Company Profile
Sage and Coombe Architects
Company Overview
We create architecture that strengthens communities. Led by Jennifer Sage FAIA, and Peter Coombe AIA, Sage and Coombe Architects has built a portfolio focused on social infrastructure through diverse projects ranging from the multiphase transformation of the Noguchi Museum to the design of the next generation of New York City phone booths. We worked with the New York City mayor’s office to help rebuild the Rockaways after Hurricane Sandy. For the New York City's Design Excellence Initiative, we created an award-winning prototype for park facilities that was adopted as the new standard. Over two decades, our team has designed libraries, parks, firehouses, athletic facilities, art centers, schools for all ages—and from time to time, we take on a beach house, townhouse, or penthouse.
Our office approaches every challenge with flexibility and an open mind. Our work is inclusive, collaborative, and environmentally sustainable. We embrace the unexpected and strive to bring lightness and humor to our practice—because we know that there is always more than one solution to a problem.
We believe in public work. We believe in cities, big and small. And most importantly, we believe in the power of architecture to inspire.
Sage and Coombe Architects is a New York City and New Jersey certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE).
Notable Clients
Benjamin Moore & Company Bronx River Art Center Brooklyn Heights Synagogue The Buckley School City & Country School Colette Boutique Democracy Prep Charter School NYC Department of Environmental Protection Engine Company 293 FDNY Greater Newark Conservancy India Center for Art and Culture International Festival of Fashion Photography Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum Janovic J.M. Kaplan Fund LeFrak City Legal Services NYC Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School Magnitude Capital Majestic Apartments Maplewood Memorial Library The City of Newark, NJ Newark Community Economic Development Corporation Newark Downtown District New York Public Library NYC Department of Design and Construction NYC Department of Parks and Recreation New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Olana State Historic Site Our World Neighborhood Charter School Poly Prep Country Day School Rockaways Waterfront Alliance St. Francis College Sigerson Morrison Retail and Wholesale Smack Mellon Soliloquy Talwar Gallery Town of Highland Park, NJ Tribeca Film Center Two Fifth Avenue The City of Wilmington, NC
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
AIA Award for Excellence in Public Architecture, 2021
AIA New York State Excelsior Award, Conference House Park Pavilion, 2021
Mulberry Commons, Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards - Editor’s Pick, 2020
Conference House Park Pavilion, Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards - Honorable Mention, 2020
Conference House Park Pavilion, Architecture MasterPrize - Honorable Mention, 2020
Mulberry Commons, AIA New York State Design Award, 2020
Conference House Park Pavilion, AIA New York State Design Award, 2020
Mulberry Commons, AIA New Jersey Design Award, 2020
Mulberry Commons, AIANY + ASLANY Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Award, 2019
AIA New York State Excelsior Award, Bronx River Art Center, 2019
Award for Excellence in Design, Public Design Commission of the City of New York, Bay Breeze Park, 2019
NYC Community Leadership Recognition Award - Teatro SEA and The Clemente Soto Velez Center, 2019
Building of the Day, Bronx River Arts Center, Bronx, NY, 2018
Open House New York: Works By Women, Ocean Breeze Indoor Athletic Center, Staten Island, NY, 2018
Selected for inclusion, Art + Energy Card Game, Land Art Generator Initiative, 2018
AIA New York State Excelsior Award, Ocean Breeze Indoor Athletic Center, Staten Island, NY, 2017
Building of the Day, Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, NY, 2017
Open House New York, Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, NY, 2017
AIA Brooklyn/Queens Design Award, Noguchi Museum, Long Island City, NY, 2016
Architizer A+ Award, Ocean Breeze Indoor Athletic Center, Staten Island, NY, 2016
AIA New York State Excelsior Award, PS 197 Comfort Station, Queens, NY, 2015