West Village Townhouse Featured by Beta-Plus Publishing
We are thrilled to announce that our West Village Townhouse project has been published in Beta-Plus Publishing’s World's Best II - 50 Interiors from around the Globe. This monograph highlights a number of incredible interior architecture projects and we are honored to be a part of this selection.
West Village Townhouse Wins 2025 AIA NY Design Award
We are honored that our West Village Townhouse project earned a Citation for Materials and Detailing at the 2025 AIANY Design Awards. Read more about it in The Architect’s Newspaper, Architectural Record, Archinect, and Architect Magazine.
JGNA Staff Tours Newest Townhouse Project
Our staff had an incredible time visiting one of our newest projects to ring in the holiday season. We look forward to sharing more about this beautiful art-filled townhouse over the coming months.
West Village Townhouse Staircase Awarded by Interior Design
We are excited to announce that the West Village Townhouse Staircase was selected as an Honoree at the 2024 Interior Design Best of Year Awards.
Lucens at Design Miami 2024
It’s an honor to announce that Jean-Gabriel Neukomm’s Lucens was exhibited by Charles Burnand Gallery at Design Miami 2024. Showing alongside a number of other incredible talents, we are proud to share our work which stretches across domains between art, architecture, and lighting.
Dyson Store SoHo Awarded at the IDA Awards
We are thrilled to share that Dyson Store SoHo won at the Silver level at the 2024 IDA Awards.
The Suffolk Awarded at the BLT Built Design Awards
We are excited to share that The Suffolk earned Honorable Mentions at the 2024 BLT Built Design Awards in the Interior Design and Residential Architectural Design categories.
SARA Design Awards Gala at TWA Hotel
We were honored to take part in SARA’s Design Awards Gala in which we took home awards for West Village Townhouse and The Suffolk. The banquet, held at the renovated TWA Hotel, was the perfect place to both celebrate and experience architecture and design, as we enjoyed the Eero Saarinen-designed building.
New Dyson SoHo flagship location featured in a number of outlets
Dyson Store SoHo, which opened just in time for New York Fashion Week, has been featured in a number of media outlets including Retail & Leisure International, Chain Store Age, The New Yorker, and Retail Week. We are proud to have collaborated with Dyson on this renovation design, bringing together the built history of the neighborhood with Dyson’s forward-looking approach to retail and technology.
Jean-Gabriel Neukomm’s Nephelepsis exhibited at PAD London, 2024
Presented by Charles Burnard Gallery, the Nephelepsis chandelier pushes the boundaries of design and making by merging sleek, futuristic lines with organic fluidity. The purity of form is contrasted by its deep materiality, consisting of mica fragments and patinated bronze, to make a unique lighting fixture that resists definition. We are thrilled to see Neukomm’s work exhibited in this setting and proud to exhibit with Charles Burnand Gallery alongside a number of beautiful pieces.
Open House New York: The Suffolk
During a jam-packed Open House New York weekend, we were delighted to present four sold-out tours of The Suffolk to design and architecture aficionados. The event spans over 270 sites and welcomes tens of thousands of visitors into some of the city’s most interesting sites.
Furniture is Architecture at SCAD
Matthew Gray, one of our lead designers, was invited to SCAD to present about his work. Matthew earned his MFA in Furniture Design from the school in the 2010s and delivered a presentation that focused on ambiguity in the design process, especially as it relates to JG Neukomm Architecture’s work, straddling the boundaries between furniture, architecture, and interiors.
AIA NY: Built by New York
We were incredibly excited to participate in AIA New York’s exhibition Built by New York, which highlights projects by New York City architects that reflect upon the last twenty years and look forward into the future of the field. Work was staged over all three floors of the Center for Architecture and our luxury residential project, The Suffolk, was among the exhibited selections. The exhibition is open to the public until April 5, 2025.
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST: 42 Best New York Architects on the AD PRO Directory
We are honored to be featured by ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST as one of the 42 best firms in New York, highlighting our work on Fabien Baron’s townhouse renovation.
To read more on their site, click here.
ARCHITECT MAGAZINE: The Landon
The Landon, one of our projects with Dermot Company, was featured as a Merit winner in ARCHITECT's 2024 Architecture & Interiors Awards, Interiors: Lobby and Amenity Space category.
To see more about the project, click here.
AIA NY: The Suffolk Tour
It was a pleasure to tour The Suffolk as part of the AIA New York | Center for Architecture’s Summer programs. The kids, in grades 6-8 and from New York, were enthusiastic and curious, and we had a fantastic time showing them around a unique residence in their own city as part of their week on “Homes of the Future.”
