FIRM PROFILE

Jonathan Schloss / Architect provides comprehensive services in architecture, interior design and planning. Our work in the civic, commercial and private realms spans a wide range of scale and use, encompassing new construction as well as renovation. Our focus includes spaces for living and working, performing arts work, spaces for art and entertainment and renovation/restoration.

Our goal in every project is to create quality work, and to realize the potential envisioned by our clients through the marriage of pragmatic and aesthetic sensibilities. Our work offers a refined use of scale and proportion, materials and light, history and site to promote the possibilities architectural experience. Ultimately, it is our belief that improving our environment improves our lives.

Each successful project is the result of a fine balance of creativity and experience. We achieve this balance in every phase of the commission by creating a strong working partnership with our clients, immersing ourselves in the architectural process and ensuring that we establish and meet realistic project goals and timelines.

Creativity often takes the path of exploration. To be successful this exploration must be informed by experience. We generate ideas with our clients, exploring design options for program, form, space, materials and construction methods. We then evaluate those options through the lens of our experience. Our work seeks to forge strong connections to the place it inhabits and to the people who use it.

PRINCIPAL

JONATHAN SCHLOSS

Over the course of over 35 years in practice, Jonathan Schloss has developed expertise in a wide array of project types, from co-ops and condominiums, restaurants, religious structures and educational facilities to civic centers, libraries, museums, commercial facilities and residences. He has designed, managed and administered a variety of new construction, renovation, restoration and adaptive reuse projects in New York and various parts of the country. Jonathan’s list of accomplishments includes the restoration and renovation of several New York Landmarks, most notably Radio City Music Hall and Central Synagogue. His projects have won numerous design awards, including two national Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects.

Jonathan is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and holds both Fine Arts and Architecture degrees. After several years performing renovations of lofts, apartments, and townhouses in New York, he spent five years with Rafael Viñoly Architects, where his experience in the performing arts and commercial work grew quickly. He then spent ten years working with Hugh Hardy at Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer.

During his tenure as Associate of Architecture at Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, Jonathan was a force in firm-wide design direction, and a principal leader in the firm’s reputed work in theaters and restoration. Ultimately, his demonstrated proficiency in all phases of architecture contributed to the significance and high quality of his work, from programming and conceptual design to construction documentation and construction administration.

Jonathan is a registered architect in the States of New York and New Jersey and is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He is a LEED Certified professional.

STAFF

MICHAEL CONNOLLY

Michael Connolly has over 20 years of experience in architectural practice. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he has since had experience in a wide variety of projects, both new construction and renovations or historical restorations. This includes extensive involvement with arts and educational facilities, libraries, student centers, museums, restaurants, and residential projects. His experience has covered all phases of design and construction.

Michael spent fourteen years at the firm of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer, where he was an Associate of Architecture. He later worked at Holzman Moss Architects, before coming to Jonathan Schloss / Architect in 2007. He is a Registered Architect in the State of New York.

GAVIN SNIDER

Gavin Snider joined Jonathan Schloss / Architect in 2015 after six years at innovative architecture firms in Kansas City, MO. Rising to Senior Project Manager, he has valuable experience in all phases of the design process–from sketches and conceptual renderings in the early stages of Schematic Design to detailed plans and drawings in the Documentation and Construction phases.

His hand-drawing and painting ability, passion for writing, & understanding of graphic design give him a unique approach to architecture. He applies these skills to our projects in direct, engaging ways. A Kansas native, Gavin graduated from the University of Kansas with highest distinction.

YUVAL HOSHEN

A native of Israel, Yuval moved to New York in 1999 after earning a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. With twenty years of experience in architecture at various design firms, Yuval has established a distinguished proficiency in the intricacies of building design, architectural detailing and project management. His interests in art have led him to take classes at the Art Students League of New York, where he has refined his skills in illustration and book design.

JAMES MALINEE

James joined JSA in January 2021. A native of Kansas City, he has spent ten years in New York City in various architectural roles: architectural design, construction management, and contracting. He holds a keen interest in historic and traditional building methods, particularly masonry and timber structures. Holding a Bachelor of Architecture degree from The University of Kansas, James has diverse personal interests including art history, cooking, and furniture restoration.

AINISH SHETH

Ainish became part of JSA in March 2023. Originally from India, he recently earned his Master of Architecture from the University at Buffalo. His fascination with indigenous vernacular architecture and culture, both in India and globally, deeply shapes his design philosophy. Outside the realm of architecture, he finds solace in art and engaging in various design projects.

CIVIC, COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL

PROJECT LIST

RESIDENTIAL

PROJECT LIST

Upper West Side Apartment Renovation, New York, NY, Principal Architect

Village Residence, New York, NY, Principal Architect

Alloway House, Alloway, NJ, Principal Architect

Jane Street Renovation, New York, NY, Principal Architect

Chelsea Renovation, New York, NY, Principal Architect

131 Perry Street, New York, NY, Principal Architect

West Village Townhouse, New York, NY, Principal Architect

Madison Park Loft, New York, NY, Principal Architect

131 Duane Street, New York, NY, Principal Architect

Tribeca Penthouse, New York, NY, Principal Architect

Greenwich Village Townhouse Renovation, New York, NY, Principal Architect

Bend Residence, Bend, OR, Principal Architect

Katonah Residence, Katonah, NY, Principal Architect

Orient Residence, Orient, NY, Principal Architect

1 West 67th Street New York, NY, Principal Architect

STUDIES

PROJECT LIST

Quintess New York City Development Study, New York, NY, Project Manager, Project Architect

Sterling Bank Expansion and Prototype Study, Mount Laurel, NJ, Project Manager, Project Architect

New York City Orchestra Rehearsal Center Study, New York, NY, Project Manager, Project Architect

New Albany Performing Arts Center Study, New Albany, OH, Project Manager, Project Architect

Lansing Performing Arts Center Study, Lansing, MI, Project Manager, Project Architect

Columbus Circle Coliseum Redevelopment Study, New York, NY, Project Manager, Project Architect

Battery Maritime Building Redevelopment, New York, NY, Project Manager, Project Architect

Kretchemer Restaurants Concept Study, New York, NY, Project Manager, Project Architect

Hamilton Theater Restoration and Expansion Study, Harlem, NY, Project Manager, Project Architect

Emporium Development Study, San Francisco, CA, Project Manager, Project Architect

Lincoln Center Vivian Beaumont Theater Expansion Study, New York, NY, Project Manager, Project Architect

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Expansion Study, Washington D.C, WA, Project Manager, Project Architect

City Center Restoration and Renovation Concept Study, New York, NY, Project Manager, Project Architect

Costa Rica Study, Flamingo, CR, Project Manager, Project Architect

Cipriani Restaurants, New York, NY, Project Manager, Project Architect

Merrick Jewish Centre Master Plan, Merrick NY, Principal

COMPETITIONS

PROJECT LIST

Baltimore Performing Arts Center Competition, Baltimore, MD, Project Architect

Whitehall Ferry Terminal Competition, New York, NY, Architect

Police Training Facility Competition, New York, NY, Architect

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