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2024
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A Key Regional Hire and Expansion of Interiors Practice Puts KTGY on the Path for New Growth
Three Years After Acquiring Interior Design and Branding Firm Simeone Deary Design Group, National Design Firm KTGY is Expanding into New Markets KTGY, a Great Places to Work certified design firm focused on architecture, branding, interiors and planning, announces today the expansion of their residential interior design practice led by Carrie Tolman and the strategic hire of Holly Nixon who will strengthen their hospitality and residential interiors presence in the Florida marketplace as par -
KTGY Announces Retirement of Principal Terry Willis, Industry Leader and Mentor
KTGY, a Great Places to Work certified design firm focused on architecture, branding, interiors and planning, announced today that Terry Willis, AIA will retire from his role as principal on March 29, 2024, after nearly 10 years with the firm. Over his distinguished 45-year career, Willis has delivered world-class designs, partnering with clients on projects across the United States as well as in Canada, Southeast Asia, and Pakistan. During his tenure with KTGY, Willis was instrumental in growin -
KTGY Wins 22 Design Awards & National Recognition at 2024 NAHB Awards Shows
KTGY, a Great Places to Work certified design firm focused on architecture, branding, interiors and planning, announced today that it earned 22 prestigious awards, including four Platinum awards, three Gold awards and 15 Silver awards at the recent National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) awards events held during the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Nevada: the Best in American Living™ Awards (BALA) and The Nationals℠. The awards recognize KTGY’s wide range of capabilit -
KTGY Announces East Coast Office Move to Washington, D.C.’s Golden Triangle
KTGY, a Great Places to Work certified design firm focused on architecture, branding, interiors and planning, has moved its East Coast office from Tysons, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. Located in the Alexander Court development in D.C.’s Golden Triangle (2001 K St NW, South Tower, Suite 200), the new 15,000-square-foot office supports a steady course of national growth for KTGY. Founded in 1991, the firm expanded to Tysons, Virginia, in 2010. The move marks an opportunity to access some of -
Design Fact Sheet: Broadstone Edition
KTGY with Alliance Residential open Broadstone Edition community in Irvine KTGY and Alliance Residential have announced the completion of Broadstone Edition, a community with 264 for-rent apartments in Irvine, California. KTGY’s design addresses the diverse housing demands in the Orange County area with a mix of market-rate and affordable residences. The apartments range from studio through three-bedroom units. The five stories of homes wrap around a six-story parking structure and two open -
Fact Sheet: Kindling Downtown Cookout & Cocktails
Kindling Expertly Joins the Old and the New at Willis Tower Cookouts, campfires and long summer days are the spark behind Kindling Downtown Cookout & Cocktails, a dining experience designed by KTGY, a Great Places to Work certified design firm focused on architecture, branding, interior design and planning. Located at the base of Willis Tower and operated by Chicago’s Fifty/50 Group, Kindling features an open-fire grill with an elevated American menu from James Beard award-winning chef -
Fact Sheet: Hanover Winchester
It’s No Mystery – Hanover Winchester Impresses Oakland, Calif. - KTGY, a national award-winning full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments reveals the completed design of Hanover Winchester. Steps away from San Jose, California’s Winchester Mystery House, Hanover Winchester, designed by KTGY in partnership with developer Hanover Company, creates more than 360 new apartment homes immersed in comfo -
Fact Sheet: Seneca at Southern Highlands
Seneca at Southern Highlands: A New Definition of Luxury Living Opens in Las Vegas KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interiors, and planning firm specializing in residential, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use developments, along with builder partner Christopher Homes, announces Seneca at Southern Highlands, a collection of two- to three-story build-to-rent paired homes in the gated Southern Highlands community of Las Vegas, Nevada. Seneca, a division of Christopher
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2023
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Build-to-Rent | What is BTR?
You may be hearing a lot about a new rental paradigm, but you may not know what makes build-to-rent different from other rental properties. In the next installment of our video series, our BTR experts Chris Texter, Alan Scales and Bill Ramsey divulge what makes these developments so popular now, and what makes them distinct from rental products of the past. Keep watching if you want to know what today’s tenants are looking for and how we’re designing to meet their needs in new ways. -
Fact Sheet: Winslow
Winslow Welcomes Residents to a New Era of Urban Living in University Heights KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interiors, and planning firm specializing in residential, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use developments, along with development partner Quarterra announces the opening of Winslow, a 379-home luxury mixed-use community in the heart of University Heights, a dynamic San Diego neighborhood. Designed by KTGY, this contemporary collection of apartments and premium ret -
KTGY Wins MHN Excellence Awards for Best Development & Design: Single-Family Rentals and Mid-Rise
IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY, a national award-winning full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announces that the firm won two 2023 MHN Excellence Awards for Best Development & Design. Sponsored by Multi-Housing News, the 17th annual awards program celebrates excellence in the industry, acknowledging outstanding deals, projects and professionals. The winners were unveiled at MHN’s awards event in New -
Blackwood Groves: Inspiring Diverse Living Experiences in Bozeman, Montana Now Leasing
KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interiors and planning firm specializing in residential, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use developments, along with development partner Bridger Land Group is pleased to announce the opening of The Cottages at Blackwood Groves, within a new and distinctive mixed-use community located minutes from downtown Bozeman, Montana and less than a mile from Montana State University. Blackwood Groves offers a range of thoughtfully designed residences, no -
EXPAND | 2023 | NO. 2 | Shaping Possibilities
As designers, our work often requires us to distill the essence of exceptional design. It necessitates that we pinpoint the two or three elements that consistently ensure greatness, time and time again. However, the reality is far from straightforward; while these foundational elements may be present at the project’s outset, the design process is non-linear—it’s a journey that often loops back on itself. Through collaboration, work and revision, the design incorporates the diverse goals of -
Magnolia Flats
Placemaking is an attempt to set the stage for life’s small, significant moments. First dates, post-game ice cream and meeting old friends are all events that need more than a backdrop. The intention we put into these places respects the people spending time there and creates the environment that comes to mind when they want to celebrate a small victory. -
Amalyn
Good design begins with a strong concept, and Amalyn shows how valuable designers can adapt a concept into a shared vision that creates valuable communities. Located on land previously occupied by radio transmitters, the site represents some of the last undeveloped land in highly sought-after Montgomery County. Positioned between the Capital Beltway and the I-270 Spur, the two builder partners had strong ideas on how to capitalize on the location and, with our help, conceive a smarter ap -
Warm Springs
Care-Centered Planning Innovates for the Future Clear founding principles are crucial to creating a place that responds to the changing needs of a community as it grows over the years. Warm Springs, now nearly complete, is an eight-year endeavor that shows how principle informed design transforms the urban landscape and lays the groundwork for a diverse Bay Area community that puts people first. Lennar enlisted KTGY to craft a vision and master plan framework for Area Four, a 110-acre si -
Park House 2.0
Suburban sprawl boomed starting in the 1950s with the expansion of the US Interstate Highway System and the effects of the GI Bill. Rates of private vehicle ownership rose sharply, with cheap gas and stagnant mass transit systems further encouraging the use of cars. However, more recent expansion of mass transit systems, a clearer understanding of the environmental impacts of cars, and new alternatives to daily driving, such as ride-share apps, bicycle-share companies, and the prevalence -
1185 Sunset
At the Intersection of Visual and Neighborhood Impact A bold mixed-use development, 1185 Sunset is situated just southwest of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Positioned along a prominent street frontage, the building design has evolved in terms of style, height and unit count over its nearly 10-year lifespan. Today, 1185 Sunset is transforming the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Everett Street with a design that has garnered enthusiastic support from the city and the client, he -
Intelligent Design, The Change We Need
The Chicago skyline, clouded by smoke and ash, turns from rich blues to an ominous red. Photo Credit: Getty Images Economic, societal and environmental factors are transforming how we interact with the built environment and how it affects us. In this ever-changing world, creative thinking and the ability to adapt have never been more relevant. As architects and designers we are driven to be more agile with our design choices due to rapid advances in not only the materials and constructio -
The St. Regis Chicago
Sometimes an underdog, sometimes a villain, America’s Second City has witnessed its share of both wonder and hardship. St. Regis Chicago, formerly Vista Tower, stands as one of Chicago’s newest architectural marvels, and KTGY’s interior designers relished the opportunity to work inside the space created by Studio Gang. Establishing a concept that could complement both a storied location and a historic building was no small feat. Tasked with realizing a design to match the exterior -
Before the Logo: Creating an Impactful Branded Experience
A basic approach to designing a building, development or environment always incorporates visioning and conceptual inspiration. This process sets the foundation for design goals or parameters upon which the teams build. But if the vision is to create an engaging, memorable and valuable experience, is the right approach the basic one? Everyone expects memorable, one-of-a-kind branded experiences, no one wants basic. My advice on how to not be basic: start with solid research and create a b -
KTGY Celebrates Grand Opening of Mixed-Use SLC Urban Enclave
Alongside development partners, Urban Alfandre and Garner Batt, a firm with an expanding resume of smart infill developments in Salt Lake City, Utah, KTGY is proud to celebrate the grand opening of Slate. Slate is a mixed-use residential community in the heart of the growing Central Ninth neighborhood. Next to the 900 South TRAX station, and around the corner from chic mainstays Water Witch and Nohm, Slate epitomizes what an urban enclave focused on active mobility can do in a transformed part o -
Nine KTGY Residential Designs Honored for Design Excellence and Innovation at 2023 Great American Living Awards (GALA)
TYSONS, Va. – KTGY, a leading national full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that the firm’s designs and architecture have earned 10 honors, including Home of the Year in the 2023 Great American Living Awards (GALA) program, the most prestigious residential design, sales and marketing competition in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market for more than 50 years. The awards, whi -
Fact Sheet: Island View and Waterside at Alameda Marina
KTGY Designed Townhomes Island View and Waterside at Alameda Marina are Now Open Today, in partnership with developer Landsea Homes and the city of Alameda, California, KTGY celebrates the grand opening of Island View and Waterside at Alameda Marina. The Alameda Marina master plan, prepared by KTGY, reclaims residential, open and recreational space from commercial waterfront. The development aligns new streets and pedestrian pathways to Alameda’s city grid and extends the Bay Tra -
Fact Sheet: EO Apartments
KTGY Celebrates Grand Opening of Madison Yards High Rise Today, with owner-developer partners Summit Smith Development and Gilbane Development Company, KTGY celebrates the grand opening of EO Apartments in Madison, Wisconsin. Intended to draw the city’s growing segment of urban professionals, the mixed-use Madison Yards district will be completed in 2025, and the 16-story EO Apartments tower strengthens its position in Madison’s urban fabric. By adding over 270 luxury units in a compact f -
Build-to-Rent | Meet the Leaders
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Fact Sheet: Sage West Loop
KTGY Announces Opening of Sage West Loop: Where Modern Living Meets Timeless High-Rise Design in the Heart of Chicago KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interiors, and planning firm specializing in residential, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use developments, announces the opening of Sage West Loop, a mixed-use 18-story high-rise located in Chicago's vibrant West Loop neighborhood. Designed in collaboration with developer Tandem Partners, Sage West Loop synthesizes contem -
Build-to-Rent | 5 Must Have Amenities
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Fact Sheet: Vermeer
KTGY Celebrates Topping Off Mixed-Use Luxury High Rise Win Buzzard Point KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interiors and planning firm specializing in residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-used developments celebrates as the final beam is placed atop Vermeer, a mixed-use Washington D.C. high rise slated for completion in 2024. Aligning with the city’s revitalization goals for Buzzard Point, KTGY and partner Toll Brothers Apartment Living have positioned Vermeer as a -
Fact Sheet: Overlook at Town Center
Luxury Townhome Development in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Attracts Buyers as Construction Continues KTGY, a full-service architecture, branding, interiors and planning firm specializing in residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that Overlook at Town Center is open and attracting buyers as construction continues. The new community has found its niche with underserved prospective homeowners searching for low-maintenance homes and luxury design in Philade -
The Michaels Organization Breaks Ground on Affordable Senior Housing Project
KTGY designed the sustainable development. The Lodge at Autumn Willow senior community is located in Fairfax, Va., in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Image courtesy of KTGY The Michaels Organization has broken ground on its KTGY-designed The Lodge at Autumn Willow, a 150-unit fully affordable and age-restricted community in Fairfax, Va. Upon its expected completion in late 2024, the property will cater to seniors over the age of 62 and earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area media -
EXPAND | 2023 | NO. 1 | Gather
Great spaces do not always demand attention. An intentionally, even provocatively, designed space heightens the relationship between people and their environment. Oftentimes they leave you with a feeling, one that washes over you subtly guiding your subconscious. It could be something simple, like a retailer guiding you toward an impulse buy; or complex, like encountering a great work of art. Pathfinding, sight lines, visual and physical texture all shape the experience of everyday spaces. It ta -
Novel Edgehill
Perched at the edge of Nashville’s downtown, Novel at Edgehill is a community offering a range of experiences as resonant as the city itself. Residents and guests are welcomed by an ornate entry canopy and covered motor court. As they make their way through the building, they encounter gathering spaces on the way to the rooftop lounge and pool deck offering views of the Nashville skyline. From the arrival moment and through every corner of the building, even the parking garage appeals -
Basan Detroit
Each space begins, before the design, even before the concept, with context and conversation. Basan started as a conversation between ODM, developers, and Four Man Ladder, restauranteurs, about Detroit — about a revitalized city, new development, discovering a niche and galvanizing a neighborhood. They identified The Eddystone, a former hotel turned apartments, as the perfect opportunity for a restaurant that could keep pace with a buzzing new Detroit. KTGY’s Interior Design and Bran -
The Essential
With over half a million people in the United States experiencing homelessness, as noted in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, the growth of this population outpaces the new supportive transitional housing units being built to serve them. Patterns of regulation in communities across the country have led to a lack of affordable housing, causing a boom in people experiencing homelessness. Homelessness in America has a lo -
Design for an Audience
Most art forms involve a medium, an intended audience, and a provocation for some kind of human response or awareness. There are countless examples of public art in the form of monuments, sculptures, murals, and environmental art, which not only evoke thoughts and feelings about a particular subject, but also add an element to a city or neighborhood that defines it as a unique place. Community design and planning is also a creative art form that has obvious impacts on the surrounding con -
L’Aube at Solis Park
Orange County, California, has long been a proving ground for new residential concepts. The Great Park community is an ongoing effort to transform the former Marine Corps airfield into exciting new residential neighborhoods woven into an expansive network of parks. To bring this vision to life, the city of Irvine formed relationships with regional developers to create a master plan that will define Orange County living for thousands of future residents. KTGY’s design and planni -
Family Flat
According to the Pew Research Center, the number of American adults aged 25 to 34 living in multigenerational homes has steadily increased from nine percent in 1971 to 25 percent in 2021. As of March 2021, 18 percent of Americans are in multigenerational housing, totaling 59.7 million individuals. Among young adults, men are more likely to live in multigenerational households. However, within the older adult age bracket, women are more likely to opt for a multigenerational lifest -
Blackwood Groves
Blackwood Groves is a new and unique mixed-use community located just south of Montana State University and downtown Bozeman, Montana. With a desire to create a community that sits distinctly apart from other new master-planned communities, Bridger Land Group partnered with KTGY to plan and design a mix of for-rent and for-sale housing that meets the diverse needs of Montanans. The master plan, created by others, established neighborhood groupings that fan out around the “villa -
People | Culture | Place
People | Start with the Intended Audience The goal is always to create experiences and destinations that connect with the community. To do this well, we need to stay in touch with what a cultural anthropologist might call “the inventory of the lifestyle.” This is simply thinking through the things that matter to the folks we want to reach. This mindset is at the root of what we know to be the ultimate goal, generating real emotional connections with people through our work. This is a -
1200 Vine Street
As Los Angeles continues to make strides to meet the area’s need for housing and bring new residences to market, underutilized commercial land and surface parking lots have steadily given way to more sustainable urban infill development. Just a few blocks South of Hollywood’s infamous Sunset Boulevard, Grubb Properties acquired a site that previously served the community as a Goodwill store for decades that is now abandoned and begging for revitalization. After years of disuse, the s -
KTGY Earns 5 Coveted 2023 Gold Nugget Grand Awards and 9 Merit Awards Honors
CALIFORNIA – KTGY, a leading national full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that the firm has received five Grand Awards and nine Merit Awards in the 2023 Gold Nugget Awards competition. The 60th annual awards program honors design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and internationally. The Gold Nugget Grand Awards are chosen from the elite -
KTGY Designs Garner Top Honors at the 2023 BIA Bay Area Excellence in Home Building Awards for Detached Homes and Multifamily Communities
OAKLAND, Calif. – KTGY, a leading national full-service design firm, announced today that the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area has recognized eight KTGY-designed residential communities and residences at the prestigious 46th Annual MAME Awards competition presented by the Sales and Marketing Council. KTGY was honored with four coveted top honors and five finalists. The awards honor the industry's most outstanding builder, sales, marketing and trade professionals who have distingui -
KTGY Celebrates Topping Off on Edes Art Gallery in Morgan Hill
Building features multi-use design and sustainable mass timber construction KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, celebrated the topping off of the Edes Building, a two-story mixed-use art gallery and wine bar in Morgan Hill, California. Anticipating completion in the first quarter of 2024, the development is on track to be the first mass timber building in the Morgan Hill communi -
Construction Begins on Portico Luxury Condominiums
North Scottsdale condominiums developed by Belgravia Group feature architectural and interior design from KTGY KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interiors and planning firm specializing in residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announces the start of construction on Portico, a highly-anticipated luxury condominium development featuring a contemporary design, and 112 condominiums across nine five-story buildings. This exciting new development brin -
Jessica Candaele, Elevated to the Role of National Business Development Director
KTGY, a leading national full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use developments, announced today that Jessica Candaele has been promoted to the role of National Business Development Director. “We’re excited to elevate Jessica to this role, confident in her ability to listen and partner with our clients to realize new possibilities”, said CEO Tricia Esser. “Jessica’s passion for the built environment and -
The Aster Grand Opening Brings KTGY-Designed Mixed-Use Community to Downtown Salt Lake City
Leading architecture firm employs expertise in high rise and innovative construction techniques to complete modern mixed-use, mixed-income development KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of The Aster, a dynamic mixed-use, mixed-income community that brings a modern twist to the skyline, and vibrant gathering place to the heart of Downtown Sa -
KTGY Welcomes New Member to Board of Directors, Appoints Two New Shareholders and Celebrates Recent Promotions
KTGY, a leading national full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today new leadership positions including a new rotational board member, two shareholders, and five director and associate principal promotions. “We are excited to welcome Keith Labus onto the board of directors and Adam Lara and Mark Oberholzer to our exceptional group of shareholders,” said Jill Williams, AIA, managing -
Student Housing
Environments that Foster Student Success Co-living is an essential piece of the college experience. Many students are striking out on their own for the first time and intentional design is the key to kindling community. These are the homes of tomorrow's leaders, and live-learn environments that support wellness and cultivate excellence are essential. Today's students aspire to more, and KTGY partners with colleges and universities to create custom spaces that are as diverse and interesting as -
KTGY Announces Retirement of Principal Ken Ryan, Industry Leader in Community Planning and Urban Design
KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the retirement of principal Ken Ryan. Over his distinguished 40-year career, Ken was known for fostering trusted relationships through his keen leadership skills, strategic insight, and creative thinking. During his 16-year tenure with KTGY, Ken oversaw the firm’s Community Planning and Urban Design Studio where he took pride in -
Halcyon House Luxury Apartments Open and Leasing
KTGY Designed Infill Community Provides Residents with a Luxury Lifestyle in “City of the Arts” neighborhood of Costa Mesa KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announces the opening of Halcyon House, a six-story vibrant community with 393 residential units and approximately 4,000 square feet of retail in the City of the Arts neighborhood of highly coveted Costa Mesa, CA. D -
KTGY Wins 9 Prestigious Design Awards & National Recognition at 2023 NAHB Awards Shows
IRVINE, Calif. - KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that it earned nine prestigious awards, including one Gold award and eight Silver awards at the recent National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) awards events held during the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Nevada: the Best in American Living™ Awards (BALA) and The Nationals. The awards reco -
KTGY and San Mateo County Community College District Announce Grand Opening of New Attainable Housing Community in San Bruno
OAKLAND, Calif. – Jan. 31, 2023 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of College Ridge at Skyline College, a mixed-use apartment community located on the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula in San Bruno. In partnership with the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD), SummerHill Homes (site development) and D.R. Horton (adjacent si -
Arden | KTGY Designed Transit-Oriented Apartments Under Construction
Teachers and nurses offered “first look” at pre-leasing units in this amenity-rich development near downtown city center DENVER – Jan. 18, 2023 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the Arden Englewood, a transit-oriented residential development just seven miles south of downtown Denver, is under construction. KTGY and development partner Fifield Cos.
