top 50 US-Based Architects & Designers Working in Interior Architecture Today

SPAN Architecture is awarded The Architect’s Newspaper, Top 50 US-Based Architects & Designers Working in Interior Architecture for 2018. In the image from left to right are Partner Peter Pelsinski, Studio Director Andrea Knox, and Partner Karen Stonely.

January 2018

Wind and Reeds is entered into the annual competition, "Fairy Tales"

SPAN enters Blank Space's international competiton, "Fairy Tales," with the title Wind and Reeds. The competition focused on "remind(ing) us that we belong in the global context." The 5th annual competition brought submissions from 65 countries, exploring current events through the creative process shown in beautifully crafted short stories and artwork.

September 2017

August Moon Little House is published in The American House: 100 Contemporary Homes

The American House includes a collection of diverse contemporary residential designs built by leading architects. SPAN's project, August Moon Little House is included in this collection, illustrating through photographs and plans, their thoughtful solution to topographical challenges and sustainable design.

April 2017

Westport Pool House is published in Architecture Today: Houses

Architecture Today: Houses includes a collection from 40 award-winning and influential design firms. 

March 2017

AIANY Design Awards in Interiors

SPAN's pro-bono installation wins merit in the AIANY Design Awards in Interiors. The Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Show House Installation was set in the Villard Mansion by McKim, Mead and White. SPAN's salon became the gathering space in the grand hall, linking six other rooms.

December 2016

SPAN Principal Stonely Named Vice President of OpenHouseNewYork

Karen Stonely is named Vice President of OpenHouseNewYork. The civic non-profit organization provides broad audiences with unparalleled access to the extraordinary architecture of New York and to the people who helped design, build and preserve the city.

November 2016

Gold Winner, American Architecture Prize

SPAN is a gold winner in the inaugural American Architecture Prize for their Hyatt Times Square project, a 55 story, 540 room hotel which features a restaurant, Sky Bar54, spa, gym and meeting spaces.  SPAN also received Honorable Mention for the projects, Upper East Side, Gotham West, and Calvin Klein Shenyang. 

October 2016

Wall Street Journal Mansion Section, front page

Principal Pelsinski was recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal Mansion Section, front page (October 12, 2016), for studio's expertise in townhome design.

October 2016

Princeton's SOA students present comissioned work during OHNY Weekend

Princeton's SOA students enrolled in SPAN principal, Peter Pelsinski's ARC509 course in Spring 2016, presented their work later that year during OHNY Weekend. Five M.Arch students designed, developed, and fabricated a reconfigurable wall made of plywood. This media board allowed participants to view maps and guides while collecting data from a questionnaire completed with gifted engraved pencils.

Student design team: Kendall Baldwin (AI), Julian Harake, Kayla Manning, Andrew Percival, and Ryan Roark.

September 2016

Crosby Street Studios presents Through The Lens rug collection by SPAN Architecture

SPAN Architecture's rug collection, Through The Lens, is previewed at Crosby Street Studios' What's New What's Next event on Sept. 22, 2016.

July 2016

AIA NY State Award

SPAN Architecture is awarded the American Institute of Architects New York State Award of Merit for the “Westport Pool House" in the project category of Single Family Detached Residence.

July 2016

AIA NY State Award

SPAN Architecture is awarded the American Institute of Archtiects New York State Citation Award for “Calvin Klein Collection, Shenyang" in the project category of Commercial: Small Projects. The Collection store is one of eight boutiques including a live mock up of the design reinvention of the Calvin Klein Collection brand.

May 2016

ICFF 2016 Interiors Magazine Panel Discussion

As quoted from Interiors Magazine “Insider”, 'At ICFF in New York, interiors hosted a panel discussion, Designing for Small Spaces. Panelists included designer Amir Khamneipur, Karen Stonely of SPAN Architecture (whose work interiors will publish in an upcoming issue) and Oliver M. Furth.'

