StudioMDA

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|location = Manhattan, New York

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|key_people = Markus Dochantschi,

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|industry = Design

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studioMDA is a full-service design firm offering services from zoning analysis, programming through full technical documentation and project implementation with the mission of challenging the boundaries of design.

Our work includes a wide range of typologies including cultural, commercial, institutional, mixed use and both affordable and high-end residential projects.

Over the past 20 years, the studio has become the catalyst for the revitalization of two art districts in New York, designing and building over 30 galleries in Chelsea and Tribeca, where the office has emerged as the unofficial planner of New York City’s new arts district growing between Walker Street and White Street.[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/26/arts/design/tribeca-art-gallery-markus-dochantschi-architect.html His Soft White Cube is Conquering TriBeCa. The New York Times. March 27, 2023] StudioMDA has emerged an authority on art spaces and other cultural buildings working extensively with renowned art collectors, artists, and gallerists like Marian Goodman Gallery, Alexander Gray Gallery and Karma Gallery, among many others.

The largest projects to date for the office are the 55,000 sqft Phillips Auction House Headquarters in New York City completed in 2021, the 80,000 sqft Center for Advanced Mobility in Aachen, Germany, completed in 2022, the new 35,000 sqft Marian Goodman Gallery in Tribeca, completed in the Fall of 2024, and a 100,000 sqft private contemporary art museum in Thailand starting construction in 2025.

The office has worked extensively in major historic districts in Manhattan and has worked closely with the Landmarks Preservation Commission to obtain approvals for a range of projects at different scales and complexities. With a sensitivity towards preservation and incorporating historic elements of each building to modern building techniques, the office has been able to add unique and notable characteristics to many galleries in Tribeca and Chelsea, highlighting their respective identities.

studioMDA has also worked with large developers and has performed zoning analysis for potential sites and projects across Manhattan. Working closely with Related Companies, the office has studied the second phase of Hudson Yards, west side lots in Chelsea and Midtown as well as areas of Brooklyn.

Within the art world, studioMDA has designed over 300 art fair booths at global art fairs like Art Basel, TEFAF and Frieze for Helly Nahmad Gallery, Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, David Nolan Gallery and Nahmad Contemporary, among several others. Working closely with gallery clients to design their booths has added a very important scale to the portfolio of the office, providing a deeper understanding on circulation, lighting and the way art is viewed at its most optimal environment.

Before starting studioMDA, Markus Dochantschi ran the office of Zaha Hadid Architects for seven years and was Head Project Manager on the Rosenthal Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati. He has taught an Advanced Studio at Yale University with Zaha Hadid, Stefan Behnisch and Gerald Hines (2003), and an Advanced Studio at Columbia University’s Graduate School for Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) from 2008 until 2017. Dochantschi has also served as the director of the Global Cities Architecture Program (GCAP) at GSAPP. He has lectured at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) and has been a guest critic at the Architectural Association, the Cooper Union, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, ETH Zurich, and the Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst in Vienna.

