vonDALWIG

Under tight spatial and budget constraints, Philipp and Kit thoughtfully explored a range of options to transform our pre-war, West Village co-op into a comfortable and inviting home. It was a true pleasure to collaborate with Philipp and Kit on this project, as they considered our needs and style, but then brought their own sensibility, logic and taste to create a space that's equally warm and modern. As this was out first gut renovation, Philipp and Kit expertly guided us through design phases, permitting and construction. I would not hesitate to work with them again, and offer my highest recommendation to this talented duo and their firm.

We hired Philipp and Kit to architect a complete gut renovation of a 3 story townhouse and new extension. By far hiring vonDALWIG was the soundest investment I made during the process. Highly meticulous, responsive/accessible, great listeners, mindful of the budget/time line, great judgement, and creative problem solvers. Importantly we think they struck a good balance between expressing their professional opinion but also respecting our inputs. They have a cool aesthetic and never short on interesting ideas. During the design phase, they were really effective in helping us envision how we wanted to live and verbalizing elements that were really important to us. Unlike some architects, vonDALWIG directly managed the construction project and dealt directly with the general contractor. This was critical to us as having the architect directly involved in managing the project enables them to catch mistakes early on and rectify. Related, they were instrumental in vetting and negotiating terms with our contractor, who turned out to be great. I would also mention that during the pre-cosntruction phase, vonDALWIG was well versed in working through the byzantine DoB permitting process. In any gut renovation, you are bound to run into unforeseen events, but we were always given a full explanation and a number of alternatives were always presented to us. Bottom line, we had a wonderful experience and would highly recommend the vonDALWIG team.

We worked with vonDalwig formerly known as Manifold Architecture on the gut renovation of our 15 feet wide Brooklyn townhouse. This was our first renovation project and they helped us through all stages from initial design to the end. They did an excellent job respecting our design ideas and vision for the house while also generously sharing their own elegant aesthetic and ideas. They remained calm and present when we encountered major difficulties with our GC who we had brought to the project and helped us move on with new contractors. We highly recommend them.

We worked with vonDALWIG to restore and renovate our historic Brooklyn home. They updated electrical systems, installed HVAC, relocated our kitchen, consulted with them on lighting and even furnishing. They are a pleasure to work with. We love our home and we love vonDALWIG!

We have used Philipp & Kit of vonDalwig on two separate residential projects - one in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn and cannot speak more highly of them. Their attention to detail, creative process and breadth of ideas and solutions to space and user experience are incredible. Our first project was transforming an open loft into a truly livable and inviting space whilst allowing for both privacy and entertaining. Our second space needed to accommodate our growing family and be incredibly thoughtful with limited space. On both projects, they surpassed our expectations. They worked beautifully with our needs and design sensibilities whilst remaining respectful to the existing infrastructure of both buildings. On top of all of that, they're genuinely lovely people and a joy to work with.