What nArchitects does

nARCHITECTS is a Brooklyn-based architecture practice founded in 1999 by Eric Bunge, FAIA, and Mimi Hoang, FAIA, NOMA, and organized as a Professional Limited Liability Company (nARCHITECTS, PLLC). The firm delivers architecture, master planning, interior design, exhibition design, and design-build services for buildings, transformations, and public spaces. Its clients span public agencies (NYCEDC, New York State Parks, NYC DDC, NYC HPD, NYC Parks, NYC DOT, Hudson River Park Trust, City of Hoboken, City of Seattle, City of Auburn, NYPA, Navy Pier Inc.), cultural institutions (MoMA PS1, Joan Mitchell Foundation, The Drawing Center, SCAD, Teatown Lake Reservation), private developers (Monadnock Development, XYC Design + Development, New World Development, Jiang Yuan Water Engineering), and corporate clients (MINI/BMW). Headcount is approximately 17 staff including 2 Co-Founding Partners, 1 Principal, 1 Senior Associate, 1 Associate, 1 Architect, 4 Designers, and administrative staff.

The practice integrates computational design (3D modeling, CNC fabrication), mass timber and engineered bamboo construction, modular prefabrication, net-zero energy systems (geothermal, photovoltaic, battery storage, passive solar), resilient coastal and flood design, and kinetic/responsive architecture. Notable proprietary approaches include an engineered bamboo tectonic system (the 2004 MoMA PS1 Canopy with 1,400 freshly cut green bamboo poles and the 2011 Forest Pavilion in Taiwan), cross-laminated timber (CLT) construction, modular prefabrication (Carmel Place was NYC's first micro-unit building and tallest modular building in Manhattan at completion), wind-responsive kinetic installations (Windshape in France), and "remixed graffiti" brick reuse at A/D/O. The firm is also recognized for adaptive reuse of historic post-industrial structures, including Bush Terminal Building A (1905-1925), A/D/O Design Center, and Connecting Terminal, often combined with new construction.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees, typically structured as a percentage of construction cost, fixed fees, or hourly billing depending on scope. Work is secured through competitive RFPs (e.g., NYC HPD M/WBE RFP for Park Edge), design competitions (e.g., MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program, adAPT NYC for Carmel Place, International Young Architects Design Competition for Shanghai Library, Chicago Navy Pier competition with James Corner Field Operations), and direct commissioning by government clients. The firm holds national WBE certification and NYS/NYC W/MBE accreditation, which provides access to set-aside public-sector RFPs. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm is founder-owned with no institutional investment disclosed and operates from a single Brooklyn studio at 68 Jay Street, serving projects across the United States (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Chicago, Seattle) and internationally (Calgary, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hualien/Taiwan, Lacoste/France, Milan/Italy, Ordos/China).

Name

nArchitects

Legal name

nARCHITECTS, PLLC

Website

https://narchitects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

nARCHITECTS is a Brooklyn-based architecture practice founded in 1999 by Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang, delivering architecture, master planning, interior design, and design-build services to public agencies, cultural institutions, and private developers in the US and internationally.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Professional Services Fees: nARCHITECTS generates revenue through professional services fees for architecture, master planning, interior design, exhibition design, and design-build services on buildings, transformations, and public spaces. Projects are awarded via competitive RFPs, design competitions, and direct commission by public agencies, cultural institutions, developers, and private clients. Projects range from small installations (~$145K installations like Endless Table) to major new buildings (e.g., 230,000sf MADE Bush Terminal renovation) and large cultural/civic centers (e.g., 1.2 million sf Shanghai Library East Hall, 12,000sf Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center, 113,000sf Park Edge). Book publishing (Buildings and Almost Buildings, ACTAR 2018) is a minor supplementary stream.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Core offering

nARCHITECTS is a Brooklyn-based architectural studio providing architecture, master planning, interior design, exhibition design, and design-build services for public agencies, cultural institutions, real estate developers, and private clients. The practice specializes in sustainability-driven, innovative construction techniques including engineered bamboo, cross-laminated timber (CLT), modular prefabrication, and adaptive reuse of industrial structures.