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KTGY Names Bryan Sevy as Principal
IRVINE, Calif. - KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that Bryan Sevy, LEED AP has been named principal. Sevy was formerly an associate principal. “Bryan Sevy’s promotion to principal will come as no surprise to those who have had the privilege of working with him,” said Tricia Esser, CEO of KTGY. “For the past 20 years, Bryan has been an integral part of -
KTGY Designed Japanese Inspired 97-Unit Mixed-Use Apartment Community in San Jose Now Complete
Located in the heart of Japantown, Exhibit at JTown Apartments attracts young professionals by blending traditional east Asian elements with contemporary design and local art KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of Exhibit at JTown Apartments, a mixed-use apartment community in the heart of Silicon Valley. Boasting contemporary and minimalist Jap -
KTGY’s Sustainability-Focused Research + Development Concept The Branches Wins MHN Excellence Gold Award in Unbuilt Category
The Branches Concept proposes an array of design strategies for high-performance multifamily design, with the intent of reducing environmental impact throughout a building’s functionality. TYSONS, Va. - KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that the firm’s Research + Development concept, The Branches, has won the MHN 2022 Excellence Gold Award in the category o -
KTGY Designed Transit-Oriented Apartment Community in Lakewood, Colorado Completed, Providing Much-Needed Housing to Area
Nestled between Downtown Denver and the Rockies, Traverse Apartments attracts multigenerational residents by building connections between modern living and traditional design DENVER – November 29, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of Traverse Apartments, a class A apartment community in Lakewood, Colorado. Located between downtown D -
KTGY Designed Mixed-Use Development Breaks Ground
Amenity-rich mixed-use Vermeer takes design inspiration from neighboring Audi Field KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the groundbreaking of Vermeer, a mixed-use development located in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C., which has recently been redeveloped from an industrial area to a bustling mixed-use residential community. The amenity-rich bui -
Thrive Hall
A Student Housing Concept for Mental Health and Wellness TYSONS, Virginia-- KTGY, the full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm, has an extensive track record in designing student housing. Based on its experience creating over 14,000 student housing beds, KTGY is continually refining all parts of the student housing equation – including the acute need for these environments to foster mental and physical well-being. The following summarizes the firm’s research and -
KTGY Designed Mixed-Use, Multifamily Development Opens in Downtown Cincinnati
Amenity-rich Artistry Cincy creates community connections KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the completion of Artistry Cincy, a mixed-use development in downtown Cincinnati. The building is part of a developing multifamily enclave that runs along the Ohio River and reflects a contemporary architectural style with modern sensibility designed to appeal to the you -
Five KTGY Communities Honored for Design Excellence and Innovation at 2022 Great American Living Awards (GALA)
Awards honor architecture firm’s forward-thinking residential and multifamily designs KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today it has won five Great American Living Awards (GALA), including the “Home of the Year 2022” grand prize for Dylan Townhome. The GALA Awards recognize the building industry’s best and brightest residential design, sales and marketing lea -
EXPAND | 2022 | NO. 2 | Transform
Transformation, by definition, is a dramatic, large-scale change that can not be missed. Within the built environment, we often see headlines and keynote speakers talking about the next “big” thing that will change the industry forever. Be it a material, construction method or code change. The reality is that while a single building can transform a neighborhood in around two years, the industry’s transformation takes longer. The pace is slower and more intentional as architects, planners a -
Hexagon House
The process of 3D printing to create three-dimensional objects from digital files is utilized at many differing scales, mediums and industries. For example, manufacturing has long harnessed the advantages of 3D printing for use in the aviation, transportation, aerospace, fashion and health industries. As this technology becomes more widely accessible, the construction industry has tested the viability of 3D printing as an alternative construction method. With housing demand at an all-tim -
PGA National Resort
KTGY’s interior designers sought to understand the current state of golf clubs in order to reposition and redesign the PGA National Resort. Through a deep dive into current challenges – memberships and competition, how to appeal to the tried-and-true golfer, the non-golfer and what new generations are looking for – the team set out to break the mold. Palm Beach Gardens was a city planned and fashioned to harmonize with nature. Pulling inspiration from this locale and its history, t -
Installation Art
The magical relationship between art and architecture lives at an intersection of discipline, craft and the individual. As we begin to imagine interactive spaces, experiences and brands, the dynamic dialogue between the two is what makes our environments unlike any others. Conceptualization begins with plotting and planning how art can help us craft our narrative, make connections, and, most importantly, elevate our aesthetics beyond good design to deliver experiences that inspire. Movin -
Slow Down
There is no shortage of innovators trying to “disrupt” the residential design and construction world. From construction techniques to creative floorplan variations, numerous companies are touting their innovations as the thing that will revolutionize housing as we know it. However, while the venture capital money pours into what they hope will be the Uber or Instagram of construction, the impact, so far, has been mainly around the edges, with a considerable amount of marketing hype and not -
Thrive Hall
Young adults heading off to college often experience a rude awakening when living on their own for the first time. The dramatic transition toward increased independence and autonomy thrusts young people into a new reality, far from the stability of their parents’ oversight and guidance. Former university psychologist Dr. Beth Staehling Becerra noted that teens transitioning to the independence of college life often struggle to cope with even common disappointments. A breakup or poor gr -
Embracing Change
By Marissa Kasdan Director, Design After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley in 2016 and accepting an entry-level, full-time position in KTGY’s Oakland office, a young designer moved into a nearby single-family detached home – with 10 other young professionals. Clearly, the house was not initially intended to accommodate 11 young adults. However, with folding dividers and the creative use of sizeable storage areas, the roommates managed to find a solution for housi -
Avia
KTGY partnered with Domain Companies to conceptualize a mixed use enclave to activate the downtown core. With a focus on delivering needed housing, the team looked to solutions that increased speed to market and construction efficiency. This goal was accomplished by leveraging Infinity Structures’ light gauge load-bearing stud system, and the 412-unit building was completed in early 2022. -
Dellrose
The build-to-rent neighborhood in the Dellrose master planned community is an example of excellence born of innovation. KTGY’s experts knew of the growing desire for those renting by choice to move from traditional stacked flats into detached rental homes. KTGY brought forward its Research + Development Studio concept, The Patch – a green space focused cottage-style community – as an aspirational way to enhance Empire Communities’ build-to-rent portfolio. Architectural designers -
Avalon Towson
Adjacent to a bustling retail corridor resided a small neighborhood center and sea of parking. Tucked approximately 22 feet from road grade, there was no engagement with the street, and the site sat in opposition to the pedestrian-oriented community that surrounded it. When AvalonBay approached KTGY with the opportunity to take this underutilized site and transform it into a sustainable and connected mixed-use residential building, architects had to immediately overcome the challenge of -
Luxury Living Arrives in Westminster with Completion of First Phase of 6-Acre Mixed-Use Development
The Bolsa Row Apartments brings amenity-rich rental residences to the heart of Orange County’s Little Saigon district WESTMINSTER, Calif. – October 11, 2022 – R.D. Olson, an award-winning general contracting firm and KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm, today announced the completion of the Bolsa Row Apartments. The 234,234 square-foot mixed-use building will serve as the gateway to the vibrant and culturally significant Little Saigon District -
KTGY Re-imagined Kalaveras Restaurant Opening Soon
Designed with modern flairs that pay homage to traditional elements, diners will be transported to Mexico City LONG BEACH, Calif. – Aug. 31, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior, and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the re-imagined Kalaveras Restaurant in Long Beach, California will open soon. The Pine Avenue location of the restaurant group features a brand-new design aesthetic for the cl -
KTGY Celebrates Grand Opening of Multifamily Mixed-Use Development in South San Francisco
Nodding to the city’s industrial history, Nine88 is a communal hub nestled along Centennial Way Trail in South San Francisco SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – Aug. 24, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior, and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of Nine88, a mixed-use, multifamily community developed by SummerHill Apartment Communities. Situated in the heart of South San Francisco, Ca -
KTGY Unveils Designs for Heritage Square South – Supportive Housing for Seniors in Pasadena
Mixed-Use Development Includes Flex Space, Support Services and Street-Front Retail PASADENA, California-- KTGY, in partnership with the City of Pasadena, R.D. Olson Construction and developer BRIDGE Housing, has broken ground on Heritage Square South. The 70-unit Heritage Square South will provide new permanent supportive housing apartments for extremely low-income seniors who have experienced homelessness. KTGY is the architect of the $28 million, 70,000-square-foot community at the northe -
Design Brief: Western Station | Parking to Living
Art Deco Parking Landmark Fused with New Residential and Retail. Western Station Includes Designated Affordable Apartments. LOS ANGELES, Ca – KTGY is fusing a landmark, Art Deco parking garage with new retail and residences. Western Station, developed by Jamison Properties, LLP., creates 230 apartments above approximately 13,300 square feet of retail in a new, eight-story development. It combines them with a 1931, five-story parking structure (originally Pellissier Square Garage) rehabi -
KTGY Earns 6 Coveted 2022 Gold Nugget Grand Awards and 9 Merit Awards Honors
CALIFORNIA – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that the firm has received six Grand Awards and nine Merit Awards in the 2022 Gold Nugget Awards competition. The 59th annual awards program honors design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and internationally. The Gold Nugget Grand Awards are chosen from the elite pool of Me -
New KTGY Designed Amenity Rich High-Rise Breaks Ground in Denver Tech Center
Appealing to young professionals and empty nesters, community solves housing need in office heavy Denver Tech Center Denver, Colorado. – June 28, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the groundbreaking of Araceli, a modern apartment community in Denver, Colorado. Located in the Denver Tech Center, which lacks residential environments, the building solv -
EXPAND | 2022 | NO. 1 | Enhance
From the way we connect with one another to the way we interact with spaces, it is undeniable that the built environment has a powerful influence on everyday life. As curators of these environments, we feel a deep responsibility to ensure the built environment brings the best possible outcome to life and positively impacts the earth. This starts with listening to all stakeholders, evaluating needs and continuing to check in throughout the process. In this issue of EXPAND, we invite you to join u -
Detroit Foundation Hotel
Tasked with an adaptive reuse project – that of converting the former Detroit Fire Department Headquarters building into a full-service, four-star boutique hotel – KTGY’s interiors team set out to transform this landmark into the Detroit Foundation Hotel. With the design theme focused on “Coming Home to Detroit,” the hotel conveys the essence of the Motor City. Transforming the historic firehouse into a hotel was an opportunity to help revitalize Detroit. With input from the co -
Enhanced Community Engagement
The KTGY Oakland studio was recently awarded an affordable housing project through a Request for Proposal issued by Santa Clara County and the city of Los Altos in California called 330 Distel. As a firm, KTGY designs for various communities across the nation and, as a result, we navigate an array of city processes. Though most cities share a similar goal of creating better built environments for their citizens, every city goes about reaching this goal in a different way. Our recent expe -
Winslow
Winslow is a collection of contemporary apartments situated in University Heights amidst San Diego’s most culturally rich, dynamic neighborhoods. Encompassing a city block, surrounded by tree-lined streets, craftsman bungalows and colorful murals, this infill site was once home to the New Vision Christian Fellowship. As such, KTGY was sensitive to the existing community. Our interface with neighbors and community stakeholders allowed the designers at KTGY to build upon and contribute t -
Western Station
Los Angeles is a city deeply rooted in the automobile as well as the culture that surrounds it. The regional culture continues to be shaped, to some degree, by the prevalence of cars and the services that support them. Throughout the heart of the city, valuable real estate is occupied by auto-focused uses such as dealerships, parking structures, service repair stations, and the gas and charging stations that keep them on the road. As L.A. attempts to address its housing shortage with the -
The Branches
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Same Community, New Residence
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once said, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” Although this quote is over 100 years old, it couldn’t be truer today. This sums up the mindset of so many that are moving into senior housing communities. They want to continue to play, to live life, and to have new experiences. They don’t see themselves retiring to a suburban campus. In fact, a 2017 survey conducted by Welltower found that 80 perce -
The Lodge at Autumn Willow
The Lodge at Autumn Willow is an affordable senior housing community designed to minimize its impact on the adjacent natural environment while providing a uniquely immersive experience of living within the woods. The building sits on the top of a steady slope with pedestrian trails accessing a stream called Little Rocky Run at the bottom of the valley to the south with a public park to the north. Surrounded by existing developments of Fairfax County in Northern Virginia near Washington, -
Thomas James Homes
In areas like the Silicon Valley in California and Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado, where land for development is scarce and the housing stock is aging, many homebuyers are left with limited options – purchase an older home that has been thoroughly loved but near the end of its life and renovate it or demolish it entirely and build a custom home. Thomas James Homes saw a need for a third option, one that allows buyers to purchase a brand-new home in the neighborhoods they love, close -
Yours Truly DC
Photographer: Nathan Kirkman Our vision for Yours Truly DC was to design an inviting, unexpected environment for locals and visitors to gather. The resulting space — a “communal living room” first and a hotel second — celebrates and engages with the neighborhood’s rich, local bohemian counter-culture history and welcomes the community into a whimsical environment that allows experiences to begin. Public spaces were designed with bespoke amenities and unwavering hospitality with -
Models Now Open: New Foster City Residential Development Designed By KTGY Provides Both Luxury Townhomes and Workforce Apartments
Laguna Vista offers a diverse neighborhood with excellent proximity for city employees and commuters alike FOSTER CITY, Calif. – May 17, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the opening of model units at Laguna Vista, a three-story residential community near downtown San Mateo, with both apartments and townhomes designed for families, young professional -
KTGY-Designed Communities Receive Recognition for Best Architectural Design at San Francisco’s Bay Area’s 45th Annual MAME Awards
OAKLAND, Calif. – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area has recognized KTGY-designed residential communities and residences at the prestigious 45th Annual MAME Awards competition presented by the Sales & Marketing Council. The awards honor the industry's most outstanding builder, sales, marketing, and trade -
KTGY Designed Mass Timber Art Gallery Near San Jose, California, Receives Building Permit
Located in the heart of downtown Morgan Hill, Edes Building attracts local residents and tourists alike with a community-inspired, multi-use design SAN JOSE, CALIF. – April 27, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the Edes Building was awarded a building permit and is set to break ground in early Q2. A mixed-use art gallery and wine bar in Morgan Hill, -
KTGY Appoints New Principal + Shareholder and Welcomes New Member to Board of Directors
Orange County, Calif. – March 11, 2022 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today a new principal and shareholder appointment as well as a new board member. The two appointments reflect KTGY’s commitment to generation to generation firm growth and its vision of designing at the intersection of architecture, branding, interiors and planning, which will result in ric -
KTGY Wins 16 Prestigious Design Awards and Recognition at NAHB Awards Shows
IRVINE, Calif. -- KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that it has earned 16 prestigious awards, including two Platinum and six Gold awards at the recent National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) awards events: Best in American Living Awards, The Nationals, Best of 55+ Housing Awards and the Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards. The awards recognize KTGY
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Sand Hill Property Company’s El Paseo in San Jose, designed by KTGY, Wins MHN Excellence Award in Unbuilt Category
Once thought to have been replaced by suburban malls and shopping centers, the “Main Street” hub has endured beyond economic waves and online shopping impacts. OAKLAND, Calif. – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that El Paseo in San Jose, California, has won an MHN 2021 Excellence Award in the category of the “Best Unbuilt.” Sponsored by Multi-Hou -
KTGY Completes 94-Single Family Home Las Vegas Community
Nestled between the Red Rock Mountains and the Las Vegas Strip, community targets young professional and growing families LAS VEGAS, NV – November 16, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the grand opening of Obsidian, a single family community within the Summerlin Masterplan. Geared toward young professional buyers, the collection of 94 single family -
Seven KTGY Communities Honored for Design Excellence and Innovation at 2021 Great American Living Awards (GALA)
