Irena Skoda is a creative European-American visionary, designer and architect. Her design philosophy marries 21st century vision with core beliefs that bridge the gap between technology and nature with simple beauty, sustainability and high-performance building design for advancing human performance.

As a full-service architecture practice, the firm works with private individuals and small to mid-sized real estate development companies who are looking for conscious and un-conventional design approaches that elevate return on investments and provide human experience aligned with Nature. Project types range from single-family homes to multi-acre eco-communities and mixed-use multi-family complexes.

Irena Skoda began her career in multi-family residential architecture over 30+ years ago, working on projects ranging from affordable to high-end residences and designing over 10 million square feet of skyscraper projects in Manhattan. She worked as a design associate at the top residential firms in New York City and has been part of the design collaborative on three 90-story residential towers. Irena opened her architectural practice in 2007, SKODA Design + Architecture, pllc, specifically to deliver sustainable and high-performance building design. The firm has spent the previous three years integrating technological, aesthetic, psychological, and spiritual elements into a unified design experience. Irena was one of the original co- founders and past presidents of The Designers and Builders Alliance of Long Island, a nonprofit organization that brings together professional industry and home trades that aid worthy charities. She is a registered architect in NY and NJ (NCARB), NCIDQ- Certified Interior Designer, a USGBC LEED BD+C Accredited Professional, a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor and an Advanced BioGeometry student of Dr. Ibrahim Karim.

Irena is an avid learner, entrepreneur, initiator and self-directed visionary. She is involved hands on with every client studio project focused on both architecture and interior design. Irena is a licensed design professional with a passion for generating creative ideas for integrating high performance building design, energy efficiency, and maximizing space planning with quality design in line with Nature through BioArchitecture.