gradient matter
Gradient Matter is a San Francisco-based ideas-driven interdisciplinary design studio. Our goal is to provide solutions for architecture, interior design, and public space installations for residential, hospitality and cultural projects.
Gradient Matter focuses on architecture, public art, interiors, bespone objects which are highly poetic, atmospheric, provocative, ecological, and performative to have a sensorial impact on its users. Studio’s clients range from technology businesses and developers to communities and individuals.
Founder/Lead Designer
Andrei Hakhovich is a architect who’s work blends creative inquiry with material intelligence, computational design and digital fabrication. This allows him to explore narratives, spaces and forms in a new meaningful way. Andrei has an educational background in both architecture and engineering. He received a BS in Structural Engineering from Belarusian National Technic University and a MArch in Architecture from California College of the Arts where he was recipient of Mel Ferris Dean’s Choice Award. He is currently senior adjuct faculty at California College of the Arts and Academy of Arts University where he teaches studios and seminars on structural innovation, computational design and digital fabrication.
Team
(Past and present) Kim Woohyung, Jung Young, Sheng-Chieh Lin, Dalal Alobaid, Holly Hodkiewicz, Carlos Sabogal
Andrei Hakhovich
Founder, Design Director
Offering an array of following services:
Architecture
Well-thought-out architecture and environments that are site-specific, made with close attention to details and complement our clients' life.
Interior Design
We see interior design as an art form, and we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of traditional design approach in order to create unique, functional and visually stunning spaces.
Product design
We think that furniture and product design should be functional, reflect your personality and the broader world around us. We are committed to producing one-of-a-kind pieces with distinct storylines.
Public Art
We offering wide range of creative and innovative solutions in public art. Our studio is dedicated to enhancing public spaces and creating engaging experiences for communities through unique and inspiring installations. We specialize in concept development, design, and fabrication of public art installations, tailored to specific sites and clients’ objectives. In addition to artistic concepts and narratives we often rely on computational design and digital fabrication in order to deliver efficient, inventive solutions that are adapted to individual demands of the project.
Computational design and digital fabrication
We are offerings services in computational design and digital fabrication that provide a wide range of design solutions to clients across various industries and at different scales. By using technology and digital manufacturing we generate sophisticated, inventive solutions that are adapted to individual demands of the project.