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KFA partners Barbara Flammang and Wade Killefer. (photo by Chad Yussman/KFA) Killefer Flammang Architects (KFA) received the John Chase Creative Community Award at the recent West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation (WHCHC) Gala. KFA was recognized for dedicating “so much of their time and energy to creating affordable homes for hundreds of people who struggle not […]

KFA is pleased to announce the promotions of John Arnold, AIA, Lise Bornstein, AIA, and Shu-Chi Hsu, LEED AP to principal. JOHN ARNOLD, AIA With degrees in architecture and landscape design, John joined the KFA team in 1999 and has enjoyed the opportunity of being involved in both LA’s and KFA’s continuing growth and evolution. He […]

Los AngelesAffordable Housing KFA partner Wade Killefer, Associates chairman Thomas Safran, and Clifford Beers Housing exec director Christian Ahumada say the design will preserve the old stained-glass windows, in addition to the church’s historic organ. The project will convert the 90-year-old Immanuel Church at 3215 E 3rd St in Long Beach into a three-story complex for seniors. The project will include 24 one-bedroom units […]

You Can’t Eat The Sunshine – The Esotouric podcast Join us this week as we talk with architect Wade Killefer, partner at Killifer Flammang, about the firm’s recent renovation of the 19th century Pershing Hotel at the corner of 5th and Main. We’ll also visit with Donald Spivack, former Deputy Chief of Policy and Operations […]

Successful Design Strategies for Affordable Housing The affordable housing crisis is intensifying. It has increased pressure on architects to produce designs acceptable both to developers and to the communities where affordable housing may appear. Killefer Flammang Architects, based in Santa Monica, has designed over 3,500 units of affordable housing in Southern California including the New Pershing Apartments […]

As technology continues to develop and the modern workplace is reimagined around changing work needs, “creative office” has become quite the buzzword throughout Los Angeles.  Creative office enclaves have surfaced from Downtown LA to Pasadena, and from Hollywood to Silicon Beach as many creative professionals gravitate to a workplace that reflects their culture and lifestyle.  […]

The Historic Taft Building Unveils Major Reno By Kelsi Maree Borland| Los Angeles Tarrah Beebe: “Buildings such as The Taft are precious monuments. In many ways they could never be built today.” LOS ANGELES—DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners has unveiled the renovation of the historic Taft Building in Hollywood. The renovation re positions the landmark property as a premier creative […]

Hospitality is booming in Los Angeles, and KFA is doing its part to plan, design, permit, and build significant hotel and restaurant projects around the city. Hotels are the glamorous, interior design-intensive cousins of typical multifamily projects, but at their core the two building types have similar elements with life-safety concerns, accessibility, permitting and meeting […]

Two dozen KFAers took the streets of downtown LA on a balmy Friday night in November to enjoy the fruits of their labor with a carefully curated crawl of the bars and restaurants located in KFA-designed adaptive reuse projects. With cars left behind (most attendees took the Metro to get downtown), the group spent the […]