Nwankpa Design

Architecture & Interior Design firm specializing in creative contemporary design with a collaborativ

09/22/2026

At Sky View Residence, three pitched roofs create a cadence across the front and rear façades. Natural cedar and smooth stucco define the exterior volumes, while angled clerestories echo the roofline inside and draw the eye upward.

“In the Sky View Residence, we wanted to showcase the brilliant California sunshine by creating pitches that rise into the sky and windows that help remind residents to connect with nature on a daily basis,” says Susan Nwankpa Gillespie, principal of Nwankpa Design.

📷: Madeline Tolle Tolle

09/10/2026

For the Hollywood Hills Midcentury Residence, collaboration meant inviting another creative perspective into the work. After discovering Janna Ireland through her photographs of Paul R. Williams’ architecture, we were drawn to her perspective. Giving Janna free rein to capture whatever caught her eye resulted in a series that moves between architecture, detail, and portraiture.

As BLACK PORTRAITURE[S]: LOS ANGELES — THE BLACK BUILT ENVIRONMENT comes to Los Angeles September 28–30, we’re thinking about architecture through the lens of portraiture, and how photographing both people and place can reveal a fuller story of the spaces we create.

📷: Janna Ireland

09/03/2026

Nwankpa Design joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2026, as one of 30 practices chosen from around the world.

The feature explores Textile House #2 and how the celebration of culture, richness of heritage, and human experience continue to shape our work.

Honored to be included in this year’s directory.

Feature: Wallpaper*
Photography:

08/13/2026

Where wonder, audacity, relentlessness, and humanity collide.

Guided by Relativity’s mission, we designed a workplace where clean lines meet organic forms, intimate moments open into vast expanses, and adaptability is built in, resulting in architecture that translates the company’s values into an immersive environment that inspires innovation.

Relativity Space | Long Beach, California
Featured in Interior Design Magazine

08/11/2026

Honoring the past while designing for what comes next.

Architecture, landscape, and community converge in our vision for the proposed Foot Soldiers Park Hub.

Foot Soldiers Park & Education Center | Selma, AL

08/04/2026

No two homes tell the same story.

Neither should their kitchens.

A collection of kitchens by Nwankpa Design, each thoughtfully designed to reflect the people who call them home.

07/24/2026

Blending the rich heritage of West African textiles with Western architectural principles.

Inspired by Ewe and Kente weaving, Nwankpa Design echoes the rhythm of warp and weft through a syncopated façade of cedar slats.

07/21/2026

Some architecture is created.
Some is uncovered.
This project does both.

ND transforms a modest hillside bungalow into a contemporary family home, uncovering the original intersecting A-frame geometry and allowing it to become the project’s defining architectural expression.

Published in Rue Magazine.

06/13/2026

The Silver Lake Treehouse is for sale! We love this project, the location and vibes are unmatched. ❤️❤️❤️ 1000 Myra Avenue.

02/13/2026

Thanks for highlighting our principal Susan Nwankpa Gillespie in the Friday Five series! Discover what inspires us daily! Link in bio/stories

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