Kamilla Csegzi Studio is an architecture and material practice that creates buildings, spaces, landscapes, and objects rooted in their surrounding environment and community, using design as a means of cultivating regenerative relationships between people, place, and ecology. Working at the intersection of architecture, art, and research, the studio approaches every project as an opportunity to uncover the cultural, ecological, and material layers of a site and design in dialogue with them.
Whether a museum in a tropical climate, a performance center in the heart of a historic city, a boutique hotel in the rainforest, or an ephemeral table grown from mycelium, our approach is driven by the same values. Design becomes a mediator between nature and culture, exploring how local materials, ecosystems, and traditions can shape architectural typologies and the character of buildings, interiors, landscapes, and objects.
We are driven by curiosity and experimentation, integrating emerging approaches such as biogenic materials, the creative reuse of waste and agricultural residues, and simple techniques that enable adaptable systems capable of responding to evolving environmental conditions. We see material research not as a parallel pursuit but as an integral part of the architectural process.
Across all scales, we take a holistic approach in which context informs material, space, landscape, and experience as a connected whole. Our goal is to create welcoming, intuitive, and healthy environments that strengthen the relationship between people and their surroundings. Each project is collaborative and exploratory, resulting in thoughtful, forward-looking designs that are grounded in a strong sense of place.
The studio was founded by Kamilla Csegzi, who is a registered architect and designer based in NYC. Kamilla studied Architecture and Urban Design in Bucharest and Paris, and earned her Master’s in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University GSAPP in 2015. She was awarded the William Ware and Saul Kaplan Fellowship for Excellence in Design and invited to contribute to the Oslo Architecture Triennale’s ‘After Belonging’ exhibition. Her professional journey has taken her across Paris, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New York City.
As a practicing architect in various architecture studios in NYC, Kamilla has collaborated with institutions such as The Met, the American Museum of Natural History, the New Museum, Storefront for Art and Architecture, and Columbia University. She was part of the GSAPP Incubator at the New Museum’s New Inc. in 2018, where she started to deepen her engagement with experimental and research-based design.
Her work has been exhibited at shows like Wanted Design Manhattan Launch Pad (2023), Collectible NYC, Alcova Milano, Crossroads, and Shifting Matter (2024), as well as part of multiple curated exhibits at Zarolat Gallery in Dumbo NYC.