2024-11-22T08:34:14-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150043712/starting-an-architecture-firm-in-two-cities-simultaneously-a-small-studio-snapshot-of-el-studio Mackenzie Goldberg 2018-01-16T12:14:00-05:00 >2019-08-15T09:46:04-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cj/cjokuwt8ioiin036.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/elstudioarch.com" target="_blank">EL Studio</a>, a practice&nbsp;based partially out of Washington D.C, is located in a former horse stable that has been converted into a live/work space by co-founder Mark Lawrence and his wife. Along with his business partner Elizabeth Emerson (who leads their New York office), the two have grown their practice into an award-winning architecture firm that&nbsp;specializes in building finely-crafted, innovative structures within challenging constraints.</p> <p>For this week's <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/845829/small-studio-snapshots" target="_blank">Small&nbsp;Studio Snapshot</a>, we talk with the two about the practice's origins, their unique office space, and some projects they are currently working on.</p>