Loci Architecture - Staff Passions

**David Briggs Art**

David Briggs is an architect, artist, and community activist in Brooklyn. He is the Principal and Founding Partner at Loci Architecture in NYC; co-founder and Executive Director of Gowanus by Design, a non-profit in Brooklyn advocating for responsible urban planning around the Gowanus Canal Superfund site; and the co-chair of the Brooklyn CB6 Land Use/Landmarks Committee. He has resided in Carroll Gardens since 1989.

**Surambika Pradhan Artwork**

Surambika is an architectural designer by day & an artist by night. Currently based in New York City, she is a graduate of NIT (Jaipur, India) & IIT - College of Architecture (Chicago, USA). Her personal & travel experiences have influenced most of her work. She has been drawing & painting from an early age, experimenting with different mediums. She strives to inspire people to draw or write more through her work. She is also the founder & editor of Csavargó - a magazine for fairytales. When not working or creating, she likes to play with her two cats (Lisbeth & Minerva), practice piano & collect pencils!

Yellow Couch Music

New York’s Layton Weedeman is a modern day Renaissance man with skills and abilities across the many universes of art. Layton started with music, playing the drums and now has blossomed to creating jazz, hip-hop and R&B. Through the years Weedeman’s been involved in multiple bands, landed TV placements, recorded projects from scratch and much more, his experience stretches decades. Layton’s love for the arts comes in the rawest, purest form; he's not looking for fame, not obsessed with streaming numbers, but rather looking to have a genuine impact on a deeper level with the listener. “At the end of the day, I want people to hear it and feel inspired,” Layton explains, “whether that’s to get down, create something of their own, or just lose themselves in the vibe for a few minutes.” Now in 2025, Layton’s launched Yellow Couch Music and is preparing to release new solo work this Summer.