Ten to One

• Community-based organizations and nonprofits
• Public and charter schools and higher education institutions
• Cultural and arts organizations
• Private residential clients (apartments, townhouses, brownstones, multi-family buildings)
• Commercial and mixed-use property owners and developers

Types of work

Representative categories of work mentioned on the website include:

• Community resiliency hubs and civic spaces
• K–12 and charter school facilities
• Public school library hubs and learning environments
• Multi-generational townhouses and family homes
• Loft, duplex, and penthouse renovations
• Arts, cultural, and community innovation campuses
• Commercial, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse projects
• Research and experimental installations and prototypes

Typical architectural services

Based on the projects described, Ten to One's work can include:

• Architectural design from early concept through construction in collaboration with project partners
• Renovations, additions, and reconfiguration of existing spaces (including brownstones, lofts, and townhouses)
• Planning and spatial strategies that support accessibility, flexibility, and long-term sustainability
• Community- and stakeholder-engagement driven design, including participatory mapping and research

The website does not list standard fees, rates, or a fixed service menu. Scope, schedule, and budget are typically developed collaboratively with clients and community partners for each project.

• Design equity is a core focus across all work, from small-scale interiors to large community and institutional projects.
• Projects are seen as opportunities to support more equitable, sustainable, and civically engaged neighborhoods and cities.
• Sustainability is framed in terms of flexibility, long-term planning, and resilience, including how buildings and infrastructure can act as active participants in the urban environment.

Scales and ways equity shows up

According to the website, diversity, equity, and inclusivity are reflected in:

• Project scopes and briefs
• How teams are assembled and collaborators are selected
• Listening to and working with communities and constituencies
• Spatial planning for inclusivity and accessibility
• Spatial design that supports individuals within a broader social and environmental context
• Attention to details and materials (for example, a brick as a unit that reflects human-centric fabrication and assembly)

Inclusive studio practice

• Ten to One notes that it is a studio of individual voices across a spectrum of backgrounds, identities, and skill sets.
• The team is described as representing diverse nationalities, backgrounds, races, genders, and LGBTIQA+ identities, and spanning the neurodivergent spectrum.
• The studio emphasizes widening the audience of architecture and making design processes more accessible to varied communities.

The website does not state specific hiring policies, guarantees, or formal DEI metrics; instead it describes the firm's philosophy and how it is reflected in projects and studio culture.

• For new project inquiries, community partnerships, and media requests, email or call the studio.
• Remote collaboration is available; many projects are based in New York City and throughout New York.

Regular opening hours and meeting times are not listed on the website, so please confirm timing directly when arranging a visit or call.

• Ten to One and Ten for All are dedicated to holistic, community-driven design equity and sustainability.
• In partnership with community-based organizations, they invest 50% of their resources in projects that support equitable and sustainable civic engagement.
• Over their history (more than a decade of practice), they have contributed over a half million dollars in services to community and pro bono projects.

Examples of pro bono and community projects

The website highlights a range of community and nonprofit initiatives, including:

• GrowHouse Community Resiliency Centers and Roots Corridors throughout Central Brooklyn
• Ember Public Charter High School and Ember K–12 Schools
• PIE Pan American Charter School and Congreso de Latinos Unidos Library and Community Workshop
• Start Lighthouse library hubs opening in the Bronx and expanding through New York City public schools
• Bedford Stuyvesant Racial Equity and Community Innovation Campus
• Global Green Community Development and Climate Action Center
• Langston Hughes Public Elementary School
• Bennington College Adaptive Framework Plan in Vermont
• Additional community and pro bono work across arts, education, and civic sectors

Role of clients and partners

• Clients in these projects often include community-based organizations, schools, cultural institutions, and nonprofits.
• The firm emphasizes that clients are co-contributors in social investment, working collaboratively to shape projects that serve broader communities.

Details such as current intake capacity, application processes for pro bono support, and specific eligibility criteria are not specified on the website and should be confirmed directly with the studio.

• Community resiliency hubs and centers (for example, GrowHouse Community Resiliency Centers and Roots Corridors in Central Brooklyn)
• Community development and racial equity campuses (such as the Bedford Stuyvesant Racial Equity and Community Innovation Campus)
• Climate action and community development centers (for example, Global Green)
• Public infrastructure and bridge-adjacent sites (such as the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge commercial infrastructure concept)

Education and libraries

• Public charter schools (including Ember High School and Ember K–12 Schools)
• K–12 public school environments
• Public school and charter school libraries and media centers (such as PIE Pan American Library Workshop and Start Lighthouse library hubs)
• Higher education planning projects (for example, Bennington College Adaptive Framework Plan)

Residential work

• Brownstone restorations and renovations (including landmarked and reductive restoration projects in Brooklyn)
• Townhouses and multi-generational homes in neighborhoods such as Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Prospect Heights, and Sunset Park
• Loft, duplex, and penthouse apartments (for example, Tribeca Lofts, DUMBO lofts, and Prospect Park penthouse duplexes)
• Multi-family residential buildings and conversions

Arts, culture, and commercial projects

• Arts complexes and cultural campuses (such as Beggar's Wharf Arts Complex)
• Fashion, event, and exhibition environments (including international fashion show installations and mixed-use cultural venues)
• Commercial and mixed-use developments (for example, DUMBO mixed-use development and other commerce projects)

Research and experimental work

• Participatory cartography and map sampling that visualizes historical and dynamic urban contexts for disenfranchised communities
• Experimental installations and research into urban natures, habitable infrastructures, renewable energy, and adaptive re-use (for example, Bathysphere and similar research projects)

The website presents these as representative examples rather than a complete list. For specific project types or locations, prospective clients should contact the studio to discuss whether their needs are a fit.

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