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the office of Joseph Stella architects

Services

Our offices

      are located in Bridgehampton, New York, and New York City.  We have had over forty years of experience in every phase of the design and
       construction process, from aiding in the selection of the site or existing structure, to cost analysis of the proposed design, to design and        construction supervision. Our design work, at the practical level, has resulted in unforeseen benefits for our clients, and at the esthetic level,        awards for design excellence.  We have the capability to handle large scale work through our association with larger offices.

      Architectural design
     Over the years, we have successfully been involved in the design of

new buildings, landscapes, and imaginative reconfigurations of existing

       structures.

      Landscape design
    We have had a hands on relationship realizing our designs for both

urban and rural landscapes and have

won design awards, and been widely published.

Zoning, landmarks, building code & real

estate consultation
We have had extensive involvement with the complex New York City

Zoning Resolution and Building Codes, and we can be depended upon

to arrive at apt and optimum design solutions, working within their myriad imposed limitations. Our creative and imaginative interpretations

        of the NYC Zoning Resolution has been noted in the New York Times, "Mr. Stella came up with an ingenious solution."

     Building inspections
     We have performed in excess of several hundred building inspections, most often in New York City, Westchester and Long Island for        purchasers of private residence apartments, and commercial structures.

     Condos and co-ops
     We have had extensive experience with the condo and co-op creation process in New York State, having been active as developer, designer,        inspector, and  general contractor.  We are also experienced in the process of obtaining the individual  tax lot numbers required for new        condos.

Academics

“I remember Joseph Stella as a gifted and thoughtful young man who showed not only impressive technical competence, but also great sensibility and creative imagination.”

Gyorgy Kepes, Professor of Visual Design, MIT

Joseph Stella was trained as an architect at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received his Bachelor of Architecture degree. While at MIT, his design for a Mobile Theater in a Unesco sponsored competition was exhibited at the National Union of Architects in London, and published in Interbuild, London.

Over the years, Mr. Stella has been a faculty member at the architectural departments of Pratt Institute, NYC College of Technology, The New York School of Interior Design and The Fashion Institute of Technology.

New York City Bridgehampton, Long Island T 631 537 3259 E-mail: info@josephsstella.com

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Experience

Joseph Stella has over forty years experience in all aspects of the built environment, having been active as architect, builder, developer, landscape designer, and zoning, landmarks and construction consultant.

For several years, he was a senior urban designer at New York City’s Housing and development Administration.

In susequent years his creative imagination in re-interpreting the intricacies of zoning resolutions and building codes, has resulted in unforeseen solutions to building problems, providing clients with benefits that they had not expected.

His esthetic sensibilites have resulted in buildings and environments that have been published and widely admired, and recognized with numerous awards for design excellence.

He has performed hundreds of building inspections throughout the New York metropolitan area, working frequently with developers, co-op boards and real estate investors.