About
A design studio with the machines in the next room.
DIVISION is a design and fabrication shop in Brooklyn. We run CNC routers and CO2 lasers, and we run an architecture studio — in the same building, on the same projects.
That's an unusual arrangement and it's the whole point. Designers who don't fabricate draw things that are expensive to make. Fabricators who don't design build exactly what they're given, mistakes included. We do both, so the detail gets pressure-tested against real material and real tooling before anyone commits.
The studio grew out of architecture, and the work still covers that range: interior renovations, large-scale sculptural installations, retail fixtures, furniture, and product. Different scales, same habit — draw it, cut it, and let the material have a say before anything's final.
Who we work with
Architects and interior designers who need millwork, paneling, and screens made properly. Brands who need retail fixtures and signage. Prop and set builders. Product designers who need a prototype by Thursday. People who arrive with a drawing and a deadline.
The team
Brandt Graves Studio Director
Master of Architecture from Pratt Institute, 2009. Before DIVISION, he worked with Asymptote, Bureau V, Leong Leong, Acconci Studio, 212 Box, and Studio V, and built installations with SOFTlab that were part of AIA's New Practices New York finalist award. He was the architectural designer on RAAD's Lowline. He has taught at Rensselaer, Cooper Union, and The New School, and was an Architecture Associate at Columbia.
Maro Mavri, AIA, LEED AP Architecture Director
Registered architect in New York and Greece, 16+ years in. She has led private residences and large-scale residential and mixed-use projects, and worked with Costas Kondylis, Perkins Eastman, and Fogarty Finger. Diploma in Architecture and Engineering from Greece, Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia. LEED AP BD+C and WELL AP.
How to work with us
Send a file. We price it and give you a lead time — usually same day. If you're weighing two approaches and want to know which one cuts better, call and ask; ten minutes on the phone regularly saves a week.
Find us
- Address
- 948 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 10am–6pm · Sat 12pm–3pm, by appointment
- Phone
- (347) 985-0954