May 2016

NYCxDESIGN Award

SPAN Architecture is an Inaugural NYCxDESIGN Award Honoree for "Gotham West" in the project category of Residential Amenity Space.  

May 2016

Architizer A+ Award for Architecture +Stair 

Upper East Side Duplex wins Architizer A+ Jury Award in Plus category, Architecture +Stair.

APRIL 2016

SPAN sponsors The Architectural League President's Medal

SPAN Architecture sponsored The Architectural League President's Medal at the Metropolitan Club on April 18th, 2016.

MARCH 2016

Edition 7 of the AIANY Speed Presentations, "Consider Light"

SPAN Architecture presented the Calvin Klein Collections for Edition 7 of the AIANY Interiors Committee Speed Presentation on March 23, 2016. This years focus was on the best interior projects that "Consider Light" through innovation and imaginative use.

MARCH 2016

Architectural Digest's, "18 Poolhouses for the Ultimate Staycation"

Westport Pool House is featured in Architectural Digest's March issue.

DECEMBER 2015

Architecture League's First Friday at SPAN

First Friday's are monthly events for Architecture League of New York members to have the opportunity to visit the offices of leading design studios. SPAN hosted December's First Friday in 2015.

October 2015

OHNY's "Five Boroughs" canopy

SPAN continues to support amazing charities through design with the completion of "Five Boroughs", a collaboration between our own Professor, SPAN Partner Peter Pelsinski, the students of ARCH509 Princeton University School of Architecture, and Open House New York. Used as a fundraising tool at OHNY's 2015 launch party, the canopy spatializes the 1000's of sites that OHNY has been able to open, educating the public on the city's art and architecture over the years.

OCTOBER 2015

DWELL features SPAN's August Moon Guest House

August Moon Guest House was featured in Dwell's special issue, "15 Years of the Best Modern Homes."

September 2015

Interior Design features SPAN's UES Duplex in City Living, "NY's Finest" issue

Interior Design magazine features SPAN's UES Duplex project in their "New York's Finest" September 2015 issue, written by Craig Kellogg. 

Interior Design - New York's Finest  

AUGUST 2015

Custom Display Tables for FRAME Denim

Custom display tables for FRAME Denim NYC includes a reflection mirror.

JULY 2015

Commercial Observer Magazine Article

Rockrose finalizes construction loan for 43-25 Hunter Street in Long Island City, NY.

Commercial Observer - Hunter Street Article

June 2015

AUGUST MOON

A view looking up at the spectacular chandelier installed at our project, August Moon, in Maine. David Weissman (R and Company), truly went the extra mile.

JUNE 2015

Interior Design Magazine features SPAN Architecture

SPAN Architecture was featured in the Crosslines section of Interior Design Magazine's June Issue.

JUNE 2015

AIA NY Interiors 2015 Residential Review Competition

SPAN's work on East 85th & Gotham West has been selected as winning entries in the Inaugural AIA NY Interior Residential Review competition. 

APRIL 2015

Construction Today - LA Metropolis

SPAN is featured in Construction Today's April Issue covering the development of our latest project on the west coast, LA Metropolis. 

APRIL 2015

CTC&G Innovation in Design Award Judges

SPAN principal Karen Stonely reviews entries for the 2015 CTC&G Innovation Design Awards alongside fellow panel judges Matthew Patrick Smyth, Thomas Balsley, Anthonly Baratta, and Scott Saunders.

March 2015

Karen Stonely featured in CTC&G

Partner Karen Stonely, is featured in Connecticut Cottages & Gardens' "Meet the Architect" section, discussing her journey and passion for design and philanthropy.

March 2015

2015 Architectural Digest Home Design Show

Partner Peter Pelsinski, speaks at the 2015 Architectural Digest Home Design Show sponsored by the New York Times, with moderator Alexandra Polier about 'Architecture Today: Integrating Art and Furnishings'

Architizer, March 2014

A+ Awards Special Mention

We proudly announce Calvin Klein Singapore places as an ‘A+ Awards Special Mention’ in the 2015 Architizer A+ Awards.

