--- title: "Resolution: 4 Architecture — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/resolution-4-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1451298952 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1451298952.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Resolution: 4 Architecture" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/bff3ff7f0e53bfcf_2514-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "150 West 28th Street, New York, New York 10001, United States" latitude: 40.7484 longitude: -73.9967 phone: "(212) 675-9266" website: http://www.re4a.com/ rating: 4.9 review_count: 7 best_of_houzz_awards: 10 followers: 1366 last_updated: 2026-08-28 --- # Resolution: 4 Architecture Original Houzz profile: [Resolution: 4 Architecture](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/resolution-4-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1451298952) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** New York, NY - **Serves:** New York City - **Houzz rating:** 4.9 out of 5 (7 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 10 awards (2012–2026), for Design, Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 100,000 Ideabook Saves RESOLUTION: 4 ARCHITECTURE is an internationally published and highly acclaimed full-service architecture firm. Founded in 1990 by Joseph Tanney and Robert Luntz, RESOLUTION: 4 ARCHITECTURE (RES4) is recognized for reigniting the discipline’s pursuit of prefabrication with their development of THE MODERN MODULAR, a systematic design methodology that leverages existing prefabrication methods to produce custom modern homes, specific to each client and site. In 2003, RES4 won an international design competition for a modern prefabricated home: The Dwell Home. It was noted by the Washington Post as the “highest profile modern prefabricated home in America,” and is considered the “Holy Grail” for modern prefab enthusiasts by the Wall Street Journal. The Dwell Home reignited enthusiasm for the promise of prefab in America and abroad. In addition to having been profiled in newspapers nationwide, RES4’s work has been featured in architectural journals such as Architecture, Architectural Record, Architectural Digest, Architectural Review, Residential Architect, Domus, LARCA, and Interni; design magazines such as Wallpaper, Metropolitan Home, House and Garden, Azure, Interior Design, and Dwell; popular magazines, such as Time, Newsweek, WIRED, and Food and Wine; and media such as CNN, HGTV, DIY, NPR, Nightline, The Travel Channel, and The CBS Morning News. In 2013, Princeton Architectural Press published Modern Modular: The Prefab Houses of Resolution: 4 Architecture, featuring a select number of projects built over ten years of research and development. RES4’s work has been exhibited in various museums, including the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and MoMA in New York City. In addition to being awarded multiple AIA Design Awards for various projects, THE MODERN MODULAR has received an American Architecture Award, a National AIA Housing Award for Concepts in Innovative Housing, and an Honor Award for Housing Design Research from the Boston Society of Architects and the AIA New York Chapter. RESOLUTION: 4 ARCHITECTURE is considered one of the most prolific prefab architects practicing today, not only impacting advances within the profession, but also academic research into new methods of integrated design and prefabrication. ### Areas Served - New York City ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Resolution: 4 Architecture | | Address | 150 West 28th Street, New York, New York 10001, United States | | Phone | (212) 675-9266 | | Website | http://www.re4a.com/ | | Followers on Houzz | 1366 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/pages/resolution-4-architecture/122956374390431 - X (Twitter) — http://twitter.com/\#!/resolution4arch - Blog — http://www.re4a.com/ ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Resolution: 4 Architecture](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/resolution-4-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1451298952) - **Website:** http://www.re4a.com/ - **Phone:** (212) 675-9266 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Best of Houzz Design Award 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - Best of Houzz Service Award 2020 - The 2005 American Architecture Award by the Chicago Athenaeum - The 2006 National AIA Housing Award for Concepts in Innovative Housing - The Boston Society of Architects Honor Award for Design Excellence - **Best of Houzz:** 10 awards (2012–2026), for Design, Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 4.9 out of 5 — 7 reviews** ### All 