TYSONS, Va. – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, announced today that the firm’s designs and architecture have earned 12 honors, including the Community of the Year in the 2021 Great American Living Awards (GALA) program, the most prestigious residential design, sales and marketing competition in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market for more than 50 years. The awards, whic -
EXPAND | 2021 | NO. 2 | Making Places
Often designers can be captivated by the rush to innovate, making assumptions about how the spaces will be used and who will use them. Great design requires us to put aside our preconceived notions, to instead focus on listening to the existing conversations and to understand the needs of a community so we can create spaces that allow for functionality and adaptation beyond our personal involvement. Over the past year, we have seen increasing interest in how individuals and groups of people eng -
EO Apartments
Located on 14 acres in Madison, Wisconsin at University Avenue and Segoe Road, Madison Yards at Hill Farms is envisioned as an authentic new downtown destination, providing opportunities for shopping, entertainment, working, and living. The mixed-use development consists of six individual blocks including office, retail, residential, parking, and a Central Green, connected to the surrounding neighborhood context through a network of private roads and open spaces. KTGY worked with Summit -
Park Social at Vive on the Park
Sunroad Enterprises and KTGY worked together with Cohn Restaurant Group to design Park Social, a twist on the traditional neighborhood café which boasts brews on tap. The café is located on the ground level corner of Vive on the Park, a San Diego, CA mixed-use development. One of the few local dining establishments to flourish over the past year, Park Social’s flexible design offers a walkable gathering spot for local neighborhood residents and visitors to safely meet, eat, drink, an -
Silver Linings
Due to the pandemic, the bustle of Chicago city living ground to a halt when quarantine was sanctioned. Like many cities, walkable neighborhoods became ghost towns and joggers turned streets into their own personal running track. As directed, downtown businesses closed, parks and recreational areas locked gates while retail storefronts went dark. Seen as essential, some restaurants held a semblance of normalcy, offering delivery and pick-up service. These sudden changes forced businesses -
Re-Dwell
For retail locations challenged by the lack of walkability and supporting foot traffic, the RE-DWELL concept proposes reimagining vacant retail spaces with residential units. Exceptionally deep units maximize natural light through expansive storefront glazing, high ceilings, and interior windows. Whether attracting potential residents, visiting customers, or even internet fame, developers strive for their new developments to stand out amongst other, similar projects. Throu -
Walking on the Edge: Mobility in America’s Post-Pandemic Suburbs
Throughout the pandemic, we have heard predictions of the demise of cities. Indeed, the world’s cities have taken a mighty hit due to the impact of COVID-19. The primary expectation was that the virus would fuel new growth and development further from the existing city centers. However, as urban locations now begin to regain their normalcy, the benefits of urbanity are becoming apparent due to our inherent need and desire for social connections. My personal observation of the re-habita -
Downtown Superior
As Colorado experiences a boom in jobs and an influx of new residents, the need to add more residential communities continues to grow. Conveniently located between Denver and Boulder, the town of Superior, Colorado boasts easy access to transit and beautiful mountain scenery. Identifying the opportunity to create a desirable residential enclave with a walkable town square along the new Main Street, connecting to commercial and civic spaces, Ranch Capital collaborated with Carmel Partners -
Alt-Way
While traditional brick-and-mortar retail continues to struggle for success across the United States, retail spaces sit vacant and city planners and developers look for new ideas to reimagine outdated retail spaces with alternative solutions for activating the urban ground plane. At the same time, community development advocates search for opportunities to bolster local small businesses, support community needs, and foster equitable neighborhoods. Non-profit community organizations provi -
El Paseo
Once thought to have been replaced by suburban malls and shopping centers, a core need has remained for communities beyond economic waves and online shopping impacts: the “Main Street” hub. Walkable, adaptive and vibrant, bringing together and defining community the Main Street hub serves as an anchor that draws people in for practical and social reasons. For El Paseo de Saratoga in San Jose, California, developer Sand Hill Property Co. drew from these elements with a bold vision to -
TitletownHomes
Titletown is part of an economic strategy and multi-phased real estate development of land immediately adjacent to historic Lambeau field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Titletown neighborhood delivers a vibrant mixeduse community featuring a luxury hotel and spa, contemporary dining options, a tech hub, creative office spaces and KTGY-designed luxury townhome living community centered around a public plaza with a full-sized turf football field, one-acre children’s playground, sledding hi -
Infusing Joy
Like many over the past year, I took advantage of the opportunity to work remotely from “anywhere” and ventured on a working RV tour of much of the United States. My wife, dog and I piled into a pickup with a 150-square-foot travel trailer and hit the road across the entire southern expanse of America. During the eight collective months of traveling, I found myself in regions, cities, and towns that I might not have prioritized visiting previously. I began to note how each community -
KTGY-designed Expo Walk Wins Best Design of a Multi-Family Community – For Sale in SoCal MAME Awards
IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that KTGY’s excellence in residential design and planning has been recognized by The Greater Sales and Marketing Council and the Building Industry Association (BIA) at the 2021 SoCal MAME Awards ceremony. Expo Walk in Los Angeles received the SoCal MAME Award for “Best Design of a Multi-Family Community – -
KTGY Named Architect of Record For 150-Unit Affordable Senior Housing Community in Fairfax County, Virginia
Inspired to meet the housing needs of senior citizens, The Lodge at Autumn Willow, developed by The Michaels Organization, will provide amenity-rich living for residents ages 62 and up FAIRFAX, Va. – Sept. 22, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced it has been named architect of record for The Lodge at Autumn Willow, an affordable, age-targeted community -
KTGY Designed 366-Unit Community Breaks Ground in San Jose
Inspired by movement and history of Winchester Family, Winchester Apartments will provide amenity-rich living for Bay Area professionals SAN JOSE, Calif. – August 24, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the groundbreaking of Winchester Apartments, a contemporary multifamily community in San Jose, California. Designed for The Hanover Company, the 36 -
Sovovatum Village Town Center, Designed by KTGY In Partnership With The Soboba Economic Development Corporation, Breaks Ground On Tribal Land
Sovovatum Village Town Center creates an attractive gateway to Soboba Economic Development Corporation landholdings. San Jacinto, Calif. – August 13, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced that construction is underway on Phase I of Sovovatum Village Town Center, a retail and recreation center located on the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indian’s Tribal Land. -
Residential Architecture Firm KTGY Launches Denver Green Code Book
Free resource designed to guide multifamily developers on reducing carbon footprint of buildings in Denver, nationwide to help address natural resource conservation, water quality and environmental pollution challenges Denver – Aug. 10, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind Denver Green Code Book. The book, developed by -
KTGY-Designed Contemporary Apartment Community, The Rae at Westlake, Marks Groundbreaking
Amenity-rich development to transform Bethesda commercial district, create much-needed housing options for young professionals Bethesda, MD – June 22, 2021 – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, retail, hospitality and mixed-use developments, today announced the groundbreaking of The Rae at Westlake, a contemporary style multifamily community located in Bethesda’s urban core. Designed for developer Foulger-Pratt, the 3 -
KTGY Earns 3 Coveted 2021 Gold Nugget Grand Awards and 11 Merit Awards Honors
National awards pay tribute to superior architectural design, innovation and planning CALIFORNIA - KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, hospitality and mixed-use developments and neighborhood revitalization, announced today that the firm has received three Grand Awards and 11 Merit Awards in the 2021 Gold Nugget Awards competition. The 58th annual awards program honors design and planning excellence and draws entries from th -
Six KTGY-Designed Residential Communities Receive Seven Coveted Top Honors for Best Architectural Design in 2021 Annual MAME Awards
OAKLAND, Calif. – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, hospitality and mixed-use developments and neighborhood revitalization, is pleased to announce that the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area has recognized 12 KTGY-designed residential communities and residences at its prestigious 44th Annual MAME Awards competition presented by the Sales & Marketing Council. Six residential communities received seven coveted t -
EXPAND | 2021 | NO. 1 | Living Well
The minimum ethical standard of the architectural profession is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. While safety justifiably demands the primary focus of contemporary architectural practice in many ways, the urgent threat of climate change and immediate disruption caused by the pandemic has renewed the emphasis on the health and wellness of our society and, therefore, the profession. Many of our homes unexpectedly transformed into mixed-use facilities, with spaces primari -
Plaza Verde at University of California, Irvine
Plaza Verde, a student housing community on the University of California Irvine (UCI) campus, was called “the greenest housing facility in the entire University of California system” by UCI Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Enrique Lavernia. Plaza Verde represents the first half of the fourth phase of UCI’s East Campus student housing village, in a public-private partnership between the university and American Campus Communities (ACC), a publicly traded real estate investment -
Mesa Ridge
Mesa Ridge provided a rare opportunity to create a complete neighborhood within the Summerlin masterplan. Typically, multiple builders are brought together within a village of Summerlin, but Mesa Ridge allowed for Toll Brothers, along with KTGY and other architects and planners, to develop and design the entire village. With this opportunity, the team was able to create something truly extraordinary. Mesa Ridge is nestled against the Spring Mountain ridgeline, providing a pristine, unobs -
THEO
THEO delivers a modernist experience rooted in historic surroundings and is the result of an intense collaboration between KTGY, SummerHill Apartment Communities, Pasadena city planning department, and Pasadena Heritage. It sets the standard for quality while integrating historic design and style to build upon and strengthen the city’s architectural legacy. This new community provides the perfect balance of urban, mindful living blended with Southern California’s famed laid-back life -
4300 San Pablo
4300 San Pablo, designed by KTGY and developed by EAH in partnership with the city of Emeryville, leverages thoughtful and innovative solutions to create a development that delivers measurable outcomes in relation to neighborhood diversification, sustainable and affordable housing, economic revitalization and opportunity, and pedestrian use and mobility. With many people in the Bay Area struggling to afford housing, the team sought to create an apartment community that brings people tog -
Timber Tower
For the last 200 years, wood has been a consistent player among building construction materials. Historically, large members of old growth timber have been used as structural components, only to be replaced in the ninetieth and twentieth centuries by structural steel and concrete as large, old-growth forests became more limited for sourcing raw building materials. Further research and development led architects and builders in Europe to reevaluate the merits of wood construction, -
Last Shot: The Farm at Brush Creek
The Farm at Brush Creek, an addition to The Brush Creek Ranch Luxury Resort Collection, celebrates the craftsmanship of the food and beverage arts. It brings together master chefs, sommeliers and more to provide a seed-to-table culinary experience that showcases the bounty of the land. Today, the finest culinary and educational opportunities the nation has to offer are showcased within this ultra luxurious, one-of-a-kind destination. Integral to creating continuity of design language bet -
Flex Flats
March of 2020, at the onset of the global pandemic, saw much of the American workforce rapidly relocating their workspaces from traditional, shared offices to designated spaces within their homes. While many of these shifts were initially temporary, they further supported a preexisting trend toward remote working and flexibility in work-from-home scenarios. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 29 percent of college educated employees worked from home at -
Elati Lofts
Elati Lofts is in the Globeville neighborhood located about two miles north of downtown and one of the oldest neighborhoods in Denver, Colorado – a state which has seen a 15 percent increase in population since 2010, creating a greater need for housing with connectivity to jobs. This new apartment community, at 4055 Elati, is thoughtfully integrated into its environment in both design and function. Sitting on a less than half-acre infill site with a high water table, architects created -
The Next Wave: Timber in the City
Increasing urban density is inherently sustainable because it avoids resource-intensive sprawl. Paradoxically, increased density also relies upon materials that are the least sustainable in terms of embodied energy, such as concrete and steel. An imminent change to the building code has the potential to address this contradiction, offering new ways to create sustainable and diverse building types for cities. The new code will allow, for the first time, the use of mass timber for buildings up to -
Sustainable Building Design and Impacts on Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused monumental changes to the way people live and interact. It has also increased awareness of the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. As design professionals, we have a unique opportunity to positively impact the health of the occupants of our buildings through design and sustainability. In the past, the conversation about health and sustainability has primarily involved the physical health of the occupant. Today, however, the focus on mental and -
KTGY Announces Vibrant Assisted Living Community
810 Pine Avenue in Long Beach Combines Private Rooms with Multiple Outdoor Spaces in a Healthful and Stimulating Environment KTGY has announced plans for an assisted living community in Long Beach with a mix of private-room retreats and vibrant common areas. The proposed development at 810 Pine Avenue will offer the most up-to-date approaches to assisted-living design, including restful private rooms, in a stimulating environment. Its surrounding neighborhood is in the heart of walkable and t -
Nova on Wilshire Multifamily Community Designed by KTGY Welcomes Residents
Jamison Properties’ 228 Residences and Retail Reflects the Iconic Deco Landmarks in the Heart of Los Angeles Nova on Wilshire, a new multifamily landmark designed by KTGY, has opened in the heart of Los Angeles. The mixed-use building is developed by Jamison Properties, LP, representing the next wave of design-forward residences in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood. At 3980 Wilshire, the iconic structure combines 228 apartment homes with resort-style amenities and approximately 15,000 ( -
Construction is Underway on 150-Unit Mixed-Use Residential Community Adjacent to TRAX Station in Salt Lake City
Urban Alfandre and Gardner Batt are the developers and KTGY is the designer DENVER – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, hospitality and mixed-use developments and neighborhood revitalization, announced today that construction is underway on a 150-unit mixed-use residential rental community adjacent to the Central Ninth Trax station near the Central Business District of Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. This new community deve -
The John Buck Company and Element Properties Break Ground on New, KTGY-Designed Sustainable 86-Unit Apartment Community in Boulder’s Transit-Oriented S’PARK Neighborhood
DENVER – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, hospitality, mixed-use developments and neighborhood revitalization, announced today that construction is underway on Platform, a new 86-unit residential rental community on the site of the final parcel in S’PARK, a 6.8-acre mixed-use, mixed-income, transit-oriented development located in the heart of Boulder, Colorado. The John Buck Company of Chicago and Element Properties of Bo -
Construction is Underway on 103-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Denver’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood
The city-supported, six-story infill development designed by KTGY and developed by Mile High Development and Brinshore Development will provide income-restricted units for a range of low- and moderate-income households. DENVER – KTGY, a leading full-service architecture, branding, interior and planning firm focused on residential, hospitality, mixed-use developments and neighborhood revitalization, announced today that construction is underway on Capitol Square Apartments, which will prov -
Design Firms KTGY, Simeone Deary Design Group Unite to Shape Future Of Architectural Design Through Experiential Environments
With a bold vision to reshape how people experience spaces, residential design firm joins forces with interior design group, creating fully integrated architecture, branding, interiors and planning practice Orange County, Calif. – March 22, 2021 – Envisioning a future where residential and hospitality design inform one another, award-winning residential architecture firm KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) today announced that it has acquired hospitality-focused interior design and bran -
KTGY Breaks Ground on Series of Modular Housing Solutions for Homeless Crisis
Hope on Alvarado, Hope on Broadway and Hope on Hyde Park Advance Modular Construction Throughout Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA – KTGY Architecture + Planning has announced groundbreakings for a series of pioneering modular developments with the potential to transform housing for the chronically homeless. Working with the designer/builder team Hope Street Development Group – which also includes HBG Construction Corp, and Aedis Real Estate Group – KTGY assists in alleviating Los Angeles’ -
New Mixed-Use, Mixed-Income Development Under Construction Will Bring New Vitality to Downtown Salt Lake City
New walkable, TOD mid-rise and high-rise community developed by Brinshore Development and designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning will revitalize downtown and reuse historic building, adding affordable housing, commercial tenants, event space and live-work units that will line the paseo and enhance the skyline. LOS ANGELES - KTGY Architecture + Planning, along with Brinshore Development, LLC, announced today that construction has commenced at 255 South State Street in downtown Salt Lake City -
KTGY Wins 13 Prestigious Design Awards & Recognition at NAHB Awards Shows