Design Trust For Public Space Benefit
We had an amazing time supporting our Design Trust community at their annual benefit, which took place at the newly designed Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. JGNA is proud to have a role in how public space is shaped in New York City and recognizes the impact that organizations like Design Trust for Public Space have in the shaping and stewardship of our civic futures.
For more information about the event, click here.
AIA NY: Healing Light: The Biological and Sociological Effects of Lighting
JG Neukomm was invited to present on a panel at AIA NY alongside Natalia Lesniak, a lighting designer at Lumen Architectur, and Erica Voss, Founder and CEO of Good Lux. The panel sough to investigate the power of light in terms of wellness, accessibility and equity, with insights from designers and researchers about lighting applications across projects.
Video documentation of the presentation, panel, and Q&A can be viewed here.
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST: New York Townhouse Renovation
We’re thrilled to share that our townhouse renovation project for Yana Peel, was recently featured in ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST magazine Nov 2023.
To see more information, click here.
JGNA Staff Tours Newest Townhouse Project
Our staff had an incredible time visiting one of our newest projects to ring in the holiday season. We look forward to sharing more about this beautiful art-filled townhouse over the coming months.
West Village Townhouse Staircase Awarded by Interior Design
We are excited to announce that the West Village Townhouse Staircase was selected as an Honoree at the 2024 Interior Design Best of Year Awards.
Lucens at Design Miami 2024
It’s an honor to announce that Jean-Gabriel Neukomm’s Lucens was exhibited by Charles Burnand Gallery at Design Miami 2024. Showing alongside a number of other incredible talents, we are proud to share our work which stretches across domains between art, architecture, and lighting.
Dyson Store SoHo Awarded at the IDA Awards
We are thrilled to share that Dyson Store SoHo won at the Silver level at the 2024 IDA Awards.
The Suffolk Awarded at the BLT Built Design Awards
We are excited to share that The Suffolk earned Honorable Mentions at the 2024 BLT Built Design Awards in the Interior Design and Residential Architectural Design categories.
SARA Design Awards Gala at TWA Hotel
We were honored to take part in SARA’s Design Awards Gala in which we took home awards for West Village Townhouse and The Suffolk. The banquet, held at the renovated TWA Hotel, was the perfect place to both celebrate and experience architecture and design, as we enjoyed the Eero Saarinen-designed building.
New Dyson SoHo flagship location featured in a number of outlets
Dyson Store SoHo, which opened just in time for New York Fashion Week, has been featured in a number of media outlets including Retail & Leisure International, Chain Store Age, The New Yorker, and Retail Week. We are proud to have collaborated with Dyson on this renovation design, bringing together the built history of the neighborhood with Dyson’s forward-looking approach to retail and technology.
Jean-Gabriel Neukomm’s Nephelepsis exhibited at PAD London, 2024
Presented by Charles Burnard Gallery, the Nephelepsis chandelier pushes the boundaries of design and making by merging sleek, futuristic lines with organic fluidity. The purity of form is contrasted by its deep materiality, consisting of mica fragments and patinated bronze, to make a unique lighting fixture that resists definition. We are thrilled to see Neukomm’s work exhibited in this setting and proud to exhibit with Charles Burnand Gallery alongside a number of beautiful pieces.
Open House New York: The Suffolk
During a jam-packed Open House New York weekend, we were delighted to present four sold-out tours of The Suffolk to design and architecture aficionados. The event spans over 270 sites and welcomes tens of thousands of visitors into some of the city’s most interesting sites.
Furniture is Architecture at SCAD
Matthew Gray, one of our lead designers, was invited to SCAD to present about his work. Matthew earned his MFA in Furniture Design from the school in the 2010s and delivered a presentation that focused on ambiguity in the design process, especially as it relates to JG Neukomm Architecture’s work, straddling the boundaries between furniture, architecture, and interiors.
AIA NY: Built by New York
We were incredibly excited to participate in AIA New York’s exhibition Built by New York, which highlights projects by New York City architects that reflect upon the last twenty years and look forward into the future of the field. Work was staged over all three floors of the Center for Architecture and our luxury residential project, The Suffolk, was among the exhibited selections. The exhibition is open to the public until April 5, 2025.
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST: 42 Best New York Architects on the AD PRO Directory
We are honored to be featured by ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST as one of the 42 best firms in New York, highlighting our work on Fabien Baron’s townhouse renovation.
To read more on their site, click here.
