Creating stories in buildings, with spaces as the characters

Heidar Sadeki founded Richardson Sadeki in 1999 with Clarissa Richardson, whom he met at Princeton University’s Graduate School of Architecture. Their main office is in New York City and they have offices in Hong Kong and Los Angles.

Richardson Sadeki is an award winning design studio that provides interior design, graphic design, packaging, web design, uniform design and language for companies seeking integrated concept development and unique user experiences.

In the hospitality sector, they have designed hotel interiors, spas, gyms as well as high-end condominiums in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi and China. The studio has won two Gold Key awards and one Hospitality award amongst other accolades for our designs. ‘signature’ architect, but a ‘context’ architect. My work is different in different geographies, contexts and places.

My approach to homes in general, and also for The Morgan Sky Duplex, is creating a layered space that has a story of its own. The depth of the layers combined with the narration of space negotiate and juxtapose elements like privacy and connectivity and a tailored movement through the series of spaces that are each characterized very specifically. The different ‘auras’ that defines each space is the most significant aspect of a ‘home.’

I collect art, mostly from younger artists that are just surfacing. I also love collecting books, including books on art, fashion and cinema, which is where most of my inspirations come from. My first approach to designing a project comes from looking at different books, almost aimlessly until abstract thoughts are formed.

I design spaces with the same approach that I had with making films, which was my first profession. It is never about proportion and function. To me, it is always about colors, materials and the story that is told by a space. Proportion and function appear later as a result of the space narration.