ABOUT THE FIRM

Victoria Benatar ARCHITECT PLLC (MWBE-SBE), based in New York, is a full-service architecture and interior design firm dedicated to delivering innovative solutions across residential, commercial, educational, and civic sectors. With a focus on optimizing spaces for enhanced functionality, our practice consistently seeks to create environments that adds value to real estate while improve the quality of life.

Our partnership with EXD Architecture reinforces our commitment to employing healthy materials, ensuring that each design not only promotes wellness but also pioneers in sustainability. By integrating principles of neuroscience into space design, we acknowledge the profound impact that environment has on the human brain's emotional and cognitive responses. This meticulous, scientific approach is woven into our design philosophy, enabling us to craft spaces that positively influence mood, productivity, and overall health.We focus on optimizing the use of space to best serve investment goals, thus adding value to client’s property and increasing well-being. By combining expertise in architecture and interior design, the firm strives to create customized spaces for each client based on their individual budget, needs, and lifestyle. 

At Victoria Benatar ARCHITECT PLLC, we believe in the power of personalized design. By merging our architectural expertise with interior design creativity, we strive to deliver tailor-made spaces that align perfectly with each client's unique budget, needs, and lifestyle, all while fostering well-being and enhancing the human experience through thoughtful design.

The Firm is certified as a MINORITY WOMAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE and SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE with the following agencies: NYC Small Business Services (SBS), The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ), Empire State Development, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), New York City School Construction Authority ( NYCSCA)

ABOUT VICTORIA

Victoria Benatar is an award-winning architect, the founder of Victoria Benatar Architect PLLC and Co-Founder and partner of EXD Architecture.

Victoria's curiosity includes extensive research on urban culture and human behavior, the transformative effects of shared economies on city design, the environmental impact of using healthy materials, and the influence of design experience on human behavior and well-being.

In response to evolving paradigms, her firm is developing innovative designs typologies by integrating layered activities, 24-hour programming, and insights from neuroscience. The goal is to optimize space utilization, increase real estate value, and improve the overall quality of life.

She has an Architecture degree from Universidad Central de Venezuela (1983) and a master’s degree in urban design and architecture from Columbia University (GSAPP) (1995). Victoria has been a professor for the past 27 years, first at Columbia University in the Urban Design department and currently at Parsons the New School for Design at the School of constructed environments (SCE), teaching courses on both architecture and interior design.

Since 2023, Victoria has extended her influence on civic engagement, serving as a Public Member of the NYC Community Board 6, to the Land Use and Waterfront Committee. This role reflects her dedication not only to shaping the built environment but also to actively participating in the improvement of the communities she serves.

Beginning in 2024, she will be serving on the AIA New York Board of Directors, a position that recognizes her commitment to the architectural profession and her advocacy for the vital role of architecture and design in our society.