N.E.E.D. Architecture is a collaborative practice between two partners, Sangmok Kim, AIA LEED BD+C and Sungwoo Kim, KIRA SBA NL. Established in 2007 and internationally acclaimed through their winning entry for Emerging New York Architects Award in 2008, it operates in New York City and Seoul with special emphasis in mid-range architecture from everyday life. It is a unique range of architecture which requires expertise of realizing large projects as well as flexibility of managing a small office. It slips in the gray zone where neither small or large practice can engage fully. The boundary of middle ground provides the office better adaptability to move towards both ends of project spectrum; crucial trait for practice to expand and sustain.