Residential Projects in New York

elected homes where light, air, structure, and approvals were planned together. Each project page walks through the problem, the constraints, and the decisions, not only the result.

Projects completed while Queenie Tong was Project Architect at Ogawa Depardon Architects are marked as such. Projects completed since Tong Dong Architects opened in 2021 are marked TDA. Projects still underway are marked In progress.

Selected projects

Upper West Side Townhouse Manhattan | Landmarked townhouse renovation and additions | Completed at Ogawa Depardon Architects, with Queenie Tong as Project Architect and Project Manager

A gutted townhouse became a single-family home through a rear extension, a setback penthouse, a skylit staircase, an elevator, and a glass bridge to a bamboo garden. The work went through Landmarks Preservation Commission review, a mock-up, and public and community board hearings.

Techbuilt House Tuxedo Park, New York | Mid-century house renovation | Completed at Ogawa Depardon Architects, with Queenie Tong as Project Architect and Project Manager

Dark rooms, an uneven upstairs layout, and cold spaces shaped the brief. The renovation added an operable skylight, two equal bedrooms, radiant floor heating, solar hot water, cellulose insulation, and slim-profile windows.

Full Co-op Gut Renovation Jackson Heights, Queens | Co-op apartment | TDA | In progress

A full gut renovation of a co-op apartment, planned around the details that are hard to change later: a redesigned kitchen layout for efficiency, added storage where space is scarce, water filtration, better waterproofing in the kitchen and bathroom, and circadian lighting. Construction is expected to take six to nine months.

How we show projects

For projects completed since 2021, we show client homes through drawings and a selection of photographs, so that clients' privacy comes first.

What these projects share

Light and air shape the plan. Skylights brought daylight into a dark staircase in Manhattan and into a dark upstairs in Tuxedo Park.
Approvals are part of the design. Landmarks review, board approval, and Department of Buildings filings shape what is built and how, so we plan for them from the start.
Building systems are planned with the layout. Heating, cooling, hot water, and vertical circulation were coordinated with the floor plans, not added afterward.

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