10/04/2026
Speranza Food Studio | Woodbury, Long Island | Circa 2007
Some projects don't last. The work does.
Halfway through construction, this round passageway failed code inspection. There was no time for a redesign cycle, so we solved it on site. Back in 2007, SEK Designs designed and built these guards from start to finish, before we used computer programs and before we had our fancy machines. The entire design was drawn full-scale on a sheet of plywood in the middle of the job site.
The result was custom powder-coated steel guards in purple and green, with stainless cables tensioned to follow every inch of the curve. Every panel was measured, cut and built by hand to fit the arch.
Speranza wasn't open long, but this is still some of the work we're proudest of. It was one of the projects that planted the seed for SEK Designs, and that same problem-solving and craftsmanship goes into every job we take on today.
Built to last, even when the business isn't.
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Speranza Food Studio, Woodbury NY, circa 2007. Mid-construction, this opening failed code inspection. We designed the fix full-scale on plywood right on the job site, with no computer programs and no fancy machines, then built every curved steel and stainless cable panel by hand. The restaurant didn't last two years, but the work still stands out. It's one of the projects that started SEK Designs.