Ingui Architecture

Ingui Architecture Baxt Ingui Architects, P.C., is an architecture and interior design firm with extensive experience in residential, institutional, and commercial projects.

Residential projects include townhouses, apartments, lofts, and country homes. Commercial projects include retail facilities, galleries, and multi-floor law offices. Institutional projects include educational and child-centered facilities. We aim to create well composed spaces, placing a high value on ensuring each project is well crafted, visually timeless, and serves its inhabitants for many yea

rs. Our design process relies on collaboration with our clients and extends to the builders, consultants, and craftsmen with whom we work. It is our goal to integrate function, aesthetics and building systems economically and minimize the environmental impact, using the standards of LEED and Passive House certification. Numerous projects in our 37 year history have received design awards. The firm was initiated by Ben Baxt in 1977 after several years as a single practitioner in Brooklyn. Michael Ingui joined the staff in 1994 and became a partner in 2000. Martha Valencia-Cordoba became an Associate in 2013 and became responsible for the firm’s management. The staff also includes an interior design team and a highly experienced construction quality observer. The firm is an active volunteer and supporter in many Brooklyn not-for-profit efforts, most notably, Brooklyn Community Housing and Services (bchands.org), where BIA has provided technical assistance for over 25 years and designed four projects pro bono.

In this Cobble Hill brownstone, we envisioned the lower three floors – parlor, garden, and cellar – as a next-level ente...
03/06/2026

In this Cobble Hill brownstone, we envisioned the lower three floors – parlor, garden, and cellar – as a next-level entertainment space, with physical connection between levels and striking visual elements.

This home’s story is one of connection, designed for family living and entertaining loved ones. Want to see more of the house? It is currently on the market, listed by Lindsay Barrett of Compass. Check it out here: https://www.inguiarchitecture.com/journal/on-the-market-cobble-hill-brownstone

Photography: Donna Dotan

Often, townhouse cellars are forgotten spaces. Whenever we can, we love to take this extra space and use it to create un...
02/26/2026

Often, townhouse cellars are forgotten spaces. Whenever we can, we love to take this extra space and use it to create unexpected, interesting spaces. With a little creativity and clever design moves, cellars that were once damp, dark spaces rarely used even for storage can become some of the most exciting spaces in a house.

From dark, unfinished spaces to exciting features for families, these projects are stunning examples of what is possible. Take a look inside some of our favorite cellar transformations: https://www.inguiarchitecture.com/journal/cellar-upgrades

Photography: Adam Kane Macchia

Sometimes, small moves make huge impacts. In this Brooklyn Heights townhouse, the addition of an 18-inch-deep bay unlock...
11/13/2025

Sometimes, small moves make huge impacts. In this Brooklyn Heights townhouse, the addition of an 18-inch-deep bay unlocked the functionality and experience of using the kitchen, providing a minimally invasive way to enlarge the kitchen at the rear of the parlor floor.

Alongside contractor MLZ General Construction, we created a walk-out deck off the kitchen creates a direct connection between the kitchen and the rear yard.

See the transformation here: https://www.inguiarchitecture.com/journal/before-after-subtle-changes-transform-a-kitchen

Photography: Adam Kane Macchia

As winter gets closer, smaller renovations can make a big difference to improve energy performance, lower heating costs,...
10/23/2025

As winter gets closer, smaller renovations can make a big difference to improve energy performance, lower heating costs, and even create healthier living conditions.

We recently sat down with Barbara Peck of Brownstoner to discuss the how and why our clients use Passive House measures to lower their energy costs.

Michael Ingui explains some of the strategies we commonly use in our projects – from investment into rigid insulation above roof joists during roof replacement to checking for air leaks and installing Passive House windows to incorporating solar.

Read the full article: https://www.inguiarchitecture.com/news/how-brooklynites-are-cutting-energy-costs-brownstoner

Adding a skylight above the staircase can transform the upper floors of a building.Throughout New York City, townhouses ...
09/30/2025

Adding a skylight above the staircase can transform the upper floors of a building.

