About the Practice
Common Projekts is a New York-based architectural design firm working across residential, commercial, and renovation projects. The practice was founded on a simple principle: that good architecture doesn't require excess — it requires rigor.
Every project starts with what the space actually is. Not what it could be dressed up to be, but what its structure, light, and material offer on their own terms. The work proceeds from there.
We handle projects from early concept through construction administration — drawings, specifications, permit filings, contractor coordination. The full scope, with one point of contact throughout.
Approach
Concrete, steel, stone, wood — each material has its own logic. We don't fight it. We let material properties drive decisions about form, detail, and finish.
We don't hide the building. Exposed structure, honest connections, surfaces that show what they are. The discipline of reduction as a design strategy, not a cost-cutting measure.
Clear circulation. Defined volumes. Light that arrives with intention. We're skeptical of complexity for its own sake — space should be legible the first time you walk in.
Principal
Founder · Architectural Designer
David Wayne is the founder and principal designer of Common Projekts. Based in New York City, he works across the full project lifecycle — from programming and schematic design through construction documents and site administration.
His approach draws from the modernist tradition: the structural expressionism of Paul Rudolph, the material precision of Marcel Breuer, the spatial restraint of Tadao Ando, the civic weight of Kenzo Tange. Not as pastiche — as a standard for seriousness.
Common Projekts operates as a lean, focused practice. Every project gets David's direct involvement from start to finish.
Key Collaborators