Archi-Tectonics

WHO WE ARE

Archi-Tectonics’ innovative multidisciplinary work combines advanced digital design processes, rigorous research, and new fabrication methods across scales to create smart buildings and healthier forms of urban living. We create concept-driven environments, buildings, and urban systems that foster more equitable, and sustainable ways of life.

We value performance over form and design intelligence over style. Our approach is based on extensive testing and prototyping, resulting in purpose driven designs that have a unique character and identity. Through innovative design, prefabrication, and optimized implementation, we deliver efficient, sustainable, and imaginative solutions for 21st-century challenges.

We create great value for our clients; typically our clients sell our designs after multiple years of use for double or triple the value.

Founded in 1994 by Winka Dubbeldam, Archi-Tectonics is a WBE-certified design studio with offices in New York City, Amsterdam, and Hangzhou. Dubbeldam and Justin Korhammer, partner since 2016, lead a multi-national team of architects, designers, urbanists, and engineers that work across scales and types.

Archi-Tectonics Portfolio

LEADERSHIP + COMPETENCY

WINKA DUBBELDAM is the founding partner of the WBE firm Archi-Tectonics NYC, LLC [1994], and is widely known for her award-winning work. She was the Chair and Miller Professor of Architecture at UPenn for 20 years, and has taught at Columbia, Cornell and Harvard University. She has been the external examiner for the AA [6 years], and at the Bartlett UCL, both in London. She has chaired many design juries, such as the AIANY, Prix de Rome, Plan Magazine, and Boffo, and was named one of Design Intelligence's 30 Most Admired Educators in 2015. Winka was the creative director for the Visual Italian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale [2021-2023] and has lectured worldwide at many symposia and universities.

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JUSTIN KORHAMMER is partner at Arch-Tectonics since 2016. Before joining, he was the founder and principal of Anima LLC since 1999. He also collaborated with several internationally renowned architectural firms, including Daniel Libeskind, Peter Einsenman, and Steven Holl. During his 7 years at Steven Holl Architects, Justin was the project architect and main designer for numerous award-winning projects. In addition in obtaining his degree in architecture, Justin studied Industrial Design. He has taught design studies at the Berlage Institute, Columbia University, Pratt Institute and the University of Pennsylvania. Justin works as an independent critic and freelance writer for international architecture magazines.

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NINA KULMALA with 20+ years of administrative management in NYC, Nina has been working with Archi-Tectonics and their team for over 7 years, providing back-office support services with a focus on office management and bookkeeping. Her attention to detail and appreciation for design is also reflected in her event-planning for charity, theater & the arts, and networking across the different layers of her personal and professional communities.

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BOWEN QIN is a LEED certified senior designer at Archi-Tectonics with extensive experience in parametric design and BIM modeling. He graduated in Advanced Architectural Design from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018, with a focus in advanced digital fabrication technology and data-based computational design, studying under Cecil Balmond. He has completed several research-based exhibitions in Greece, Venice, and Philadelphia, and has been working part-time in UPenn’s Autonomous Manufacturing Lab since December of 2019. Bowen has been with Archi-Tectonics for 4 years, and successfully completed numerous commercial, institutional and residential buildings. He has been instrumental in leading the project coordination and communication of our Chinese projects, including the Asian Games 2022 Master Plan and Stadiums.

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DIEGO CAMINO has lead our marketing and business administration for the last 2 years. He is an accomplished and energetic professional offering 5+ years experience and has sales and marketing expertise. He drives achievement through sheer persistence and hard work with a positive approach to every challenge. Diego's international flair, cultural experience and passion for art, architecture and design makes him the perfect fit for Archi-Tectonics Team

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JEAN-FRANCOIS GOYETTE is responsible for media strategies, public relations and business development at Archi-Tectonics. He is the founder of Future-Future – a global strategic communications, public relations, and commercial development agency based in New York and Hong Kong. He holds extensive international experience from a multidisciplinary career across architecture, urban design, communications, and cultural institutions. In London, he held posts within the digital departments of the Institute of Contemporary Arts as well as the Barbican Centre and led the ground-breaking Phaidon Atlas of Architecture Online digital project. In Hong Kong he served as Public Relations Manager at OMA, overseeing external relations and communications throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Before founding Future–Future, he was Director of Communications at Bruce Mau Design.

Contact

ARCHI-TECTONICS NYC
111 John Street #700
New York, NY 10038
email studio@archi-tectonics.com
ph (1) 212-226-0303

ARCHI-TECTONICS HANGZHOU
Architectural Design & Research Institute
866 Yuhangtang Rd, Xihu
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China

ARCHI-TECTONICS LA
530 Molino Street #108
Los Angeles, CA 90013
ph (1) 646-286-1253

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BOOKS

MONSTERS & MUTANTS, by Winka Dubbeldam, Park Books 2025

STRANGE OBJECTS, NEW SOLIDS AND MASSIVE THINGS, by Winka Dubbeldam, Actar 2022

ARCHI-TECTONICS: Winka Dubbeldam, DAAB 2011

AT-INdex: Winka Dubbeldam, Princeton Architectural Press 2007

OUR CLIENTS SAY

“Working with Archi-Tectonics and Winka Dubbeldam has been a wonderful experience! The firm is the right combination of boutique service with big firm professionalism. The innovation of designs and ideas are jaw dropping while the attentive service remains thorough and personal. ”
Tia Cibani, Fashion Designer, Ports 1961

'Winka Dubbeldam is the most talented architect in the world today (bar NONE) - and I believe I have a good eye for that. I would NEVER consider building anywhere without giving Archi-Tectonics the right of first refusal. They absolutely make it easy! AND the work is stunningly
BEAUTIFUL!"
M. De Paola, Client

In addition to providing an outstanding design for the building, with innovative use of materials and a wonderful layout, I find that, from the perspective of a developer, the team at Archi-Tectonics has exceptional skills with the details of construction, systems, and coordination. The completeness and detail of the documentation that they produced resulted in a seamless contractor bidding process and a smooth construction process."
Charles Dunne, Developer

EXHIBITIONS

Above: our exhibition Strange Objects at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023.
Below: our exhibition Flatlands and Massive Things at AEDES 2019 in Berlin.

ICONS

The BUILDING icon is a stable and efficient block. It is a container.
OBJECT structures are open ended.
The URBAN icon represents a circulation system.

Look for these within each project's description, throughout the site.