7 reviews **★★★★★ — Bryan Frank, Dec. 2019** > Founded in 1990, Resolution: 4 Architecture is a NYC based architecture firm that completes projects in the residential, commercial, and public realms. **★★★★★ — finnny, Sept. 2015** > We had this really unusual and beautiful piece of land in Ct. Nothing on it, no electricity, no water, no driveway even. > We looked up and spoke with architects but decided to work with Joe Tanney and Rob Luntz at Resolution: 4 Architecture. First of all, we loved the idea of pre-fab and then, when we talked to Joe and Rob we were immediately smitten. The decision was so easy - Joe is just a font of ideas, they come to him like breathing - he just had all the qualities for someone we wanted to work with. He is an amazing listener, he got our aesthetic right away, he is non-stop with ideas and I think his brain works in 3-D and so he fine tunes things and pays attention to details of living and every day life in an awesome way. We had a lot of curve balls thrown at us from the town and because of the way the property was situated and just because of nature - but if we ever needed a boost of confidence to keep moving forward, Joe always gave great advice and handled all problems in such a wonderful, seamless way. We still marvel at how perfectly the house was placed for the sun and the birds and and the trees and for our privacy and comfort and for entertaining friends, too. **★★★★★ — Daniel Wadia, Aug. 2015** > There are few words to describe the fantastic partnership that I had working with Resolution: 4 Architecture, on the renovation of our duplex loft in NYC's Union Square. I enjoyed a wonderful creative collaboration with Joe Tanney on the design of the space. I experience was a perfect balance of Res:4 generating + designing great ideas, combined with a willingness to both listen and closely work with me (as a designer, I had a clear vision for the home I wanted for my family - and there was always a pragmatic lens on ideas when it came to timing + costs. The weekly meetings and site visits were a pleasure (this is also thanks to our contractors, West Village Contracting, who were equally great), and the loft is amazing. If you are thinking about renovating your space or building a home from scratch, I would do yourself a favor and get in touch with Joe and Rob, the principals at Res:4. **★★★★ — Kevin Callahan, Aug. 2015** > Joe, Rob, and their team at Res4 were great to work with designing and building our house, the Peconic Bay House on Long Island. From mornings at their worktable going over the design to site visits on our land and in the factory, they were attentive, professional, always listening and responding. Together we built a unique and beautiful green home. I hope we can work together again someday. **★★★★★ — catskillmodern, Aug. 2015** > We are the owners of the fantastic house! In our search for home outside the city, being big Dwell lovers we contacted Res4. After our first meeting we know we had to make our house with them! Joe and Rob are passionate about architecture and design and were able to partner with us to come up with the perfect house for us away from the city. We are both designer and had specific ideas about what we wanted and they were able to collaborate, guide, and facilitate our dreams throughout the whole process. > > We now rent the house out part time on Homeaway.com. (See link below) Hopefully you can come stay. We have hosted several Res4 clients so they can experience their work upfront. The photos don't do it justice. > > http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p992995 **★★★★★ — ashishko, Aug. 2015** > working with joe and rob of re4a was a pleasure--fun!- from beginning to end. they listened and delivered exactly what we needed and we LOVE our house. they bleeded form and function beautifully and integrated the inside and outside so that light and air abounds. the breezes are captured making AC rarely necessary.. Oun pleasure is always enhanced when we share our home with others who always seem to appreciate it as much we do. **★★★★★ — West Village GC, Nov. 2014** > As a contractor in NYC for almost 15 years I have worked with many architecture and design firms. Very few deliver as complete a product as Res 4. Elegant and cohesive design is just the beginning, accurate and complete design drawings and specifications streamline the build process immensely for the client and contractor. Accurate plans and specifications make for accurate timeline projections, costs and finish dates, which everyone likes. Joe Tanney and Rob Luntz run a tight ship and its a pleasure to serve them an their clients. > > Construction can and should be fun. > > James Mansfield > CEO, West Village GC LLC ## Selected projects - [Park Slope Townhouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/park-slope-townhouse-pj-vj~6084318) - Location: Brooklyn, NY - Photos: 29 - Description: This new construction, five-story townhouse is home to a young family of four. The façade combines brick, speaking to the neighbors; a cedar rainscreen; and black aluminum panels. Maintaining an indoor-outdoor connection throughout was important to the clients, so despite the narrow 25-foot lot, each floor opens to exterior spaces. Concurrently, maintaining a comfortable level of privacy from the street and neighbors was also critical. The garden level houses a mudroom, guest bedroom and playroo… - [Bridgehampton House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bridgehampton-house-pj-vj~6036958) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 26 - Description: Location: Bridgehampton, NY Completion Date: 2018 Size: 7,360 sf Typology Series: Z-Type Modules: 7 Boxes Project Description: A short walk from downtown, this modular house serves as a summer get-away from Manhattan for a young family of five and their guests. The clients’ brief called for a light-filled house that maintained a fluid indoor-outdoor connection with a variety of exterior spaces for lounging, playing, and entertaining Broken into two volumes on the main level and clad in weathered… - [Hudson River House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hudson-river-house-pj-vj~5514056) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 17 - Description: Location: Croton-on-Hudson, NY Completion Date: 2017 Size: 2,374 sf Project Description: After living in Manhattan for decades, the owners – a couple nearing retirement – sought to trade the confines of city living for a site with sweeping views of the Hudson River. They wanted a compact home that was as extraordinary as the vista it offered, equipped with just enough space for two. The house is lifted high in the air to enhance views, with storage spaces and an outdoor recreational zone below.… - [North Fork Bluff House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/north-fork-bluff-house-pj-vj~5503857) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 17 - Description: Location: Mattituck, NY Completion Date: 2017 Size: 5,100 sf Typology Series: Z-Type Modules: 4 Boxes Project Description: Located in Mattituck on the North Fork in Long Island, this modular, prefab home is designed as a multi-generational retreat for three siblings, their families, and their parents. The home is composed of four modular units that were fabricated in Scranton, Pennsylvania then shipped and set in place at the home’s site that looks out over a bluff to the Long Island Sound. Two… - [North Fork Bay House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/north-fork-bay-house-pj-vj~5503766) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 40 - Description: Location: Laurel, NY Completion Date: 2015 Size: 1,650 sf Typology Series: Lifted Double-Wide / Courtyard Hybrid Modules: 2 Boxes Project Description: With direct access to Great Peconic Bay, this prefab beach house is designed to be a weekend retreat for a young Brooklyn family of four, and seasonal residence for the client’s Florida-based parents. The prefabricated modules are set atop the site-built steel frame, allowing for views of the bay as one arrives via the long, tree-lined gravel driv… - [Fishers Island House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/fishers-island-house-pj-vj~2184084) - Location: Fishers Island, NY - Photos: 49 - Description: Location: Fishers Island, NY Completion Date: 2012 Size: 4,469 sf Typology Series: Double Wide Modules: 8 Boxes Program: Bedrooms: 6 Baths: 5 Features: Media Room, Bunkroom, Roof Deck, Screened Porch, 2 Car Garage, Guest Suite, Workshop, Outdoor Fireplace, Outdoor Shower, Outdoor Kitchen Environmentally Friendly Features: Solar Photovoltaic System, 96% Energy Efficient Boiler, Green Roof, Grass Pavers, Solar Hot Water System Materials: Exterior: T&G Cedar Siding, Azek Infill Panels, Ipe Decking,… - [Dune Road Beach House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/dune-road-beach-house-pj-vj~181619) - Location: East Quogue, NY - Photos: 13 - Description: Location: East Quogue, NY Completion Date: 2012 Size: 2,200 sf Typology Series: Double Wide Modules: 4 Boxes Project Description: The eastern end of Long Island has a rich history of architect designed beach houses. Located off renowned Dune Road, where most houses are many times its size, the site, known as a flag lot, is one of the last remaining of its kind, in that it is right on the ocean, riding the crest of the dune. Due to the constraints