Location: New York, NY, Upper West Side
Completed: 2015
Project Team: Paul Capece AIA, Ludovit Gondkovsky AIA Assoc.
Architect: Paul Capece AIA

Client loved their Emery Roth-designed Art Deco apartment, but found the 1920s layout slightly antiquated. Our task was to reimagine the apartment with a lighter, more open design while preserving as much of the original character as possible. The scope of the project included the restoration of several key architectural features, the enlargement and redesign of the kitchen, the gut renovation of all three bathrooms, the relocation of critical service elements, and new custom millwork, doors, and surface treatments.

Project: Baba's Pierogies, 
Location: 295 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Owner: Helen & Robert
Design: Ludovit Gondkovsky, Jan Pecarka

Clients vision inspired by growing up in Grandma's Kitchen and waiting for the pierogies to hit the table. Our goal was to enhance that idea with inspiration from Eastern European culture by adding a modern twist to the interior. This light filled, kitchen style space with subtle use of wood, creates a sense of modern dining unusual to NYC. 

With cost in mind, we focused on reusing materials that can be found or acquired cheaply, such as; light fixtures made of steam baskets, tables and seating sourced from old bowling alley, cushions made of local European rugs recycled from old t-shirts, and wooden wall made of freely acquired pallets.

Along with the interior design, this project also involved full branding, including menu design, website design and other marketing material. Project was a DIY which we designed and built with client. 

Project: Tishman Auditorium
Location: NOHO, Bronx, NY
Client: NYU
Architect: Matiz Architecture & Design
Team: Amy Herda-Decoursy, Ludovit Gondkovsky

Tishman Auditorium is located on the ground level of Vanderbilt Hall, housing NYU’s School of Law. The design goals will improve on the stage’s relationship to the audience while adjusting the wings and improving acoustics, lighting and AV strategies. A new seating layout and revised overall design provides updated finishes that have been carefully selected to improve the experience of the 425 person audience. ADA compliance at the stage and new stair access to the control room are also part of the scope.

Project: Penthouse Combination
Location: Tribeca, New York, NY
Design Team: Alex Shkreli, Paul Capece, Ludovit Gondkovsky
Architect: PACS Architecture

This project entailed combining two penthouse units into one cohesive home. The result is a 4,200 square foot duplex residence with a 900 square foot roof terrace and unobstructed views of One World Trade Center. The upper level features an array of custom designed millwork and an expansive kitchen and living space separated by a wooden stair that appears to be carved from the white oak flooring. The lower level contains five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and a media room. Additionally, the penthouse includes custom cabinetry, stone, glass, and steel fabrications.

Project: Bierocracy, 
Location: 1223 Jackson Ave, LIC
Interior Design: Jan Pecarka, Ludovit Gondkovsky

Beer-Hall in the heart of Long Island City. 

Client: Pennrose
Project: LGBTQ Senior Housing
Size: 56,000 SF
Location: Nolita, New York, NY
Design Team: Amy Leong, Russell Bermound, Ludovit Gondkovsky, 
Architect: Curtis+Ginsberg Architects

No one should have to worry about losing their home or being alone as they grow old. Haven green addresses both issues for an undeserved group: aging new Yorkers. Located in the vibrant Nolita neighborhood, the project provides stable housing, community resources, and a public garden for the community to enjoy.

Project: Inwood Natatorium
Location: Inwood, Bronx, NY
Semester Proffesor: Janet Fink, AIA
NYIT: Design 6

Seamlessly integrated into the topography, Inwood Natatorium takes into consideration it's surroundings and creates balance between nature and building structure.

Most of the primary program nests underground while the emphasis is focused on the pool structure itself. Four major supports are also the the source of water retention, as well as ventilation and diffused light. As one enters the lobby area, path guides individual along the south promenade, gradually entering more private areas while experiencing the pool activity. Being fully secluded from the outside at lower level, pool is visible by promenades that surround it. One Interior, with cafe and seating right above office area, and one exterior from park along north side of the pool. 

Project: Kaplnka Sedmopocetnikov
Location: Detva, Slovakia
Owner: Spolocenstvo Sedmopocetnikov
Interior Designer: Ludovit Gondkovsky, Jan Pecarka
Status: To be Build

Small pray space designed for seven priests in Detva, Slovakia, was  based on the history of Cyril & Method. Designed as multipurpose space, the interior can be reorganized for group gatherings. All interior made from locally sourced material.

Client: BronxPro Group
Project: Mixed-Use Residential
Size: 43,000 SF
Location: Bronx, NY
Design Team: Crystal Ng, Ludovit Gondkovsky
Architect: Curtis + Ginsberg Architects

A new seven-story, mixed-use building in the Bronx, providing a full first floor of retail, and 45 affordable residential units. The project is designed to meet Passive House standards and LEED Gold certification.

The building is designed to fit into this neighborhood which was primarily manufacturing and is transitioning to residential due to a rezoning based on a study C+GA performed 20 years prior. The design includes the implementation of the NYC Active Design Guidelines, promoting healthy living.

Project: Szutnik Residence
Location: Poland
Owner: Tadeusz Szutnik
Design: Ludovit Gondkovsky

Health, location, environment and cost, all play a big role in quality living. New dwellings are unfortunately not being built with all of these in mind. In many cases main focus is on cutting cost for construction and materials, resulting in in low quality and inefficient building layout. Quality is not expensive. We need zoning that enforces higher quality focused standard so we can gradually improve quality of living over time.

Project: Birds Blind (Design 1)
Location: North-East Central Park
Professor: David Diamond

Birds Blind was a Design 2 project located on North East edge of Central Park reservoir. The idea for this project was to design an elevated structure for bird watching that splits into two sections, one for quiet observation of wildlife above and below, and one for museum and exhibition on the busy NY side.

The elevated building sits on stilts that imitate trees to attract wildlife into the area. They serve the purpose of structure, seating, attracting birds as well as camouflage for public, and they further translate into openings at the roof for additional lighting of the interior exhibition space.

Client: Asociación de Desechos y Reciclaje de Nosara
Project Leader: Tobias Holler, HOLLER architecture/NYIT
Architect of Record: Salagnac Arquitectos, Nosara, Costa Rica
Filmmaker: Ayana de Vos
Status: Built 2015

Costa Rica, known for its biodiversity, national parks, and thriving eco-tourism, has a severe municipal solid waste management (MSWM) problem. Lacking appropriate infrastructure and policies, over sixty percent of the 2,400 tons of waste produced daily are put into open, unregulated dumps and less than ten percent gets recycled. 250 tons daily are dumped illegally into rivers and tropical forests, polluting ground water, threatening the health of local communities and destroying a fragile ecosystem, whose well-being is of critical importance not only locally but to the planet.