Product overview

nArchitects is a Brooklyn-based architecture practice (organized as a service offering rather than a software product platform) that delivers a single integrated portfolio of design services across three categories — Buildings, Transformations, and "Also" (installations, pavilions, and experimental work). The practice's portfolio comprises named architectural projects and built works such as the Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center, Carmel Place, Chicago Navy Pier, Orchard Beach Maintenance & Operations Building, MADE Campus at Bush Terminal, A/D/O Design Center, NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center, CLT House, Shanghai Library East Hall, Joan Mitchell Foundation Center, MoMA P.S.1: Canopy, Gansevoort Peninsula Pavilion, Teatown Lake Reservation Nature and Education Center, Ithaca Farmers Market, and Polycentric Pavilion, among others. These projects are not discrete software modules but a coherent body of civic, cultural, residential, and public-space commissions delivered under one unified practice led by co-founders Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang.

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Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Full-scope architectural design for civic, cultural, residential, and commercial buildings, delivered to public agencies, cultural institutions, developers, and private clients.
• Master Planning Site-scale and district-scale planning services for public-sector and institutional clients, including civic frameworks and large public-space master plans.
• Interior Design Interior architectural design for cultural, civic, residential, and commercial interiors, integrated with the firm's overall building projects.
• Exhibition Design Design of exhibition galleries, pavilions, and temporary installations for museums, foundations, and cultural institutions (e.g., MoMA P.S.1: Canopy).
• Design-Build Services Integrated design and construction delivery for projects requiring close coordination between design intent and fabrication, including modular and prefabricated buildings.
• Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center Net-zero energy nature center on Long Island featuring an engineered bamboo tectonic structure and wind-responsive kinetic facade.
• Carmel Place Pioneering modular prefabricated residential building in Manhattan developed for Monadnock Development as NYC's first micro-unit modular housing project.
• CLT House Single-family residence built using cross-laminated timber (CLT) construction, demonstrating mass timber residential design for XYC Design + Development.
• MoMA P.S.1: Canopy Remixed graffiti-brick canopy installation at MoMA P.S.1's Young Architects Program, designed to provide shade and program space in the museum's courtyard.
• A/D/O Design Center Adaptive reuse of an industrial garage into a design center and creative workspace in Brooklyn.
• Shanghai Library East Hall Public library hall in Shanghai featuring a perforated corrugated cast-concrete / UHPC facade.
• Orchard Beach Maintenance & Operations Building Resilient maintenance and operations building for NYC Parks designed for post-Sandy coastal exposure conditions.
• Joan Mitchell Foundation Center Adaptive reuse and renovation of an industrial building in New Orleans into the Joan Mitchell Foundation's artist residency and program center.
• MADE Campus at Bush Terminal Adaptive reuse of industrial waterfront buildings in Sunset Park, Brooklyn into a maker and design campus.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000 visitors to MoMA PS1 Canopy installation over 5 months (2004)
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Feature8 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship / core and major.

