O-N is an architecture studio committed to an optimistic view of the world, created by a wide angle of design solutions. Based in New York since 2019, we work across the US designing objects, buildings, cities, and environments. Testing, learning, and play are critical to our process. We value immersion in complex problems, often relating to our perceived understandings of space, shape, and context. We are interested in solutions which evoke both the familiar and the strange.
Davis Owen, RA
Davis Owen (he/him) is a licensed architect. Davis founded O-N in 2019, and he oversees the design and construction of all projects within the office. From this experience, he draws a breadth of applied knowledge to ensure the execution of beautiful, thoughtful work. He has a keen appreciation for history and theory, and he approaches each project with rigor and precision.
Prior to forming O-N, he was a designer at Deborah Berke Partners, working on projects for significant US institutions. Davis trained in Paris with Philippe Rahm Architectes and contributed to the design and construction management of the Jade Eco Park. In Rotterdam at AMO, he participated in the “Countryside: The Future” research. This work was later exhibited at the Guggenheim New York and reprinted in “Countryside, a Report.”
Davis has taught at Washington University in St. Louis and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. He earned his Masters of Architecture with Distinction at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, and his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis.
Davis Owen (he/him) is a licensed architect. Davis founded O-N in 2019, and he oversees the design and construction of all projects within the office. From this experience, he draws a breadth of applied knowledge to ensure the execution of beautiful, thoughtful work. He has a keen appreciation for history and theory, and he approaches each project with rigor and precision.
Prior to forming O-N, he was a designer at Deborah Berke Partners, working on projects for significant US institutions. Davis trained in Paris with Philippe Rahm Architectes and contributed to the design and construction management of the Jade Eco Park. In Rotterdam at AMO, he participated in the “Countryside: The Future” research. This work was later exhibited at the Guggenheim New York and reprinted in “Countryside, a Report.”
Davis has taught at Washington University in St. Louis and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. He earned his Masters of Architecture with Distinction at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, and his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis.
Irene Chung
Irene (she/her) is an interdisciplinary thinker. She co-founded O-N where she focuses on designing thoughtful, caring spaces that support people’s aspirations. On every project, Irene brings her ideology that care and mindfulness for our clients’ goals are key to meaningful design.
Irene’s background in strategy and operations at Data & Society Research Institute (D&S)—an independent, nonprofit research institute that believes that technology policy must be grounded in empirical evidence, account for tech’s real-world impacts, and serve the public—has trained her to challenge assumptions of design solutions and surface underlying shared values that drive intention for impactful design. With that, she is committed to designing spaces that are true to clients’ values, while operating with a sense of playfulness to make rigorous design accessible to a broader community.
Irene graduated from Fordham University with a B.A. in Anthropology and Psychology.
Irene (she/her) is an interdisciplinary thinker. She co-founded O-N where she focuses on designing thoughtful, caring spaces that support people’s aspirations. On every project, Irene brings her ideology that care and mindfulness for our clients’ goals are key to meaningful design.
Irene’s background in strategy and operations at Data & Society Research Institute (D&S)—an independent, nonprofit research institute that believes that technology policy must be grounded in empirical evidence, account for tech’s real-world impacts, and serve the public—has trained her to challenge assumptions of design solutions and surface underlying shared values that drive intention for impactful design. With that, she is committed to designing spaces that are true to clients’ values, while operating with a sense of playfulness to make rigorous design accessible to a broader community.
Irene graduated from Fordham University with a B.A. in Anthropology and Psychology.
Francis Aguillard
Francis Aguillard (he/him/any/all) is an architectural and urban designer. With a deep background in the design of buildings and cities, Francis brings an appreciation of the largest and smallest scales to the office. In addition to architecture and building projects, Francis shepherds the office’s urbanism thinking and work.
Prior to O-N, Francis was a designer at Waggonner & Ball Architecture and Environment in New Orleans, where he worked on the Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan and the Hurricane Sandy Rebuild By Design recovery effort. Most recently, he was an associate at Henning Larsen in New York, where he worked on institutional, civic, and cultural buildings and projects across North America. Francis was co-editor-in-chief for PLAT 7.0 Sharing, and his writing has appeared in several PLAT publications, Paprika, Architectural Writers Workshop, CCA’s Interview Series, and NYRA’s Skyline.
Francis received his B.S. in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis, his Master in Architecture from Rice University, and an MSc City Design & Social Science from the London School of Economics & Political Science, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
Francis Aguillard (he/him/any/all) is an architectural and urban designer. With a deep background in the design of buildings and cities, Francis brings an appreciation of the largest and smallest scales to the office. In addition to architecture and building projects, Francis shepherds the office’s urbanism thinking and work.
Prior to O-N, Francis was a designer at Waggonner & Ball Architecture and Environment in New Orleans, where he worked on the Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan and the Hurricane Sandy Rebuild By Design recovery effort. Most recently, he was an associate at Henning Larsen in New York, where he worked on institutional, civic, and cultural buildings and projects across North America. Francis was co-editor-in-chief for PLAT 7.0 Sharing, and his writing has appeared in several PLAT publications, Paprika, Architectural Writers Workshop, CCA’s Interview Series, and NYRA’s Skyline.
Francis received his B.S. in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis, his Master in Architecture from Rice University, and an MSc City Design & Social Science from the London School of Economics & Political Science, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.
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