Derrick Tang's Contact Details

Derrick Tang's Company Details

ORE Design + Technology

Brooklyn, NY, US • 5 - 9 Employees
Architecture Firm/Engineering Firm

ORE Design + Technology was founded by Brooklyn-based Architect Thomas Kosbau in 2009.ORE has realized projects in a wide variety of applications, from restaurants and office space to residential and commercial, as well as furniture and industrial design.In 2011, ORE designed and realized Riverpark Farm, New York City's first portable rooftop farm. Constructed from re-purposed milk crates, the farm is accessory to a restaurant, and provides fresh produce for their menu. The Farm has won the The Municipal Arts Society of New York's "City Livability Award and was the Financial Times/Citigroup Ingenuity Award runner-up for revolutionary civic infrastructural design.ORE also designed and oversaw construction of the Dekalb Market, a pop-up retail concept constructed of salvaged shipping containers in downtown Brooklyn. Winning the 2012 NYC Design award and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce's "Building Brooklyn Award," Dekalb Market was a centerpiece of the downtown area, bringing together artists, makers, restaurateurs and entrepreneurs in one location that includes storefronts, restaurants, and a performance venue.As an innovative technology firm, ORE continues to research and develop new applications for existing technologies. ORE took first place in the 2012 California AIA "Drylands Competition" with a proposal to re-engineer Los Angeles' fresh water supply system pioneering a zero-energy desalination system.ORE's current projects range from a completely custom home in Watermill, New York; the first campus for Square Roots: a startup dedicated to bringing fresh foods to New York City; and Farmhouse: a venue in Union Square headed by GrowNYC designed to function as a classroom, a demonstration kitchen, a conference center, and a dining venue in order to bring New Yorkers closer to their food.