Selected Projects

=Completed=

== Cultural ==

2024 Marian Goodman Gallery, Tribeca, New York
2024 Karma Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2024 Matthew Brown Gallery, Tribeca, New York
2024 Alexander Gray Gallery, Tribeca, New York
2023 Schoelkopf Gallery, Tribeca, New York
2023 Nino Mier Gallery, Tribeca, New York
2023 60 White, New York
2023 Timothy Taylor Gallery, New York
2023 Nino Mier Gallery, Soho, New York
2022 Esther Schipper Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2022 Judith Whitney Godwin Foundation, New York
2022 Templon Gallery, New York
2022 Print Center New York, New York
2022 PPOW Gallery expansion, New York
2021 Harper's Gallery, New York
2021 George Adams Gallery, New York
2020 Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York{{Cite web| url= https://news.artnet.com/market/luhring-augustine-to-launch-new-tribeca-gallery-space-1651858| author= Eileen Kinsella| publisher= ARTnews| accessdate= 17 September 2019| title= Luhring Augustine Joins the Influx of Galleries Opening in Tribeca with a New Space Launching Next Year| date= 17 September 2019| archive-date= 18 September 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190918050734/https://news.artnet.com/market/luhring-augustine-to-launch-new-tribeca-gallery-space-1651858| url-status= live}}
2020 PPOW Gallery, New York
2020 Phillips Headquarters, New York{{cite news| url= https://nypost.com/2019/10/29/auction-house-phillips-reveals-billionaires-row-headquarters/| author= Lois Weiss| newspaper= New York Post| accessdate= 30 October 2019| title= Auction house Phillips reveals new 432 Park Ave. Headquarters| archive-date= 5 November 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191105133842/https://nypost.com/2019/10/29/auction-house-phillips-reveals-billionaires-row-headquarters/| url-status= live}}{{Cite web| url= https://www.6sqft.com/phillips-auction-house-will-move-into-432-park-avenues-white-cube-base/| author= Devin Gannon| publisher= 6sqft| accessdate= 30 October 2019| title= Designs revealed for Phillips auction house's new home in 432 Park Avenue's white cube base| archive-date= 30 October 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191030185102/https://www.6sqft.com/phillips-auction-house-will-move-into-432-park-avenues-white-cube-base/| url-status= live}}
2019 Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, NY{{Cite web | url=http://www.artnews.com/2018/11/28/andrew-kreps-gallery-heads-tribeca/ | title=ARTnews | author=Andrew Russeth | date=28 November 2018 | publisher=ARTnews | accessdate=28 November 2018 | archive-date=29 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012717/http://www.artnews.com/2018/11/28/andrew-kreps-gallery-heads-tribeca/ | url-status=live }}
2019 Faurschou Foundation, Brooklyn, NY{{Cite web | url=https://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/6417-faurschou-foundation-to-inaugurate-12000-sq-foot-space-in-new-yor | publisher=ARTnews | accessdate=16 September 2019 | title=Faurschou Foundation to Inaugurate 12000-Sq. Foot Space in New York with Fall Exhibition Featuring Artists from Louise Bourgeois to AI Weiwei | archive-date=17 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917165408/http://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/6417-faurschou-foundation-to-inaugurate-12000-sq-foot-space-in-new-yor | url-status=live }}
2018 High Line Nine, New York
2018 Kasmin Gallery (27th St), New York{{cite news |url= https://www.wsj.com/articles/developers-bet-big-on-manhattan-art-galleries-1489363940?mod=rss_newyork_real_estate |title= Developers Bet Big on Manhattan Art Galleries |author= Keiko Morris |newspaper= Wall Street Journal |date= 2017-12-03 |accessdate= 22 April 2017 |archive-date= 2022-05-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220527134612/https://www.wsj.com/articles/developers-bet-big-on-manhattan-art-galleries-1489363940?mod=rss_newyork_real_estate |url-status= live }}
2017 Anton Kern Gallery, New York
2017 Bortolami Gallery, NY{{Cite web|url= http://www.interiordesign.net/articles/13350-daniel-buren-injects-color-inside-bortolami-gallery-s-new-nyc-space/'|title= Daniel Buren Injects Color Inside Bortolami Gallery's New Manhattan Space|publisher= Interior Design Magazine|accessdate= 8 June 2017|archive-date= 27 May 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220527134637/https://interiordesign.net/designwire/daniel-buren-injects-color-inside-bortolami-gallery-s-new-manhattan-space/|url-status= live}}
2016 Carpenters Workshop Gallery, New York
2016 Dirimart Gallery, Turkey
2016 Lisson Gallery, New York
2015 Paul Kasmin Gallery (297 10th Avenue), New York
2015 Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York
2014 Paul Kasmin Gallery Shop, New York
2014 Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, New York
2013 303 Gallery, New York{{Cite web |url=http://www.303gallery.com/index.php?exhid=163&p=pr |title=Rodney Graham |publisher=303 Gallery |accessdate=27 April 2015 |archive-date=27 April 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150427173934/http://www.303gallery.com/index.php?exhid=163&p=pr |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://observer.com/2012/08/303-gallery-to-open-second-location/ |title=303 Gallery to Open Second Location |author=Duray, Dan |date=27 August 2012 |publisher=303 Gallery |accessdate=27 April 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062420/http://observer.com/2012/08/303-gallery-to-open-second-location/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=http://archinect.com/studioMDA/project/303-gallery|title=303 Gallery|publisher=Archinect|accessdate=27 April 2015|archive-date=30 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530015623/http://archinect.com/studioMDA/project/303-gallery|url-status=live}}
2013 Nahmad Contemporary, New York
2012 Collectorspace Istanbul Gallery, Turkey
2011 Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York{{Cite web |url=http://www.dezeen.com/2012/07/25/paul-kasmin-gallery-27th-street-by-studiomda/#disqus_thread |title=Paul Kasmin Gallery, 27th Street by StudioMDA' |publisher=Dezeen |date=2012-07-25 |accessdate=22 April 2015 |archive-date=2016-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208191546/http://www.dezeen.com/2012/07/25/paul-kasmin-gallery-27th-street-by-studiomda/#disqus_thread |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url= http://www10.aeccafe.com/blogs/arch-showcase/2012/11/08/paul-kasmin-gallery-in-new-york-by-studiomda |title= Paul Kasmin Gallery by StudioMDA' |author= Sanjay Gangal |publisher= AECCAFE |date= 2012-11-08 |accessdate= 22 April 2015 |archive-date= 2013-07-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130723173244/http://www10.aeccafe.com/blogs/arch-showcase/2012/11/08/paul-kasmin-gallery-in-new-york-by-studiomda/ |url-status= live }}
2008 David Nolan Gallery, New York{{Cite book|title= Calendar Main Event – Art Happenings. |publisher= Manhattan. |year= 2008 |page= 64}}{{full citation needed|date=November 2016|reason=Author missing; this does not look like a valid book reference; publisher looks like location; Calendar is misspelled.}}{{Cite book |author= Savino, Chiara. |title= Gallerie D'arte. |publisher= Milano: Motta Architettura. |year= 2009}}

