Led by award-winning architects and interior designers, we bring our clients large-firm depth of experience with small-firm attention and service.
We are a multi-disciplinary architecture and design firm.
Architecture
We create sophisticated designs with well-defined value. We see design as a refined form of problem solving—and a powerful tool in shaping positive, productive environments.
Interior Design
We design interior spaces that reflect our clients’ cultures and values. We listen and collaborate with our clients to fully understand their organizations and their needs.
Lighting Design
We design workplaces, retail, and public spaces with our clients’ needs, budgets, and brand identity or sense of style as guiding principles.
Programming
A well-formulated program leads to efficient, best-in-class design. We take a detailed, methodical approach to evaluating the interconnected needs of a client’s organization and facilities.
Project Management
We place utmost importance on management of project schedule, client decisions, team roles and communication, building codes and requirements, and quality control.
As a holistic, multidisciplinary studio, we see design as a catalyst, elevating aesthetics and the economic, social, and environmental fabric of the communities we help shape.
The value of connecting post-COVID in the office starts with precision architecture.
Luxury retail design is a special component of our practice; not only do we showcase the product, but we also tell your story.
Diaa
Elbashir
Founder/Managing Principal
Diaa, the founder and managing principal of EMA, brings over 30 years of experience in design and construction management. He has demonstrated expertise across corporate, government, retail, residential, and mixed-use developments. His international portfolio spans the US, Middle East, East Africa, and Asia.
Bruno
Grinwis
Managing Principal
Bruno has more than 30 years of experience in programming, workplace strategies, tenant improvement, and interior architecture for corporate, institutional, association, and nonprofit organizations. He has built his career on infusing today's interior trends with decades of experience.
Edgardo
Martinez
Principal
Edgardo is an architect with extensive experience in architectural and interior design, ensuring the highest technical standards and construction administration processes. He coordinates consultants, general contractors, and subcontractors, and is responsible for mentoring staff, preparing construction documents, and managing contracts.
Arthur
Meister
Principal
Arthur has over 30 years of experience as an architect, primarily in the commercial real estate market. His expertise includes retail mercantile, high-end custom residential projects, and commercial office interiors for both private corporations and the Federal Government.
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Our Clients
Our Clients
