architecture

The Skylark

project:	11,000 sf 2-story rooftop restaurant in new construction addition on 31st floor set back at 530 7th Ave, NY, NY, completed 2013
services:	pre-development, all design phases, construction administration
with:	McKay Architecture/ Design, MDSI, Savitt Partners

Piero Guidi Flagship Store

project:	1,800sf full build out of retail space at 430 W Broadway, NY, NY, completed 2011
services:	schematic design, construction documents
with:	McKay Architecture/ Design

32-34 Greene St

project:	Gut renovation and enlargement of 34,000sf historic cast iron building converting to high-end condominiums with new rooftop penthouse, 32-34 Greene St, NY, NY, completed 2010
services:	construction documents, specifications, construction administration
with:	McKay Architecture/ Design

Richardson Lofts

project:	Conversion and expansion of 100,000sf 6-story old jewelry factory to 67 rental units, 50 Columbia St, Newark, NJ, completed 2010
services:	construction documents, construction administration
with:	NewWork

105 Franklin St

project:	Gut renovation and enlargement of 14,000sf building converting to high end rental units with new rooftop penthouse, 105 Franklin St, NY, NY, completed 2008
services:	all design phases, dob + lpc filing, construction documents, construction administration
with:	McKay Architecture/ Design

Emilio Pucci Store

project:	Full interior build out of 2,000sf retail space with new MEP and storefront, Bal Harbour Shops, Bal Harbour, FL, completed 2005
services:	construction documents, construction administration
with:	McKay Architecture/ Design, Vudafieri Partners

Mumbai Warehouse

project:	Design of sculptural facade for ground up construction of 30,000sf warehouse, Navi Mumbai, India, completed 2007
services:	schematic design
with:	Khanna.Schultz

visualization

UBS Arena

project:	19,000 seat multi-purpose arena, Elmont, NY, NY, completed Nov 2021
services:	Marketing images and animations for ground breaking ceremony and marketing campaign
with:	VUW Studio, Sterling Project Development, NYS Governor's Office, Empire State Dev Corp, NY Islanders

Moynihan Train Hall + Farley Office Complex

project:	860,000sf conversion of existing postal facility to train hall, retail spaces, and offices, NY, NY, opened Jan 2021
services:	Suite of 200 marketing images and virtual reality walkthrough for prospective tenants
with:	VUW Studio, Vornado Realty Trust, SOM, Gensler

Pacific Park Brooklyn

project:	22 acre urban park above the rail yards at Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn, NY, under construction
services:	Virtual reality walkthrough for the general public
with:	VUW Studio, Forest City Ratner

220 Central Park South

project:	118 unit ultra high-end condominium tower, NY, NY, completed 2018
services:	Suite of 200 marketing images for prospective buyers
with:	VUW Studio, Vornado Realty Trust, Robert AM Stern Architects, Thierry Despont, Pandiscio Green

academic

matterscope

project:	Independent student collaboration researching and developing AR/VR tools to transform design education
services:	Creating multi-layered educational and cultural experiences in virtual and augmented reality to show familiar spaces in unfamiliar ways. explore all projects →
with:	Pratt Institute Interior Design Dept, Pratt Institute School of Design, Mapa, Michelle, Yuan Yuan, Katherine, Kats, Wendy

about

Christian Rietzke is an accomplished architecture and interior design practitioner and educator. With extensive industry experience, he brings a unique perspective, design sensitivities, and construction knowledge to achieve clients' goals.

His resume includes managing an extensive list of projects for boutique design firms in New York City, spanning from retail spaces to full building conversions, with a focus on sustainable adaptive reuse.

At VUW Studio, he led teams in visualizing notable projects like Moynihan Train Hall, UBS Arena, and 220 Central Park South.

As a professor in the Interior Design Department at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Rietzke develops and teaches courses on presentation techniques and construction. He has also served as a course coordinator and on curriculum committees. Demonstrating his commitment to education, he founded Matterscope, an extracurricular initiative for students to explore mixed reality in education, design, and presentation. In collaboration with students, he organized the VR component for Pratt's year-end shows from 2018 through 2021.