IRVINE, Calif. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, a leading full-service design firm focused on residential and mixed-use developments, sustainability and neighborhood revitalization in the U.S., announced today that it has earned 13 prestigious awards including one Platinum and seven Gold awards at the three recent National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) virtual awards events: Best in American Living Awards, Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards and The Nationals. The awards recogni -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Announces New Appointments
IRVINE, Calif. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, a leading full-service design firm focused on residential and mixed-use developments, sustainability and neighborhood revitalization in the U.S., announced today the addition of a new member of the firm’s board of directors, a newly appointed principal and shareholder as well as five new directors. These leaders have shown dedication to forward-thinking, to reinforcing the firm’s devotion to the AIA 2030 commitment and providing innovative solu -
KTGY’s Design Excellence and Innovation Honored at 2020 Great American Living Awards (GALA)
GALA Awards recognize KTGY's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in the design of attached and detached single-family and multifamily residential communities. TYSONS, Va. – KTGY Architecture + Planning, a leading full-service design firm focused on residential and mixed-use developments, sustainability and neighborhood revitalization in the U.S., announced today that the firm’s designs and architecture have earned nine honors in the 2020 Great American Living Awards (GAL -
Major Affordable Housing Development is Currently Under Construction in the City of Santa Clara
Developed by St. Anton Communities, with financial support from The Irvine Company, and designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning, St. Anton Tasman will add 196 new affordable apartment homes in the Tasman East Specific Plan area SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Construction is underway on a new 100% affordable-housing community developed by St. Anton Communities at 2233 Calle Del Mundo in the City of Santa Clara. The transit-oriented development is situated on 1.22 acres and located within the City
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EXPAND | 2020 | NO. 2 | Design for All
While a national conversation continues to unfold around inequity in communities across our country, we take this opportunity to celebrate the important and difficult work of creating equity and housing for all. The work and their passion are inspiring and highly motivating. The challenge of building enough housing is daunting. Doing it in a manner that doesn’t segregate communities or exclude underrepresented groups and people of color from participating requires major shifts in public pol -
Mod Market
The alarming trend of retail closures has both retail landlords and developers searching for answers and struggling to effectively adapt. The big-box chain stores that were retail anchors 10 to 20 years ago are shutting their doors and leaving a vast network of oversized vacant spaces. These spaces are typically misaligned with the more recent retail trends: small-format shops, transient retailers, and multi-channel retail. By creating a framework to support moveable, modular retail shop -
City Home
Today’s families are more diverse than ever, requiring housing that accommodates a wide range of household configurations, as well as the changing needs typical to growing families. While single-family and lower-density housing options in suburban and rural settings often include considerations for families, urban development has typically not followed suit. Diversity and flexibility of unit configurations and housing types designed specifically for families provide opportunities for f -
Lineage at North Patrick Street
Left at the surface level, the best of architectural intentions can miss the mark with heavy impacts for the most vulnerable of stakeholders. This is particularly true in the case of a project with as complex of a history as Lineage at North Patrick Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Hired by the Alexandria Redevelopment Housing Authority (ARHA), KTGY’s thoughtful and steadily engaged design approach through the redevelopment of Lineage resulted in a vibrant and affordable rental communi -
Last Shot – Sterling Grove
Sterling Grove is a multigenerational master-planned community that provides diverse ownership opportunities, from first-time homebuyers to empty nesters. With a quaint farm-aesthetic inspired by the origins of the site, once a working farm, front porches welcome you home. -
Housing as the Foundation of Inclusive Communities
On an October night, a group of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), refugees, and small business owners joined a Zoom meeting to testify at the Denver Planning Board public hearing. Up for discussion was a neighborhood plan that included a strong language favoring single-family zoning. One after the next, the speakers argued racial origins of this zoning and pleaded for more inclusive housing options. This was the first time that an underserved community spoke up against single-family z -
Hope on Alvarado
Alvarado Street is not one of the main arteries of Los Angeles. Travel its length, however, from Pico-Union to the south, past MacArthur Park and north to Echo Park, and the diversity and character of many of the city’s neighborhoods is on display. Less famous than the areas of Los Angeles that draw tourists, these communities offer an engagingly authentic vibrance and variety. It’s also easy to see many people experiencing homelessness, camped on the margins of these neighborhoods. -
Gables Pointe 14
Providing new residential housing units within walking distance of employment centers, restaurants, entertainment venues, schools, walking and biking paths, as well as regional intermodal transportation hubs is the ideal for any and all new infill development. Considered “very walkable” with a walk score of 78, Gables Pointe 14 accomplishes these goals in a dynamic collection of buildings on a small triangular-shaped, hillside site in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac Rive -
Corsair Flats at Alameda Point
In 2015, Eden Housing was chosen by Alameda Point Partners to fulfill its inclusionary housing requirement to provide affordable residences to low- and very low-income households as part of the redevelopment of the former Naval Air Station (NAS) Alameda. This requirement was driven by a longstanding engagement with Renewed Hope, a community-based organization passionate about seeing affordable housing come to the site. Earlier this year, the first building to rise from the ground as part -
An Equity Lens Approach to Planning AND Design
2020 has delivered a series of events that have surfaced long-standing inequities within our society and communities. The confluence of COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, increased climate related events such as wildfires and hurricanes has shown that marginalized communities, especially those of color, have been for a long time subject to a life of increased stress, risk and early death. While this year has been challenging, testing our resilience and our capacity to adapt, it has also provi -
USC Student Housing Phase II Opens as Design Prototype
KTGY Architecture + Planning has completed the second phase of student housing for University of Southern California. The building at 1630 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles is part of the LAC+USC Medical Center. The developer is American Campus Communities, among the largest student housing developers in the U.S. The building exhibits a set of future trends, based on desires of student-housing developers and students themselves. The housing complex complements the existing Curry Hall (also by KTG -
KTGY Joins the AIA 2030 Commitment and Releases its Sustainability Action Plan
Firm Continues Decade Long History of Striving for Better in Sustainable Design CALIFORNIA -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to sustainable design, released its Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) as the firm’s road map to meeting the goals of the AIA 2030 Commitment. The 2030 Commitment is a framework created by the American Institute of Architects to provide standardized tools for U.S. firms to track their progress toward achieving carbon-neutral cons -
KTGY-Designed New Affordable Housing Community for Seniors Welcomes Residents at Alameda Point
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Eden Housing, along with the City of Alameda and Alameda Point Partners, recently welcomed residents at Corsair Flats at Alameda Point’s Site A development in Alameda, California. Site A is a $1 billion mixed-use, transit-oriented waterfront development on the site of the former Naval Air Station Alameda, which closed over 20 years ago. The new affordable residential community, Corsair Flats, located at 171 West Atlantic Avenue in Alameda, provides 60 residential units f -
KTGY-Designed Communities Receive Recognition for Best Architectural Design
OAKLAND, Calif. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area has recognized KTGY-designed residential communities and residences at the prestigious 43rd Annual MAME Awards competition presented by the Sales & Marketing Council. The awards honor the industry's most outstanding builder, sales, marketing, and trade professionals who have distinguished themselves by working hard to deliver their best each day for the betterment of -
EAH Housing Announces the Opening of Estella Vista
A KTGY-Designed Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Community EMERYVILLE, CALIF. (October 2, 2020) – EAH Housing, an affordable housing nonprofit organization, announced the opening of Estrella Vista, a new affordable, transit-oriented, mixed-use, multifamily community. "Affordable housing is vital to ensuring our neighborhoods provide opportunities for everyone,” said Welton Jordan, chief real estate development officer at EAH Housing. “It is fundamental to the sustainability and su -
KTGY Wishes Summer Interns Best of Luck as the Firm’s Inaugural Virtual Summer Internship Program Wraps-Up
CALIF. – Award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that it recently completed its first virtual summer internship program. The 2020 program marks KTGY’s 28th summer internship program. The new virtual program format provided interns with the opportunity to spend six weeks virtually “side-by-side” with KTGY’s principals and key leaders as well as meet other interns from various schools nationwide. This year’s summer interns included a total of 16 college students, rep -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Unveils Design for The Lofts at 15th Luxury Condominiums in Bellevue, Washington
Infill project is first Seattle-area community designed by KTGY’s for-sale studio SEATTLE — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture and planning firm, today unveiled the design for The Lofts at 15th, a 22-home luxury condominium development at 15516 NE 15th Place in Bellevue, Wash., approximately 25 minutes from downtown Seattle. Developed by Toll Brothers and scheduled to deliver in 2021, the community is the first Seattle-area development designed by K -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Receives 2020 Gold Nugget Award Honors
National awards pay tribute to superior architectural design, innovation and planning SAN FRANCISCO -- Judges for the PCBC’s 2020 Annual Gold Nugget Awards have recognized KTGY Architecture + Planning at its annual competition in 13 different categories with 15 awards. The award program honors architectural design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and internationally. Chosen from the elite pool of Merit Award winners, the Grand Awards were announced -
255 South State Street
At 255 South State Street, KTGY and Brinshore Development, LLC are creating a mixed-use destination. More than a place to call home, the new community will provide event and art spaces, retail, creative office and affordable housing for the neighborhood. Situated on a prime site in the Downtown Business District of Salt Lake City, the new development, which is anticipated to break ground in summer 2020, will provide much needed affordable and workforce housing invigorating the neighborh -
Theo, KTGY Designed Modernist Apartments With Courtyards and Terraces, Welcomes Residents
Developed by Summerhill, New Building Honors Its Historic Pasadena Neighborhood KTGY Architecture + Planning has announced the opening of Theo, a new multifamily community at 289 N El Molino Ave in Pasadena. KTGY worked with developer Summerhill Apartment Communities, as well as Pasadena Heritage and City of Pasadena Design Commission, on a structure that addresses its historic surroundings, while achieving a sleek Modernist design. The building was announced in Q3 2017 and opened in Q1 20 -
Panorama Senior Housing and KTGY Architecture + Planning to Create Amenity-Rich Senior Community in Eagle Rock
LOS ANGELES – Panorama Senior Housing is developing the Assisted Living and Memory Care Community at 4900 Eagle Rock Boulevard. KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) is the architect of the new community in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood. Groundbreaking is anticipated for early 2021, with completion in late 2022. The total of 109 resident rooms includes 87 assisted-living rooms and 22 rooms for residents experiencing cognitive decline. The rooms are divided between two separate buildi -
Affordable Housing
Permanent, Transitional and Supportive At KTGY, we are passionate about our communities and are dedicated to helping solve the housing affordability crisis as well as providing innovative solutions to house the nation’s growing homeless population. Over the last 29 years, we have designed countless affordable developments at a variety of scales and densities. Our knowledge of funding sources and their design requirements, combined with our market-rate and community knowledge, makes us uniqu -
Panorama Senior Housing and KTGY Architecture + Planning to Create Amenity-Rich Senior Community in Los Angeles
80 Resident Rooms 200 Feet South of Beverly Hills LOS ANGELES – Panorama Senior Housing is developing the Assisted Living and Memory Care Community at 825-837 Holt Avenue. KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) is the architect of the assisted living and memory care community located 200 feet south of Beverly Hills. Construction is slated to start in early 2021, with delivery planned for late 2022. The community will have a total of 80 resident rooms: This includes 62 assisted-living rooms -
KTGY-Designed Sustainable TOD 318-Unit Apartment Community Breaks Ground in West Oahu Near Transit
DENVER -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international, award-winning architecture firm, is pleased to announce that a groundbreaking ceremony was held on February 25, 2020, for The Element, a $125 million residential rental community located on West O’ahu in Ho’opili, Hawai’i. Developed by Alaka’i Development, a Hawai’i-based residential development firm, The Element is located at the entrance to D.R. Horton’s Ho’opili master-planned community and across the street from the Univ -
EXPAND | 2020 | NO. 1 | Looking Forward
As we enter a new decade, our natural inclinations encourage us to look back at the progress we have made; to analyze the growth and celebrate the successes. While we certainly feel proud of our designs and accomplishments highlighting the past decade, we prefer to look ahead at the future before us. The opportunities, trends and upcoming innovations excite and motivate us to continue growing and evolving. We look forward to the decade ahead, and we relish the opportunity to contribute to the bu -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Combines Historic Garage with New Mixed-Use Design
LOS ANGELES – KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) has announced an innovative mixed-use design, fusing a historic, Art Deco parking garage with new retail and residences. 8th & Western, developed by Jamison Properties, LLP., creates 230 apartments above approximately 13,300 square feet of retail in a new, eight-story development. It combines them with a 1931, five-story parking structure (originally the The Pellissier Square Garage), rehabilitated for parking, retail and rooftop amenities. -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Announces New Shareholder and Directors in Tysons, Va.
TYSONS, Va. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, announced today the addition of a new shareholder and principal in the firm’s Tysons, Virginia office, Ben Kasdan, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP. Kasdan was formerly an associate principal at KTGY. Bindiya Agarwal and Brian Fraser were also named a director, production. Both Agarwal and Fraser served as senior project managers. “The talent at KTGY runs wide and deep and we are so pleased to recognize thes -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Names New Shareholder and Director in Denver
DENVER -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, is pleased to announce that Nathan Sciarra, AIA, NCARB has been named a principal and shareholder of the firm and Leah Pitts, LEED AP has been named a director. Both are located in the firm’s Denver office. With six offices in the U.S. and one in India, these promotions and appointments add strength to the firms expanding services and solidify KTGY’s residential expertise. “The talent at KTGY runs -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Announces New Appointments in Southern California
SOUTHERN CALIF. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, is pleased to announce that Ryan Flautz, AIA has been named a principal and shareholder of the firm and Keith McCloskey, LEED AP has been named an associate principal, both are located in the firm’s Los Angeles office. In KTGY’s Irvine office, Kyle Millar, NCARB, Ben Seager, AIA, LEED AP and Sarah Sindian, AIA, NCARB have been named associate principals. With six offices in the U.S. and one in -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Announces New Appointments
IRVINE, Calif. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, announced today the addition of three new shareholders as well as four associate principals and three directors. With six offices in the U.S. and one in India, these promotions and appointments add strength to the firms expanding services and solidify KTGY’s residential expertise. “The talent at KTGY runs wide and deep and we are so pleased to recognize these individuals for their passion for -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Previews Design of Artistry Cincinnati
344-unit rental community activates prime riverfront site with modern, art-inspired exterior CHICAGO — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design of Artistry Cincinnati, a 344-unit mixed-use development along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati. Developed by Milhaus, the seven-story building at 601 E. Pete Rose Way is currently under construction, with delivery scheduled for late 2021. “Artistry’s promin -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Unveils Designs for Downtown Superior’s Main Street in Boulder County, Colorado
DENVER - KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design for the Main Street mixed-use portion of Downtown Superior, a walkable 12-acre mixed-use development incorporating residential, commercial, civic, retail and restaurants being developed by Ranch Capital and Morgan Holdings in Boulder County, Colorado. The new development was approved unanimously by the Town of Superior Board of Trustees Dec. 9th. KTGY’s designs w -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Honored with National Awards at 2020 NAHB International Builders’ Show
Sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), these award programs honor innovation in design and development IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning has been awarded top honors at the awards programs held in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) on January 21-23, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/buil -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Designs High-Rise Apartments in Arlington, Va.
