Sage & Coombe Architects

For more than twenty years, Sage and Coombe Architects, a WBE practice, has worked on a variety of small and large scale projects throughout the City with a particular emphasis on public, cultural and institutional design. To achieve the highest quality of result, the office has cultivated a group of complementary professionals with a long history of working together, devoted to making great architecture meet the needs and aspirations of its clients.

Sage and Coombe has remained small by calculation in order to strengthen its creative energies and maintain active working relationships with their clients. For each project, a core design team is assembled to focus its efforts under the direction of Jennifer Sage and Peter Coombe. More than half the office is LEED-accredited and the majority of project work is now being completed in BIM software (Revit).

We believe there are many solutions to any design problem and that the best work emerges from collaboration between all members of the design team - from client to contractor. We draw inspiration from the specific site and culture of the client and institution. We try to think and imagine before we draw and we are always open to new ideas. We believe there is always room for well-tested innovation and of course, humor.

Sage and Coombe was selected twice each for the Design Excellence initiatives at both the Departments of Design and Construction and Parks and Recreation. Other clients have included the Noguchi Museum, the Bronx River Art Center, the FDNY, the NYC Economic Development Corporation and the New York Public Library. Private clients include the Buckley School, St. Francis College, the Our World Neighborhood and Democracy Prep Charter Schools.