elena koroleva, aia, ncarb founder

Elena k. Design is a full-service architecture and design practice working across residential, commercial, and hospitality projects. We guide projects from their earliest ideas through design, approvals, construction, and completion, offering architectural design, interior design, space planning, consultant coordination, permitting, and construction administration.

Our practice is guided by context, native materiality, light, and emotional atmosphere, conditions that allow each project to become singular to its place and the people it serves. We balance imagination with architectural rigor, creating spaces that are beautiful, functional, and deeply considered.

At the heart of our work are the relationships we build with our clients. We listen closely to understand not only the practical requirements of a project, but the lives, ambitions, and values behind it. Through an open and collaborative process, we become trusted partners in order to bring clarity to complex decisions and carrying the project’s original intentions through every stage.

The result is architecture that feels personal and intuitive: spaces that belong to their surroundings, reflect the people who inhabit them, and support fully human experiences.

elena has over 15 years of experience in commercial and residential architecture and interior design. she received her m.arch from parsons school of design and worked with rafael viñoly architects and studios architecture before establishing her own practice. Elena is a registered architect in NY and is a member of AIA.