Interior Design, February 2015

ID Best of Year Honoree

Interior Design names Hyatt Times Square as a 2014 Best of Year Honoree for the category of 'Domestic Hotels'.

November 2014

15 William Opening

SPAN's contribution has been to help soften the original building's modern edges through textures and bold furniture selections.  The model apartments are perhaps the clearest examples of our direction, and show how a beautiful modern design can be made into a comfortable home.

Fall 2015

Baron Residence

Interior Design, September 2014

Gotham West

Gotham West in Interior Design Magazine's September 2014 Issue.

Interior Design, September 2014

Hyatt Times Square

Hyatt Times Square is featured in September 2014 Issue of Interior Design Magazine and is a part of the OHNY 2014 weekend with tours by SPAN Principal, Peter Pelsinski.

Architectural Digest, August 2014

11th Avenue Residence

SPAN featured in Architectural Digest's August 2014 Issue for the 11th Avenue Residence.

June 2014

SPAN's latest project on the west coast, LA Metropolis, in Los Angeles, CA, was featured in Elliman Magazine.

May 2014

42nd Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House

In May 2014, SPAN contributed a room for the 42nd Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House, helping to raise over $1 million for the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club. The show house received twice as many visitors than the previous year and was prolifically published.

March 2014

AIANY Interior Honors Award

SPAN is awarded the 2014 AIANY Interior Honors Award for their Calvin Klein Collection Store in Shenyang, CH.

October 2014

AIANY Subway Show "New York New Design"

SPAN's Westport Pool House is featured in the 2014 NYC Subway Show, "New York New Design", on view at Manhattans West 4th Street subway station

October 2013

Gotham West Opening

Gotham West, which began in 2010 and was completed in October 2013, houses a total of 1,258 rooms in four buildings. SPAN strategized custom pieces of furniture to become architecturally scaled to create zones of space. Pictured, an exterior pergola reaches down from the skylight and produces a hanging fretwork that segregates the gallery from the lounges and leads your eye up to patches of green from the upper gardens.

May 2013

OPENHOUSENEWYORK

SPAN has been asked to participate in OPENSTUDIOS LOWER MANHATTAN on May 18th. The event sponsored by OHNY and NYCxDESIGN provides access to design studios through out Lower Manhattan representing the leading edge of NYC design, innovation and creativity in all disciplines. Purchase tickets here and see you on 5/18.

Architectural Digest, August 2012

Westport Residence Pool House

The Westport Residence Pool House is featured and on the cover of the August issue of Architectural Digest.

January 2012

New American Luxury

New American Luxury's latest issue features SPAN's office fitout at Baron & Baron and restaurant interiors at Souen.

October 2010

Fifth Avenue

This Landmarked loft building in the Flatiron district will be enlarged and converted into a boutique hotel and restaurant unter SPAN's direction. Work will include an extensive restoration to the building's historical facade.

October 2010

New York Architecture

The Loft Publications book "New York Architecture" was released which features SPAN's architectural work and interiors at The Core Club.

October 2010

Gotham West

SPAN begins work on the four building, 31 story rental buildings with Gotham Development Corporation

June 2010

Pier 54

SPAN is leading a feasibility study for a 20,000 sq. ft. tensile structure on Pier 54 for branded, mega-iconic, cultural and fashion events. The program will include an interior layout, landscaping, amenity spaces, a bar, restaurant and private lounge and end of pier terrace.

January 2010

Interior Design

The studios work is being featured this month in the article "Mover Shaker: The Impresario Imperative" in Interior Design Magazine.

January 2010

Bally's Las Vegas

SPAN begins design consultation on the Las Vegas Bally's Grand Bazaar Shops, an open air market located on the strip.

December 2009

Firehouse Conversion

The studio began design work on the conversion of an 8000 SF historic firehouse in Greenwich Village into a private residence. The project includes a gut renovation, bespoke furnishings, a new penthouse addition and two terraces.

