Title: Creative Director

Eran Chen studied Architecture at Bezalel School of Art and Design in Jerusalem, receiving a B.Arch Diploma with Honors in 1994. His first projects include private houses and retail interiors were built in Israel.  Mr. Chen moved permanently to New York City in 1999. He started working at Perkins Eastman as a designer and shortly after became a Principal.
During his seven years at Perkins Eastman Mr.Chen provided design leadership for multifamily housing, interiors, mixed use, hospitality and higher education projects. His work has been recognized by the American Institute of Architect (AIA) and the Boston Society of Architect (BSA), among others.  Some of his Designs included 16 West 19th Street (Jade), 225 5th Ave (the Grand Madison), 650 Sixth Avenue, Fairfield Middle School, Connecticut, Maxdo Plaza (China) and Davidoff Comprehensive Cancer Center Petach Tikva, Israel.

Currently Eran Chen is the Creative Director at ODA.

Featured Projects:

- Bowery Street Hotel, 2007, NYC, Ground up 23 story hotel, 88,000 sf.

-Toy Building, 2007, NYC, 23 story 270,000 sf residential conversion and 40,000 sf addition.

- Grand Street Hotel, 2007, NYC, Ground up 18 story hotel, 57,000 sf.

-839 Sixth Avenue
New York, New York
Design of a 34-story mixed-use tower with 300,000 sf of residences above a podium base with 50,000 sf of retail space, plus a through-block urban plaza.

-15 West Union Square
New York, New York
cast-iron building into luxury residences, featuring new glass exterior and amenities including gym, swimming pool, spa, and private wine cellars.

-44 Berry Street
Brooklyn, New York Interior and exterior for a seven story building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

-16 West 19th
New York, New York
Conversion of a 65,000 sf commercial building to include retail and luxury, loft-like residential condominiums.

-225 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
Conversion of a 380,000 sf, 12-story landmarked historical building into luxury condominiums that includes the

-650 Sixth Avenue
New York, New York
Conversion and reprogramming of a historical building into a luxury condominium residence.

-Beijing Books Building
Beijing, China
Conceptual design of a 1M sf addition to the Beijing Books Building, which houses one of China’s largest collection of book, video, and audio publications.

-241Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
Architectural services for the conversion and addition to a 15-story building resulting in a modern 17-story, 70,000 SF luxury condominium featuring resident amenities including a lounge and full gym.

-Judson College
Elgin, Illinois
Conceptual design for a new architecture and arts school as well as a library building for this Jesuit college.

-Maxdo Plaza
Shanghai, China
Design of a 3M sf multi-use development consisting of a six-story retail podium base, three residential towers, and a hotel and office tower.

-Princeton Day School
Princeton, New Jersey
Additions and renovations including a new upper school art facility, expansion of the performing arts space and library, and improvements to athletic and administrative spaces.

-AIG Orion Fund
Tel Aviv, Israel
Interior design and project management for renovations of AIG Orion Fund’s corporate office.

-McDonald’s
Tel Aviv, Israel
Programming and design of a work environment for McDonald’s within a new $10M headquarters building.