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About

LARA APELIAN STUDIO IS A FEMALE-LED BOUTIQUE ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO BASED IN NEW YORK CITY.

Lara Apelian Studio embraces their keen sense of color, materials and form to create spaces reflective of context and the client’s lifestyle. Bringing together foundational expertise and inspiration to a shared vision, whilst providing incomparable client journeys.

 

Through their conduct, creativity and attention to aesthetics, Lara Apelian Studios creates an impressionable experience throughout their service. Rooted in functionality, the architectural and interior form is inspired to suit the inhabitants. Honed with artisanal energy, created in collaboration & custom to the client, Lara Apelian Studios service is a fine art.

OUR SERVICES:

  • Architecture

  • Interior Architecture

  • Interior Design

  • Historic Renovations

  • Custom Millwork

  • Custom Furniture

  • Color Consultation

  • Permit + Construction Documents

  • Bidding

  • Construction Administration

  • Fabric Selection + Purchasing

  • Furniture Selection + Purchasing

  • Window Treatments

  • Art Consultation

We create spaces to celebrate your story with elevated design, materiality and color.

Photograph of studio director: Lara Apelian

As founding principal, Lara connects to the hearts and minds of each client and project team to create beautiful projects and client experiences.

 

Lara received her Masters in Architecture from Yale University, and her Bachelors from Carnegie Mellon University. Before starting Lara Apelian Studio in 2019, Lara practiced for two decades at leading architecture firms Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Smith Maran Architecture+Interiors, Charlotte Worthy Architects and Gensler NYC. Lara is a registered architect in New York and New Jersey.


Lara’s childhood global travel experiences and exposure to art has shaped her passion for design and life. Her curatorial eye, mastery of color, and endless curiosity drive the studio’s uniquely designed projects.

LARA APELIAN, RA (SHE/HER)

PRINCIPAL

STUDIO TEAM

KALLVURAY YEMA (SHE/HER) — DESIGNER

GRACE ANNE JOHNSON (SHE/HER) — OFFICE MANAGER + MARKETING LEADER

Lara Apelian Studio designs spaces for the humans who inhabit them. 

With optimistic consideration of site and context, our work celebrates habits, rituals, and lives. We are humanists at heart!

 

Working with a meticulously maintained community of top millworkers, fabric designers and artisans, Lara brings unexpected products, artistry and craftsmanship to every project.

Lara Apelian Studio is a full service architecture + interiors firm.  Based in New York City and working globally.

  • Architecture

  • Interior Architecture

  • Interior Design

  • Renovations

  • Custom Millwork

  • Custom Furniture

  • Color Consultation

  • Permit + Construction Documents

  • Landmarked Building submission

  • Bidding

  • Construction Administration

  • Fabric Selection + Purchasing

  • Furniture Selection + Purchasing

  • Window Treatments

  • Art Consultation

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