Spec Simple’s materials consultants to work with CetraRuddy
CetraRuddy is an international award-winning architecture, planning and interior design firm based in New York City. For over 30 years, the firm has been led with a guiding principle that architecture and design must engage its context while enriching the human spirit. The firm’s portfolio of distinguished work, defined by analytic problem solving, contextual sensitivity, crafted details and innovative use of materials, reflect an underlying commitment to the human experience at all scales and across typologies including multifamily housing, hospitality, commercial, education and cultural.
Founded by Principals John Cetra and Nancy J. Ruddy, the firm emphasizes a collaborative process, working together with clients and staff to apply a sophisticated understanding of programming, planning, technology and construction to each project, developing technically excellent and innovative designs and providing an unparalleled level of service.
“To achieve the widest range of product possibilities, CetraRuddy has entered into a partnership with Spec Simple’s experienced product librarians, who will serve as their ‘secret weapon’ for sourcing and archiving the best products for their projects,” announces Suzanne Swift, President of Spec Simple, Inc.
According to CetraRuddy, the collaboration with Spec Simple will consolidate the firm’s resource library and add new ways to search and specify building materials. “The Spec Simple system is part of our continuing mission to better serve our clients and create new buildings and spaces that offer memorable experience, community and a sense of place,” says Ximena Rodriguez, Principal and Director of Interior Design with CetraRuddy.
“CetraRuddy is embarking on a discerning organizational journey that will impact every stage of design,” says Swift. “With the right products and materials at their fingertips, Spec Simple’s librarians will support CetraRuddy as the firm achieves its design goals.”
Spec Simple’s library consulting service makes it easy for design firms to find the “right” products for their projects. With over two decades of experience, Spec Simple’s seasoned professionals source and introduce new products, build and maintain product libraries, schedule CEU lunch & learn and product presentations, and help migrate libraries to Virtual Library™, a Best of NeoCon GOLD winner. Spec Simple also works with other leading firms, including Grimshaw, KPF, Perkins+Will and Studios Architecture.
Manufacturer representatives of architectural and interior design products who wish to include their products in the new CetraRuddy materials library or schedule a product or CEU presentation should contact Spec Simple at library@cetraruddy.com.
For more information about Spec Simple, please contact Jenna Maye at 212-352-2002 x31 or email at jenna@specsimple.com