ARCHITECT MAGAZINE: The Landon
The Landon, one of our projects with Dermot Company, was featured as a Merit winner in ARCHITECT's 2024 Architecture & Interiors Awards, Interiors: Lobby and Amenity Space category.
To see more about the project, click here.
AIA NY: The Suffolk Tour
It was a pleasure to tour The Suffolk as part of the AIA New York | Center for Architecture’s Summer programs. The kids, in grades 6-8 and from New York, were enthusiastic and curious, and we had a fantastic time showing them around a unique residence in their own city as part of their week on “Homes of the Future.”
Design Trust For Public Space Benefit
We had an amazing time supporting our Design Trust community at their annual benefit, which took place at the newly designed Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. JGNA is proud to have a role in how public space is shaped in New York City and recognizes the impact that organizations like Design Trust for Public Space have in the shaping and stewardship of our civic futures.
For more information about the event, click here.
AIA NY: Healing Light: The Biological and Sociological Effects of Lighting
JG Neukomm was invited to present on a panel at AIA NY alongside Natalia Lesniak, a lighting designer at Lumen Architectur, and Erica Voss, Founder and CEO of Good Lux. The panel sough to investigate the power of light in terms of wellness, accessibility and equity, with insights from designers and researchers about lighting applications across projects.
Video documentation of the presentation, panel, and Q&A can be viewed here.
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST: New York Townhouse Renovation
We’re thrilled to share that our townhouse renovation project for Yana Peel, was recently featured in ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST magazine Nov 2023.
To see more information, click here.
INTERIOR DESIGN magazine: The Suffolk
A huge thank you to INTERIOR DESIGN magazine for featuring our Lower East Side project The Suffolk as the lead in their residential development issue. We are proud of this karma for our 3rd project with the Gotham Organization.
To see the magazine pages, click here.
JGNA is a 2023 INTERIOR DESIGN Best of Year Finalist
We’re excited to share that our project The Renaissance Hotel is a 2023 INTERIOR DESIGN Best of Year Awards finalist in the Fitness Center category.
JGNA is a 2023 INTERIOR DESIGN Best of Year Finalist
We’re excited to share that our project The Suffolk is a 2023 INTERIOR DESIGN Best of Year Awards finalist in the residential lobby + amenity space category.
JGNA Mica Chandelier at Design Miami Fair
A huge thank you to Charles Burnand and Simon Stewart for including our mica chandelier in this year’s Design Miami fair – what a thrill! Humbled to be showing in the same space as design luminaries Alexandra Champalimaud and Fredrik Nielsen. The GioPonti armchair and footstools shown here were lovingly restored and upholstered by Tappezzeria Pellegrini.
Hope to see you there! And please reach out to info@charlesburnand.com for any additional information.
Photo: @mariell.lindhansen
AIA Long Island: Archi Award
Thank you AIA Long Island for honoring us with the Archi Award this year for our work at Tangram and the Renaissance Hotel!
BLT Design Awards Winner:
The Renaissance Hotel at Tangram and The Landon
Happy to share a few awards for our work on the fitness center at the Renaissance Hotel at Tangram, and our residential building renovation at The Landon. Thank you BLT for honoring these wonderful projects!
AIANY Interiors Residential Review:
The Suffolk
Thank you AIA New York for showcasing our project, The Suffolk, at the AIANY Interiors Residential Review. You can see our work displayed at the Artemide showroom, 46 Greene street in Soho.
Open House New York Summer Party at The Suffolk
Photos from last week's Open House New York Summer party at The Suffolk – over 150 people came to celebrate design in NYC, and the weather was thankfully perfect. Happy to have hosted a few tours, and a short talk on the building's design. Huge thank you to Gotham Organization for facilitating and OHNY for coming up with the idea. Looking forward to OHNY's open house weekend, October 21st, stay tuned…!
Photo Credit: Will Ellis
NYCxDESIGN Panel at The Suffolk
Design enthusiasts recently attended an exciting panel at The Suffolk, our newest luxury rental in the Lower East Side, to celebrate the NYCxDESIGN festival. Moderated by New York Times contributor Laura van Straaten, JG Neukomm and Simeon Maleh, Executive Vice President of Development of the Gotham Organization, discussed everything from their thought process during The Suffolk's initial design stages to how the historic and vibrant Lower East Side is woven into details throughout the building.
We won the NYCxDesign Awards
Thank you Interior Design magazine, and NYCxDesign for selecting the Renaissance Hotel Spa and Fitness Center at Tangram as an award recipient this year!
