Nicole Migeon

Architect, PLLC

NMA Studio and Gallery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Nicole Migeon Architect Moves into New Office

NEW YORK, NY – April 10, 2009 – As a place designed to receive anyone from clients to contractors and consultants, trade showmen, vendors, and artists, Nicole Migeon Architect’s (NMA) newly-built studio and gallery space is an exercise in versatility and efficient design. It needed to serve as a meeting space for clients and contractors alike, as an office, and also a gallery, without sacrificing comfort in a relatively small 400 square-foot space.

The studio is designed in accord with NMA’s working philosophy, which is a deliberate departure from the traditional structure of larger architecture firms. As opposed to an already-existing team taking on each project, NMA works with a small group of core employees and adds individuals to suit each project’s particular demands. Making use of the flexibility afforded by modern technology, the office functions as a mobile space, reconfigurable to suit the current needs of the employees. Workstations are interchangeable,  and in some cases, completely removable.

Rising from the mahogany wood floor in the front room is a custom teak shelving unit, with wide drawers for drawings and other storage, planters for seasonal plants, and cushions along the top to provide easy seating. Millwork desks and shelves line the walls, both providing efficient storage and shaping the interior overall. The desks can be converted to hide the computer equipment, so during a gallery exhibition all is neatly stored away.

The common room’s mahogany wood floor transitions to a granite tile pattern for the more private areas, including the conference room, kitchen, and bathroom. The bathroom itself includes a Lacava sink and a Toto toilet, as well as a hand-held showerhead, which can transform the blue-and-white tiled bathroom into a full shower.

The distinctive storefront is composed of squares of glass surrounded by a grid of black metal.  A glazed pattern keeps out the sun and allows for privacy, while alternatively translucent or fully clear squares allow for an open, spacious feeling.

The centerpiece of the conference room is a stunning tabletop of cobalt blue glass that serves as the top of the conference table.  Above is a faux-skylight, which widens the perceived space and makes for pleasant illumination in the room.

Functioning as a dynamic design center that caters to each discipline’s needs as they work in collaboration, NMA’s office is a multi-functional space that can serve as a place for meeting clients, design work, collaboration between contractors and architects, and even a social space/gallery. As a design firm that values its virtuosity and agility, NMA’s new office allows it to serve as a community hub, connecting the varied spokes of clients, designers, artists, architects, and contractors all into one architect’s grand wheel.

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