November 2009

Design Trust For Public Space

SPAN is asked to design and construct an object "that could shelter any living creature (and fit into the back of a NYC cab)" for auction at the 2009 Annual Benefit and Auction. SPAN's interpretation, "Urban Camoflauge" is a conflation of the organic iconography of a bird nest with that of its built counterpart, the birdhouse.

October 2009

Iron Lofts - Completion

The firm celebrated construction completion of the Iron-Lofts (early summer) and the 100th birthday of the Landmarked building with a coctail reception in October. Iron lofts marks the rebirth of the formerly industrial building as six meticulously detailed luxury residences.  A sensitive vertical addition completes the duplex penthouse, while a rear terrace (off ground floor bedrooms), custom steel stair railing and 14 foot ceilings highlight the ground floor “Maisonette”.

2009

West Village Restaurant

SPAN is working on a new restaurant concept and design in the West Village.

2009

Souen Union Square

SPAN is currently working with macrobiotic authority Masaki Yamaguchi on an full remodel of Souen restaurant near Union Square.

2009

Upper East Side Residence

SPAN has begun design work on a gut renovation of a duplex apartment overlooking Central Park. A central bespoke perforated stair core will unite the floors and modern antique and custom furnishings will play homage to the couples existing influential modern art collection.

2009

Cowgirl Seahorse

SPAN completed the renovation of this South-Seaport restaurant. The urban cowgirl theme was transformed by it's new location, drawing its personality form both the Western Frontier and the Historic Seaport.

2009

West 9th Street

Adding to its development portfolio, the firm is working on the conversion of a 6,000 sq. ft. NYC Landmarked apartment building to a single-family residence. The design features a phenomenal glass stair that wraps the new stone elevator core, puncturing and pulling light through all floors.

2009

Central Park South Residence

SPAN begins design work on the apartment gut renovation for banker, Karim Tabet. An interior palette of white compliments the expansive Central Park views.

2008

Collins Avenue Hotel

SPAN was asked to partner again with John Pawson to update 1825 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, adding to Ian Schrager's established presence on the world-famous strip.

2008

Calvin Klein Collection, Highland Park Dallas

SPAN completes the first Collection Store for Calvin Klein's couture collection outside of NYC ahead of the anticipated schedule and under budget. Custom hang bars and vitrines are developed to compliment the stores iconic minimal detailing

2008

Essex Massachusetts

SPAN began design on a 4,000 sq. ft. hyper modern extension to a historic Georgian style brick home on in Essex MA. The scope will also include new ancillary landscape structures; new stables, pool house, stone tower renovation, tennis facility, and extensive landscape design integration for the multi-acre property.

2007

August Moon

SPAN has been commissioned to design both landscape schematics, and a series of structures on pristine hunting grounds, originally belonging to actress Brooke Astor in Bar Harbor, ME. 

2007

Superior Ink

SPAN is designing the complete interiors of the 6,500 sq. ft. penthouse in the Robert A.M. Stern Designed Superior Ink building, located on West St. in lower Manhattan

November / October 2007

Envisioning Hudson Yards

The book "Envisioning Hudson Hards" cataloging the architectural design charatte sponsored by the CAnal West Coalition, TriBeCa Community Association, PJ Charltons, the Eugene M. Grant Org. and Friends of Hudson Square is published along with articles "Up On The Roof" in the Architects Newspaper, November, and "Architects Brainstorm Ways to Add Park Space" in the Downtown Express, October. SPAN was chosen alongwith 5 other firms in the field of architecture , landscape and urban design to envision solutions to connect this super block site with the Hudson Waterfront, Pier 40 and the adjacent neighborhoods of the West Village, SoHo and TriBeCa.

October 2007

The Sullens Residence

The Sullens Residence is the subject of Stephen Aronson’s articled titled “Acquisition and Merger” Arts & Crafts gets a Downtown twist in a Manhattan Duplex.

