STUDIO C ARCHITECTS

KUNG-FU TEA

Porject Type: Commerical

Location: Queens, NY

Size: 1,200 SF

Status: Completed

Kung Fu Tea is a new concept of franchise that originated from Taiwan and branched off first in the New York City metropolitan area. After a successful launch as trail booths in shopping malls, Kung Fu Tea sought to establish a flagship store in the heart of Flushing, New York. The store design concept pursued a modernization of traditional Asian tea shops. At the storefront, the use of NanaWall folding door system opens up the teashop to become part of the sidewalk. The long, tunnel-like space, in combination with a flowing curved wall and the contrasting wood ribs, draws pedestrians into the teashop. On one end, the curved wall provides niches of seating for transient stay; on the other end, staggered wooden wall panels fold into tables to provide seating for extended stay.

FLUSHING PLAZA - BARCLAY ENTRY

Porject Type: Commercial

Location: Queens, NY

Size: 150 SF

Status: Completed

After an old department store had been converted to house new commercial office and retail programs, a secondary entry lobby was designed to accommodate increased circulation needs and to enhance way finding from outside of the complex. The full-height glass façade marks the entry point that breaks an otherwise continuous solid brick wall. Low-E insulated glass unit with low-iron glasses is to further enhance its visual transparency. On the interior, four wood panels follow the same language as the glass façade curve to form ceiling and back wall, softening the threshold between the transparency of the glass and the opacity of existing brick wall. Although a new elevator was installed to satisfy ADA requirement, the new entry enhanced the visual experience within existing egress stairs and encouraged more stair usage.

LIVENRICH - RETAIL, NYC

Porject Type: Retail

Location: New York, NY

Size: 1,000 SF

Status: Completed

LivenRich is a health management enterprise that research and develop health supplements. Consultation is provided to each customer to best tailor supplements and related health programs to cater individual needs. The retail store located on 61 East Broadway, NY, displays supplement products individually in custom designed stands with interactive digital display. A stretched ceiling with diffused lighting extends the entire length of the storefront, creating illusion of natural light. A consultation area is designated in the privacy at the back of the store.

LIVENRICH - FLAGSHIP, SHANGHAI

Porject Type: Commercial

Location: Shanghai, China

Size: 5,000 SF

Status: Proposal

LivenRich is a health management enterprise that research and develop health supplements. Consultation is provided to each customer to best tailor supplements and related health programs to cater individual needs. This two-story retail space in a Shanghai mall provides a communal space where visitors are informed of LivenRich’s supplement products. Glass partitions and diffused light ceiling panels create a sense of openness and clarity of space. The second floor consists of private consultation rooms, offices, and conference rooms that employ similar partition and ceiling strategy, but moderate privacy with adjustable blinds.

WEDDING BOX

Porject Type: Commercial

Location: Queens, NY

Size: 5,000 SF

Status: Completed

Wedding Box Inc. is a bridal shop that provides all inclusive wedding services from wedding photography, gowns, and floral arrangements to limo service, entertainment, and party favors. Located at 3657 Main St, Flushing, NY, the owners purchased the two-story commercial building that was partitioned to four separate retail spaces. Three ground floor storefronts were rented out, with one storefront left as entrance for the bridal shop. The partition walls on the second floor were pealed back and punctured to encompass various bridal shop programs. At the ground floor, a frame of seemingly floating I-beams with inset lighting encases wedding gowns in a glass display box. The main curve stair with skylight and lighting above was designed to double as backdrop in wedding photographs. The stairs then lead to a waiting living room area and a freestanding mirror on a platform for gown and tuxedo fittings. Gowns are displayed and stored in the adjacent volume. A digital media room, make-up room, sewing room, and a fully equipped photography studio are accessed by two hallways at the polar ends of the space, differentiating between service and visitor circulation.

465 LEXINGTON AVE

Porject Type: Commercial

Location: New York, NY

Size: 9,000 SF

Status: Proposal

Located at 465 Lexington Ave, the proposed restaurant and market nestles in the heart of Mid-town East. Looking at precedents such as Eataly and Chelsea Market, the business strategy in coupling an Asian-inspired market and restaurant programs is to target business workers in the area with lunch, happy hour and dinner options. Upon entering, a gallery exhibiting the Asian culture of dining leads to the main stairs that descend customers to the open market space. An open bar is designed to be the centerpiece of the market, with various stalls displaying fresh grocery ready to be made into a meal. Private lounges partitioned with wooden screens provide space for larger parties and extended stay.

LIVENRICH - HEADQUARTER, NYC

Porject Type: Office

Location: New York, NY

Size: 2,000 SF

Status: Completed

LivenRich is a health management enterprise that research and develop health supplements. Consultation is provided to each customer to best tailor supplements and related health programs to cater individual needs. This headquarter at 84 Bowery, NY, is primarily an administrative office. The elevator directly opens to the office space. In order to compensate for limited light penetration, a stretched ceiling with LED lights embedded covers the entirety of the office and imitates diffused natural light throughout the space. Storage and individual offices share a hallway that leads to an open floor plan work space that receives ample natural light. Seamless wood panels with custom millwork cabinets conceals storage and adds a variety of material to the space.

3 bedrooms 3.5 bathroom condo unit located in upper east side.

Full gut renovation with customized millwork and gourmet kitchen.  Carrara Marble with various porcelain tiles were used for bathrooms and kitchen.  Marble fire place with customized build-in and refinish existing herringbone wood floor.

Playful apartment located in Rego Park underwent extensive renovation.

Combination of two apartments which situated in a classic Art Deco building in Upper West Side with dramatic river view. 

Full gut renovation of this four bedrooms apartment with customized millwork and gourmet kitchen.  Carrara Marble with various porcelain tiles were used for bathrooms and kitchen.  New wooden floor thruout.

Eat-in kitchen renovation in this bright colonial home located in Scarsdale.

Medical office located in East Midtown Manhattan with high ceiling. Brand new floor tiles with gray tone wall thru-out to create a calm and peaceful environment for patients with floor to ceiling marble restroom.

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Decorating existing Regal French Chateau with one of kind furniture, chandelier and window treatments.

Classic Center Hall Colonial single family house located in Roslyn.  Fully renovated with new hardwood floor, flooded with new recessed light and open eat-in kitchen and bathrooms.  

Master bathroom feature 5-piece fixtures included free standing tub along with rain shower.   Family room feature customized millowork with builtin and wood burning fire place.

Colonial single family house situated on a picturesque street in the heart of Scarsdale. 

Renovation of two existing bathrooms with modernized fixtures and free standing tub. 

Reinvent existing bathroom with new fixtures and finishes. New wet-bar for entertainment area.

Combination of two luxury units situated in the first modern residential tower in West Side of Times Square.

Modern open kitchen with European designed cabinetry. Replacement of finishes in all three bathrooms.

New medical office in a new complex located in Queens. Ceramic tiles throughout with vinyl floor for procedure area. Use of cool color palette to create peaceful environment for patients.

Recreation Room in single family house.

Modernized kitchen in a century old house.

4 bedroom, 2 bathroom co-op building in the heart of Forest Hills.

Full gut renovation with coffered ceiling, herringbone white oak hardwood floor with wet-bar.

Small studio in midtown east with pantry-style kitchenette & floor-to-ceiling porcelain tile bathroom.