Welcome To The Studio

Gregory Studio

Maia was the lead on this historic restoration and addition, with her own company, Maia Gilman Architect LLC, in the Gregory neighborhood of West Orange NJ.

Maplewood Restoration

Maia was the lead on this historic restoration and addition, with her own company, Maia Gilman Architect LLC, in Maplewood NJ.

MKBC Studio LLC, formerly Maia Gilman Architect LLC and founded in 2009, is a full service architecture and construction administration firm owned by Maia Kumari Bree Chowdhury, offering adaptive reuse, biophilic design, building conservation, climate resilience planning, historic restoration and new architectural designs to Homeowners, Commercial Tenants, NGOs and Governmental Organizations, including:

Site Analysis
Existing Conditions Documentation
Schematic and Design Development
Construction Documents and Spec Writing
Construction Administration
Post-Occupancy Evaluation.

MKBC Advisory, formerly MKGA and founded in 2021, is a rendering, reporting and research sole-proprietorship owned by Maia Kumari Bree Chowdhury, offering historic research advice on existing buildings, and reporting on ecological conservation issues, including:

Historic Document Research
Image Search and Curation
News Reference Bibliographies
Virtual Reality Environments for Game Developers
Visual Mind-Mapping for Project Managers
3D Representation for Architects.

MKBC Studio LLC is registered in the State of New Jersey; MKBC Advisory is registered in Morris County, New Jersey. Maia is licensed as a Registered Architect in NJ, NY, PA, BC and ON, and is NCARB-Certified, LEED-Accredited BD+C and is an APEC Architect.