of the allowable building area, the house is loca… - [Amagansett Addition](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/amagansett-addition-pj-vj~5504145) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 53 - Description: Location: Amagansett, NY Completion Date: 2016 Size: 5,723 sf Typology Series: 7-Wide / Courtyard Hybrid Modules: 14 Boxes Project Description: The client, a bachelor, found that his existing house, located on a bluff overlooking Amagansett Beach, did not provide enough space for entertaining his many friends and family for the summer. The existing pool deck provides stunning panoramic views of the ocean, so capitalizing on the view and creating an easy flow from inside to outside was critical i… - [Upper West Side Apartment](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/upper-west-side-apartment-pj-vj~6037010) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 20 - Description: Location: New York, NY Completion Date: 2015 Size: 2,300 sf Project Description: Located in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, this renovation combined two apartments to create a tranquil escape from the city for a busy family with two young kids. Spaces feel large and open, and circulation is designed to offer multiple connections between spaces, preserving a loft-like atmosphere. The architectural composition and finishes are inherently beautiful, but also serve as a rich backdrop for the owners’ ar… - [Union Square Loft](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/union-square-loft-pj-vj~481607) - Location: New York City, NY - Photos: 21 - [West End Avenue Apartment](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/west-end-avenue-apartment-pj-vj~5504269) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 33 - [Vermont Cabin](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/vermont-cabin-pj-vj~18035) - Location: Jamaica, VT - Photos: 12 - Description: Isolated in the Green Mountain National Forest of Vermont, this 1,650 sf prefab home is an escape for a retired Brooklyn couple. With no electric or cell phone service, this ‘Off-the-Grid’ home functions as the common gathering space for the couple, their three grown children and grandchildren to get away and spend quality time together. The client, an avid mushroom hunter and connoisseur, often transverses the 200 acre property for the delicacy, then returns to her home which rests on the top o… - [House on Sunset Ridge](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/house-on-sunset-ridge-pj-vj~5506929) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 17 - Description: Location: Norfolk, CT Completion Date: 2008 Size: 3,034 sf Typology Series: L Series Modules: 6 Boxes Project Description: Perched on a hill just outside the town of Norfolk, Connecticut this prefab home serves as a weekend getaway for a family of four wishing to escape their hectic lives in New York City. Just three hours north of the city, the 2,650 sf home features floor to ceiling aluminum clad windows to maximize daylight and to provide sweeping views of the countryside beyond. Programmatic… - [Cornwall Cabin](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/cornwall-cabin-pj-vj~5504097) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 13 - Description: Location: Cornwall, CT Completion Date: 2017 Size: 1,500 sf Typology Series: Double-Wide Modules: 3 Boxes Project Description: Overlooking a lush wooded valley below, the Cornwall Cabin rests on a steep sloping site in a rural corner of Northwestern Connecticut. As a weekend retreat for a Manhattan mother and her young daughter, the 1,500 square foot modern prefabricated cabin - located two hours outside the city - was carefully designed for simple, low-maintenance living. The compact floor plan… - [Wisconsin Cabin](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/wisconsin-cabin-pj-vj~5506921) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 14 - Description: Location: Door County, WI Completion Date: 2011 Size: 1,970 sf Typology Series: Two Bar Slip Modules: 3 Boxes Project Description: Resolution: 4 Architecture designed this modern prefab cabin for a rural wooded site in Door County, Wisconsin where modular construction simplified the logistics of building on a remote site where reliable labor is not always available. Surrounded by trees filtering dappled light onto the site, this two-bedroom, two-bath retreat offers a tranquil setting for its own… - [House on Fire Island](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/house-on-fire-island-pj-vj~18037) - Location: Fire Island, NY - Photos: 11 - Description: Located on Fire Island, a barrier island off of Long Island, NY, this bayfront