ICFF Interiors Awards Finalist
We’re very please to announce another award short-listing our project at The Landon. The prestigious ICFF Awards has recognized our adaptive re-use project as one of two contenders for the interior architecture category.
IDA 2022 Winners Announced: The LANDON
We’re excited to share that our project The Landon was selected in the IDA Design Awards Honorable Mentions list.
JGNA is a 2022 Best of Year Finalist
We’re excited to share that our project The Landon is a 2022 Best of Year Awards finalist in the residential lobby + amenity space category.
Interior Design Magazine October 2022 featured JGNA project: The Landon
Thank you Interior Design magazine for featuring The Landon in the October 2022 issue on innovative residential design — thrilled to be in such good company!
To see the full article and more images, click below.
JGNA again on Interior Design magazine’s Annual list of Rising Giants
Happy to share JGNA has made Interior Design magazine's Rising Giants list again.
Also thrilled to see a photo from our project, The Landon, on the cover of the print section. Thank you to the magazine for being such a champion of design firms worldwide!
The Landon Places as NYC X Design Awards Finalist
We’re excited to share that our project The Landon has been selected as an NYC X Design awards finalist!
To see the full collection of images, click below.
Winter Newsletter 2022
When we issued our newsletter last year, we were collectively facing a great deal of uncertainty about the near future of our cities and what it would be like to live in them. While this still may be the case in many ways, we are grateful to have been able to gradually reconnect with our friends and colleagues, and continuously encouraged by discussions of how we are moving forward.
We are pleased to share with you some of our news from the past year, which has again emphasized the enjoyment of collaborations taking place face-to-face. Projects have been completed, others are near completion, and new ones have begun.
Interior Design Magazine:
JG Neukomm Architecture Breathes Life into a Decades-Old Manhattan Residential Building
Our interior renovation of The Landon at West 43rd Street, completed in July, was featured in Interior Design Magazine this month. Thank you to Carlene Olsen for a thoughtful overview of the project’s design inspirations. Follow the link below to read the article!
JGNA Places Again on Interior Design Magazine’s Annual Rising Giants Award List!
We are pleased to announce JGNA’s inclusion on Interior Design Magazine’s annual Rising Giants Award list, as announced in their August 2021 issue, and would like to thank them for their continuing support.
Follow the link below to read more about the competition and see a full list of this year’s winners.
Architect-US Highlights JGNA
Architect-US is a visa sponsorship programs for architects and engineers, through which JGNA has had more than one talented hire! Click on the button below to read a brief interview with Jean-Gabriel about the history and culture of JGNA and our successes with hiring through the Architect-US program.
JGNA featured in SFDS Industry Spotlight
Jean-Gabriel chatted with Brooklyn based SFDS Fabrication & Design shop about current projects and the state of the industry as the city gradually reopens in the wake of the pandemic. You can read about it here.
Design Trust for Public Space announces new RFP
Jean-Gabriel is a proud board member at New York City's Design Trust for Public Space. We encourage you to check out their recent initiative, 'The Restorative City', that invites the public to rethink how public space can advance health equity. They are open for letters of interest until May 24th! Thank you to Design Trust for Public Space for your ongoing dedication to the future of public space in NYC.
Rendering Revealed for Broome Street Development on Lower East Side
Permits have been filed for the 16-story mixed-use building at 64 Norfolk Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side for which JGNA has designed the interior-architecture, with a focus on evoking the histories and materials of the LES.
JGNA Fall Newsletter
JGNA'S fall newsletter is out now!
If it didn’t reach your inbox, you can check it out in the link below and subscribe for future updates here.
F&T and JGNA Support Queens
We are sharing our collaborator F&T Organization’s ongoing efforts with La Jornada to provide support for the Queen’s residents most affected by the pandemic. Prior to COVID-19, La Jornada was feeding 1,000 people per week. Now, with Queens experiencing its highest-ever unemployment rate, that number has increased to 10,000 per week.
To donate and read more about how you can help during this crisis, click here.
Panel: The Developers' New Normal
For The 92nd Street Y and Hundred Stories' City of Tomorrow real estate summit, Jean-Gabriel spoke on “The Developers’ New Normal” panel alongside Helena Durst (The Durst Organization), Michael Phillips (Jamestown) and Alison Novak (Hudson Inc.) on the topic of how the city may develop in the wake of the pandemic (“The Developers‘ New Normal”). The moderator was Vivian Toy, editor for the New York Times’ real estate section,
Jean-Gabriel Neukomm: How We Plan To Rebuild In The Post COVID Economy
As part of the series “How Business Leaders Plan To Rebuild In The Post COVID Economy”, Jean-Gabriel was interviewed for Authority Magazine, available to read below.
