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​​WE CREATE PLACES FOR YOUR LIFE​

Beautifully shaping the built environment to fulfill the needs of our clients has always motivated our passion for excellence in design. Yet, supporting and reinforcing our skill at creating incredible built environments are the relationships we have with our clients, which motivate our empathy for their goals, both personal and professional. By fully enveloping ourselves in your objectives, our work serves an instrument for your success. Attending to the needs of our clients is always our first priority.
 
Our empathy for our clients’ objectives is fostered by extensively interviewing and actively listening to clients. Our objective is to foresee opportunities and formulate innovative solutions to project issues both known and previously unidentified.  With a collaborative approach focused on a project’s goals, we lead clients across the entire design process, from conceptualization through documentation, into bidding and through contract administration.  Augmenting our boutique-firm service, our expansive network of trusted relationships allows us to rapidly put together teams of professionals bespoke to your project’s needs, with an eye for identifying opportunities in the marketplace in pursuit of your objectives.

CREATIVE WITHIN CONSTRAINTS

We are keenly aware that the best design solution can only be affected when it is attainable within a client’s stated budget. That is why Derek Rubinoff, Architect has a record of working with clients to establish a budget at the onset of a concept, and then, working closely with clients’ construction managers and contractors, delivering design work and documentation on budget and on time. While our imagination seeks innovation, our experience grounds us in your practical and financial objectives. Additionally, our artfulness, documentation, and productivity is augmented by top-tier technological assets, offering the ability to fully integrate design with other members of a project team.

YOU ARE THE WORLD

Motivated by both cost-saving efficiencies for our clients and our fundamental desire to better quality of life for the owners and users of buildings, we are keenly effecting architectural solutions to the environmental challenges of our time.  That’s why Derek Rubinoff has been actively involved in green building organizations and is a LEED-accredited professional.

AS A TEAM, WE ARE HERE FOR EACH OTHER. AS OUR CLIENT, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.

With our strong background in retail, restaurant, commercial shell, interiors, and residential work, we offer uncommon specialization with an active adaptability to new project types. We invite you to speak with other clients who have worked with Derek Rubinoff, and we would be delighted to discuss how our abilities could suit your objectives.

COMMERCIAL INTERIORS

  • Office environments

  • Tenant relocation

  • Lobby and common-space updates

  • Wayfinding


CONSUMER ENVIRONMENTS

  • Retail and Restaurants

  • Health and Fitness clubs

  • Nightclubs and music halls

  • Shopping places


RESIDENTIAL

  • Multi-family, architecture and interiors

  • Single-family, renos, additions, custom homes


URBAN DESIGN

  • Massing Studies & planning

  • Schematic Representation

 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES

  • Consultant coordination

  • Tenant requirements fulfillment

  • Bid Issuance and Analysis

 

GREEN BUILDING

  • LEED accredited

  • Energy efficient architecture

ALL PHASES INCLUDING

  • Planning

  • Conceptualization

  • Schematics

  • Approvals

  • Documentation

  • Biding/permitting support

  • Contract administration.

RETAIL

  • Brand conceptualization

  • Store prototyping

  • Prototype adaptation

  • Prototype execution

  • Roll-out


RETAIL SHELL

  • Planning and site layout

  • Full architectural shell services

  • Leasing documents

  • Repositioning

  • Storefront design

  • Wayfinding

  • Signage program

  • Facade standards


RESTAURANTS

  • Brand conceptualization

  • Store prototyping

  • Prototype adaptation

  • Prototype execution

  • Roll-out

  • Single unit concepts

  • Fine dining

  • Institutional dining

  • Quick service/fast casual

'MORNING! WE ARE SERVING THE FOLLOWING:

TEAM

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As the firm’s principal and lead designer, Mr. Rubinoff works closely with clients to conceptualize innovative designs which articulate and amplify the client’s objectives or brand. Mr. Rubinoff ’s award-winning designs range from creating bold and memorable places to augmenting the innate architectural character of existing buildings, all while harmonizing with existing neighborhoods and surroundings. Mr. Rubinoff is responsible for directing design, managing client relationships, business development, and firm management. Additionally, Mr. Rubinoff leads projects through planning approvals processes, presenting to and working with planning departments, historic preservation commissions, neighborhood groups, zoning, and accessibility boards, achieving approvals and variances. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University.

Derek Rubinoff, AIA, LEED AP; Principal

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Mr. Amitay has over two decades of experience practicing architecture and interiors in the US and internationally. With his senior project management experience and leadership talent, Mr. Amitay is adept with project budgets, timelines, staffing, client management, and construction administration. Mr. Amitay is in charge of QA/QC and has been instrumental in the success of several restaurant, office, residential, and commercial projects. He holds a Bachelor in Practical Architecture Engineering & Interior Design from Meimad College.

Dror Amitay, Associate/Senior Project Manager/Dir. of Staff

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Ms. Beck-Nachtigal is highly valued by our clients for being a strong senior designer and an experienced senior project architect who provides clients and projects with personal attention. Her thoughtfulness, creativity, sense of composition, and attention to detail bring excellence and delight to our projects. Ms. Beck-Nachtigal has worked with many of our residential clients though design, documentation, and approvals. She holds a Master of Architecture with Distinctions from the University of Michigan.

Anat Beck-Nachtigal, LEED AP; Associate/Senior Project Architect

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Ms. Labrou-Betts is a licensed architect with the maturity and experiential depth of practicing architecture and interiors for over 25 years in the US and Europe. She is a considerate, detail-oriented designer who ensures projects are well planned and well thought through. She holds both a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Viki Labrou-Betts, RA, LEED GA; Project Architect

WE ARE YOUR BOUTIQUE DESIGN FIRM

With over fifteen years of experience successfully delivering innovative architectural solutions for  clients, Derek Rubinoff Architect offers a full range of architectural and interior design conceptualization and production services while personally attending to the goals of you and your enterprise. With our strong background in retail, restaurant, commercial shell, interiors, and residential work, we offer uncommon specialization with an active adaptability to new project types.

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With keen intelligence and thoughtful creativity, Ms. DeVeau conceives and illustrates design solutions which contribute to the excellence of our projects. Her production abilities are thorough and timely and she's a terrific collaborator. Ms. DeVeau holds a Master of Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Victoria DeVeau, Project Designer/Job Captain

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Mr. Wang is an explorer by nature. He is a serious and disciplined designer whose interest in knowledge propels his curiosity to take on challenges, expanding his abilities and informing his creative process. A thinker, he is an outstanding design talent, and has the experience of having interned for several well-established design firms in his native China. Mr. Wang holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the Beijing University of Technology and a Master of Science in Design, Environmental Building Design from the University of Pennsylvania.

Tianshuo Wang, Junior Designer

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Thorough and with an intuitive sense of composition, Ms. Perry excels at all stages of design from conceptualization to completion. As an active listener, Ms. Perry creatively prioritizes client objectives, employing her design savvy to exceed client expectations. Her personable yet professional manner has endeared her to both clients and staff. Ms. Perry holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Emma Perry, Junior Designer

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Ms. Soen has made a career of organizing people and their environments to keep colleagues focused, productive, and happy. Our clients and we are grateful to have her in this role making sure everyone is taken care of. Limor is an educator and a highly motivated task-driven performer. She is charismatic and a quick learner. Ms. Soen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and Humanities from the Open University of Israel, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Limor Soen, Office Manager

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