TYSONS, Va. - KTGY Architecture + Planning designed Gables Pointe 14, a new, 370-unit, sustainable, multi-building residential community in the Fort Myer Heights neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, just north of Route 50. Developed by Gables Residential, Gables Pointe 14 is conveniently located within walking distance to the Court House and Rosslyn Metro stations and less than two miles from the Georgetown/West End area of Washington, D.C. “This is an exciting, urban-infill development loc
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KTGY Receives 2019 SAGE Honors for Regency Palms in Long Beach, Best 55+ Remodeled Project and Sun Bay Senior Club in Los Angeles, Best 55+ Indoor Common or Amenity Space
IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that the firm’s excellence in residential design and planning has been recognized by the Building Industry Association of Southern California’s Council on Shaping Advancements in Generational Environments (SAGE)’s 2019 SAGE Awards program. Celebrating its 25th year, these annual awards honor the innovative professionals, projects and programs that have contributed to the enhancement of life for residents age 55+ in the -
KTGY 55+ National Practice Area Leader, Manny Gonzalez, Announces Firm’s New 75+ Service-Enriched National Practice Area Leader, Ben Seager
In his national role, Gonzalez collaborates with office and studio leaders with a current focus on the Mountain States with Principal Bill Ramsey. IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the firm is expanding its 55+ practice area, led by Manny Gonzalez, FAIA, LEED AP, principal, naming Ben Seager, AIA, LEED AP, director, design, practice area leader of the firm’s 75+ service-enriched studio. KTGY’s award-winning senior living practice focuses on residential a -
KTGY’s Designs and Innovation Honored at 2019 Great American Living Awards (GALA)
GALA Awards recognize KTGY's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in the design of attached and detached single-family and multifamily residential communities. TYSONS, Va. – KTGY Architecture + Planning’s designs and architecture have earned nine honors in the 2019 Great American Living Awards (GALA) program, the most prestigious residential design, sales and marketing competition in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. market for more than 50 years. The awards, which were p -
Two KTGY Designs Selected as 2019 NMHC Innovation Challenge Finalists
Finalist Honors Recognize KTGY Architecture + Planning’s “Park House | Housing Solution for Repurposed Parking Structures” and “High Design, Accelerated Construction” IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) has named its five finalists for its 2019 Innovation Challenge competition with KTGY receiving two finalist honors for “Park House | A Housing Solution for Repurposed Parking Structures” and “High -
Pioneering Modular Housing Unveiled
Hope on Alvarado is first in a series of housing solutions for the chronically homeless in Los Angeles using advanced modular construction Los Angeles, CA -- A designer and builder team has unveiled a pioneering modular development with the potential to transform housing for the chronically homeless. Hope on Alvarado, in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood (166 S. Alvarado Street), is created by HBG Construction Corp, KTGY Architecture + Planning and Aedis Real Estate Group. The project, wit -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Will Open Office in Downtown Los Angeles
The Trust Building, “The Queen of Spring Street,” To House the Design Firm’s L.A. Practice KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) has announced it will open new offices in downtown Los Angeles, relocating from the firm’s current Los Angeles offices in the Playa Vista area. KTGY will take approximately 15,730 square feet in The Trust Building, a landmark Art Deco historic office building built in 1928 and designed by famed Los Angeles architects John and Donald Parkinson at 433 S. Spring -
EXPAND | 2019 | NO. 2 | Connection
At its most granular level, a set of architectural drawings graphically represents the connections that compose a building. Detail drawings show every connection, from the waterproofing of a window connecting to a wall, to the connection of two adjacent materials. However, most of the connections created by architectural design cannot be found within the construction documents: connection to the context, connection of spaces, connection to a community. Experiencing spaces together fosters meanin -
Marissa Kasdan, Director of KTGY’s R+D Studio, Relocates to Firm’s Tysons, Virginia Office to Expand R+D Studio’s National Scope
Marissa Kasdan, director of KTGY’s R+D Studio, has relocated from KTGY’s Irvine, California office to the firm’s Tysons, Virginia office where she is expanding the nationwide scope of KTGY’s R+D Studio. In her role, Kasdan leads the creation and execution of R+D projects at KTGY, exploring new and emerging ideas related to building design and technology. “We established KTGY’s R+D Studio to further the vision of KTGY, which is to move the discourse of architecture forward by conti -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Unveils Design Behind Ramsey Homes Apartments in Alexandria, Va.
52-unit affordable rental community replaces former public housing development TYSONS, Virginia. — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design of Ramsey Homes Apartments, a 52-unit affordable rental community in the Parker-Gray Historic District of Alexandria, Va. Developed by the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA), the four-story, KTGY-designed community at 699 N. Patrick St. replaces the origi -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Designs South Bend’s First Downtown Office Development in 20 Years
Five-story Barnes & Thornburg Building adds contemporary architecture to the heart of the business district. CHICAGO. (July 25, 2019) — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design of the Barnes & Thornburg Building, a mixed-use office development located in downtown South Bend, Ind., that will be anchored by law firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP. Co-developed by Great Lakes Capital, Bald Mountain LLC and N -
KTGY Architecture + Planning and Garbett Homes Receive DOE Housing Innovation Award for Granite Legacy’s Bellows Home in South Salt Lake City
DENVER – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today the Bellows home in Garbett Homes’ residential community of Granite Legacy located in South Salt Lake, Utah, has received the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Housing Innovation Award. The DOE Housing Innovation Awards honor the very best in innovation on the path to zero-energy-ready homes by recognizing forward-thinking builders who are delivering American homebuyers with a better homeowner experience. Built to the U.S. Department -
KTGY Architecture + Planning’s Tysons Office Welcomes Lauren Young as Regional Development Director
TYSONS, Va. – Lauren Young has joined the Tysons office of KTGY Architecture + Planning as regional development director. In her new role, Young is responsible for strengthening and growing client relationships in the Washington, D.C. Metro, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and Southeast regions of the U.S. and contributing to the firm’s client-focused initiatives. Young is working in collaboration with Jeremy Agraz, KTGY’s national development director, and Tysons office leaders: Kamran Charmsa -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Receives 2019 Gold Nugget Award Honors
Awards pay tribute to superior architectural design and planning IRVINE, Calif. – Judges for the 2019 Gold Nugget Awards have recognized international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning at its annual competition in 10 different award categories and 11 awards. The award program honors architectural design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and international. Chosen from the elite pool of Merit Award winners, Grand Awards were announced on -
Eden Housing and City of Fremont Celebrate Grand Opening of KTGY-Designed Affordable Senior Housing Community
Pauline Weaver Senior Apartments is located in the Warms Springs area of Alameda County and features 90 apartment homes for very low and extremely low-income seniors, near I-880 freeway, BART, shopping, services and other amenities. OAKLAND, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that nonprofit developer Eden Housing and the City of Fremont recently celebrated the grand opening of Pauline Weaver Senior Apartments at 47003 Mission Falls Court i -
KTGY-Designed Granada Hotel & Spa Commences Construction in Downtown Morgan Hill, Calif.
LOS ANGELES - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that the Granada Hotel & Spa, a new four-story, contemporary-style boutique hotel with 60 guest rooms situated in the heart of downtown Morgan Hill, Calif., has broken ground. Granada Hotel & Spa would be the first hotel to open in the downtown neighborhood. “The architectural design thoughtfully marries traditional with modern and incorporates vintage brick veneer, wood, steel, and ot -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Honored with Top Honors at 2019 Excellence in Home Building Awards
OAKLAND, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the firm’s recognition at the Building Industry Association of the Bay Area’s 2019 Excellence in Home Building Awards. The awards honor the firm's outstanding residential architecture in single-family and multifamily development. The Sales and Marketing Council (SMC) hosts the annual Excellence in Home Building Awards to recognize the work of outstanding BIA|Bay Area members. The associa -
Palmea
Palmea is a creative infill solution under the Small Lot Ordinance that responds to its neighborhood context in North Hollywood, near the NoHo Arts District. This intimate enclave of eight single-family detached homes offers contemporary urban living for home buyers who crave hip cafes, restaurants and entertainment, and proximity to work, schools, transit and shopping, but don’t want a condo or Craftsman bungalow. Pitched rooflines front the street, providing a more traditional façade tying -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Names Demetrios Stavrianos Executive Director, Architecture
CHICAGO (April 3, 2019) – KTGY Architecture + Planning today announced that Demetrios Stavrianos has joined the firm’s Chicago office as executive director, architecture. Stavrianos brings more than 32 years of professional experience in multifamily, mixed-use, retail and office design, as well as urban planning, to KTGY. “We are excited to welcome Demetrios to our Chicago office,” said Craig Pryde, AIA, LEED AP, principal in the Chicago office of KTGY. “He has an extensive design b -
KTGY Outlines ‘Complete City: Los Angeles’ Enhancements for DTLA
Freeway Caps and Pedestrian Links Will Further Boost Vitality The R+D Studio at KTGY Architecture + Planning has outlined Complete City: Los Angeles – a series of pedestrian and mobility concepts aimed at furthering neighborhood connectivity and promoting the ongoing revitalization of DTLA. Among the recommendations are: Freeway Cap: Advancing existing proposals to cover the 101 Freeway to link the Civic Center with Pueblo/Chinatown neighborhood. Grand Avenue and Hill Complete Stree -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Welcomes Christine King as Regional Development Director
DENVER – Christine King, FSMPS, CPSM, has joined the Denver office of KTGY Architecture + Planning as regional development director. In her new role, King is responsible for strengthening and growing client relationships in the Mountain States market and contributing to the firm’s client-focused initiatives. King is working in collaboration with Jeremy Agraz, KTGY’s national development director, and Denver office leaders: Terry Willis, AIA, LEED AP, principal, BILL Ramsey AIA, NCARB, LEED -
KTGY Principal Bill Ramsey Named to Professional Builder’s 2019 “40 Under 40” Home Building Industry Rising Star List
DENVER – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Principal Bill Ramsey, AIA, NCARB, has been named to Professional Builder magazine’s annual 2019 “40 Under 40” list of rising stars in the home building industry. Based in the firm’s Denver office, Ramsey, age 37, manages an architecture and planning team dedicated to expanding design services for new for-sale residential developments in Colorado and the surrounding states. This year’s class of 11 women and 29 men were sel -
KTGY Designs Attainable Townhomes and Retail for Baldwin Park Infill Site
KTGY Architecture + Planning has designed a walkable, mixed-use neighborhood on an urban-infill site in Baldwin Park, in the San Gabriel Valley near Los Angeles. Palmera, by developer Brandywine Homes, consists of 23 townhomes plus the adaptive reuse of the historic Vineland Substation No. 21, once used by Pacific Electric streetcars. The former substation will become neighborhood-serving retail, and the new townhomes are attainably priced in a community that is lacking opportunities for new hom -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Garners 15 Awards at the NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) Award Programs
IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning has been awarded top honors at each of the four award programs held in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show. Eleven residential developments ranging from a high-rise life plan community in Long Beach, California to three-story townhomes in Alexandria, Virginia, were awarded at the Platinum, Gold and Silver levels. EXPAND magazine, the firm’s conversation piece focused on innovation and e -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Names New Shareholder and Associate Principals
IRVINE, Calif. (February 14, 2019) –– KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Principal Craig Pryde, AIA, LEED AP as a shareholder and the promotion of Ben Kasdan, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, Zac Miles, AIA, and Michael Tseng, AIA, to the position of associate principal. “This group of talented architects speak to the strength and geographical diversity of KTGY's design expertise," said Tricia Esser, CEO of KTGY. “Their commitment to forward-thinking and providi -
Ben Kasdan Named Associate Principal of KTGY Architecture + Planning
IRVINE, Calif. (February 14, 2019) – KTGY Architecture + Planning has named Ben Kasdan, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB to the position of associate principal. In this new role leading the high-density design studio on the East Coast, Kasdan will relocate to KTGY’s Tysons, Virginia office, from the firm’s Irvine, California office, where he has held positions of increasing responsibility since 2003. Kasdan, who has worked in collaboration with the Tysons office on multiple projects during the past s -
Michael Tseng, AIA Named Associate Principal at KTGY Architecture + Planning
IRVINE, Calif. - KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the firm has promoted Michael Tseng, AIA to associate principal. Tseng has more than 20 years of retail and mixed-use design experience and demonstrates through his work a commitment to reinvigorating retail with a mix of uses, reimaging retail spaces into walkable mixed-use environments. Tseng most recently served as director of design and planning for KTGY’s retail and mixed-use practice areas. "Michael has been instrument -
Zac Miles AIA Named Associate Principal at KTGY Architecture + Planning
OAKLAND, Calif. - KTGY Architecture + Planning has promoted Zac Miles, AIA, to associate principal, announced Jill Williams, AIA, chairman of KTGY’s board of directors and managing principal of the firm’s Oakland office. With more than 18 years of experience in residential design and project management, Miles formerly served as director in KTGY’s Oakland office. “Zac’s promotion is the well-earned recognition of his dedication to our clients and the many contributions he has made to -
Craig Pryde Named Shareholder at KTGY Architecture + Planning
CHICAGO (Feb. 12, 2019) — KTGY Architecture + Planning today announced it has named Craig Pryde, AIA, LEED AP, a shareholder of the firm. Pryde, a principal in KTGY’s Chicago office who has been with the company since 2015, is one of 16 senior-level executives who hold the shareholder title. “Craig has been instrumental in growing our Chicago office and his appointment as shareholder further solidifies his long-term commitment to KTGY,” said KTGY CEO Tricia Esser. “As a leader who i -
KTGY Unveils New Luxury Townhome Lifestyle in Uptown Irvine with Model Opening
Located minutes away from the area’s top corporate offices, centers for research and learning, world-class entertainment venues, shopping and dining IRVINE, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today the grand opening of LUX by Intracorp, an exclusive enclave of 39 townhomes in Uptown Irvine offering incredible access to the best schools, workplaces, shopping, dining and entertainment venues all within reach. This pedestrian-friendly, luxury, urban lifestyle community also pr -
EXPAND | 2019 | NO. 1 | (Re)Imagine
The contemporary act of design occurs within the context of the past yet addresses ideas and hopes for the future. This issue of EXPAND focuses on projects that preserve and reinvigorate the built environment in diverse ways. Underlying all of these projects is a nuanced design understanding of what it means to build on, within and next to our existing environment in ways that enrich the future. “One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. -
KTGY Principal Bill Ramsey to Spearhead Mountain States Expansion of the Firm’s For-Sale Residential Architecture and Planning Studio
January 9, 2019 – DENVER – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Principal Bill Ramsey, AIA, NCARB, is leading an expansion of KTGY’s for-sale residential practice. Based in the firm’s Denver office, Ramsey will manage an architecture and planning team dedicated to expanding design services for new for-sale residential developments in Colorado and the surrounding states. Chris Texter, AIA, principal and member of KTGY’s Board of Directors who is responsible for the firm
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Design Fact Sheet: Warner Center Life Plan Community
KTGY Architecture + Planning has announced Warner Center Life Plan Community, a senior-living component of the large Warner Center Specific Plan emerging in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The community offers advanced design and programming for aging in place, where residents may transition through multiple life stages. Warner Center Life Plan Community is developed by Spieker Senior Development Partners. The six-story community is set on 17 ½ acres at the corner of Canoga A -
Distinctive Single-Family Homes in Costa Mesa Win Design Award
IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s excellence in residential design and planning has been recognized by the Building Industry Association’s (BIA) Greater Sales and Marketing Council’s 2018 SoCal Awards program. Vitae in Costa Mesa received the SoCal Award for “Best Design Detached Home Under 2,000 SF.” This year’s competition drew more than 500 entries. Finalists and winners were celebrated on October 13th in a -
Senior Living
Service-Enriched Senior Living KTGY’s commitment to senior living environments includes a full continuum of care from age-targeted to independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. Our work promotes independence through universal design and wellness and focuses on building a community environment on site and within the greater area. From affordable to luxury developments, KTGY provides architecture and planning for all parts of the economic spectrum of this large d -
KTGY Unveils “Mod Hall,” an Innovative Modular Concept to Address High Demand for Student Housing
Design Combines Suite-Style Units, Living-Learning Environments, High-Quality Activity and Study Spaces, Digital Mail Rooms, Social Hallways with Speed-to-Market Saving Universities Up to 20 Percent Cost and 50 Percent Time Savings. IRVINE, Calif. - More than 6.4 million additional students have enrolled in universities in the last 20 years and, as of fall 2017, 94.8 percent of the student housing beds were occupied. Universities are struggling to keep up with the demand for more student hous -
Design for Density
Multifamily | Mixed Use With city living in an unprecedented renaissance, this is an exciting time to be a part of shaping the cities and towns of the future. At KTGY Architecture + Planning, we offer our clients the talents and tools of the largest residential architecture practice in the United States and combine those with the artistic and visionary thinking of a local firm. Providing a full range of architecture and planning services, our passion is collaborating with our clients to creat -
The Power of Place
KTGY’s Community Planning and Urban Design Studio understands how the physical characteristics of every space influence the way we think, how we feel and what we do. By respecting the land, creating opportunities for health and wellness, and connecting people physically, emotionally and socially to one another, planning and urban design have the power to transform and improve our everyday lives. This process begins by listening to the natural conditions of the site, to its culture and history, -
Jonathan Boriack Named Associate Principal of KTGY Architecture + Planning
OAKLAND, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning has promoted Jonathan Boriack, AIA, LEED AP, to the position of associate principal, announced Jill Williams, AIA, chairman of KTGY’s board of directors and managing principal of the firm’s Oakland office. “Jonathan is one of our key leaders and a trusted asset to our architecture practice,” said Williams. “He has proven his dedication to continual innovation and service. We are excited to welcome him to the role of associate principa -
Model Grand Opening of New Modern Homes in North Hollywood by Planet Home Living
Model Grand Opening Saturday, September 8th Homes Designed by Award-Winning KTGY Architecture + Planning NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (September 5, 2018) – Award-winning Planet Home Living announces the grand opening of Palmea, a highly anticipated collection of eight detached, modern new homes in North Hollywood. The community will showcase a fully-furnished model home set to open its doors on Saturday, September 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Palmea offers something truly unique with its -
KTGY Unveils ‘Re-Habit’ Plan for Transitional Housing
Concept converts defunct big-box stores to smaller retail, housing, employment and homeless support The R&D studio at KTGY Architecture + Planning has created Re-Habit, a plan for repurposing obsolete big-box stores into essential uses, including smaller retail spaces, housing, employment, and support for homeless individuals. “With big box stores such as Macy’s, JC Penney and Sears closing in record numbers, repurposing such vacant spaces becomes increasingly necessary,” said KT -
SoCal NOMA Summer Camp Inspires Minority Students