• Public Service (creative studio of Public Records)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2025New GTM/cultural-venue partnership announced December 4, 2025. nARCHITECTS is lead designer and architect of record for a new 1,000-capacity ground-level arts and music venue at MADE Bush Terminal Building A in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, in collaboration with Public Service (creative studio of Public Records) and NYCEDC. Construction is part of nARCHITECTS' second-phase activation of the MADE campus.
• James Corner Field Operations (Field Operations)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring strategic co-design partner on multiple flagship public-realm projects. Co-led the 1st Prize 2012 Chicago Navy Pier competition (nARCHITECTS designed the Wave Wall, Info Tower, four Lake Pavilions, and kiosks on the 3,000-foot pier; Field Operations was the design lead and landscape architect). Field Operations led the overall 5.65-acre Gansevoort Peninsula Park plan in Manhattan (nARCHITECTS designed the 6,800sf park pavilion). Field Operations also led the Waterfront Seattle promenade project (nARCHITECTS designed the four Waterfront Seattle Urban Kaleidoscopes kiosks).
• New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)flagship / coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term development partner for the MADE Campus at Bush Terminal, Sunset Park, Brooklyn. nARCHITECTS is master-planning and renovating the 36-acre industrial complex (Building A 230,000sf renovation 2018–2025, 170,000sf of tenant space). In December 2025 nARCHITECTS, NYCEDC, and Public Service (creative studio of Public Records) jointly announced a 1,000-capacity arts/music venue at MADE Bush Terminal. NYCEDC is the public-side development agency.
• New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (NYC HPD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner on affordable housing. Park Edge (542 Dean Street, Brooklyn) is a 12-story affordable senior housing project won through a competitive HPD M/WBE RFP; nARCHITECTS works alongside a development team of Jobe Development Corporation, MEGA Group Development, and Institute for Community Living (ICL) to deliver 164 studio and one-bedroom apartments plus a community facility. HPD is also the partner on the Carmel Place micro-unit project (with Monadnock Development).
• New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRecurring government implementation partner. nARCHITECTS was selected for the NYC DDC Project Excellence Program and has delivered multiple DDC-commissioned civic projects including Orchard Beach Maintenance & Operations Building (delivered as the first NYC DDC Design-Build Program project, completed in less than half the typical time), Harper Street Yard Structures for NYC DOT, and the Staten Island Zoo Clove Road Entrance.
• New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS Parks)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government client/partner for major cultural and civic projects: Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center (with Long Island Power Authority, opened 2020), NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn, NY (opened 2018), and Teatown Lake Reservation campus transformation ($26M, broke ground October 2025).
• MoMA PS1 (P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, MoMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWon 1st Prize in the 2004 MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program with the 'Canopy' installation - 11,000sf bamboo structure in the P.S.1 courtyard that was experienced by ~100,000 visitors over 5 months. The project launched nARCHITECTS' national profile and was a recurring professional relationship (e.g., Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center later featured in MoMA's 2023 'Architecture Now: New York, New Publics' exhibition).
• Silman (Structural Engineering)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRecurring structural engineering consultant across many of nARCHITECTS' major projects, including House Between Forest and Field, CLT House, Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center, Gansevoort Peninsula Pavilion, ResilienCity Park Pavilion, NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center, Orchard Beach M&O, Ithaca Farmers Market, and others.
• OLA Consulting Engineers (MEP)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRecurring MEP engineering partner across multiple projects, including NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center, ResilienCity Park Pavilion, House Between Forest and Field, CLT House, Teatown Lake Reservation, Orchard Beach M&O Building, MADE Bush Terminal, Park Edge, and A/D/O Design Center.
• Lumen Architecture (Lighting Design)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRecurring lighting design partner on many projects, including NYS Equal Rights Heritage Center, A/D/O, Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center, ResilienCity Park Pavilion, Orchard Beach M&O, MADE Bush Terminal, and House Between Forest and Field.
• TYLin (Engineering)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRecurring structural engineering partner, including on MADE Bush Terminal (jointly with Silman), Orchard Beach M&O, Teatown Lake Reservation, and others.
• Arup (Engineering)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner on early projects (MoMA PS1 Canopy structural consultation, Ordos 100 Villa Villa MEP and structural engineering, and others). Also collaborated with nARCHITECTS on the 1:7.5 scale thermal model of Villa Villa exhibited at the 2009 Seoul Design Olympiad.
• Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-term cultural partnership: nARCHITECTS received the 2023 National Design Award in Architecture from Cooper Hewitt. The firm also participates annually in Cooper Hewitt's National Design Week as both Studio Tour host and Design Career Fair participant.
• Monadnock DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner and general contractor for Carmel Place (NYC's first micro-unit building, 2013–2016). Selected for construction through the adAPT NYC competition alongside NYC HPD. The project was internationally celebrated as a new housing prototype.
• XYC Design + DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate developer client and partner for M2 Mixed-Use Building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (2013–2019). 23,000sf zig-zag form mixed-use building with restaurants, offices, and residential penthouse on Calgary's River Walk.
• New World DevelopmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHong Kong-based developer client for Artisan House in Sai Ying Pun (2015–2018): 400-foot tall mixed-use tower with 250 studio, one- and two-bedroom units, sky garden, clubhouse, and ground-floor retail/restaurants.
• Hudson River Park TrustmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment client and co-development partner for the Gansevoort Peninsula Pavilion in Manhattan (2019–2024), in partnership with landscape architect James Corner Field Operations. 6,800sf park pavilion with perforated corrugated cast-concrete facade on Manhattan's newest 'beach.'
