We design intelligent buildings and urban systems by integrating architecture, IoT, cloud platforms, and digital twin technologies.
Five integrated disciplines. Architectural-first thinking, powered by the systems that make buildings and cities perform.
38% energy reduction via integrated BMS and IoT sensor mesh
Mixed-use urban ecosystem for 40,000 residents, 6 cities
Live digital twin reducing maintenance cost by 52%
Unified data platform across 120-building portfolio
Real-time asset tracking across 14 ha logistics campus
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Get in touch →Every sector demands a different intelligence. We've built the expertise to deliver all of them.
Commercial Real Estate
Smart office towers, mixed-use developments, and portfolio-wide intelligence platforms.
Government & Civic
Public infrastructure, smart city frameworks, and civic digital twin programs.
Healthcare
Patient environment optimization, energy management, and real-time facility monitoring.
Education
Campus intelligence systems, occupancy analytics, and sustainable building operations.
Logistics & Industrial
Warehouse automation, asset tracking, and predictive maintenance across large-scale facilities.
Hospitality
Guest experience technology, energy efficiency, and connected building management for hotels and resorts.
Architecture-first. Systems-driven. A repeatable method for designing intelligent environments that perform from day one.
Diagnose
We map your building or urban brief against real operational goals — energy targets, occupancy behaviour, data ambitions. No assumptions.
Architect
System architecture, technology stack selection, and integration blueprint — connecting physical design with IoT, cloud, and AI layers.
Build
Delivery of the full integrated environment — sensors, platforms, digital twin, and spatial design — coordinated as one system.
Optimise
Live monitoring, AI-driven tuning, and ongoing performance management. The building improves continuously after handover.
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Masterplanning for Intelligence: How Cities Are Designing for Data From the Ground Up
We believe the built environment is the most consequential design challenge of our time. We've spent twenty years making it smarter.
United Design Studio was founded in New York in 2006. We work at the intersection of architecture, systems engineering, and data — bringing together designers, IoT engineers, data scientists, and urban strategists under one roof.
Our clients range from real estate developers integrating intelligence into new-build portfolios, to city authorities designing the next generation of urban infrastructure. What unites them is a belief that buildings and cities should actively perform — not merely exist.
+1 (212) 946 0958
HoursMon–Fri, 9:00–18:00 EST
118 West 120th Street
New York, NY
10001