== Residential ==

2024 Upper East Side Apartment, New York
2024 Wellness Spa, Upper East Side Residence
2022 West Village Townhouse, New York
2022 Upper East Side Townhouse, New York
2021 Waverly Avenue Residence, Brooklyn, New York
2020 Water's Edge Residence, New York
2020 Watertower Penthouse, New York
2020 Franklin St. Residences and Gallery, New York
2020 West Village Carriage House, New York
2018 East 78th Street Townhouse, New York
2018 Pool Pavilion, Bridgehampton, New York
2018 Southampton Residence, Long Island, New York
2018 Sagaponack Beach House II, Long Island, New York
2017 East 71st Street Townhouse, New York
2014 Sur Lago Residence, Tuxedo Park, New York
2014 UES Townhouse, New York
2014 Fort Greene Townhouse, Brooklyn, New York
2014 Fifth Avenue Penthouse, New York
2013 West Village Carriage House, New York
2013 137 Franklin Street, New York{{Cite web |url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/01/30/one_duplex_remains_at_almostcomplete_137_franklin_street.php |title=One Duplex Remains at Almost – Complete 137 Franklin Street |author=Dailey, Jessica |date=30 January 2013 |publisher=NY Curbed |accessdate=27 April 2015 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527134610/https://ny.curbed.com/2013/1/30/10279126/one-duplex-remains-at-almost-complete-137-franklin-street |url-status=live }}
2012 Detiger Loft, New York{{Cite book| author= Quinn, Bradley |title= Go With the Flow |publisher= ELLE |date= 2012-09-01 |pages= 160–169}}{{Cite book| author= Elgort, Robert |title= Tomorrow's Party |publisher= Vogue Living |date= Winter 2007 |pages= 122–127}}{{Cite book| author= Dupuis, Fabienne |title= Manhattan Transfert |publisher= ArtTravel |date= October 2007 |pages= 112–117}}{{Cite book| author= Remetsch, Christiane |title= Loft in new York |publisher= AIT |date= Feb 2009}}
2012 Sagaponack Barn, Sagaponack, New York
2009 Tuxedo Park Residence, New York
2009 Showtime House, New York
2008 Anchorage Residence, Alaska
2007 Stockholm Penthouse, Sweden
2007 740 Park Avenue, New York
2007 Noho Loft, New York, NY
2007 Greenwich Street Residence, New York
2007 Governor’s Road Residence, Bronxville
2007 Park Avenue Penthouse, New York,
2006 Maplewood Residence, New Jersey
2006 Chappaqua Residence, Chappaqua, New York
2006 Central Park West Residence, New York
2005 Chile Beach House, Chile
2005 Lima Beach House, Lima, Peru
2005 Bronxville Residence, Bronxville, New York

