DESIGNED FOR THE ONLY, BY ONE
BURO NONE
BURO NONE is a Los Angeles–based studio specializing in architectural and interior solutions for residential and small-scale commercial projects. Founded in 2021 by Lena Larionova, the studio combines advanced visualization techniques with a deeply personal, client-focused approach. Rather than imposing a designer’s signature style, BURO NONE reflects the unique personality and needs of each client—creating work that is about you, not the studio.
BUROCRACY
BURO NONE operates as a solo design studio founded and led by Lena Larionova. With a background in architecture, interior design, and law, Lena brings a structured, research-informed, and client-centered approach to every project.
Her practice is grounded in over a decade of experience across diverse architectural settings — including Eric Owen Moss Architects, Lewin Wertheimer Architects, Ball-Nogues Studio, and ROTO Architects. In 2021, she founded BURO NONE to formalize a way of working that resists signature style and prioritizes clarity, process, and dialogue.
Lena holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Moscow State University of Foreign Affairs, a Master of Architecture (M.Arch I with Merit) from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), and a degree in Interior Design & Decoration (with Distinction) from Details Design School (IIDA).
From project start to finish, BURO NONE works closely with clients to make the “dream home” visible — where wants and needs enter the realm of the aesthetic.
I have nothing but extremely positive things to say about BURO NONE and working with Lena. With a background in architecture, Lena brings a unique and powerful eye to interior design.
Hareem K.
Lena Larionova is an incredible artist. If you have the privilege of getting to work with Lena you are truly blessed. Lena is exceptionally professional, kind, fun, and yet humbly brilliant. Her gift lies not only in remarkable ability to blend subtle with wow, but also in her incredibly keen sense of balance in bringing together space, color, tone, material, and finishes. Her designs wonderfully take into consideration a multitude of requests and insights while grounding the specifications in what will achieve your vision whilst also ensuring harmony and that the beauty of each piece and element is fully appreciated.
William M.
Lena is a gift to the design process. She is organized and keeps a project on schedule and on budget. She has impeccable taste and helps one figure out ones own taste without being overbearing in any way. I cannot say enough wonderful things about my experience.
Amy R.
It is the best choice that we selected BURO NONE and Lena as our interior designer. Lena has been beyond incredible to work with! She is so attentive and responsive. She carefully blends what you have and want and provides a space that is uniquely your own. She is really able to take your space to the next level!
Victoria F.
BURO NONE went above and beyond in completing overhauling our kitchen, bathrooms, pantry/bar, and a laundry room. The end result ended up even more beautiful than I had expected. Lena was the consummate professional throughout the entire project. She found amazing pieces and executed and enhanced our vision flawlessly. We will be using BURO NONE again and again and have even referred them to other family members.
Emma S.
BURO NONE was great to work with. Lena is very collaborative and motivated. She is patient and innovative with the design and product choices. She was really supportive during the entire process. We were kept in the loop every step of the way, and the end product is beautiful.
Suren A.
Very professional and punctual. Great Work!
Guy F.
BUROCRATIC PROGRAM
The program of BURO NONE entails effacing the perfectly curated designer’s recognizable style. The focus thus is shifted towards the needs and preferences of those for whom the interiors are made. To put it simply, the interiors are not about BURO NONE, but about you, the client.
BUROCRATIC TASK
The work of BURO NONE strives to situate the positioning and coordinates of interior life. In a way, it can be said that the interior doesn’t exist. Interior is a carved out, negative and excluded space in a volume of a house. We inhabit this exclusion and this exclusion is a focus of the work of BURO NONE. In making the inside out, the work of BURO NONE is delineating this emptiness.
ETYMOLOGY
The name “BURO NONE” as a homophonic spelling of Bureau Number 1 or №1, is taken from the Soviet lineage of design bureaus, which were design institutions in the USSR. A bureau was officially identified by a number.
“BURO” is pronounced just as “bureau”, like a piece of furniture or the derivative from bureaucracy. №1 is pronounced as “NONE” and as such, nulls the number 1 by bringing it to 0, which perhaps may render this design “Bureau”, in particular, as non-existent.
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