Maya Maxwell RA, Principal
Maya Maxwell is a New York City based architect, designer and project manager whose work is informed by her prior training in art and her passion for problem-solving. Since graduating from The Cooper Union in 2005, Maya has taken on a vast range of projects including large scale residential developments, private home renovations, educational facilities, retail spaces, offices and hospitality work. Maya is dedicated to the balance between form and function, and embraces an open discourse about the nature of design and the design process with clients and consultants alike. In forming ADAPT Collaborative, Maya set out to grow a community of design collaborators to take on projects of differing disciplines, programs and scales.
Maya's Project Highlights Include:
Private Residential
Riverside Drive Residence | Principal | ADAPT Collaborative |3,500 sf residential renovation in the Upper West Side
East 72nd Residence | Principal | ADAPT Collaborative | 1,000 sf 2-bedroom gut renovation in the Upper East Side
Floral Park Residence | Principal | ADAPT Collaborative |1,000 sf 2-story home addition
Greenpoint House | Principal | ADAPT Collaborative | 2,000 sf single family home feasibility study
Multiple-Dwelling
The Prelude | Project Architect | Dattner Architects | 10-story 120,000sf new construction affordable housing in White Plains
Clarkston Street Residences | Project Architect |RKTB | 9-story and 11-story new-construction affordable housing in the Bronx
Salem House | Project Architect | RKTB | 7-story new-construction affordable housing in Harlem
Montague Residences | Project Architect for RKTB | 9-story gut conversion fro office building to luxury condominium
Commercial
Atrium Medical Doctors' Offices | Principal | ADAPT Collaborative | 3,000 sf medical suite feasibility study
Tiffany's Shenyang | Project Manager | Fradkin & McAlpin Architects | 5,000 sf retail fit-out in Shenyang
Delicatessen Restaurant and Bar| Project Architect | RKTB | 6,000 sf restaurant and bar in Downtown Manhattan
Chelsea ffice Roof Deck| Project Architect | RKTB | 5,500 sf roof deck amenity space for office rental tenants in Chelsea
Educational
Brooklyn College Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema | Project Manager | Dattner Architects | 68,000 SF fit-out with production, post-production, instructional & administrative spaces
PS 464M | Project Manager | Dattner Architects | 8-story 87,000 sf primary school fit-out within a high-rise residential tower
White Plains Youth Bureau Community Facility| Project Architect | Dattner Architects | 10,000 sf Community facility w/ educational commercial kitchen, cafe, classrooms & admin suite
PS 29Q | Interior Designer | RKTB |4-story primary school addition in College Point, Queens
Jonathan Lloyd Smith, Designer, Owner of Common Concepts LLC
Since receiving dual degrees in architecture and fine arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2005, Jon has worked on a diverse array of projects in architecture, interior design, documentary film, event production, and marketing. Prior to founding Common Concepts LLC, Jon honed his branding expertise while working in the architectural sector for a variety of high-end residential and commercial clients including: Johnson & Johnson, J. Crew, Barneys NY, Tiffany & Co., and Brooklyn Brewery. Jon's bold design sensibility, coupled with his extensive knowledge of project delivery methods for varying project and client types, makes him an invaluable resource.