== Institutional ==

2022 Center for Advanced Mobility, Aachen, Germany

== Commercial ==

2024 Liberty City Ventures HQ, Gramercy, New York
2022 Ping Pod Fort Lee, New York
2022 Ping Pod Lexington, New York
2022 PingPod Upper East Side, New York
2022 PingPod Astoria, New York
2022 PingPod, Philadelphia
2022 Harper's Books, New York
2021 Phillips Headquarters offices, New York
2020 West 13 St. Lobby, New York
2020 PingPod, New York
2019 House of Bumble, New York
2011 Exerblast, New York{{Cite book|title= "studioMDA". Editorial. |publisher= Interior Design. |year= 2011 |pages= 232–233}}
2010 Gumulira Clinic, Malawi
2009 High Line Office, New York{{Cite web|url=http://assets.thehighline.org/original_site/newsletters/013106.html#story08/|title=Thanks to studioMDA for FLH Office Remodel|publisher=Friends of the High Line|accessdate=13 April 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082134/http://assets.thehighline.org/original_site/newsletters/013106.html#story08/|url-status=live}}
2008 McIntosh Townhouse
2007 Audi Showroom, New York{{Cite web|url=http://www.mikeklausmeier.com/|title=Audi Showroom|access-date=2015-04-28|archive-date=2015-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512202818/http://www.mikeklausmeier.com/|url-status=live}}
2007 Tracy Anderson Dance Studio, New York{{Cite web|url=http://architizer.com/projects/dance-studio-in-tribeca/|title=Tracy Anderson Dance Studio by StudioMDA'|date=4 November 2009 |publisher=Architizer|accessdate=|archive-date=2016-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126001707/http://architizer.com/projects/dance-studio-in-tribeca/|url-status=live}}
2005 WhatIF, New York.{{Cite web|url=http://www.archello.com/en/project/whatif-office-building#/|title=WhatIf? Office Building by StudioMDA'|publisher=Archello|accessdate=14 April 2014|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527134625/https://archello.com/en/project/whatif-office-building#/|url-status=live}}

== Exhibitions ==

2024 "Johnny Depp: A Bunch of Stuff", Chelsea, New York
2024 "Sarah Morris: All Systems Fail", Bern, Switzerland
2024 "Sarah Morris: All Systems Fail", Stuttgart, Germany
2024 "Sarah Morris: All Systems Fail", Krefeld, Germany
2024 "Walton Ford: Lion of God", Venice Biennale, Italy
2024 "Tomokazu Matsuyama: Mythologies", Venice Biennale, Italy
2024 "Dubuffet x Giacometti", Nahmad Contemporary, New York
2023 "Richard Prince: Freaks", Nahmad Contemporary, New York
2023 "Korea Week: Origin, Emergence, Return", Rockefeller Center, New York
2023 "Sarah Morris: All Systems Fail", Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany
2023 "Key Sage and Yves Tanguy: Ring of Iron, Ring of Wool", New York
2022 "Jean-Michel Basquiat", Nahmad Contemporary, New York
2022 "Picasso and the Process of Creation", Helly Nahmad Gallery, New York
2019 "Beverly Pepper Cor-Ten", Marlborough Contemporary, New York
2018 "TIME SPACE EXISTENCE", Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy
2017 Les Lalanne, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
2016 Ed Ruscha's Ribbon Words, Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, New York
2016 Drawing Room, David Nolan Gallery, New York (curated and designed by studioMDA's founder, Markus Dochantschi)
2016 – 2017 IMPASSE RONSIN, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
2015 Max Ernst PARAMYTHS: SCULPTURE, 1934–1967, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
2015 Robert Motherwell, Works on paper 1951–1991, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
2015 Mnemosyne, de Chirico and Antiquity, Helly Nahmad (New York art collector), New York
2014 Still Life, Nahmad Contemporary, New York
2014 Le Chant de La Grenouille The Surrealists in Conversation, Helly Nahmad (New York art collector), New York
2013 Brancusi in New York, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
2011 National Arts Club Installation, New York
2011 Soutine-Bacon, Helly Nahmad (New York art collector), New York