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Axis Mundi

Profile of Axis Mundi, headquartered in United States. No project submitted by Axis Mundi has been published on Architecture News Plus (ANP).

Principal

John Beckmann

Brief description

Axis Mundi is a creative interdisciplinary design firm based in New York City. Their architectural and interior designs have been recently featured in Metropolitan Home, Spaces and The New York Times.

The work of Axis Mundi reflects a passionate commitment to timeless design solutions. John Beckmann is direct when it comes to discussing his process of arriving at thoughtful solutions to complex problems. "I'm not interested in chasing novel forms for their own sake, I'm more concerned with how the work will be perceived in the future, my sense of history is that most work inevitably betrays the time that it was built, regardless of its authors intentions, and in fact - the work that seems the most novel and of the moment, is just that. To the contrary, I think that our work is very concise, pragmatic and somewhat Utopian, as I truly believe that intelligent design should be affordable, and not something possessed by the elite. I guess that makes us very democratic."

John Beckmann, is a graduate from Parsons School of Design, and began his career working for the acclaimed "high-tech" designer Joe D'Urso. He is the recipient of a grant from The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. He edited and contributed to The Virtual Dimension: Architecture, Representation and Crash Culture, Princeton Architectural Press, 1998.

Key projects

Renovation of Landmark Townhouse on Jane Street, New York
MOMA Tower Proposal for 53 West 53rd Street, New York
Surf Club, Far Rockaway, New York
Residence in 1 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New York, designed by Richard Meier
Toy Soldier Barricade
Private Cinema, Watermill, New York - Open Air Cinema and Gallery for a Private Collector
Bridge + Tunnel House, Putnam County, New York - 1500 sq. ft. house for a young couple
Upper Westside Duplex, New York - 2200 sq. ft. addition for a previous client
Residence in The Urban Glass House, New York, designed by Philip Johnson
Greenwich Village Townhouse, New York - 2500 sq. ft. total renovation of a 1840 Landmark
Duplex Apartment, New York - 2000 sq. ft. renovation near Astor Place
Two residences in Downtown by Starck, New York - Interiors
House in Chatham, New York - 3500 sq. ft. residence for an Art Dealer
Pool Pavilion, Quepos, Costa Rica
Vertical House, Smuggler's Nest, Vermont - 2400 sq. ft. Rural Townhouse
Residence in Old Greenwich, CT - Interiors
Beaver Street Loft, New York - Interiors
Watts Street Loft, New York - Interiors