WORKac
Amale Andraos and Dan Wood's New York practice combines ecological thinking, expressive form and architecture for public and domestic life.
What they're known for
WORKac's Riverhouse responds to a Rhode Island floodplain with a raised, all-electric family home, a blue folded roof and a 14-inch insulated envelope.
Founded in 2003 by Amale Andraos and Dan Wood, WORKac is a New York architecture practice working across civic, cultural and residential projects. Its 2025 Riverhouse in Hopkinton, Rhode Island combines an elevated floodplain response, triple glazing, thick insulation, photovoltaics and battery storage with an angular blue roof and shared living spaces. The firm says Riverhouse was designed to Passive House standards; final PHI or Phius certification has not been established.
Capabilities
- Residential and civic architecture
- Climate Responsive site planning
- Envelope and passive Design coordination
- Architecture and landscape integration
- Adaptive reuse and renovation
Performance focus
- Floodplain Responsive architecture
- Energy Efficient building envelopes
- ALL Electric residential design
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