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Newark, NJ — A design studio · Est. 2013 · Vol. 01 / Issue 04

EVERY BUILDING has a story. THE FIRST LINE IS OURS.

— The Trades' Hype Man —

A Newark design studio for buildings people actually want to build. Plans organized around how framers frame. Drawings tuned to the trades. A practice rooted in the neighborhoods we work in.

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№ 01 — What we do

DESIGN, code, BUILD.

Four services. Each one lands the same way: drawings builders can actually build from, and a firm that shows up when the framer calls.

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Feasibility

Before a single line is drawn: zoning, FAR, lot coverage, setbacks, height/area, use. We tell you what the site can actually become.

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Code analysis

IBC, NJ UCC, zoning, egress, fire separation, height/area, rehab subcode. For new work and existing buildings.

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Design

Residential, multifamily, commercial, mixed-use. Schematic through CDs. Drawings that sequence the way your crew frames.

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Tools

22 free building-code calculators. Stormwater, plumbing, electrical, structural, egress. Built for daily use.

№ 02 — Selected Work

BUILDING IN Newark,

AND beyond.

Over a decade of permitted chaos — Newark mostly, also Jamaica, Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and a runway-adjacent drone facility. Here are four recent.

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521 Springfield Ave, Newark
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521 Springfield Ave, NewarkNewark, NJ
521 Springfield Ave, Newark multifamily→
Skyway Range
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Skyway RangeOK
Skyway Range commercial→
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№ 03 — What we've built

TOOLS we wish

WE'D had.

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THE INNOVATION ENGINE

BUILD & Sizing.

Free web code calculators and advanced BIM plugins built to speed up real-world construction.

22 Free Code Calculators

Stormwater, plumbing, electrical, structural, egress, and zoning math in your browser.

AnansiBuild Revit Plugin Beta

Revit to multi-color 3MF 3D printing with automatic 18-category material separation.

Stormwater Revit Plugin Commercial Beta

BIM-linked runoff analytics, dynamic Toposolid polling, and automatic schedules.

Explore Sizing Suite →
THE EDUCATION ENGINE

TEACH & Legacy.

Independent scaled curriculum, educational archives, and public workshops tuned to the vocational trades.

NIA: Black Architecture Archive DTC BRAND

Preserving, documenting, and teaching the rich legacy of Black architects and master builders.

K-12 School Curriculum

A hands-on, accredited program bringing spatial thinking into public classrooms.

DEI Speaking & Workshops

Vocational empowerment, vocational pathways, and anti-corporate industry panels.

Explore Learning Suite →
№ 04 — Next chapter

GOT A LOT, a deal, OR NEED A DRAWING?

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