“Newly Built Modern Beach House in East Hampton Beckons for $4.5M” by Larissa Runkie on Realtor.com

“A one of a kind Modern Home designed by de-spec, an award winning design firm with roots in New York City and The Hamptons. A thoughtful and inspired approach to modern living and experience.” Our 150 Pembroke project featured on Out East

The Architect Shop and Farnaz Mansuri, lead designer, have listed a new home for sale in the Clearwater Beach Association, in East Hampton, NY. 150 Pembroke Residence is the first of our turn-key home concepts initiated by The Architect Shop, a multi-disciplinary team that design and develop luxury turn-key residencies. We are especially proud that Joe Van Asco at Douglass Elliman Real Estate is representing our project. There is so much more to reveal about this location, architecture, design, sustainability and interior features. To inquire for more details, floor plans, design features/options, virtual reality tour and more, review the listing at Douglas Elliman

Casa Horizonte, our holiday house project in Chamela, Mexico, is shown in Shelter’s "Creating Place: An Invitation to Inspiration” feature story about the Telluride Art + Architecture event in their summer issue.

De-spec’s founder Farnaz Mansuri and husband Alexander Amini will be participating in the first event of this year’s Telluride Art +Architecture festival, a weeklong immersive art experience showcasing the architectural, landscape, interior design and creative talent of Telluride. They will be leading a discussion on the intersection of art and architecture, on Wednesday July 12th at the Telluride Arts Gallery. See the TA+A website for scheduling and tickets

AUTHOR: Deborah Martin

“Aspire Design and Home magazine featured our custom made banquette for our Urban Townhouse project. Read the article to learn more about our interior design process for space-saving solutions.”

AUTHOR: Shoutout LA

“Shoutout LA featured our interior designer Angelika Andrzejewska, and interviewed her on her career as an interior designer as well as her illustrations. Click the title to read the interview!”

AUTHOR: The New School, Impact Entrepreneurship

“Angelika Andrzejewska, our interior designer, has been featured in The New School’s Impact Entrepreneurship program as a mentor. Click the title to read more!”

AUTHOR: Business Woman & Life

“Highlighting some exciting news and personal projects from the de-spec team, our New York office interior designer, Angelika Andrzejewska, has been nominated for the 17th Polish Businesswoman Award.”

AUTHOR: Architect News

“In this Q&A with architect Farnaz Mansuri, we investigate the meaning of the April 15 burning of Notre Dame Cathedral. As a member of the Baha’i Faith, Mansuri points to a global solution — create a global restoration program to repair and preserve our cultural heritages and natural resources.”

AUTHOR: ESTATE MAG

AUTHOR: CultureNOW

“Xocolatti is a tiny store in New York City’s Soho district. Tom Shea & Farnaz Mansuri of De-Spec share the challenges behind its design.”

AUTHOR: American Luxury

“ Located in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, this 1300-square-foot townhouse was converted from a studio on the third floor to a triplex, combined with the adjoining duplex below.”

AUTHOR: Heather Corcoran

AUTHOR: ABC Stone

“For this 1,300-SqFt townhouse in the Meatpacking District, our friends at de-spec combined a third-floor studio with a duplex below to create a triplex. In light of that the structure is only 12′ wide, a goal of the team was to improve air quality within and maximize light…”

AUTHOR: Fernando Castro

Featured Article

“De-Spec's Award-Winning Chelsea Triplex Featured on ArchDaily

'Located in Manhattan's Meatpacking District, this 1300-square-foot townhouse was converted from a studio on the third floor to a triplex, combined with the adjoining duplex below.”

“As the metaphor of its name suggests, the Wall is for anyone looking to break through her own individual physical boundaries. The Wall helps you do this by way of high-intensity interval training full-body workouts, paired with great motivating music.”

AUTHOR: Athleisure Magazine

“ The new flagship studio goes beyond what you would expect from most fitness studios. Designed by De Spec Architecture out of NYC with a focus on communal space outside of the designated workout areas, the studio will be a mecca for all things health and fitness, with two separate studios, one for weight training and one for cycling.”

AUTHOR: Deboni

“…When a recent client came to us with a kitchen remodel and didn't want white we were a bit surprised (because really who doesn't like white, right?!), but of course we knew exactly how to help them get an updated look. A kitchen needn't be white to be beautiful and timeless. Here are some of our favorite non-white kitchens some of which were inspiration for this remodel.”

AUTHOR: The Architect’s Newspaper

“This is the project that every architect dreams of (or should, at least). With designers as clients, visually striking product, and close involvement from the start, Tom Shea and Farnaz Mansuri of De-Spec were able to develop a concept for Chilewich from the ground up.”

“ The design for this dental care facility is centered on the
idea that health care, well-being, and relaxation can be
integrated through design. The design uses curved forms to
soften the shadows and diffuse light in order to enable the
healthy feel of rooms filled with light. “

AUTHOR: Tom Shea

"Now, a Place for All of Those Place Mats The First Chilewich Store Opens in New York"

Now the mats have another retail outlet: The first Chilewich store opened this week in the Flatiron district. The 820-square-foot space, which was designed by De-SPEC, a New York architectural firm, has walls sheathed in black medium-density fiberboard that is perforated like a giant pegboard.”

AUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri

Frederic Levrat’s design studio designs and builds a “materialization of Information” pavilion in Mumbai.

AUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri

A 19th-Century Millbrook Farmhouse Gets Tricked Out for 21st-Century Living

Farnaz Mansuri fulfills one homeowner’s dream of converting their 19th-century structure into a place for entertaining for decades to come.

By Raul Barreneche
Photography by Mick Hales

AUTHOR: Michael Welton

“Tom Shea, lead designer at de-spec in New York, has transformed a dark, 1,400 square-foot basement in the West Village into a light-filled award-winner. “It was an apartment with sleeping areas but it didn’t have an enclosed bedroom,” he says of the below-grade space at the corner of Washington and Perry. “It was really cold, damp, dark, and raw-feeling.” He based all his decisions on making it as bright and airy as possible.”

AUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri

“We are happy to announce that de-spec's Project Perry Street Loft (Surgery #11) is being honored as a winner in Architecture category in the 2013 New York Cottage and Garden Innovation in Design Awards”

AUTHOR: CTC&G Magazine

“Carefully curated art sets the tone and provides layering in this Greenwich home “

AUTHOR: Mindy Pantiel

“ The first thing you see when you enter this Greenwich residence is a smiling furry creature perched on a pedestal, and a neon art piece stating, “Please do not touch the artwork.” Tall order for a family with three kids, one of whom routinely attempts to play hockey in the house, but totally tongue in cheek for homeowner/art dealer Josephine Schlank, who believes artwork should be accessible and everywhere.”

AUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri

I am pleased to announce, our Glocal project is published in Architecture D’interieur magazine and in French. We are keeping busy with lectures in New York and Istanbul, keep in touch and I wish you a good summer.

AUTHOR: Farnaz Mansuri

“ Frederic Levrat is giving a Lecture in Istanbul Modern, Turkey
"Thinking the Edge - Water and Culture"
Thursday July 04, 2013, 6 PM
5+5 Lecture and round table discussion