Eleven of Eleven Architecture is a woman-owned firm based in New York City, led by Carol Gretter and established in 2008. We provide exceptional design for our educational, commercial, hospitality, and residential clients. Our services include innovative planning, programming, and architecture.
Eleven of Eleven is dedicated to client-centered design.
The greater the involvement of the clients, stakeholders and users, the richer the outcome. Eleven of Eleven collaborates with our clients in the design-thinking process to create an engaging vision for their success. Our clients set ambitious goals and priorities for their projects. We exceed their expectations by identifying opportunities and designing solutions. Through listening, learning, and responding we build environments perfectly fit to our clients.
Eleven of Eleven is committed to excellence.
Excellence in service. Excellence in aesthetics. Excellence in function. Eleven of Eleven has been recognized for this commitment to excellence through publications, speaking engagements and awards, but most importantly through long-lasting client relationships. We achieve excellence through observing, empathizing and understanding, researching and brainstorming, designing, prototyping, testing and documenting on every project.
Eleven of Eleven creates spaces where people want to spend their time.
We value daylight, fresh air, compelling colors, fun textures, thoughtful materials, meaningful views and integrated safety, and we design buildings that pursue those values. Our buildings and spaces are good for the environment and the people that use them.
CAROL GRETTER, AIA, LEED AP
Founder, president and owner, Carol Gretter is responsible for the successful day-to-day operation of the Eleven of Eleven team.
Known for her solution-oriented approach, many of Carol’s delighted clients are repeat. Eleven of Eleven Architecture is founded on collaborating with clients and really listening to their voices in the design-thinking process. Through a breadth of project experience, designing at all phases and scales, Eleven of Eleven delivers.
Carol’s work has won awards and accolades from peers and industry groups alike. An article in Architectural Record highlighted her exemplary human-centric approach to the design of healthy and sustainable materials. Her conviction that good design can not be separated from sustainable design is evident as she has been a LEED accredited professional since 2004.
CAROLINE EMERSON, RA
Caroline is an architect who has worked at every scale, from master-planning strategies to designing custom furniture. In addition to her professional experience in commercial, residential, institutional, and urban design, Caroline helped construct a school in the Himalayas while studying abroad in India. She served as an adjunct professor at the New York Institute of Technology, where she taught students about traditional architectural graphic standards and how to produce modern construction drawings using cutting-edge technology.
Caroline holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia. She is a registered architect licensed in New York.
MINH-ANH ON
As a designer, Anh develops external graphic communications through packages and presentations, creating color palettes and choosing furniture, fabrics, and finishes. Her background in studio arts and her experiences shooting and editing visual media are essential to the firm’s photography, marketing, and media outreach. Her responsibilities also include maintaining client, contractor, and vendor relationships as the public relations coordinator. Anh’s focus on details and client service ensures that projects are completed on time and on budget.
During her time studying at the University of Virginia, Anh represented New Media Arts in two solo shows, two group shows, and was the first of her department to be awarded the Mountain Lake Biological Station Student Art Fellowship, a two-week residency sponsored by UVA’s Art and Biology departments.