Annual architecture and engineering program is created to equip, empower, and educate youth The Southern California Chapter of the National Organization of Architects’ (SoCal NOMA’s) 9th Annual Architecture & Engineering Summer Camp, held on consecutive Saturdays July 14th, 21st, and 28th, concluded Saturday, August 4th, with a sponsor expo, camper presentations and awards ceremony held at Sci-Arc where the collective work of the 2018 campers was on display. The SoCal NOMA summer -
KTGY Brings History to Life, Restores Anaheim White House Restaurant
IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Anaheim White House Restaurant, owned by world-renowned chef, restaurateur, author and humanitarian, Sir Bruno Serato, has risen from the ashes after a devastating fire on February 4, 2017, which ravaged nearly the entire restaurant housed in a historic 1909 Colonial-style mansion in Orange County, California. The landmark building located at 887 South Anaheim Boulevard in Anaheim, not only hou -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Earns Coveted Gold Nugget Honors for Exceptional Concepts in Design and Planning
IRVINE, Calif. – Judges for the 2018 Gold Nugget Awards have recognized international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning at its annual competition for the firm’s design of 13 different residential developments. The awards program honors architectural design and planning excellence and draws entries from throughout the United States and international. Chosen from the elite pool of Merit Award winners, Grand Awards were announced on June 28 as a feature highlight of PCBC®, the na -
Townhomes & Flats
Encouraging Home Ownership Architectural townhomes and flats offer appealing options for home ownership in desirable neighborhoods. Fee-simple small lots and attached condominiums provide the opportunity for attainable, newly constructed, for-sale homes. High-quality architecture planned for connection with great communities entices the buyer. Dense communities are often walkable and located near to shopping, dining, and public transportation, making them appealing to first-time and move-down -
Design Fact Sheet: The E.R.B. – 45 Small-Lot and ‘Shopkeeper’ Homes in Eagle Rock
Los Angeles Small-Lot Concept Expands to Larger Commercial Site KTGY Architecture + Planning has designed The E.R.B., a unique combination of small-lot, single-family homes, plus live-work units above ground-floor retail. Developed by Warmington Residential, The E.R.B. is in the heart of vibrant Eagle Rock, at Eagle Rock and York Boulevards. It is fronted by seven shopkeeper units, each with approximately 470 square feet of retail or office space below two floors of living space. With the -
KTGY Principal Terry Willis to Speak on “Leveraging Connections: Boomers in the City” at 2018 LeadingAge Colorado Conference & Exhibition
DENVER - International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Terry Willis, AIA, LEED AP, the managing principal in the firm’s Denver office, has been invited to participate in the 2018 LeadingAge Colorado Conference held on May 21-23, 2018, at Park Hyatt Resort and Spa in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Willis will lead a discussion on “Leveraging Connections: Boomers in the City” at the LeadingAge Colorado Conference on Tuesday, May 21st, along with panelists -
Places Where People Connect
Planning | Mixed Use At KTGY, we are constantly searching for better. We spend our time thinking about and innovating better live, work, play environments from urban infill to new planned communities. We are passionate about people, places and process. We believe in the power of design to provide solutions for complex building programs, always working with a view toward satisfying client goals and designing elegant, forward-looking mixed-use communities. -
Design Fact Sheet: The 1860
The 1860 is a planned five-story, mixed-use building on a rectangular property fronting Western Avenue and Franklin Avenue in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood. The site is within the Vermont/Western Transit Oriented District Specific Plan. The 1860 offers 87 residential units, 6,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and 112 parking spaces. Residences are a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, with 11 units would set aside for very low-income households. Working c -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Garners Top Honors at 2018 BIA Bay Area Excellence in Home Building Awards for Attached & Detached Home and Community Designs
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland office of KTGY Architecture + Planning was honored at the 2018 Building Industry Association (BIA) of the Bay Area’s Excellence in Home Building Awards program held on Friday evening, April 20, 2018, with top awards in four award categories, including Community of the Year for both detached and attached residential communities plus eight finalist honors. The following designs received top honors, BIA Bay Area Award of Excellence: Community of the Year – -
KTGY-Designed Mixed-Use Apartment Community For 55+ Active Lifestyle to Open Near Light Rail Station in Historic Downtown Littleton, Colorado
Vita is LEED® - Gold Registered DENVER, Colo. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Vita, a LEED Gold-designed 55+ mixed-use residential rental apartment community in the Denver Metro area is nearing completion. The sustainable 159-unit apartment community developed by Denver-based Zocalo Community Development and designed by KTGY provides quick access to walking/biking trails, art galleries, antique shops, specialty shops, clothing boutiques, an -
Big Ideas for Small Lots
For-Sale Residences Designed for City Life Development of attainable for-sale housing in highly desirable cities is increasingly critical. Some municipalities are leading the way with Small Lot Ordinances that encourage development of attainable, and often fee-simple, properties. Beautiful architectural designs for inviting, livable indoor and outdoor spaces make these homes attractive to buyers. Collaborating with clients, KTGY has a track record of successfully bringing to market for-sale s -
Design Fact Sheet: USC HSC Student Housing Phase II
KTGY Architecture + Planning has revealed designs for the second phase of multi-phase student housing for University of Southern California. The building is at 1630 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, at the LAC+USC Medical Center. The developer is American Campus Communities, among the largest student housing developers in the U.S. The first phase of the housing complex, Currie Hall (also by KTGY Architecture + Planning) includes multiple amenities, such as a swimming pool. In addition to residen -
New KTGY-Designed Mixed-Use Transit-Oriented Development with Apartments and Retail in South San Francisco Moves Forward
SummerHill Apartment Communities Receives City Council Approval for 172 Apartments + 11,000 SF Retail LOS ANGELES – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the new KTGY-designed mixed-use community at 988 El Camino Real in South San Francisco developed by SummerHill Apartment Communities received unanimous approval by the City Council on February 28, 2018. The new development, which will serve as the gateway to the City of South San Francisco’s El Cam -
Jeremy Agraz Joins KTGY as National Development Director
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning has named Jeremy Agraz as national development director, CEO Tricia Esser announced today. “We’re excited to welcome Jeremy Agraz to this national development role, confident that his passion for the built environment and his dedication to pursuing strategic goals will make a meaningful contribution to the long-term success of our firm,” Esser said. “Jeremy’s proven professional accomplishments and unique ap -
1150 Wilshire: Exuberant, Amenitized Highrise in DTLA’s City West
KTGY Architecture + Planning has designed a highly amenitized, visually striking tower for Downtown Los Angeles’ City West district. Just two blocks west of the 110 freeway, at Wilshire Boulevard and Lucas Avenue, 1150 Wilshire houses 140 condominium residences in 14 stories, including 4 levels of parking. Highlighting the attractions it brings to the neighborhood are a 4,000-square-foot signature restaurant and another 2,500 square feet of retail. High-end amenities continue within and ato -
Wil Wong, AIA, Joins the Board of Directors of KTGY Architecture + Planning
IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Wil Wong, AIA, to its board of directors. Wong is a principal based in the firm’s Irvine, California office. “KTGY’s board of directors is elected by the firm’s shareholders and sets the big-picture vision for direction, fiscal well-being and the growth of the firm,” said Tricia Esser, KTGY CEO. “Wil Wong has proven to be a valuable leader at KTGY. His work and eth -
Jessica Musick Becomes Shareholder of KTGY Architecture + Planning
OAKLAND, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Jessica Musick as a shareholder. Musick, formerly an associate principal with KTGY, was also named a principal. Based in the firm’s Oakland, California office, Musick joins other KTGY Oakland shareholders: Jill D. Williams, AIA, principal and chairman of the board; and Bill Ramsey, AIA, NCARB, principal. “Our diverse group of shareholders are strategic leaders with a fina -
Kamran Charmsaz Becomes Shareholder of KTGY Architecture + Planning
TYSONS, Va. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the addition of Kamran Charmsaz, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP, as a shareholder. Charmsaz, formerly an associate principal with KTGY, was also named a principal. Charmsaz is based in the firm’s Tysons, Virginia office and joins other KTGY Tysons shareholders: Rohit Anand, AIA, NCARB, principal; and Smita Anand, AIA, principal. “Our diverse group of shareholders are strategic leaders with a financial i -
VITAE
Vitae’s transitional style of architecture is founded on clean lines and simple forms, with warm, contemporary interiors, stucco exteriors, lapped siding and oversized windows. These striking homes blend the contemporary with traditional architectural elements and meld with the surrounding eclectic neighborhood. Gable end roof lines are emphasized with a framework that brings attention to the geometry of the house. Located on two half-acre lots Vitae is an artistic and elegant infill solution. -
Nick Lehnert, KTGY Executive Director, Design Strategies, Honored by Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) Council on SAGE with Volunteer of the Year Award
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Nick Lehnert, Executive Director, Design Strategies, has been honored with the Volunteer of the Year Award by Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC) Council on SAGE (Shaping Advancements in Generational Environments), formerly known as the 55+ Housing Council. The Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes Lehnert’s outstanding service and dedication to the association -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Honored with 6 Best of 55+ Awards
The Best of 55+ Awards are a showcase for quality housing, innovation and emerging trends that appeal to the mature demographic. IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at the 2018 NAHB Best of 55+ Awards. The awards honor the firm's excellence in designing active, age-qualified communities. The Best of 55+ Housing Awards are the industry's only national awards program honoring excellence -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Honored with 3 Platinum & 3 Gold Awards at Best in American Living Awards Show
BALA recognizes outstanding achievement by builders and design professionals in all sectors of the residential housing industry. IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at 2017 Best in American Living™ Awards (BALA) by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues -
KTGY Architecture + Planning’s Designs Honored at Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards
The Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards honor innovation in design and development, market-leading management and marketing strategies. IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at the 2017 NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards. The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attached, mixed-use, t -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Honored with 2 Gold & 3 Silver Awards at The Nationals Awards
The Nationals salutes and honors the best in the building industry for their determination, integrity, creativity and endurance. IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at The Nationals Award Show held in conjunction with the NAHB International Builders Show. The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attach -
EXPAND | 2018 | NO. 1 | The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now There is no one way we live today. Gone are the days of the seemingly mandatory move to the suburbs to raise the kids. The days of banishment to a dreary retirement home are also past. At KTGY, we take so much joy in creating the places where people not only rest their heads, but where they live their best lives, that we are dedicating this issue of EXPAND to the many ways we live today. Come along with us as we explore a variety of solutions for modern living. -
KTGY’s Community Planning and Urban Design Studio Unveils Adaptive Reuse and Development Plan for Chapman University
City of Orange approves development of 402-bed student housing development along with renovation of historic Villa Park Orchards Association Packing House to be adaptively reused as a Museum and Student Services Center for Chapman University IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that after four years of careful planning and collaboration, Chapman University’s latest development project has been approved by the City of Orange,
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Modern Living, Elevated At KTGY Architecture + Planning, we are dedicated to residential architecture. We delight in the variety of ways we are called upon by our clients to envision modern living. There is no one answer to what makes a home, so we look at every new home development as an opportunity to create a fresh environment that will both inspire and endure. We are passionate about luxury single-family homes knowing that these sanctuaries set the trends and require special attention -
South Cove, First New For-Sale Residential Development in Dana Point to Open in Decades
KTGY-designed seaside living offers three unique residential styles, many with rooftop decks and ocean views: townhomes, twin homes and single-level living flats in Orange County IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the recent opening of the KTGY-designed residential models at South Cove in Dana Point, California. Built by San Diego-based real estate development company Zephyr, this is Dana Point’s first new for-sale residenti -
New KTGY-Designed 55+ Apartment Community Coming to Denver Metro
Avenida Lakewood will be a premier apartment community for active adults in the Denver area Update: Visit 55+ Avenida Lakewood (Now Open) DENVER, Colo. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Avenida Partners, LLC has begun construction of a new 230-unit service-enriched rental community for active adults age 55 and better in the metro Denver. Avenida Lakewood is located just six miles from downtown Denver and in the heart of Lakewood at the co -
360 5th Street in San Francisco’s SoMa District Gets Green Light
OAKLAND, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that the new mixed-use residential community at 360 5th Street in San Francisco, developed by Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) and designed by KTGY, was recently approved by the planning commission. The new $95 million development located in San Francisco’s SoMa (South of Market Street) district includes 127 apartment homes and over 9,300 square feet of retail and creative workspace on .53 acres. -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Unveils Design Behind Aperture Apartments in Downtown Reston, Va.
421-unit community is first mid-rise luxury rental building to open adjacent to Wiehle-Reston East Metro station TYSONS, Va. (Nov. 28, 2017) — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design of Aperture Apartments, a 421-unit luxury rental building situated across from the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station in Reston, Virginia. Co-developed by The Bozzuto Group and Veatch Commercial Real Estate, the six-story, KTGY-desig -
KTGY Principal Simon Perkowitz, AIA Presents “What Should I Do With My Vacant Big Box” at 2017 ICSC CenterBuild Conference in Scottsdale, AZ
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Simon Perkowitz, AIA, PE, a principal in the firm's Retail Studio, has been invited to participate as a roundtable facilitator at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) CenterBuild Conference held from November 28, 2017 – December 1, 2017, at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. Perkowitz will present “What Should I Do With My Vacant Big Box,” on T -
Grand Opening of First Two Affordable Family Apartment Communities in Great Park Neighborhoods in Irvine
KTGY Architecture + Planning Continues a California Legacy of Clean Lines, Elegant Proportions IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is proud to announce its participation in the first affordable housing communities for low-income families in Irvine’s master planned community of Great Park Neighborhoods, which celebrated its grand opening on October 27, 2017. Luminaira at Parasol Park was developed by FivePoint Holdings, LLC, Related California and R -
Age-Inspired Design
Service Enriched | Multifamily | Single Family KTGY’s commitment to senior living environments includes a full continuum of care from age targeted to independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. Our work promotes independence through universal design and wellness within an interactive community environment. From affordable for-rent multifamily communities to luxury single-family developments, KTGY provides architecture and planning for all parts of the economic -
Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Community Targeting Large Families Breaks Ground
EAH Housing, City of Emeryville, KTGY Architecture + Planning Celebrate Groundbreaking of Estrella Vista in City of Emeryville OAKLAND, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announces that nonprofit developer, manager and advocate of affordable housing EAH Housing and the City of Emeryville celebrated the ground-breaking of a new 86-unit transit-oriented mixed-use residential development on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, at 3706 San Pablo Avenue in the downtow -
Eden Housing to Break Ground on KTGY-designed Affordable Senior Housing Community in Fremont
The First in a Series of New Senior Housing Developments Planned at Mission Falls Master-Planned Community for 55+ Residents Groundbreaking Celebration for Mission Court Senior Apartments to be held on Friday, October 13, at 12 noon OAKLAND, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announces that nonprofit developer Eden Housing and the City of Fremont will celebrate the groundbreaking of a new affordable housing community at 47003 Mission Falls Court in Fre -
KTGY-Designed Anthem House in Baltimore Receives Top Honors at Great American Living Awards, Urban Land Institute WaveMaker Awards
TYSONS, Va. (Oct. 11, 2017) – Anthem House, a 292-unit rental community in Baltimore developed by the Bozzuto Group, War Horse Cities and Solstice Partners was among 14 projects designed by international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning to earn top honors in the 2017 Great American Living Awards (GALA) program, the most prestigious residential design, sales and marketing competition in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., market. Separately, Anthem House received a WaveMaker Award -
KTGY Earns Recognition for Design Excellence & Innovation at 2017 SoCal Awards
KTGY Receives SoCal Award and Honors for Best Architectural Designs for Attached and Detached Homes and Communities IRVINE, CALIF. - International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s excellence in residential design and planning have been recognized by the Building Industry Association’s (BIA) Greater Sales and Marketing Council’s 2017 SoCal Awards program. Three KTGY-designed communities received honors for the architectural design of single -
Shipping-Container Homeless Housing Coming to Los Angeles
Hope on Alvarado Will Provide Transitional Housing and Services in Westlake Neighborhood Design Combines Architectural Character with Speed-to-Market for L.A.’s First Series of Homeless Developments to Use Shipping Containers Los Angeles - - KTGY Architecture + Planning has unveiled designs for Hope on Alvarado, a new building that will be the first of a series of housing developments in highly walkable communities, providing support services for individuals transitioning from homelessne -
Design Fact Sheet: Theo – Mid-Century-Styled Podium Apartments in Pasadena
KTGY Architecture + Planning has designed The Theo, a new multifamily building rising at 289 N. El Molino Ave in Pasadena. KTGY is working with developer Summerhill Apartment Communities, as well as Pasadena Heritage and City of Pasadena Design Commission, on a structure that addresses its historic surroundings. Walkable to Old Pasadena, the building is adjacent to the Theodore Parker Lukens House. Built in 1886-87, the Victorian home is among the oldest in Pasadena. The Theo apartment buildi -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Receives Two AIA Orange County Design Awards for Residential Planned Development & Innovative Solution
AIAOC Design Awards honor innovative solutions to the complex problems of today’s architectural environment. IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s design and planning were honored at the American Institute of Architects Orange County Chapter (AIAOC) 2017 Design Awards last night. The AIAOC Design Awards program recognizes innovative solutions to the complex problems of today’s architectural environment in Ora -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Unveils Architectural Vision for Iconic Anthem House Luxury Apartments
Project Transforms Former Industrial Site in Baltimore’s Locust Point Neighborhood BALTIMORE (Aug. 28, 2017) — The Tysons, Va., office of KTGY Architecture + Planning, an award-winning international architecture firm, has revealed the details behind the design of Anthem House, located on a former industrial site at 900 E. Fort Ave. in Baltimore’s historic Locust Point neighborhood. The 292-unit luxury rental community, slated to open in spring 2017, will serve as a gateway to the Inne -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Selected to Design Mixed-Use Development in Downtown Salt Lake City
The innovative project looks to transform this downtown district through the infusion of a diverse set of programs that will provide activated street frontages and a variety of housing typologies at all levels of affordability. LOS ANGELES, Calif. – KTGY Architecture + Planning unveiled today the preliminary design for a new mixed-use development that was selected as part of Salt Lake City’s plan to revitalize its downtown core developed by The Domain Companies, one of the nation’s -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Makes Connections with Recently Completed Rooftop at AVA NoMa in Washington, D.C.