October 2007

SPA-DE Vol.8

The SPAN Interiors for GOSmile Aesthetics is featured in volume 8, "GOSmile Aesthetics, Science, and Stryle for Teeth Whitening Treatment".

Summer 2007

Ensemble Magazine

The spa at The Core Club is on the cover of the summer edition of Benjamin Moore & Co.’s Ensemble Magazine. The article titled “a natural habitat” highlights several spas to exemplify how elements of nature influence colors and textures of spaces to provide comfort and sanctuary.

July 2007

Envisioning Hudson Square

SPAN has been invited as one of five national firms to participate in the Friends of Hudson Square Design Charrette Workshop and Exhibition. The theme "envisioning a neighborhood" is part of an effort to "spur Master Planning activities through collaboration and conversations, rather than reacting to spot-zoning" in order to "produce a more sustainable, economically vibrant and livable community".

April 2007

Times Square Hotel

SPAN begins programming and design on the new 54 story hotel in Times Square for Extell Development Corporation. There will be a ground floor restaurant, 450 rooms, a meeting floor, Spa and private gym, and roof top bar lounge. 

March 2007

Baron & Baron Office

Baron & Baron has selected the firm to renovate a new 12,000 SF studio space in keeping with his modern and refined design sensibilities. Design features include unobstructed panoramic views, custom furniture, and extensive custom fabricated millwork and steel work.

February 2007

Metropolis.com

The SPAN interiors for GOSmile Aesthetics is being featured this month in the article "A Crowning Achievement".

November 2006

Kent House

SPAN is beginning construction on a new house in Kent, CT.  The house will simultaneously embrace and exploit the bucolic landscape.

November 2006

Interior Design

SPAN proudly anounces that The Core Club gym photograph shot by Michael Moran will adorn the cover of the November issue of Interior Design. The feature article can be viewed under the heading "Publications".

August 2006

Aberdeen Properties

SPAN has been selected to convert a series of townhouses into luxury condominiums, the first of these properties located on West 74th Street NYC.
The condominiums will include custom millwork and flooring, spectacular interior stairs, modern baths, exterior garden and terraces and wine cellars alongside sensitive contextual restorative work.

July 2006

Spa at The Core Club  

The Spa at The Core Club opened end summer after construction and interiors were completed.

June 2006

GOSmile Aesthetics

SPAN has completed noted dentist and author Dr. Jonathan Levine's dental suite, GOSmile Aesthetics, on the upper east side of Manhattan. The serene and sleek surgery and fabrication suite features custom cold formed millwork, display cases, lighting design and furnishings.

April 2006

Gramercy Loft

The design & interior furnishings of this 5,200 sq. ft. duplex loft in the Gramercy area was substantially completed in April, 2006. The architectural renovation entailed signifigant structural work to create two large double height atriums, a custom glass and metal winter garden, cantilevered stair and catwalks with stained and fritted glass inserts, the Dornbracht "RainSky" shower/spa system and integrated and automated lighting, HVAC, AV/IT and sound controls. Highlights of the interior decoration feature a custom leather wall panel/dresser, a walnut/chenille sofa, a parchment/lucite motorized bar cabinet.

Summer 2006

Klein Residence

SPAN is completing Calvin Klein's private 9,000 sq ft. residence located in the penthouse of the Richard Meier Perry Street towers (in partnership with John Pawson).  Charaterized by simplicity and minimalism, the design unites a unique palate of materials with high precision craftsmanship, all fully integrated with state-of-the-art technological services and controls.  Key features include a screening room, gym, 2 full kitchens, 2 working fireplaces, and a cantilevered solid stone stair. 

Summer 2005

AIA New York State

SPAN received an AIA New York State Juror's Special Recognition Award for architectural excellence and the reinvention of teleconferencing ergonomics and technological integration in the "Keyspan Energy" project, completed in 2005. The advanced nationwide teleconferencing is being re-investigated and executed nationwide for McKesson Pharmaceuticals, a Fortune 50 Company, in collaboration with Panasonic.