Art Deco High Rise Comes to LA
Metropolis has been featured in October’s issue of Mann Report. You can find the online issue here.
Flushing’s Tangram Reveals First Look
Lux Exposé featured a first look at the Tangram House South, showcasing the first opportunity to live in the new residences.
Jean-Gabriel quoted in Hospitality Design: Reimagining Hospitality Post-COVID-19
We are honored to be included among so many luminaries from the industry as we attempt to navigate this difficult time. You can read JG’s predictions among many others in the link below
LA Metropolis featured in The Plan
Very excited to share that LA Metropolis is complete after five years of construction. Read about the details behind LA Metropolis in The Plan.
10 Questions with Interior Design Magazine
Pleased to share JG's interview with Edie Cohen and Interior Design Magazine. Thank you for the great Q&A!
Metropolis Tour with AIA LA
Hosted by AIA LA, Jean-Gabriel led a tour through L.A Metropolis’ community amenities and new model residences. The tour highlighted the art deco inspiration drawn from the surrounding Downtown Los Angeles. Thank you AIA LA and Greenland for the West Coast hospitality.
Design Trust for Public Space
We are thrilled to announce Jean-Gabriel is now a board member for the Design Trust for Public Space. We are long time supporters of Design Trust’s programming and are eager to see what the future holds.
Tangram featured in Mansion Global Roundup
JGNA was featured today in an amazing round-up on Mansion Global, with Tangram, the development changing the way we look at Flushing" See the full feature, at Mansion Global
Jean-Gabriel Presents at The Plan Conference in NYC
In July, Jean-Gabriel gave a presentation at The Plan Conference on the topic of method, drive, vision and execution at JGNA. Thank you, The Plan for having us partake, it was a great gathering of top talents in architecture and design. Check out more of the great work that The Plan generates on their website.
Jean-Gabriel Gives Design Talk in Hangzhou
In June, Jean-Gabriel was invited by Florim to present to over one hundred architects on the latest material and architectural trends in the United States right now. Thank you Florim, for the invitation and check out Jean-Gabriel’s photos from the trip on his Instagram.
Interior Design L.A. Hot 100
L.A. Metropolis is featured on Interior Design's L.A Power Grid. The development ranks as the largest completed development (by total square footage) in the city. See more of the Hot 100, here.
L.A. Metropolis Residence Two is Open
The second residence at L.A Metropolis is officially open. We look forward to the continued collaboration with Greenland on the third tower of L.A Metropolis.
Reimagining Peter Cooper Village
We are pleased to announce our collaboration with Stuytown Property Services and Beam Living in the ongoing renovations at Peter Cooper Village. JGNA has been commissioned to reassess major elements for the 21-building wide project, including the building entrances, interior finishes, and residential amenities. Future work to include a study of the 30-acre site and means to improve the public interactions there.
Introspective Magazine
Jean-Gabriel sat down with 1st Dibs’ Introspective Magazine to discuss our philosophical approach to design, as well as pick his favorite pieces from the 1st Dibs collection! Read more, here.
Tangram House West in
NYPost’s 10 Most Hyped Buildings
Read more about why Tangram House West is on NYPost’s 10 Most Hyped Buildings
Flushing's Puzzle Game
Tangram is featured in Commercial Property Executive Magazine
Jean-Gabriel, to judge
Design 'N Gather
Design 'N Gather is an international mosaic competition created by our friends at Artaic. The selected design will be a permanent addition to the iconic cupola on top the NoMad hotel.
“The Art of Reduction”
WSJ Magazine, March 2018
Get a glimpse into Fabien Baron and Ludivine Poiblanc’s West Village townhouse, (text by Sarah Medford, photos by François Halard)
Tangram Featured in City Realty
Read how Jean-Gabriel describes the design scheme for our Flushing-based project.
Interior Design Magazine's Power Grid 100
Thank you to Interior Design Magazine for including us in 2017 "Power Grid 100: Bronx and Queens" for The Hayden developed by Rockrose, and as a mention in "Watch This Space"!
Hayden, LIC, Nearing Full Occupancy
We are delighted to hear that Hayden, Long Island City is nearing complete tenancy. Congratulations to Rockrose Development on a great project.
L.A. Metropolis Now Open
We are pleased to announce the opening of the first building apart of L.A. Metropolis. After three and a half years of work, we are excited to continue ongoing work on the next two buildings in the second phase of Metropolis.