Out of Line is a New York–based design firm founded by Danielle Kemble and Şevki Topçu. We are a team of architects, designers, and engineers driven by curiosity, rigorous research, and a spirit of discovery. Our experience working with individuals, leading institutions, and corporations gives us a unique perspective on how spaces operate across scales and sectors. We intentionally blur conventional boundaries between hospitality and the arts, workplace and residential, creating environments that are hybrid, adaptive, and deeply attuned to contemporary life.
Each project begins with a journey of discovery. We work closely with our clients to uncover their vision, ambitions, and worldview, then pair this understanding with in-depth research into context, culture, environment, and financial feasibility. This layered process allows us to craft spaces that feel both unexpected and grounded. We aim to create spaces that foster meaningful connections between people and place.
Team
Danielle Kemble
Founding Partner
Danielle Kemble is a founding partner of Out of Line Office, based in Brooklyn, and a Visiting Faculty member at Pratt Institute School of Architecture and Columbia University. Danielle has spoken at conferences and served on the advisory board for LISC, RPA and the Center for Housing Opportunity CT, shaping ADU advocacy efforts in Connecticut.
Danielle received a B.A. in Architecture from Pratt Institute, and a Master of Architecture II from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She is a recipient of the AIA Young Architects Award in 2015. Prior to the establishment of Out of Line Office, Danielle spent time practicing in world-renowned offices in New York City and Los Angeles, including Snøhetta, Bjarke Ingels Group, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Oyler Wu Collaborative, WeWork Ground-Up Studio, and Skidmore Owings & Merrill.
Şevki Topçu
Founding Partner
Şevki Topçu is a founding partner of Out of Line Office, based in Brooklyn. He has led projects with global teams at world-renowned offices including Snøhetta in New York and Salon Architects in Istanbul, and his work has been exhibited at the Druker Design Gallery in Cambridge and Versus Art Gallery in Istanbul.
Şevki received a B.Arch from Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul and a Master of Architecture II from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His practice moves fluidly between architecture, furniture, and curatorial research, with a focus on how built environments mediate everyday ritual and material culture.