STUDIO VISION
Nicholas Potts Studio is a practice for architecture and architecturally-driven Interiors. Based in New York City and Washington, DC, the studio is known for its skillful synthesis of architectural history with contemporary refinement. Founded by architect Nicholas G Potts, the studio creates environments that are artistically rich yet deeply attuned to their historical and cultural contexts. Its work is informed by Nicholas’ background at renowned firms, where he led landmark projects including 111 West 57th Street, and by his contributions to the design community through writing and public engagement, from a history of the Elements of Architecture with OMA/Harvard (published by Taschen in 2018) to his role as the recurring host of Architectural Digest’s “Walking Tour” video series.
The studio takes an expansive view of architecture that engages with history, beauty, and craft, bringing together fresh thinking about the past with a lush sense of materials. The results are residential environments that feel at once grounded and unexpected, layered with detail and imbued with a quiet rigor. Approaching every project as a unique opportunity to learn something new, the studio uses the past to lend texture—not nostalgia—to the present, ultimately conjuring spaces that are less about statement than about discovery, where beauty is not just seen, but felt.
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STUDIO TEAM
Nicholas G Potts, AIA, Principal
Virginia Boyer, Assistant Designer
Collaborators and Alumni: Charlotte Bravo, Fabian Lorenz
Photo: Jennifer Hughes