• City of HobokenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner on ResilienCity Park Pavilion (2017–2024), a 10,000sf community pavilion anchoring Hoboken's largest public park atop 1-million-gallon stormwater detention system. Designed in collaboration with OLIN (landscape architect) and E&LP (project lead). Won 2025 Metropolis Planet Positive Awards.
• OLIN (Landscape Architecture)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRecurring landscape architecture partner. Jointly designed ResilienCity Park and Pavilion in Hoboken, NJ (10,000sf pavilion, 5.4-acre park with 1M+ gallon stormwater detention). OLIN is also landscape architect for the Little Falls Connector bridge project in Little Falls, NY.
• UCE Fine BuildersmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRecurring builder/contractor partner on multiple private residential projects, including House Between Forest and Field (Stanfordville, NY) and CLT House (Dutchess County, NY).
• Joan Mitchell FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit client and partner for 6,000sf arts education and research space in Chelsea, Manhattan (2012–2014). The Foundation works to broaden the recognition of artists and their essential contributions to community and society.
• MINI / BMWmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate client and partner for A/D/O Design Center, a design institute/incubator in a transformed Greenpoint, Brooklyn warehouse (2016–2020). 400+ events hosted including rotating art installations and educational symposia. Commissioned by MINI as a platform for design innovation and entrepreneurship.
• New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment client and partner on Harper Street Yard Structures in Queens, NY (2014–2015). 235,855sf site including renovation of maintenance/repair shops, new diesel pump station, monitoring booth, and electrical transformer building. 2011 NYC Public Design Commission Award; 2018 AIANY Design Merit Award.
• New York Power Authority (NYPA) / New York State Canal CorporationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment clients and partners for the Little Falls Connector project (2021–), part of NY State's 'Reimagine the Canals' initiative. nARCHITECTS is leading the design of a new pedestrian/cyclist bridge across the Erie Canal at Lock 17 plus park enhancements along the Empire State Trail.
• Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and PlannersmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRecurring landscape architecture partner. Jointly designed the Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center landscape and the Teatown Lake Reservation campus transformation (1,000+ acres, $26M project in Ossining, NY).
• ACTAR (Publisher)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerPublishing partner for nARCHITECTS' monograph 'Buildings and Almost Buildings' (2018), with launch event at A/D/O Design Center. Graham Foundation funded the publication.
• Columbia University GSAPP (Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership: both Eric Bunge and Mimi Hoang serve as Adjunct Associate Professors teaching graduate design studios at Columbia GSAPP. The firm regularly presents at GSAPP events (e.g., 2024 Kenneth Frampton Endowed Symposium: Housing and Domesticity) and hosts students in academic engagement.
• Architectural Society of Shanghai China / 'Time Architecture' magazinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompetition organizers and clients for the Shanghai Library East Hall winning entry (1st Prize, 2016 International Young Architects Design Competition). Co-commissioned with Pudong New Area Planning and Land Authority and Pudong New District Propaganda Department.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WORK Architecture Company: NYC-based architecture studio of comparable size and ethos, focused on public-sector, cultural, and adaptive reuse projects (Barking Fire Station, MoMA PS1 YAP entry). Similar positioning as a smaller, design-driven practice engaging civic and cultural clients.
• SHoP Architects: NYC-based design studio with a comparable mixed portfolio of large-scale public, residential, and cultural commissions (Atlantic Yards, Barclays Center, Hudson Yards). Similar ethos around design innovation, public-sector engagement, and adaptive reuse; similar size and structural complexity.
• KieranTimberlake: Philadelphia-based architecture firm with comparable emphasis on sustainability, mass timber, and research-driven practice (Bullitt Center, Yale Farmhouse, Brock Environmental Center). Overlaps on net-zero, CLT, and public-sector work.
• James Corner Field Operations: Landscape architecture and urban design firm; recurring strategic partner with nARCHITECTS on Chicago Navy Pier, Gansevoort Peninsula, and Waterfront Seattle. Comparable scale, public-sector client base, and signature large-scale civic projects (High Line, Freshkills Park).
• MASS Design Group: Non-profit design practice with deep public-sector and institutional client base (Butaro District Hospital, Memorial to Peace and Justice). Comparable commitment to civic architecture and "design for the public good" with similar headcount and mission orientation.
• Studio Gang: Chicago-based architecture firm with comparable focus on sustainability, civic architecture, and design-forward public projects (Aqua Tower, Writers Theatre, Natural History Museum Gilder Center). Overlaps with nARCHITECTS on climate-resilient, public-realm, and adaptive reuse work.
• SO-IL (Solid Objectives - Idenburg Liu): NYC-based international architecture studio of comparable size, with overlapping focus on cultural, civic, and residential commissions and a research-oriented practice (Figge Art Museum, Cornell Foundry). Comparable headcount and academic positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Larger international architecture and landscape practice with a similar design-forward civic portfolio (Times Square, Norwegian National Opera, SFMOMA expansion). Competitor for high-profile civic and cultural commissions but broader scale and broader geographic reach than nARCHITECTS.
• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Larger internationally recognized design studio with comparable emphasis on sustainability, modular construction, and innovative civic architecture (VIA 57 West, LEGO House, The Spiral). Competes for marquee public and private commissions but at much greater scale.
• Henning Larsen: International architecture firm with strong focus on sustainability, public-sector work, and civic commissions (Harpa Concert Hall, Copenhagen International School). Comparable on sustainability/resilience positioning and public-realm focus, but with significantly larger scale and reach.

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Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

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