About us

We’re an award-winning multi-disciplinary studio focused on creating innovative architectural installations and large scale sculptures. Our New York based team has also built a variety of hospitality, residential, and public projects both domestically and abroad.

The studio takes on each project with fresh eyes, analyzing the specific goals and site conditions in order to create imaginative design solutions and streamline the construction process. This detailed focus carries through from the planning phases to final assembly.

Our office has had the good fortune of working with fantastic clients over the years including Adobe, Alliance for Downtown New York, Google, and Friends of the High Line as well as winning multiple design competitions hosted by arts organizations, BIDs, and municipalities such as the Architectural League of New York, Dupont Underground, Flatiron NoMad Partnership, Georgetown BID, the City of Kansas City, the Korean Ministry of Culture, the City of Sarasota, Socrates Sculpture Park, the Van Alen Institute, and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

Nancy Hou 

Originally from Shanghai, Nancy grew up in Quito, Ecuador and went on to receive her B. Arch from Cornell and her M. Arch from Harvard. Nancy has designed commercial and residential projects in both New York and Quito, including several Michelin star awarded restaurants. Prior to co-founding Hou de Sousa, Nancy worked at Slade Architecture and Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF). Nancy is the Creative Director of HAAUS (Harvard Alumni Architectural and Urban Society) and a professor at Parsons School of Design. She has been a guest juror at The Cooper Union, Pratt Institute, and NYIT in addition to serving as a juror for the AIA DC and AIA Dallas Awards.

Josh de Sousa

Before Hou de Sousa, Josh designed commercial, public, and institutional projects at Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) and Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM). He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell and a Master of Architecture from Harvard. Josh teaches at Parsons School of Design and frequently serves as a guest critic at universities such as Cornell, City College of New York, and Syracuse University. Josh has lectured at The Architectural League of New York and The National Building Museum while also serving as juror for the Re-Think Dupont Circle Competition and the DNA Paris Design Awards.