MAPOS

MAPOS Mapos LLC is an team of architects and designers who understand culture and communities.

Our work is invested in the connections inherent in public places – brands, built space, landscape, art – and especially the people who inhabit them. We are an integrated team of architects, designers, and hard-to-label creative instigators.

The first home of a 22-home modern development in the Catskills is almost move-in ready. The 130-acre site sits on the e...
08/28/2026

The first home of a 22-home modern development in the Catskills is almost move-in ready. The 130-acre site sits on the eastern ridge of South Hill with dramatic views of the Rondout Reservoir and the Shawangunk and Catskill Mountains, which can be enjoyed from your own private pool. 🏊

Good weather, good timing, happy Friday. Can't wait to share more as the rest of the community comes together!

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At Innisfree's Lexington Avenue store, Mapos reworked one of New York's most familiar sights: scaffolding."Rather than b...
08/26/2026

At Innisfree's Lexington Avenue store, Mapos reworked one of New York's most familiar sights: scaffolding.

"Rather than being an obstacle to beauty, how can scaffolding be the catalyst for it?" That question became the starting point for a custom scaffold system built to hold plants, lighting, product, and glass panels, stripped down to its essential elements and finished in bright white to contrast the space's raw, gritty textures. Instead of something to walk around, it becomes the interior wrapper for the entire store.

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In the Catskills, the interiors at South Hill are catching up to those views.Inside our residential community's first co...
08/21/2026

In the Catskills, the interiors at South Hill are catching up to those views.

Inside our residential community's first completed home, oak cabinetry and a vaulted wood ceiling are in, and a wood-burning stove now anchors the living room against a dark, glazed tile wall, the same tile that lines the kitchen backsplash a few steps away. Floor-to-ceiling windows open the great room to an unbroken run of forest and mountains beyond.

We're in the final stretch here, and it's hard to walk through this home without stopping every few feet to take in that view!

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At Innisfree's Lexington Avenue flagship, Mapos organized the entire store around a single concept: The Island.A curved,...
08/19/2026

At Innisfree's Lexington Avenue flagship, Mapos organized the entire store around a single concept: The Island.

A curved, boat-shaped island holds live plantings and product testing stations at the center of the floor. Above it, a cluster of 35 spheres in varying sizes floats at staggered heights, a lighting concept drawn from the brand's own imagery of bubbles rising through volcanic water. No two spheres are placed or sized alike.

Along the surrounding shelving, product is organized by category below, with a plant wall reading as an abstracted cityscape above.

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Details worth a second look. 👀Throughout the HSS Wellness Center, color does double duty — setting a calm, non-clinical ...
08/09/2026

Details worth a second look. 👀

Throughout the HSS Wellness Center, color does double duty — setting a calm, non-clinical tone while quietly directing staff from one zone to the next. A natural cork ribbon carries the signage system, softening acoustics as it goes, while warm materials and considered lighting bring a sense of ease to a space built entirely on donor funding.

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Tucked into a previously under-utilized below-grade storage space at the far end of HSS's Manhattan campus, the new 5,40...
08/05/2026

Tucked into a previously under-utilized below-grade storage space at the far end of HSS's Manhattan campus, the new 5,400-square-foot HSS Wellness Center was designed as an intentional counterpoint to the typical sterile, brightly lit hospital environment. Color and lighting shift by zone, letting staff intuitively self-direct through the facility. A natural cork ribbon runs throughout, holding the wayfinding signage and doubling as an acoustic buffer.

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Reveal, don't replace.That was the guiding principle for MUJI Harvard Square, a 12,000 SF store across four levels insid...
07/30/2026

Reveal, don't replace.
That was the guiding principle for MUJI Harvard Square, a 12,000 SF store across four levels inside the landmark Design Research building, completed in 10 weeks.

When Ben Thompson opened the building in 1969 as a showcase for European and Scandinavian housewares, he created something with a lightness not typical of the period: concrete and glass curtain walls forming a jewel-box setting that feels surprisingly contemporary even now. It's an exceptional example of Brutalist architecture, and how open it can be.

"We uncovered the existing textures to leverage what was already there and bring back the original beauty of the space." — Colin Brice

Now featured on .
A big thanks to .zappia for sharing our story!

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The layout at the Sharon Mountain House is arranged so that from almost any vantage point, you can see through the house...
07/29/2026

The layout at the Sharon Mountain House is arranged so that from almost any vantage point, you can see through the house to the forest beyond. The hallway connecting the living zones was designed as a rhythmic experience: windows placed along its length to break down the scale and shift the light as the day moves. Belgian White Oak: floors, ceilings, and select walls, provide the tactile warmth that keeps the interior quiet against the landscape.

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The Sharon Mountain House sits on a granite ridge in Sharon, Connecticut; two volumes strung along a hallway, one cedar-...
07/27/2026

The Sharon Mountain House sits on a granite ridge in Sharon, Connecticut; two volumes strung along a hallway, one cedar-clad and floating above the site, the other in dark lava stone, tucked into the hillside below. Belgian White Oak runs across floors, ceilings, and walls; the perfect backdrop for the owners’ collection of art and rugs, gathered from their travels. The southern end opens into a four-season sunroom, then to a steel bridge and sundeck beyond.

The family's cats received their own design consideration: windows extended to the floor or fitted with deep ledges, observation decks for watching birds through every season.

“It is a home designed to endure, providing a sanctuary for its inhabitants — human and animal alike — for years to come.”

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The Shelter Island house is organized around a simple idea: give each generation its own ground.A stacked three-part sec...
07/16/2026

The Shelter Island house is organized around a simple idea: give each generation its own ground.

A stacked three-part section separates the program by design. The main living and primary bedroom anchor the lower levels; three kids' bedrooms occupy the upper volume under a steep gable, their own territory within a shared compound. The living level reads as a covered outdoor room: full-height glazing, a deep deck facing the lawn and water, retractable screens designed to extend the season without sacrificing the view.

Throughout, an exposed wood structure runs continuously from ceiling beams to walls with a restrained material palette of concrete counters, warm wood, and tile.

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Contractor: Wirth & Co
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