Sophisticated design connects residents with city landmarks – and each other WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 22, 2017) – KTGY Architecture + Planning has revealed design insights around the recently completed rooftop at AVA NoMa, a new 13-story, 438-unit luxury rental tower at 55 M St. NE, in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Showcasing panoramic views of the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument, the indoor/outdoor rooftop, which opened to AVA NoMa residents last month, distinguishes AVA N -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Unveils Design for New Residential Community Adjacent to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Riverside development The Annex® expected to draw students, young professionals OSHKOSH, Wis. (Aug. 11, 2017) – The Chicago office of KTGY Architecture + Planning today unveiled the design for The Annex, a new 140-unit residential community developed by Indianapolis-based Annex Student Living®. Currently under construction, the development is located a quarter mile from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus on the 400 block of Marion Road, overlooking the Fox River. The Annex® -
KTGY Designs Landmark Gateway Project for Little Saigon
New Master-Planned Experiential Urban Infill Retail, Hospitality and Residential Development in City of Westminster, California IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning unveiled today the planning and design for a new Experiential Urban Lifestyle development in the City of Westminster, California. Currently called Bolsa Row, the new project will serve as the prominent gateway to “Little Saigon,” the largest Vietnamese community in the U.S., and one of O -
Grand Opening of VITAE, a New Modern Home Community in Costa Mesa
Model Grand Opening Celebration on August 19 for New Distinctive Homes in Costa Mesa Walking Distance to the Triangle and Everything Else COSTA MESA, Calif. – The countdown to the grand opening has begun for VITAE, a collection of 20 detached single-family homes in the heart of Costa Mesa, developed by Newport Beach-based Planet Home Living and designed by international award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning of Irvine. KTGY and Planet Home Living have partnered on many successful small- -
Design Fact Sheet: 3980 Wilshire Boulevard
3980 Wilshire Boulevard is an iconic new mixed-use building designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning and developed by Jamison Realty Inc. Representing the next wave of design-forward residences in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood, 3980 Wilshire combines 228 residential units with resort-style amenities and approximately 14,000 (13,789) square feet of retail wrapping the base of the building. “With a sleek profile and curved-roofline, the building consciously plays with the Art Deco leg -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Brings Modern Design with Stunning Views to The Cliffs Village in Summerlin
OAKLAND, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning reports that the firm’s residential designs at two brand new neighborhoods by Toll Brothers in The Cliffs village of Summerlin, Granite Heights and Ironwood, have been selling at a brisk pace. Ironwood opened their models on June 8, 2017, and they have already sold 16 homes. The models at Granite Heights opened a week later, and the team has had 14 sales to date. Toll Brothers Group President Gary Mayo says that -
KTGY-designed Elan Menlo Park Targets Silicon Valley’s “Creatives”
New 146-unit Luxury Apartment Community Opens in Menlo Park OAKLAND, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Elan Menlo Park, a 146-unit luxury apartment community in Menlo Park, Calif., is nearly complete and has begun leasing. Developed by CityView and Greystar, Elan Menlo Park is a contemporary-designed apartment community located at 3645 Haven Avenue, near major employers, restaurants, shopping, services, medical, education and tr -
Olympic & Olive Debuts in Downtown Los Angeles
Sleek design and expanded amenities attract short- and long-term stays in furnished apartments DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- KTGY Architecture + Planning has revealed its designs for Olympic & Olive at 1001 South Olive Street. The development combines fully furnished apartments with the latest amenities, hotel-like services, and a sleek design befitting its location in DTLA’s booming South Park neighborhood. Olympic & Olive is designed for easy accessibility to surrounding DT -
KTGY Design Transforms City Parking Lot into $135 Million Mixed-Use Destination in Lake Merritt Neighborhood of Oakland
Trammell Crow Residential Celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony on July 19th for Alexan Webster, a vibrant mixed-use destination that includes luxury apartment homes, retail, parking, jobs and art OAKLAND, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning and San Francisco Bay Area office of Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) announce the groundbreaking ceremony on July 19, 2017, celebrating the redevelopment of the parking lot between Webster Street and Valdez Street at 23r -
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KTGY Architecture + Planning Completes Sixth School Year Mentoring High School Students in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today the firm’s Los Angeles office has completed its sixth year of teaching and mentoring students attending Bell High School in the City of Bell, Calif. Through the ACE (Architecture-Construction-Engineering) Mentor Program Los Angeles, volunteer mentors and staff from KTGY’s Los Angeles office provide Bell High School ACE students with bi-weekly hands-on learning activities and classes relating to t -
COVO
COVO is a creative infill solution under the Small Lot Ordinance that responds to its neighborhood context in the heart of Silver Lake. This intimate enclave of ten single-family detached homes with iconic palm tree lined views and walkability offers contemporary urban living for home buyers who crave hip cafes, restaurants and entertainment, and proximity to work, schools, transit and shopping, but don’t want a condo or Craftsman bungalow. The industrial inspired, front-loaded design provides -
Introducing Anthem House: An Architectural Vision and New Concept in Upscale Apartment Living
Development Transforms Former Industrial Site in Baltimore’s Locust Point Neighborhood BALTIMORE (July 3, 2017) — Part nod to Baltimore’s history, part rallying cry, the name Anthem House evokes the feeling of camaraderie, celebrates the spirit of creativity, and honors the inspirations that drive each of us. A new $100 million lifestyle community in Locust Point, Anthem House challenges the boundaries of traditional apartment living and embraces the individuality, ingenuity, and inspir -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Honored with 3 Gold Nugget Grand Awards + 8 Merit Awards | Gold Nugget Awards recognize those who improve communities through exceptional concepts in design, planning and development.
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs and planning were recognized at the 2017 Gold Nugget Awards ceremony for the firm’s work on nine different developments. The awards honor the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attached, detached, sustainable communities, mixed-use, transit-oriented developments and senior housing. KTGY earned top -
KTGY Congratulates its Inaugural Class of ELEVATE leadership Graduates
IRVINE, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the graduates of the firm’s inaugural ELEVATE leadership program. ELEVATE leadership is an exclusive, one-year proprietary training program for leaders within KTGY designed to encourage the evolution of the firm and to ensure that KTGY as a firm is growing, thriving and continually searching for better. “These individuals exemplify the leadership qualities that make our firm strong, creat -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Strengthens Commitment to Education and Community and Adopts a 6th-Grade Class at Madison Park Business & Art Academy in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. – Award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today the firm’s Oakland office, working with the Oakland Public Education Fund, has adopted a 6th-grade class at Madison Park Business & Art Academy, which has served the east Oakland community since 1959. “KTGY’s Oakland office has actively served this community for more than 11 years,” said Jill Williams, AIA, chairman of KTGY Architecture + Planning based in the firm’s Oakland office. “With our upcoming -
Oakpointe Communities and Presidio Residential Capital Receive City Approval to Develop Lakepointe Urban Village, A 214-Acre Masterplanned Community
COVINGTON, Wash. - May 18, 2017 – Oakpointe Communities and Presidio Residential Capital have received unanimous approval from the City of Covington to develop LakePointe Urban Village, a 214-acre master planned mixed-use community that will include a 850,000 square-foot regional entertainment and lifestyle center, a 130-key hotel and up to 1,500 single-family and multifamily residences at Highway 18 and Southeast 256th Street in the growing community of Covington, Wash.-- approximately 30 -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Unveils Design for TriVista on Speer Apartments Adjacent to Denver’s Golden Triangle
IRVINE, Calif. (May 15, 2017) — KTGY Architecture + Planning, an international award-winning architecture firm, today revealed details behind the design of TriVista on Speer, a 322-unit luxury apartment building currently under construction on Speer Boulevard between 13th and 14th Streets. The seven-story community, adjacent to Denver’s Golden Triangle neighborhood, is slated for delivery in 2019. “This site has urban context and local history on all sides,” said Terry Willis, princip -
Planet Home Living Nears Completion of New Homes Walking Distance to The Triangle in Costa Mesa
COSTA MESA, Calif. (May 8, 2017) - Planet Home Living announces that the first phase of a new limited collection of 20 distinctive, new homes in Costa Mesa is nearing completion. This unique enclave, designed by international award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning, is located approximately 1/4 mile to The Triangle in Costa Mesa, offering shops, restaurants and bars, plus a cinema, gym, nightclub and bowling alley all within walking distance. “The interest list is growing rapidly as VITA -
COVO, Design-Forward, ‘Small-Lot’ Homes Open in Silver Lake
Model Grand Opening, Saturday, April 22nd Modern Design Includes Rooftop Decks and Views SILVER LAKE, Calif. - Planet Home Living has unveiled COVO, a collection of 10 sleek, small-lot homes in the heart of Silver Lake. The community includes a new, fully-furnished model home set to grand open on Saturday, April 22nd and is open “by appointment only” prior to the grand opening. “With its modern design and desirable location close to everything – yet hidden on a quiet street in -
Brookfield Residential Debuts New Distinctive Home Designs by KTGY Architecture + Planning at Kissing Tree, a Unique 55+ Community in San Marcos, Texas
LOS ANGELES—International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s new distinctive home designs targeting the needs of today’s discerning active adults were recently unveiled at Kissing Tree in San Marcos, Texas. Kissing Tree is the first baby boomer, master-planned community, for those 55 and better by Brookfield Residential Properties, and the first of its kind in San Marcos. The 3,200-home community is located on 1,332 acres in Central Texas, ha -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Staff Participates in Build Day for Habitat for Humanity India in Karjat, Maharashtra
Company Known for Design Excellence Rolls Up Their Sleeves and Helps with Construction PUNE, Maharashtra – International KTGY Architecture + Planning is known for its award-winning designs. But on a recent Saturday morning, Studio Director Swaroop Agaskar and 11 KTGY employees from KTGY’s Pune office boarded a bus in the early morning hours and traveled 90 kilometers to help Habitat for Humanity India’s construction projects in Saraiwadi situated in the Karjat region. Habitat for Hum -
Benjamin Kasdan, AIA, Director, Design at KTGY Architecture + Planning, Receives 2017 National AIA Young Architects Award
IRVINE, Calif. – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced Benjamin Kasdan, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, director, design for KTGY Architecture + Planning’s multifamily studio, is a recipient of the 2017 AIA Young Architects Award. Young Architects are defined as professionals who have been licensed 10 years or fewer regardless of their age. This national award, now in its 24th year, honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to -
Ryan Flautz Named Associate Principal at KTGY Architecture + Planning
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce the promotion of Ryan Flautz to associate principal at KTGY Architecture + Planning. Flautz joined KTGY in 2011 and has more than 25 years of residential design and project management experience. Flautz formerly served as executive director, production in KTGY’s Los Angeles office. Flautz has an extensive background in construction documentation and techniques, quality control, staff -
EXPAND | 2017 | NO. 1 | Design for Community
Design for Community Design in an evolving world has the power to enhance the quality of human interaction between a myriad of people. It has the power to bring us together and the power to create change. With this in mind, KTGY is pleased to present this 2017 issue of Expand, wherein we consider Design for Community. We look at how a few of our recent projects have responded to the changing needs of their neighborhoods and we look forward with articles on our R+D Studio’s innovations for -
KTGY-designed Muir Pointe in Hercules Expects to Open Models in Early 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Muir Pointe featuring 144 single-family homes within two neighborhoods, The Cove and The Tides, will be the newest residential community to open at the 106-acre Bayside master-planned community in the city of Hercules. Built by Taylor Morrison, a leading national homebuilder and developer, and designed by KTGY, Muir Pointe’s waterfront location offers easy access to freeways and public t -
Solaira at Pavilion Park Honored with National Design Award
KTGY-Designed Solaira at Pavilion Park Wins Silver at Best In American Living Awards (BALA) for Best Senior Housing, Multifamily in National Award Competition IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Solaira at Pavilion Park in Irvine has won the Silver Award for the “Best Senior Housing, Multifamily” in the Best In American Living™ Awards (BALA) by the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB). In its 33rd yea -
KTGY Design Wins Platinum at Best in American Living Awards (BALA) for Best Senior Housing, Single Family
Toll Brothers Regency at Summerlin Wakefield Plan in Las Vegas Receives National Recognition for its Unique, Open Floor Plan and Indoor-Outdoor Living OAKLAND, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Toll Brothers and KTGY received top honors at the Best In American Living™ Awards (BALA) gala held at the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) on January 11, 2017, in Orlando, Florid -
KTGY Designs Win Top Honors at 2017 NAHB Nationals Awards
Awards pay tribute to superior architectural design and planning IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s designs were recognized at the National Sales and Marketing Awards gala (known as The Nationals℠), one of the building industry’s most prestigious events. Hosted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) National Sales and Marketing Council, the gala took place on January 10, 2017, in Orlando, Flori -
KTGY Designs Win Top Honors at 2017 Best of 55+ Housing Awards
Awards recognize excellence and innovation in the design, development and amenity-rich 55+ lifestyle IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY received top honors at the 2017 Best of 55+ Housing Awards held at the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, Florida. The awards, presented by NAHB’s 55+ Housing Industry Council, were announced at the event’s 25th Anni -
KTGY-Designed Artisan Alley Wins Approval from City Council and Planning Commission
The City of Lake Elsinore Gives the Green Light for Development of New Mixed-Use Center IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that Orange County-based Civic Partners, the developer of Artisan Alley at The Diamond, a unique retail development located in western Riverside County in the City of Lake Elsinore, Calif., designed by KTGY, recently received approval from the city council and planning commission. Located near the Lake Elsinore D
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KTGY Oakland Participates in Build Day for Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley
The Site Will Provide New Affordable Energy-Efficient Townhouses OAKLAND, CALIF. - Award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning’s Oakland office recently assisted in a volunteer clean-up day for Habitat for Humanity’s East Bay/Silicon Valley chapter at 10211 Byron Avenue, located in Oakland. A longtime supporter of the Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley chapter, KTGY has designed and built several projects over the years. The project is located near the Oakland Zoo and is curren -
KTGY-Designed Mixed-Use Development in Downtown Morgan Hill Receives Approval
Project Will Pay Homage to The Edes Brothers Hardware Store that Occupied Site 100 Years Ago LOS ANGELES – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce a new three-story, 10,000-square-foot mixed-use building located in the heart of downtown Morgan Hill, Calif., was unanimously approved by the city’s planning commission. The project, to be named The Edes Building, is being developed by local restaurateur Dan McCranie, owner of Morgan Hill’s popula -
KTGY Principal Simon Perkowitz, AIA Presents “Anchor’s Away – Design Solutions for the Disappearing Big Box Tenant” at 2016 ICSC CenterBuild Conference in Phoenix, AZ
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Simon Perkowitz, AIA, PE, a principal in the firm's Retail Studio, has been invited to participate as a roundtable facilitator at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) CenterBuild Conference held from November 29, 2016 – December 2, 2016, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. Perkowitz will present “Anchor’s Away – Design Solutions for the -
KTGY Director of Planning Michael Tseng Presents “Tenant Coordination – A-Z” at 2016 ICSC CenterBuild Conference in Phoenix, AZ
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Michael Tseng, director of planning for the firm's Retail Studio, has been invited to participate as a roundtable facilitator at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) CenterBuild Conference held from November 29, 2016 – December 2, 2016, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. Tseng will present “Tenant Coordination – A-Z,” on Thursday, Decem -
International Award-Winning KTGY Architecture + Planning Celebrates 25th Anniversary with 25 Acts of Gratitude
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning, one of the nation’s leading full-service architecture and planning firms, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in business, by highlighting 25 Acts of Gratitude. “We are grateful for the opportunities we have to work on outstanding developments, with excellent developers and builders, and we continue to elevate our work with the quality of the architecture we deliver,” said Jill Williams, AIA, chairman of KTGY A -
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KTGY Architecture + Planning Names Dawn Bridges as Director of Information Technology
IRVINE, Calif. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning has hired noted industry expert Dawn M. Bridges as director of information technology (IT), it was announced today by Chief Operating Officer of KTGY, John Robison. Bridges brings to KTGY more than 20 years of experience in architecture-engineering-construction and technology management. She most recently served as global program manager for enterprise application services at Jacobs, a publicly-traded Fortune 500 co -
KTGY Architecture + Planning Welcomes Joe Hirsch as Director of Business Development – National architecture firm continues Midwest expansion
