For 30 years of practice in New York City, Sage, and Coombe Architects has created projects that strengthen communities. Over multiple rounds serving in Design Excellence Initiatives for the City of New York, we have been involved in the design of public buildings and structures in parks and for pools, recreation centers, athletic facilities, and open-air performance spaces. We have designed libraries, schools, firehouses, and a train hall for Newark Penn Station. We regularly reckon with the demands of budget and schedule while drawing inspiration from the specific site and culture of the client and institution. Our office approaches every challenge with flexibility and an open mind. Our work is inclusive, collaborative, and environmentally sustainable. We embrace the unexpected and strive to bring lightness and humor to our practice — because we know that there is always more than one solution to a problem.
We believe in public work. We believe in cities, big and small. And most importantly, we believe in the power of architecture to inspire.
Sage and Coombe Architects is a New York City and New Jersey-certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE).
Sustainability Working Group
Sage and Coombe is part of the AIA 2030 Commitment to reach carbon neutrality. Our in-house Sustainability Working Group is developing programs to help educate our clients about key decision-making necessities.
We understand sustainability broadly, encompassing energy efficiency, carbon reduction, health and wellness, ecological impact, and social equity. We are committed to extending these values beyond simply avoiding harmful practices—we must actively design projects that are both sustainable and resilient, by creating architecture that can protect, strengthen, and heal its community, both now and for future generations.
In our practice, we make sustainability an integral part of the office culture and our design process. Sustainable strategies are applied to the design of projects and our business operations, including our own office building graded LEED silver.
Affiliations
- American Institute of Architects 2023 Commitment
- US Green Building Council
- Certified Passive Housing Consultants
- Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines
- US Architects Declare
- AIA Wilmington Design Award, Honor Award, North Waterfront Park, 2023
- 40th Annual Awards for Excellence in Design, Lower Concourse Park with Stantec, 2023
- Architizer A+ Awards Finalist, Best Public Projects, 2023
- Selected for Publication, Land Art As Climate Action, Manheim Land Art Generator Initiative, 2022
- Architecture Master Prize, Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park, 2022
- AIA Award for Excellence in Public Architecture, 2021
- AIA New York State Excelsior Award, Conference House Park Pavilion, 2021
- Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards - Editor’s Pick, Mulberry Commons, 2020
- Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards - Honorable Mention, Conference House Park Pavilion, 2020
- Architecture Master Prize - Honorable Mention, Conference House Park Pavilion, 2020
- AIA New York State Design Award, Mulberry Commons, 2020
- AIA New York State Design Award, Conference House Park Pavilion, 2020
- AIA New Jersey Design Award, Mulberry Commons, 2020
- AIANY + ASLANY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Award, Mulberry Commons, 2019
- AIA New York State Excelsior Award, Bronx River Art Center, 2019
- Award for Excellence in Design, Public Design Commission of the City of New York, Ocean Bay Breeze Park, 2019
- NYC Community Leadership Recognition Award, Teatro SEA and The Clemente Soto Velez Center, 2019
- Building of the Day, Bronx River Arts Center, 2018
- Open House New York: Works By Women, Ocean Breeze Indoor Athletic Center, 2018
- Selected for inclusion, Art + Energy Card Game, Land Art Generator Initiative, 2018
- AIA New York State Excelsior Award, Ocean Breeze Indoor Athletic Center, 2017
- Building of the Day, Noguchi Museum, 2017
- Open House New York, Noguchi Museum, 2017
- AIA Brooklyn/Queens Design Award, Noguchi Museum, 2016
- Architizer A+ Award, Ocean Breeze Indoor Athletic Center, 2016
- AIA New York State Excelsior Award, PS 197 Comfort Station, 2015
- AIA New York State Excelsior Award, FDNY Marine 9 Barracks, 2014
- AIANY Honor Award, The Edgeless School Exhibit, 2014
- American Architecture Award, The Edgeless School Exhibit, 2014
- Public Commission Award for Excellence in Design, Conference House Park, Staten Island, NY, 2014
- Architizer Jury Award, Swingtones at BEAM Camp, 2014
- Merit Award, ASLA NY, Swingtones at BEAM Camp, 2014
- Award for Excellence in Design, Public Design Commission of the City of New York, Beach Access: The Rockaways, 2013
- Top 50 Architects Sustainability, 2013 Architect 50 Awards, Architect Magazine, 2013
- Award for Excellence in Design, Public Design Commission of the City of New York, Heineken Pavilion at the USTA Center, 2013
- AIA Design Award, New York State, Marine 9 Fire Company Barracks, 2013
- SEGD Design Award, The Edgeless School Exhibit Design, New York CFA, 2013
- Honors for Service and Design, Smack Mellon, 2013
- Winner, Reinventing the Payphone, NYC DoITT, 2013
- NYC DoITT, Best Connectivity, 2012
- Award for Excellence in Design, Public Design Commission of the City of New York, Riverside Park South Phase V: 4 structures, 2012
- Design Excellence Initiative, Department of Parks and Recreation, Landscape Team with Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, 2012
- Design Excellence Initiative, Department of Parks and Recreation, Landscape Team with MKW Associates, 2012
- Selected for Publication, Wind Grazers, Regenerative Infrastructures, Land Art Generator Initiative, 2012
- AIA Design Award - Merit Unbuilt Work, New York City Chapter, Bronx River Art Center, 2011
- AIA Design Award - Merit Unbuilt Work, New York City Chapter, Bronx River Art Center, 2011
- Award for Excellence in Design, Public Design Commission of the City of New York, Bronx River Art Center, 2010
- Award for Excellence in Design, Public Design Commission of the City of New York, Ocean Breeze Track and Field House, 2010
- Award for Excellence in Design, Public Design Commission of the City of New York, Marine 9 Fire Company Barracks, 2010
- Winner, World Trade Center Fence Competition, New York City DOT and Port Authority of NY & NJ, 2010
- Winner, Jersey Barrier Design, New York City Department of Transportation, 2010
- Selected for Publication, Solar Sound Field, United Arab Emirates, Land Art Generator Initiative, 2010
- AIA Design Award, New York State, New York Public Library, Fort Washington Branch Children’s Reading Room, 2009
- Selected for Design Excellence Initiative: One of eight firms, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, 2009
- AIA Design Award, New York City Chapter, Interiors of Interest to the Public Realm, New York Public Library, Fort Washington Branch Children’s Reading Room, 2007
- Finalist, Czech National Library Competition, 2007
- Selected for Exhibition, New York Fast Forward, Architectural League, 2007
- Selected for Design Excellence Initiative: One of twenty-four small firms, New York City Department of Design and Construction, 2006
- Selected for Design Excellence Initiative: one of six firms, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, 2005
- Selected for Design Excellence Initiative: one of twenty-four small firms, New York City Department of Design and Construction, 2004
- Designing the Highline; Ideas for Reclaiming 1.5 Miles of Manhattan, Honorable Mention, 2003
- Selected for Exhibition, Pentagon September 11th Memorial, 2002
- Honorable Mention, Nature’s Theater, Saluda Shoals Park Competition, 2001
- Selected for Exhibition, Petrosino Park Asphalt Jungle, Storefront for Art and Architecture, 1996