Suzanne Borderies is a NYC based architectural and interior designer bilingual in French and English, with experience in a variety of project types (hospitality, residential, retail). She graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture (Summa Cum Laude) in Spring 2019 from the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at CCNY. Upon graduating she was hired by the company for which she had interned in college, Studio Sofield.
Suzanne has worked on various projects, including design for Tom Ford International retail stores, hospitality projects and private residences. On these projects she has worked both as an architectural designer and decorative designer, working on a range of tasks from interior elevations to sourcing furniture and materials, drafting millwork and custom furniture pieces, schematic design sketches and 3D modeling, establishing architectural lighting details as well as assisting with DD and SD sets, schedules (plumbing, appliance, materials, equipment), presenting to clients, materials research, etc.
Suzanne's education in architecture has helped with her interior design skills by fueling her close attention to detail, love of physical materials and ease with softwares such as AutoCad, Adobe Suite, Rhino, V-ray, Sketchup, Revit basics and web design. Furthermore, she wishes to obtain her Architecture licensure.
Beyond work experience, Suzanne has always had a visual arts background with hand drawing and painting, and a love for graphic design and digital collaging. This has given her a good understanding of how to visualize space, draw eyeballed perspectives, and create quick visuals that are easily understandable in explaining a concept.
Studio Sofield, New York, NY, US, Designer
Projects: Tom Ford retail, luxury hospitality, luxury fitness/spa, luxury residential
- Schematic design, design development, construction documents, site visits and
installations
- SD, DD1, DD2 sets - plans, sections, elevations, millwork, typical details, lighting details and lighting concept
- Sourcing and creation of plumbing, appliance, hardware, materials schedules
- Materials research and vendor communications
- Creation and presentation of decorative/architectural schemes, mood boards
- Millwork drawings, custom furniture drawings, hand sketching and 3d modeling
- Presentation of works at Client meetings and consultant workshops
Studio Sofield, New York, Design Intern
Projects: JDS 111 W 57th St, Zero Bond NY, luxury fitness, luxury private residence
- Management of materials library, coordination and hosting of vendor meetings
- Sourcing of decorative and architectural materials
- AutoCad design / drafting of plans, sections, elevations, millwork
- Organization of archived projects library, documentation of archived materials
- Creation of proposals, approval requests and schedules
Bagchee Architects, New York, NY, US, Architectural Design Intern
Projects: private residence, office space, Urban Archive space
- Schematic design, design development, construction documentation, site survey
- Production of renderings, materials research, light studies, millwork design
Independent / Freelance work and collaborations, New York, NY, US, Designer
- Schematic design, design development, sourcing, DD set, coordination with contractor for renovation of a West Village bedroom
Yves Saint Laurent Corporate, New York, NY, US, Store Planning Intern
Store Planning / construction administration for YSL Americas and Canada
- Assisted with site visits, presentations, redlining, communication with consultants
- Conducted a study on construction cost per square foot of retail stores
- Created year end review presentation to present to YSL worldwide summit HQ
Juhani Pallasmaa Architects and Alberto Foyo Collaboration, New York, NY, US, Architectural Design Intern
- Proposal, schematic design, design development of a community center in Sri Lanka
- Materials research, rendering, hand sketching, site plan, elevation drafting
Agence Architecture Philippe Prost, Paris, FR, Architecture Design Intern
- Design of firm website: http://www.prost-architectes.com
- Model making and proposal for competition submission
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, New York, NY, US, BArch, Bachelors of Architecture
5 year program, graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors
Matthew Del Gaudio Medal for Excellence in Design, Award
Presented to one graduating student in each NYS architectural school.
Van Allen Institute’s Flash Competition: Temporary Design installations in NYC, Other
Finalist selected for flash competition
Spitzer History Notebook Award, Award
Awarded to a B.Arch. or M.Arch. student for the best lecture notebook in one of the four semesters of the history of world architecture sequence.
