FIRM PROFILE

At Christina Griffin Architect PC, our architectural practice promotes creativity and individualism in design through a collaborative process with the client. Established in 1988, we have designed buildings, interiors, and public spaces throughout the New York metropolitan area. We are a civic-minded firm known for community projects including a firehouse expansion, a school playground, a downtown plaza for the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, and affordable housing for the Town of Mamaroneck. Our projects range from renovation, restoration and new construction of private residences to civic and commercial projects. As a member of the US Green Building Council (USGBC), and soon to be LEED accredited, the firm has adopted principles of green design and sustainability into our designs.

Our design methodology begins with an analysis of the client’s goals and a feasibility study. The project team conducts a site visit, reviews zoning and survey information, examines contextual features of the site, and interviews key building users. Parameters for design, scope and cost are assembled, and various design options explored, for review at a series of client / architect meetings. Throughout this process, the project evolves from initial concept to a formula for construction, conveying how the design objectives translate into a physical structure. Our team approach continues during construction, emphasizing close communication with client, contractor, and architect, and working towards achieving a high standard of aesthetics, function, and high performance construction.

Christina Griffin’s artistic flair and creativity is intrinsic to her designs. Themes characteristic of her style include light and airy interiors, gracious proportions, integrated indoor and outdoor spaces, and the balance of architectural forms and materials with the surrounding environment. Her designs seek to elevate the quality of life – whether in creating a welcoming communal space, a comfortable and serene living area, or in the assembly of dramatic architectural forms.

PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT

CHRISTINA GRIFFIN A.I.A. studied at Syracuse University and the Architectural Association of London; she received her Bachelor of Architecture in 1979. Christina has been a registered architect with the State of New York since 1985, and is a member of the Westchester Chapter of the AIA.

Prior to opening her practice Christina Griffin was Project Architect at Ferrenz, Clark, and Associates in NYC, designing medical and health care facilities. Her design for the Mercer County Geriatric Center was exhibited in 1984 at the Health in Architecture Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1988, Christina Griffin opened her own practice. In 1991 she was featured as a successful entrepreneur in “Women of Achievement” by Women’s News. She was a board member of the Westchester Chapter of Habitat for Humanity from 1988 to 1992, and designed the first Habitat affordable housing project in Westchester. She has been a member of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce and the Westchester Association of Women Business Owners, and from 1996 to 2007 was the Chairperson for the Hastings Architectural Review Board. As a member of the Design Guidelines Committee, she has developed the design guidelines for the commercial district in the village of Hastings.

In 1998, Christina Griffin Architect received a Citation for Recognition of Architectural Excellence from the American Institute of Architects. In 2005, Westchester Home featured an outstanding example of one of her modern homes in the an article titled Glorious Home.

PROJECT DESIGNER

SUZANNE LEVINE has been with the practice for ten years, providing site analysis, design preparation, administration of construction documents, and post construction analysis, as well as interior and cabinetry design. She has a B.A. from Boston University, and is currently working toward her license in architecture.

ARTISTIC COORDINATOR

JOSEFA MULAIRE is an artist with a B.A. from Bard College and an M.F.A. from Syracuse University. She has exhibited her work throughout the U.S. She provides layout and coordination of presentation materials, building department submissions, and construction documents.

PROJECT DESIGNER

RENA MANDE is a graduate of Binghamton University with a B.S. in Psychobiology and a minor in Geology. She been with the firm for 6 years and is working towards graduate school in architecture.

PROJECT DESIGNER

ANA MARIA MCGINNIS is owner of Going Native. She works freelance for the firm as a designer. She received a B.A. in Art and Mathematics at Connecticut College, and a M.B.A. from Harvard University.