01. Capital One Cafe

Columbus Circle, New York, NY

The design process

Early work included mood boards, precedent research, sketching, modeling, and rendering. The lower right is the scheme that has been selected for design development.

Location: New York, NY

Client: Capital One

Involvement: This project is a renovation of an existing building in historic Herald Square, across from the iconic Macy’s. This project includes a full interior buildout and complete demolition of the facade at the ground level. This is a hybrid model for Capital One and includes a large coffee bar cafe area as well as traditional teller lines. My responsibilities include initial schematic storefront design, test fit iterations for both the front of house main level and the back of house cellar level, design development through modeling, rendering and sketching, FF&E research and selection, materials research for both interior and exterior applications, progress presentation drawings and graphics, consultant coordination and construction drawings. The project began construction January 2023 with an expected completion in December. Above right is an initial concept sketch with look/feel images, right is an exterior render by a consultant.

Design Development

Progression from white box renders to flush out ideas, to full color renders, to professional renders by an outside consultant showing the final design.

Location: Boston,

Client: Capital

Involvement: This project is a renovation of an existing building in the neighborhood of Boston. The two story space has a coffee bar and multiple seating areas, small meeting rooms, a large community room, commercial kitchen in the cellar to service the coffee bar. My responsibilities schematic design development through modeling and rendering, FF&E and selection, finishes research and selection, progress presentation drawings graphics for the client, preparing submittals for the Back Bay Architectural custom millwork design and drawings, consultant coordination, construction drawings in Revit and reviewing submittals during construction administration.

Boston, MA

Capital One the Back Bay and cafe area, room, and a responsibilities included FF&E research drawings and Architectural District, construction administration.