Out of Line is a New York–based design firm founded by Danielle Kemble and Sevki Topcu. 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.
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 Center for Housing Opportunity CT shaping ADU advocacy efforts in Connecticut.
Danielle received a B.A. in Architecture from Pratt Institute, and a Masters 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 has spent time practicing in world-renowned offices in New York City and Los Angeles, including Snohetta, Bjarke Ingels Group, Kohn Pederson Fox, Oyler Wu Collaborative, WeWork Ground-Up Studio, and Skidmore Owings & Merrill.
Şevki Topçu is a founding partner of Out of Line, based in Brooklyn.
Şevki is a project leader with extensive experience in delivering high-profile Cultural, Institutional and Residential projects in North America, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. He has led global teams of architects, interior designers, engineers and other collaborators.
Şevki received a B.Arch. from Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, and a Masters of Architecture II from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. His work has been exhibited at Druker Design Gallery in Cambridge, MA and Versus Art Gallery in Istanbul.
Prior to establishment of Out of Line, Sevki worked at Snohetta in New York, and Salon Architects in Istanbul.