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We are an architect-led design & development studio creating modern places that breathe, perform and appreciate with every passing year. Places where lives take root for generations.
We are an architect-led design & development studio building modern places that breathe, perform, and appreciate with every passing year. Places where lives take root for generations.
We are Livingsystems.
→ 01 practice
→ 01 practice
→ 01 practice
we create
we create
we create
Architect-led, nature forward
Architect-led, nature forward
We believe that a well-built space is the smallest unit of a well-lived city. Our work mirrors the perfection of nature: they breathe, grow and get better with time.
We believe that a well-built space is the smallest unit of a well-lived city. Our work mirrors the perfection of nature: they breathe, grow and get better with time.
Architect-led, nature forward
We believe that a well-built space is the smallest unit of a well-lived city. Our work mirrors the perfection of nature: they breathe, grow and get better with time.
→ 02 philosophy
we value
→ 02 philosophy
we value
→ 02 philosophy
we value
Substance &
performance
Substance &
performance
Substance &
performance
We prioritize durable materials, resource efficiency & biophilic design principles to redefine the way we live.
We prioritize durable materials, resource efficiency & biophilic design principles to redefine the way we live.
We prioritize durable materials, resource efficiency & biophilic design principles to redefine the way we live.
01. Curated interiors
02. Optimized energy
03. Cedar facade
04. Aran cucine
05. Cedar Interior
06. Certified LEED
07. Solar-responsive design
08. Curated interiors
→ 03 portfolio
→ 03 portfolio
→ 03 portfolio
we build
we build
places that make life better
Think people who work out of passion and share our conviction that a well-built space makes life better.
places that make life better
Livingsystems designs and developments blend taste, nature, efficiency into lived experience.
places that make life better
Livingsystems designs and developments blend taste, nature, efficiency into lived experience.
UX-413
Hoboken
Hoboken
UX-500
Asbury Park
Asbury Park
Asbury Park
→ 04 collaborations
→ 04 collaborations
→ 04 collaborations
we partner
we partner
we partner
with artists, artisans & engineers
Think people who work out of passion and share our conviction that a well-built space makes life better.
with artists, artisans & engineers
Think people who work out of passion and share our conviction that a well-built space makes life better.
with artists, artisans & engineers
Think people who work out of passion and share our conviction that a well-built space makes life better.
Oli Uygun + Atelier WOO
Atelier WOO is an Amsterdam and New York-based creative studio led by brand strategist, creative director, and artist Oli Uygun. Blending narrative with genuine voice and imagery, WOO serves as the chief creative partner behind every word, every page, and every first impression in the Livingsystems universe.
LEED
LEED is the world's most widely used green building rating system. At Livingsystems, certifications are not a goal we pursue. We rather view them as the baseline we build from, we ensure we build spaces that meet or exceed LEED benchmarks for energy efficiency, air quality, and material performance.
John Nastasi + Nastasi Architects
Nastasi Architects is a Hoboken-based studio for architecture and design, founded by Harvard GSD alumnus and Architectural League Young Architects Award recipient John Nastasi. The practice is defined by a research-driven process and a high level of craft applied across residential, civic, and development projects.
Factioned
Factioned is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary design and build studio founded by Jared Lairmore. Working across interiors, installations, custom lighting, and furniture, Factioned designs and builds every project with the same hands.
MVMK Architecture
MVMK is a Hoboken-based architecture firm founded by Frank Minervini and Anthony Vandermark, later joined by partners Adrian Melia and Ciaran Kelly. The firm works across residential and mixed-use developments throughout the Tri-State area.
Roofmeadow Services
Roof Meadow Services has been transforming rooftops into living landscapes since 2014. Specializing in green roof construction, Nate Johnson and his team are the people behind our living walls and rooftop ecosystems, making sure nature isn't decorative at Livingsystems.
→ 05 story
→ 05 story
→ 05 story
Architecture should serve how people live
A physical space is more than just a product. It's where life happens. Colleen and Matthew founded Livingsystems to build spaces that honor that.
Architecture should serve how people live
A physical space is more than just a product. It's where life happens. Colleen and Matthew founded Livingsystems to build spaces that honor that.
Architecture should serve how people live
A physical space is more than just a product. It's where life happens. Colleen and Matthew founded Livingsystems to build spaces that honor that.
→ 06 values
we support
→ 06 values
we support
→ 06 values
we support
the communities we're building in
the communities we're building in
the communities we're building in
Livingsystems developments and designs truly integrate into their environment. Think furniture made by a local artisan, or an artwork from an emerging artist nearby.
Livingsystems developments and designs truly integrate into their environment. Think furniture made by a local artisan, or an artwork from an emerging artist nearby.
Livingsystems developments and designs truly integrate into their environment. Think furniture made by a local artisan, or an artwork from an emerging artist nearby.
01. Folditure by Hoboken-based Alexander Gendell, in UX - 500
02. Artworks by Asbury Park based artist Porkchop, in UX-500
03.Forever Young by New York based artist Oli Uygun in UX-500
→ 07 our world
→ 07 our world
we imagine a city
buzzing with life
Step into our world, meet our heroes and explore the streets of the city we're building toward.
Step into our world, meet our heroes and explore the streets of the city we're building toward.
→ 08 ideas
→ 08 ideas
→ 08 ideas
we
write
we
write
we
write
about things that make a place —
about things that make a place —
about things that make a place —
— worth coming back to. Here, we talk about materials, energy, design and how they come together to make a place out of mere land.
— worth coming back to. Here, we talk about materials, energy, design and how they come together to make a place out of mere land.
— worth coming back to. Here, we talk about materials, energy, design and how they come together to make a place out of mere land.
