I-Beam Design was founded by Suzan Wines and Azin Valy in 1998. The firm has received numerous awards, most notably, first prize in the International Open Competition for the redesign of Lt. Petrosino Park in Lower Manhattan and an honorable mention for their solution to Transitional refugee Housing for the returning refugees of Kosovo, sponsored by Architecture for Humanity. Both projects were featured in the 7th International Architecture Venice Biennale.
I-Beam Design is an innovative New York based architecture and design
firm whose various architecture, interior design and public art
projects are based on the principal that space as a fluid medium should
be adaptable and responsive to site conditions and inhabitant's needs.
We design flexible matrixes that are able to evolve according to changing environmental factors and input from the users. This expansive
approach leads to dynamic and playful solutions.
Each project is treated as a unique set of relationships, and the
design emerges from an analysis of the parallels between the existing
infrastructure, natural features and cultural identity of the site. As
a result, our projects are always site specific. All architectural
elements are designed to efficiently satisfy spatial, functional and
programmatic requirements simultaneously.The built environment is a complex network of interdependent systems whose equilibrium is in a constant state of flux. Our work celebrates the conceptual and experiential potential that chance brings to architecture as we seek to build places that are "alive".