house is the summer retreat for a family who lives and works in Manhattan. The house is designed as two distinct volumes, to provide the parents and their adult children with separate quarters for living and entertaining. The volumes are clad in cedar and connected by a glass bridge, sheltering a courtyard and pool, which receive western exposure for maximum daylight. The design of the house prioritizes views and acce… - [Lakeside House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lakeside-house-pj-vj~235435) - Location: Kent, NY - Photos: 12 - Description: This site-built home is situated on a sloped wooded lot overlooking Sagamore Lake in upstate New York. The 2,400 sf home is a weekend getaway for a couple that wishes to escape their busy Manhattan lifestyles every now then. Built on an existing foundation and reusing the old fireplace, the new 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home takes full advantage of the waterfront property. The first floor has an open floor plan with the kitchen, dining, and living areas all filtering into one another. Floor to ceili… - [Connecticut Pool House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/connecticut-pool-house-pj-vj~47475) - Location: Sharon, CT - Photos: 12 - Description: Located in a natural clearing within a wooded hillside of northwestern CT, this watering hole serves as a sustainable entertainment and relaxation center from the hectic urban existence, a place to go from always being "on", to actually shutting "off" for a bit - a place to simply chill out. The 16 x 52 module contains a sleeping zone at one end of the module, and a food prep / consumption / digestion zone at the other. In between sits a recycled black-steel core, a volume containing the bathroo… - [Venice Beach House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/venice-beach-house-pj-vj~5506936) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 14 - Description: Location: Venice, CA Completion Date: 2009 Size: 3,054 sf Typology Series: Courtyard Series Modules: Panelized Prefab Construction Project Description: The Three bedroom, 3,054 square foot courtyard house includes a lap pool, office, and media room/library. Taking full advantage of Los Angeles’ enviable climate and the possibilities of indoor/outdoor habitation, the house employs an outdoor fire place and fully retractable doors effortlessly linking the interior to the exterior spaces. Sensitive… - [Bronx Box](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bronx-box-pj-vj~31382) - Location: Bronx, NY - Photos: 6 - Description: Program: o Bedrooms: 2 o Baths: 2.5 o Features: Roof Deck, Balcony Deck Materials: o Exterior: Galvalume Metal Roof, Cement Board, Cedar Siding, Ipe Wood Decking o Interior: Maple Cabinets, Bamboo Floors, Slate Bathroom Floors, Caesarstone Countertops Project Description: This urban infill prefab is located at the foot of the Throgs Neck Bridge on Eastchester Bay in the Bronx. The Bronx Box is a modified version of the double-decker, 2-story bar typology with an additional storage ‘saddle bag’,… [See all 49 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/resolution-4-architecture-pfvwus-pf~1451298952) ## Community Q&A **Q: Photo query** *(in Photo Questions)* Hi there, Is this photo available for purchase at higher resolution? We are looking for an image of a modern kitchen for our showroom wall for our outdoor living business. Warm regards, Suzanne Hoyt Douglas Outdoor Living, New Zealand A: Hi Suzanne, sure! Please email info@re4a.com. Thank you! **Q: Cabinet Species** *(in Photo Questions)* Hello - what type of wood are these cabinets and are they solid or veneer? Thanks in advance. A: Hello - These are Merillat Masterpiece Maple Cabinets. **Q: Paint colors** *(in Photo Questions)* Can you tell me all the paint colors used in this project? Thank you? A: Hello - All of the walls in this project are Benjamin Moore Super White. **Q: media cabinet** *(in Photo Questions)* do happen to have record of the dimensions for that beautiful built in cabinet? only need the width of available. my space is 16' and am looking to do the same thing. A: Hello - That run of cabinets is ~12 feet wide. **Q: How are the high windows opened?** *(in Photo Questions)* How are the high windows opened? A: Hello! The high windows are not operable. They're fixed windows. The lower/larger windows are operable casement windows for ventilation. **Q: this silver Ipe deck is perfect do you seal or stain?** *(in Photo Questions)* Ipe deck like gray silver ASIs how do I get that look?and keep it? A: Hello! We leave the ipe natural and untreated - it will silver like this on it's own. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-28.*