Throughout New York City, townhouses share one common challenge: building lots are narrow and deep. The houses atop these lots are similarly narrow and deep, connected to each other via party walls. Therefore, the middle of the building, where stairwells traditionally are located, is a dark space.

One of the opportunities we have to make a significant difference in a home is to allow sunlight to flow through the center of these dim areas to beautiful homes via a skylight atop the stairwell.

See of our favorite skylight strategies: https://www.inguiarchitecture.com/journal/designing-with-light-skylights-in-historic-townhouses

Photography: Peter Peirce

We were lucky to be able to collaborate with the longtime owners of this beautiful, modern home in Amagansett. A desire ...
08/25/2025

We were lucky to be able to collaborate with the longtime owners of this beautiful, modern home in Amagansett.

A desire to create a space that felt like an oasis surrounded by forest anchored our design process.

Thanks to everyone who made the project such a success, including the clients, BIA Interiors, Shoshi Builders, and Sterling Tree and Lawn.

Learn more about the transformation: https://www.inguiarchitecture.com/journal/indoor-outdoor-connections-in-amagansett

Photography: Linsey Kromer

Michael Ingui recently sat down with Degen Pener for Remodelista to discuss the state of Passive House in the US, the be...
08/22/2025

Michael Ingui recently sat down with Degen Pener for Remodelista to discuss the state of Passive House in the US, the benefits of Passive House design, and some of the leading designers in the Passive House industry.

From the article: “You feel the difference when you’re in these houses. It’s just healthier,” says Michael Ingui, the founder of Ingui Architecture and the founder of the Passive House Accelerator, a platform that promotes passive house design. “You can have filtered fresh air 24/7. Most of our clients didn’t even know that was an option. It’s just a better house. And then honestly, after that, I usually drop the subject. We just talk about design.”

Check out the full article: https://www.remodelista.com/posts/best-passive-house-firms-in-the-us/

This Cobble Hill townhouse was built in the 1890s as part of a Queen Anne row of six.Our clients, a family of four with ...
08/13/2025

This Cobble Hill townhouse was built in the 1890s as part of a Queen Anne row of six.
Our clients, a family of four with roots in Sweden, had already lived in the house for several years. They were clear about their goals, including creating a more open flow between spaces, a stronger relationship between the parlor and garden-level living spaces, and easy, comfortable movement between those spaces and the rear yard.

The rear yard contains two beautiful, mature trees: a large maple and a flowering crêpe myrtle. Preserving the relationship the family had established with those trees was a key objective for the landscape design, and the project as a whole.

Take a look at this back yard transformation: https://www.inguiarchitecture.com/journal/from-paper-to-practice-cobble-hill-garden

Photography: Peter Peirce

In New York City, maximizing utility can mean removing building volume to increase outdoor space. In this Carroll Garden...
08/06/2025

In New York City, maximizing utility can mean removing building volume to increase outdoor space. In this Carroll Gardens Passive House, that was exactly the case.

When the family purchased the home, it had a detached two-car garage located at the rear of the property, which dominated the rear of the lot. With three sons, outdoor recreational space was important. We saw the structure as an opportunity to create a versatile space for the kids with a strong indoor-outdoor connection and strove to give the family outdoor space to relax.

Finish photography: Adam Kane Macchia

Take a look at the backyard transformation: https://www.inguiarchitecture.com/journal/urban-oasis-carroll-gardens-garage

Some of our favorite projects are those in which the entire project team collaborates closely throughout the process. Wh...
07/31/2025

Some of our favorite projects are those in which the entire project team collaborates closely throughout the process. When the clients who own this Westchester home came to us to upgrade their rear yard, we were excited to work with them. We've been lucky to collaborate with the family on their beautiful home for years.

For this project, the goal was to upgrade the pergola in the rear yard, which was constructed in 1995 and in need of repair, and replace it with a new gazebo. Explore the transformation here: https://www.inguiarchitecture.com/journal/before-after-back-yard-gazebo

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