CCS Architecture

Specialties

CCS Architecture specializes in Architecture and Interior Design for Restaurant, Hotel, Residential, Commercial and Mixed Use clients.

Areas of expertise include: Architecture, Interior Design, Master Planning, Space Planning, New Buildings, Renovations, Design Consultation, Conceptual Strategies, Development Consultation and Graphic Design/​Art Consulting.

History

Established in 1991.

CCS Architecture, with offices in New York City and San Francisco, is dedicated to excellence in architecture and interior design. Since its inception in 1990, CCS has designed a diverse range of public and private buildings and interiors. The firm has gained international acclaim for the architectural and commercial success of restaurant projects, while the uniqueness of residential, commercial, and mixed-​use projects has met with an unusual degree of owner satisfaction and media praise.

The work is firmly based in the modernist idiom, where innovation and creativity are balanced by common sense and experience. The firm is known for creating projects with exceptional spatial and material qualities, and for providing outstanding professional service.

Cass Calder Smith founded CCS Architecture in 1990, Barbara Vickroy joined in 2006 as the Director of Interior Design, Melissa Werner as the Director of Operations in 2001. The principals direct a staff of 30 between two offices.

Meet the Business Owner

Cass S.

Business Owner

Cass Calder Smith established the architectural firm that bears his name in 1990. Born in 1961, Smith earned his Bachelor and Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. A native of New York City, he now splits his time between NYC and San Francisco.

Smith is recognized internationally for his architectural and interior design projects. Firmly based in the modernist idiom, Smith draws inspiration from history’s great architects and cities as well as the epic filmmakers of the last century. Bold imagery and intricate detail are characteristic of his designs balanced with experience and common sense.

Smith and his work have won numerous awards and have been recognized in The New York Times, Architectural Record, Metropolis, Dwell, Interior Design and Abitare, among others.