CHICAGO (October 20, 2016) — The Chicago/Midwest office of KTGY Architecture + Planning, an award-winning national architecture and planning firm, has welcomed Joe Hirsch as director of business development. In this role, Hirsch will be responsible for further penetrating the Midwest market by establishing new client relationships. He will also focus on expanding services for the firm’s clients nationally. “Joe has built strong relationships within the architectural, engineering and des -
KTGY-Designed Residential Communities Honored at 2016 Great American Living Awards (GALA) for Best Design & Architecture
Awards recognize KTGY's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in the design of attached and detached single-family and multifamily residential communities. TYSONS, Va. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning’s design and architecture have earned top honors in the 2016 Great American Living Awards (GALA) program, the most prestigious residential design, sales and marketing competition in the metropolitan Washington, DC market for more than 50 years. Th -
Kettler’s New High-Rise Revives Old Post Office Site and Provides Spark For Crystal City
Just one block from the Crystal City Metro station, m.flats will help transform the neighborhood into a more vibrant community. TYSONS, Va. – Kettler, one of greater Washington, D.C.’s leading real estate development and property management companies, announced today the opening of m.flats Crystal City, an 11-story, 198-unit, high-rise apartment building located in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, Va. m.flats not only revives a site once occupied by the former Crystal City -
KTGY-Designed Wood-Framed Mid-Rise Apartment Community Achieves 191.76 du/ac and Wins National Award
The Maxwell in Arlington, Virginia Named Project of the Year TYSONS, VA – KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that The Maxwell in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, Va., outside of Washington, DC, earned the Grand Award in the 2016 Multifamily Executive Awards program. Developed by Crimson Partners and designed by KTGY, The Maxwell was named Project of the Year, Mid-Rise Podium or Wrap (4 to 6 stories) at a special event held during the 2016 Multifamily Executive Conference, w -
Two KTGY-designed Affordable Housing Communities Break Ground in Irvine
The Architecture Continues a California Legacy of Clean Lines, Elegant Proportions IRVINE, CA - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that two residential rental communities are under way in Irvine, Calif., Luminaira at Beacon Park and Espaira at Beacon Park. Luminaira and Espaira will be the first two affordable family communities located in Irvine’s Great Park Neighborhoods. Luminaira and Espaira communities are a collaborative effort between FivePo -
Nick Lehnert Honored with Max C. Tipton Award at 2016 SoCal Awards
Lehnert, an Executive Director of Design Strategies from KTGY Architecture + Planning, received the prestigious award that began in 1970 celebrating marketing excellence IRVINE, CALIF. – The Max C. Tipton Award for Marketing Excellence was recently presented to Nick Lehnert of KTGY Architecture + Planning at the 2016 SoCal Awards at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. This annual awards gala is presented by the Building Industry Association’s Greater Sales & Marketing Council -
KTGY Wins Top Honors at SoCal Awards
Best Architectural Design and Community of the Year Awards IRVINE, CALIF. - International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that KTGY’s excellence in residential design and planning has been recognized by the Building Industry Association’s Greater Sales and Marketing Council’s 2016 SoCal Awards program. Eight KTGY-designed communities received either award wins or finalist honors for the architectural design of single-family detached and multifamily for- -
Active Adult 55+ Communities Continue to Experience Strong Demand in Las Vegas Offering New Home Designs and Enhanced Amenities
Toll Brothers Regency at Summerlin® designed by KTGY offers nine unique single-story home designs with desert contemporary exteriors in a walkable, amenity-rich community OAKLAND, CALIF. – According to international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning, well-designed luxury homes targeting 55+ buyers in amenity-rich communities continue to experience strong demand. Prior to Toll Brothers’ Regency at Summerlin® opening, the sales team had hundreds of individuals on their waiti -
San Luis Obispo Celebrates Grand Opening of New ROEM Affordable Apartments
KTGY-designed South Hills Crossing’s 43 Affordable Multifamily Residential Units Open and Are Fully Leased SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. ― On Thursday, September 8, 2016, the City of San Luis Obispo celebrated the grand opening of South Hills Crossing, a new affordable apartment community by ROEM Corporation in partnership with the Housing Authority of the San Luis Obispo (HASLO). The grand opening celebration was held at 1:00 p.m. at 309 South Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. “South Hi -
KTGY-designed Downtown Fremont’s First Mixed-use Development Breaks Ground
New Development to Provide 157 For-Sale Residential Units and 21,000 SF of Retail OAKLAND, CA – Award-winning international firm KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that on June 17, 2016, the City of Fremont celebrated the groundbreaking of Locale @ State Street, Downtown Fremont’s first mixed-use project. The new transit-oriented residential and retail development, designed by KTGY, was made possible through a public/private partnership between the City of Fremont, TMG Partners, -
Coming Soon to Silver Lake, New Modern Homes with Rooftop Decks and Views
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Planet Home Living is pleased to announce another new community coming soon. COVO in Silver Lake, the heart of LA’s trendy Eastside, will fit the needs of modern, urban homeowners. “Due to its modern design and popular location in Silver Lake, we are anticipating high demand at COVO similar to what was experienced at Prism, our community that opened in early 2016 and sold out in the matter of weeks,” said Planet Home Living COO David French. COVO is a community o -
KTGY-designed Artisan Alley to Capitalize on Craft Brew Craze Adjacent Stadium in Lake
Civic Partners plans include 95,000 SF of Retail, Restaurants and Craft Breweries IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning announced today that it has been selected by Orange County-based Civic Partners as the designer of Artisan Alley at The Diamond, a unique retail development located in western Riverside County in the City of Lake Elsinore, Calif. Conveniently located across the street from the Lake Elsinore Diamond Stadium, the proposed retail develop -
Red White & Pool
Whether you are having a backyard bar-b-que, gathering at your community pool or lounging on a rooftop deck, we hope you get out and enjoy beautifully designed outdoor spaces with friends, family and neighbors. So dive-in, lay-out and sunscreen-up, the 4th of July is here! -
KTGY-Designed Kapolei Lofts Wins Two NAIOP Hawaii Awards
NAIOP Hawaii’s 19th Annual Kukulu Hale Awards Recognizes Excellence in Commercial Real Estate Industry IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Kapolei Lofts in West Oahu, Hawaii, received two Awards of Excellence during the NAIOP Hawaii’s 19th Annual Kukulu Hale Awards ceremony held recently at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Oahu. Developed by Forest City Hawaii and designed by KTGY, Kapolei Lofts won the Green Building -
KTGY-Designed June Street Collection 50% Sold in 2 Weeks in South Hollywood
KTGY-Designed June Street Collection 50% Sold in 2 Weeks Luxury Living in South Hollywood’s SOHO Neighborhood IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Hollywood’s newest single-family residential community developed by Canfield Development is 50% sold out in just two weeks. Designed by KTGY, The June Street Collection is a unique collection of 10 single-family detached homes in South Hollywood’s popular SOHO neighborho -
KTGY and University of Denver Grad Students Take Top Honors in 14th Annual NAIOP Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge
DENVER, COLO. – A collaboration of international award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning and University of Denver (DU) graduate students resulted in the winning proposal for the 14th Annual 2016 NAIOP Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge on April 28, 2016. Challenged to create the dynamic best use of the Westminster Station Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) site, KTGY prepared the site and building plans and the 3D model that illustrated the development ideas generated by the DU tea -
KTGY-Designed Boutique Hotel Mixed-Use Development Moves Forward in Downtown Morgan Hill
Downtown Morgan Hill’s centerpiece and unique all-inclusive wedding and event center will attract local residents and tourism IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that the Granada Hotel, a new four-story, contemporary-style boutique hotel with 60 guest rooms situated in the heart of downtown Morgan Hill, Calif., was unanimously approved by the city’s planning commission on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. The project now moves on -
PRISM
Targeting young professionals, PRISM provides for-sale housing that meets Los Angeles’ Small Lot Design guidelines on a challenging deep and narrower infill site within the desirable Eagle Rock neighborhood. PRISM is located in an established residential block with a mix of housing types, just one block away from shopping, dining and other great amenities found along Eagle Rock Blvd. The contemporary styling on the exterior elevation, mixes lapped siding and exterior plaster to attract a -
Chapman University’s Musco Center for the Arts Celebrates Grand Opening
KTGY represented the project through the City’s Design Review process including preparation and processing a Specific Plan Amendment, Design Review Committee Review, and outreach to neighbors, students, historic advocacy groups, and community leaders IRVINE, CALIF. – International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Chapman University’s Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts recently celebrated its grand opening. Located in the Ci -
KTGY Names Jill D. Williams to the Position of Chairman of the Board
IRVINE, CALIF. - International award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning has named Jill D. Williams, AIA, to the position of chairman of the board, it was announced today by CEO Tricia Esser. Stan Braden, AIA, NCARB, steps down as chairman while continuing his responsibilities to the firm’s studios and client relationships. “We welcome Jill Williams to her new role. She is a passionate, experienced architect and we are looking forward to having her influence throughout the firm, -
PRISM – Los Angeles’ New Homes in Eagle Rock Opened Four Days Ago, Over Half the Homes Already Sold
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Planet Home Living’s community in Eagle Rock, PRISM, has only been open four days now and over half the homes have already been sold. “We wanted to build something truly unique and are happy with how well the community has been accepted and how extremely popular it has become,” said Planet Home Living CEO Michael Marini. There is a lot of buzz surrounding PRISM's fresh, new way of living. Savvy home features integrate with your smartphone including a Ring Vid -
PRISM – Planet Home Living’s Model Grand Opening of New Homes in Eagle Rock is Saturday, February 13th
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – Planet Home Living will unveil a collection of 15 contemporary-style homes at PRISM in Eagle Rock on Saturday, February 13th. These homes offer a unique opportunity for distinguished couples and/or families looking for a modern new home in an established, amenity-rich area. “Most homes in established areas are older and require improvements. We are so excited to debut PRISM and offer beautiful brand new homes in this extremely popular, walkable location,” said Pl
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2125 Franklin
Located just a few minutes from the University of Oregon campus as well as countless restaurants, retail spaces, grocery stores, and outdoor recreation areas, 2125 Franklin offers a convenient off-campus living opportunity for over 700 students in a high-density, mixed-use building adjacent to the Willamette River. The contemporary design features clean forms, hearty yet environmentally conscious materials, and provocative colors. The building plan negotiates an irregular-shaped site, which wrap -
Simon Perkowitz of KTGY Presents “How to Make Mixed Use Work” at ICSC CenterBuild Conference in Phoenix, AZ
IRVINE, CALIF. – National award-winning KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Simon Perkowitz, AIA, PE, a principal in the firm's Retail Studio, has been invited to participate as a roundtable facilitator at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) CenterBuild Conference held from December 1-4, 2015, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, AZ. Perkowitz will present “How to Make Mixed Use Work,” on Thursday, December 3, at 12:15 p.m., -
TOD Infill Master-Planned Community Moving Forward in Downtown Campbell, Silicon Valley
St. Anton Communities Purchases 14 Infill Parcels to Develop $88 Million Master-Planned Housing Community Designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning CAMPBELL, CALIF. – St. Anton Communities announces the beginning of construction activity on a major Downtown Campbell housing community, an $88 million project involving 14 separate parcels of land assembled through a multi-year effort. The “Residences at Railway” is strategically located adjacent to the Downtown Campbell Light Rail Transit -
Mixed-use Studio Apartment Community Achieves USGBC LEED Platinum Certification
Studio 819, KTGY-designed Workforce Housing by ROEM Corporation and Eden Housing, in Partnership with the City of Mountain View MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. - While Silicon Valley may be booming with new high-tech start-ups and the coveted jobs associated with them, many in the workforce still lack access to affordable housing that they can call home. Partnering with the City of Mountain View, ROEM Corporation and Eden Housing, took the challenge of converting an older community lacking modern ameni -
KTGY Principal Ken Ryan to Participate in 2015 Planning Officials Forum at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif.
Sold Out Event to Discuss Impact of the Sharing Economy IRVINE, CALIF. – National award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that Ken Ryan, principal and head of KTGY's Community Planning and Urban Design Studio, has been invited to participate in the Planning Directors Association of Orange County’s 2015 Planning Officials Forum on October 22, 2015, at Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif. The event is sold out. Ryan will le -
The Maxwell
Located on the edge of the bustling Ballston Corridor neighborhood, The Maxwell is a LEED Gold certified mixed-use that is walking distance from major retail and commercial centers, a metro stop, and on the same block as a grocery store. Its architectural aesthetic takes cues from its context in terms of materials and colors, but does not try to replicate any historical style precedents instead it merely follows a rational expression of its function. The building hugs the street edge in an L-sh -
New Workforce Housing at Studio 819, a Mixed-use Studio Apartment Community, Celebrates Grand Opening in Mountain View, CA
Forty-nine new workforce housing apartments by ROEM Corporation and Eden Housing, in partnership with the City of Mountain View MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, the City of Mountain View celebrated the grand opening of Studio 819, a new affordable community by ROEM Corporation and Eden Housing in partnership with the City of Mountain View. The grand opening celebration was held at 819 North Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043. Studio 819 offers 49 studio workforce hous -
KTGY-designed Capri Collection Opens at Hidden Canyon in Orange County
Luxury Living for Executive Families in Irvine Robust Sales at New Community Built by Three-Time "Builder of the Year," Toll Brothers IRVINE, CALIF. - Toll Brothers, Inc., (NYSE:TOL), the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, recently announced the opening of The Capri Collection at Hidden Canyon in Irvine, Calif. Designed by national award-winning architecture and planning firm, KTGY Group, Inc., The Capri Collection at Hidden Canyon is a collection of single-family luxury homes surroun -
Loft House
Loft House is a hip, contemporary mixed-use development spanning two city blocks adjacent the Plaza del Sol, off of South Frances Street and Olson Way. Loft House consists of two podium buildings comprised of up to four stories of residential with 133 loft-style apartment homes and 7,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. Loft House features 1 and 2 bedroom open floor plans with 10’ ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, balcony, sliding doors and all the many modern and sustainable featur -
ROEM and HASLO Partner To Break Ground on New Affordable Community Groundbreaking Celebration of South Street Family Apartments Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 1:30 p.m.
Forty-three new, sustainable apartment homes for workforce families in San Luis Obispo SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. - ROEM Corporation, in partnership with HASLO (Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo) announce the groundbreaking of South Street Family Apartments, 43 new, sustainable apartment homes for workforce families in the city of San Luis Obispo, Calif. The groundbreaking ceremony will be held on March 19, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. at 309 South Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. "HASLO is very -
Azulón at Mesa Verde
Azulón at Mesa Verde in Costa Mesa, CA epitomizes what it means to live an elegant 55+ lifestyle. Designed with a neighborhood respecting old-world Spanish vocabulary, this development is planned around three active courtyards; one with a direct connection to shopping center next door. Azulón is envisioned as an enclave within the city providing all of the tranquility and comfort of a secluded compound, but yet with the convenience of walking to shopping, dining and entertainment. The building -
KTGY Principal David Senden Designing for Millennials: It’s Complicated
IRVINE, CALIF. - According to David Senden, principal with award-winning national architecture and planning firm KTGY Group, Inc., it's getting increasingly difficult to lump all Millennials into one group. "They're a diverse lot. Branders and marketers have been trying to throw a rope around this group for years, but there are 85 million of them; and like America, it's a melting pot of cultures, desires, economic backgrounds, not to mention ages." Senden says that if you lump Millennials or -
Victory at Verrado – Freedom Collection
Applying pioneering design concepts based upon Boomer home lifestyle research, Maracay Homes’ Freedom Collection is an all-new collection of homes thoughtfully designed for active adult living. Freedom Collection is located in the exciting next generation district called Victory with amenities specifically-designed for active adults situated within Verrado, an amenity-rich, all-ages master plan community near Phoenix. Active adults have access to both their unique district amenities as well as -
Gaspar
This innovative urban infill site maximizes the City of Los Angeles Small Lot Ordinance and exemplifies smart growth practices. Nestled in the hills of Echo Park, the floor plans respond with upper level living spaces and roof decks to take advantage of sweeping views of the downtown Los Angeles skyline. Inspired by modern architecture, thoughtful design elements allow for indoor/outdoor living throughout. All the homes have large, open living areas and expansive kitchen islands perfect for ente -
National Architecture + Planning Firm KTGY Names New Shareholders
IRVINE, CALIF. - Award-winning national architecture and planning firm KTGY Group, Inc., has named three new shareholders. They are Alan Scales, AIA, and principal of residential design for the low density studio for the Southern California market; Brittany Choisnet, chief financial officer; and William Ramsey, AIA, LEED AP, and principal of residential design for the low density studio for Nevada. "KTGY is so proud of the accomplishments of all three of these professionals and all of the sha
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