Still Three Architects is a full-service architecture and interior design studio based in New York and New Jersey.

We are currently working on a range of projects at multiple scales, including residential homes, furniture design, adaptive reuse, historic renovations and multi-family buildings.

Our collaborative studio creates enduring, thoughtful, and responsive designs that embody a sense of calm, clarity, and longevity. Rooted in a belief that architecture and its interiors should be both enduring and adaptable, our work is characterized by a sensitivity to local landscapes and the sensory experience of space.

With an emphasis on sustainability and an exploration of materials, we delight in the details that make each project distinctly tied to its surroundings. We cherish the tactile and atmospheric, curating warmth, texture, scale, and light to create unique environments that speak to the people who inhabit them.

Process

Architectural blueprint of a proposed first floor plan on a construction table.
Close-up of a person's hand holding a gray wooden plank over a stone surface outdoors.
Architectural models, blueprints, and design plans laid out on a table outdoors.
Construction site with marked boundaries and measuring lines, surrounded by trees and residential houses in the background.

Team

Still Three is founded by partners Matthew, Scott and Nash a team brought together by a chance meeting at a NYC based architecture firm. After years of collaboration they formed a close bond and founded Still Three to bring their unique skill sets together.

Matthew Celmer, RA, NCARB
Partner

Brooklyn, NY
mcelmer@still-three.com

Matthew Celmer is an architect and designer whose work is grounded in a love of floor plans, careful detailing, and the expressive use of materials. He thrives on working within real budgets, collaborating directly with clients, and bringing clarity to the complexities of New York City construction.

Matthew received his Bachelor of Architecture from Florida Atlantic University and his Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University, where he was awarded the Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize.

Before establishing Still Three, Matthew practiced independently through his design studio MCV. He also worked at the renowned firms Weiss/Manfredi and SOM, gaining experience across a wide range of project types and scales.

Matthew has previously taught design studios at Syracuse University and New York City College of Technology.

Matthew is a Registered Architect in New York and Florida.

Hyon Woo Scott Chung
Partner

Edgewood, NJ
schung@still-three.com

Hyon Woo Scott Chung is a visionary architectural and urban designer, educator, and researcher. He is a Full Time Professor of Architecture at Parsons School of Design, and the founder of HWS Design Studio. Previously, he shared his expertise by teaching architectural design studios at Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation.

He received his Bachelor of Architecture from Sci-Arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture) and his Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University.

Hyon Woo Scott has more than a decade of experience in the field of architecture and has worked with Weiss/Manfredi as a Senior Project Architect. In addition to his professional experiences, he has also led several international architectural and urban design workshops and delivered a variety of lectures at Korea University.

Nash Waters, RA, AIA, NCARB
Partner

Cranford, NJ
nwaters@still-three.com

Nash Waters is a licensed architect and designer known for his breadth of detail and creative capacity. He is deeply interested in the connection between people and place and has imbued projects with material richness and a dedicated architectural discipline.

Nash received his Master of Architecture degree from Washington University in St. Louis, where he graduated with honors and was awarded the American Institute of Architects Certificate of Merit. 

Prior to establishing Still Three, Nash founded Nash Waters | Architecture, an architecture and design studio based in New Jersey, drawing on his earlier experience working with international award-winning architecture firms in New York City. He has also been a visiting instructor in the Department of Architectural Studies at the University of Missouri and a guest reviewer at Columbia GSAPP, New York City College of Technology, New York Institute of Technology, and Washington University in St. Louis.

Nash believes in the potential for architecture to transform the way we live. He designs projects that enrich daily life and meet the diverse needs of individual clients and the larger communities we serve.