ANOMALY DEPARTMENT IS AN ARCHITECTURE STUDIO DRIVEN BY INQUIRY AND IMAGINATION. WE EXPLORE DESIGN AS A MEANS OF RETHINKING SPACE, FORM AND EXPERIENCE. EACH PROJECT IS A DEPARTURE FROM THE ORDINARY, SHAPED THROUGH RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTATION, AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO CRAFT.

FORM FOLLOWS CURIOSITY

WE BELIEVE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT HOLDS MORE POTENTIAL THAN THE REPETITIVE OUTCOMES OF BUSINESS-DRIVEN SCHEMES. AT ITS BEST, ARCHITECTURE IS A CULTURAL ACT — ONE THAT TRANSCENDS FUNCTION TO CREATE SPACES THAT ARE DISTINCTIVE, IMMERSIVE, AND QUIETLY TRANSFORMATIVE. THROUGH IMAGINATIVE DESIGN, WE AIM TO REFRAME HOW WE SEE AND MOVE THROUGH THE WORLD — INVITING A PERSPECTIVE THAT WELCOMES THE UNKNOWN AND ROMANTICIZES THE QUESTION: WHAT IF?

Renzo Lopez is a licensed Florida Architect with over 10 years of international professional experience working on a diverse array of project types. A Graduate with honors from Florida International University, he has ranked in and won multiple international design competitions and awards. He is obsessively passionate about imagining and creating architecture across various scales that defy, reimagine and break free from the conventions and tropes typically associated with design and construction today.

RENZO LUCIANO LOPEZ, AIA

PRINCIPAL & FOUNDER