About

We design and deliver
beautiful spaces
that work.

Approach

Format Architecture Office is an award-winning architecture and design studio based in New York City. We make new buildings and renovate existing ones to create places for people that are comfortable, inspiring, and exhilarating. We collaborate with a variety of public and private clients across a range of scales and project types. Throughout all of our work, we value collaboration, transparency, and simplicity.

We approach each project as a careful balance between creative design solutions and a deep understanding of the unique and varied ways in which our clients work and live. We bring a core set of values to every project that focuses on collaboration, transparency, and flexibility. Ultimately, this builds a trust between ourselves and our clients that lets us all focus on what is important: the joys and challenges of making ideas into real things.

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Services

We are currently working on projects across the United States at multiple scales and project types from single-family residential to commercial, educational, and institutional. We offer a full suite of architectural services from design through construction, including:

  • Architectural Design
  • Feasibility and Programming
  • Conceptual and Schematic Design
  • Construction Documentation
  • Bidding and Negotiation
  • Construction Administration
  • DOB and LPC Permits and Filing

Clients

We collaborate with a wide range of commercial and private clients. Past and present clients include:

  • Indeed, Inc.
  • NewYork-Presbyterian
  • Trevor Day School
  • National Resources Defense Council
  • Hudson Wellness
  • Aurora Capital Associates
  • Astral Weeks Development
  • Central Synagogue of New York City

Team

We maintain a small but focused team that emphasizes a holistic and collaborative approach to project management, design, and delivery. This intimate environment allows us to personally focus on each project we take on. Our current team members include:

  • Andrew McGee
    Co-founder and Principal
  • Matthew Hettler
    Co-founder and Principal
  • David Hettler
    Associate
  • Courtney Masters
    Designer
  • Pietro Carini
    Designer
  • Kevin Pham
    Designer

Elsewhere

In our endless pursuit to practice architecture at the highest possible level, our office has developed products and services that we use on a daily basis to both support and supplement our design work. These currently include:

Contact

If you're looking to collaborate on a project, we're eager to chat! Send us an email and we can set up a time to discuss in more detail what you're looking to do and how our office might be able to help.

For press inquiries, please contact us via email, and we'll follow up as soon as we can.

For job inquiries, send us an email with your cover letter, CV, and portfolio (link or max 5mb PDF), and we will reach out if we have any open positions.

If you're in the area, stop by and visit:

55 Washington Street, Suite 312D
Brooklyn, NY 11201

We look forward to hearing from you!