THE OFFICE
Founded in 2021, the New Orleans-based OFFICE La, is best known for creating intuitive architecture and interiors for their clients. Projects range from residential to restaurants and hotels, working throughout New Orleans and beyond.
Led by licensed architect, Lauren Hickman Ross, and her innovative design vision, which comes from a background in architecture, fine art and an appreciation for color and hand-crafted sensibilities. She is inspired by time and place, intent and culture, creating spaces with an unexpected playfulness and timeless charm.
Creativity is central to everything we do.
ABOUT LAUREN
Lauren began her studies at Tulane University and went on to receive her Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Fine Art from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. As a young student of architecture she had the opportunity to learn from multiple pedagogies, ultimately challenging and broadening her understanding of the built environment and the ways in which architecture engages a culture.
She completed her graduate studies at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation where she received her Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design. While at Columbia, her research focused on strategies of the copy, the ironic, and the cliché as a means to challenge architecture’s role with cultural identity.
Lauren has a broad range of professional and academic experiences, and has assisted clients in realizing various cultural, institutional, hospitality, and residential projects. She is on the search for innovative and playful ways to reflect and inspire communities, especially those of the Southern United States.