Stephen blends architecture with the textures and patterns of interior design. His eye for space, materials, and detail is broad and generous and he expands the firm’s holistic approach to design. Stephen’s projects, accordingly, are defined by their inclusiveness. They combine uses and programs to rich and unexpected effect; the projects sound like delightful rebuses: “museum-hotels”, “campus-guest houses”, and the “classically modern” 432 Park Ave.
The project balances respect for the residential nature of the streetscape with the current needs of the university.
US studio Deborah Berke Partners has overhauled a pair of Victorian-era townhouses at the University of Pennsylvania and added a terracotta-clad extension that is meant to be contextually sensitive.