People

Louis is a native of New York City and a graduate of Pratt Institute School of Architecture. Trained as a painter, his knowledge of fine-arts and history form the foundations of his architectural thinking. His professional and personal focus has always been on problem solving both in arts as well as in building, with a unique focus on craft.

As a child, he worked alongside his step-father in body shops fixing crashed automobiles. As an architect, he has practiced architecture in Vienna and most recently in Mexico before returning to New York.

Initially, after completing his studies, he began working in the public sector for the New York City Housing Authority and later he joined the private sector firm of Skidmore Owings and Merrill before setting off to travel around Europe, eventually ending up in Mexico where he lived for 10 years.

In the Americas, he’s traveled to Peru, Haiti, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. These travels and professional experiences inform his perception of practice and his simple approach to practical management and creative solutions.

Louis is an avid history buff, and news junkie, and is constantly thinking and finding motivation in the every-day. He is also a competitor and a do-it-yourselfer. In his spare time, he participates in amateur Triathlon events. He’s completed several half-distance events in Syracuse and Quassy as well as yearly participation in the New York City Tri. During the off-season, his favorite pastime is doing small construction and home-improvement projects.

If you were to peruse Shaunna’s work history, you may be perplexed as to how she ended up at ENV. With an unconventional mix of jobs including TV producer, office manager, and marketing coordinator, this multi-hyphenate position allows her to put all her various skills to use. From accommodating clients, assisting principals, and providing general staff support to composing social media posts and helping with the company rebrand, Shaunna is happy to do whatever is needed – even in a Halloween costume!

In her spare time, Shaunna enjoys absorbing as much Japanese culture and language as possible through a ridiculous amount of anime watching, playing Monster Hunter on her 3DS, and spending countless hours on Wikipedia trying to demystify the world one fact at a time. She wants to taste every type of cuisine that exists and believes there is no such thing as “too much sleep.”

Steve became interested in the world of architecture at an early age. His uncle was the head architect for Incheon International Airport in South Korea, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. Steve was further inspired by a Korean tv show that renovated homes for low income families. He later found himself working for one of the show’s architects.

Because of the way interior design can influence peoples lives for the better, Steve chose to study interior design and received an undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and a masters from Pratt Institute. With ten years of experience under his belt in a diverse array projects from retail to healthcare to corporate, along with an NCIDQ certification, Steve is involved in every step of the design process at ENV, from the initial schematic design to construction administration.

Aside from design, Steve is also passionate about music. He plays the guitar, bass, keyboard, and hand drums, and has also composed many songs. He enjoys acoustic and soft music.

In earning her bachelor’s degree in architecture at the University of Virginia, Stuart harnessed the skills that shape her natural love of design. Before New York, she practiced at ENV-VA where her work spanned healthcare, multi-family, corporate office, education, residential, and retail projects – contributing in both architecture and interior design roles. Through ENV, Stuart has led design and project management on several design-build community service projects.

Stuart designs with an economy of means, believing that regardless of budget, any project has opportunities to press every square inch to the service of its users.

Stuart is a maker in many senses of the word. She’s a believer in community. If she’s not at work, she is likely writing, drawing, painting, woodworking, sewing, or observing wonderful works of design made by others. She likes to live by the motto: “Why not see beautiful things?”

When it comes to the process of managing, designing, and coordinating a good-looking and functional interiors project, Wey Lee is an expert. His experienced leadership breathes life and stability into each project he does and client relationship he extends with ENV.

With over four decades experience in the commercial interiors industry, Mr. Lee’s work on ground-up core and shell projects, along with the design of large-scale corporate interior spaces, continues to innovate and adapt to his clients’ growing needs.

Over the years, Wey Lee has developed a particular expertise in the design of retail banking, financial services, and retail roll-outs. As principal-in-charge, Mr. Lee maintains an ongoing senior management level relationship with each client, all the while seeking to align each project’s objectives for quality, schedule, and budget.

A partial listing of his projects include JP Morgan Chase, Capital One, and Dime Savings. Roll-out retail includes Starbucks, Michael Kors, Tiffany, and Ralph Lauren. Financial projects include Morgan Stanley, Knight Capital, Societe Generale, BGC, Cantor Fitzgerald, Dow Jones, Met Life, and Guardian Life Insurance.

As a young man in Thailand, Zak completed his training in Architecture at a top university there. Shortly thereafter, he moved to the U.S. and continued his graduate education in both architecture and interior design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.

His talent at technical detailing and his hand drawing skills were apparent and he was quickly snatched up by a company that saw this ability.

And such was the start of many years of milestones and accomplishments in the design industry, including studying under Eleanor Roosevelt’s own woodworker. One thing about Zak through his years is that he has seen many changes! When computers were first introduced into design, Zak did not shy away from the technology. He dove right in spending many “after hours” sessions seeing what he could do with this new set of tools. He truly made the program his own; so much so that it became known as Zak-CAD around the office.

Zak has been with ENV (Environetics) for many years. He really appreciates the creative freedom he has here and how he is given the chance to run with his ideas. He loves the technical aspects of interior design and he is a go-to problem solver. It’s all in the fine details and creating a finished space that our clients enjoy and are very happy with that brings him satisfaction. Recently he has been working on many projects for the Durst Organization and Calvin Klein. He still freehand sketches drawings to this day at times when working out solutions.

When not at the office, he enjoys time with his kids and grand kids. He has always enjoyed playing and watching tennis and golf when he has time to. Zak looks forward soon to see his own design in a personal way as he has drawn up a renovation for his home that he hopes to see take shape in the near future.

For as long as she can remember, Zoe has been interested in all things art and design. Whether it be constantly rearranging her childhood bedroom, helping her mother design their family home, or sketching countless renditions of her ideal living space, Zoe has always had a fascination towards the organization, functionality, and aesthetics of space. It wasn’t until college that Zoe decided to pursue architecture. Despite all the late nights in the studio, Zoe fell in love with the blend of creativity and practicality that architecture had to offer.

Zoe graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Architecture and Sustainable Development and is committed to shaping a more sustainable future through her designs.

Outside the office, Zoe enjoys catching up with friends and family, playing with her two goldendoodles, and running around Central Park. She is also a huge foodie and can be found eating her way through NYC.