Denise’s Background as a designer started at a young age. Her parents were computer programmers and her uncle was a graphic artist who taught her drawing techniques, Photoshop and Illustrator in middle school. By the time it came to decide on a career, she combined her upbringing in the arts and sciences and decided to explore architecture by taking drafting classes. Her parents were unsure of her desire to study architecture because there were not many women in the field at the time. They sought out the wisdom of a feng shui master who confirmed that Denise is indeed “skilled with her hands”, and reaffirmed her decision to become an architect. The rest is history.
Denise’s Work is multi-faceted with international experience in the US, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Barcelona. She has worked on every project type, consecutively working on-site a multi-family residential project in Hong Kong, single-family renovations in New Jersey, hotels, country clubs and civic buildings in Atlanta, to high-end residential interiors in New York City and the Hamptons. She worked with the NYCSCA on school projects, to designing urban scale mixed-use projects with Parsons Brinckerhoff and RTKL in Shanghai. During a shift from large-scale designs in China in 2015, she branched into workplace interiors, a pivotal moment in Denise’s career. Working as an interior designer complemented her work as an architect while bringing the final touches to each design. She worked on resort design with naked Group, luxury villa design for private clients, and interiors for short and long-term stay residential and commercial real estate developers.
Denise Founded DHD to create a holistic process for her clients by bridging planning, development, architecture and interior design. Denise is passionate about making every space functional, beautiful, comfortable and timeless, and works with teams that tailor to the specific requirements of each client. She is also a professional kitchen and bath designer as well as provides pro bono design services for volunteer organizations. She strongly believes in contributing to the community through her work as an architect and designer.
