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My first exposure to architecture was when I was in elementary school. My parents decided to build a new house and, unlike my brothers, I willingly went with them to the meetings with the Architect. I immediately took interest in the design process, and would go to open houses with my dad and take the […]

Transit-Oriented, Mixed-Use Development is Part of the Revitalization of Lincoln Boulevard (Santa Monica, CA – September 27, 2018) The project site is being prepared for the groundbreaking of two KFA-designed, four-story, mixed-use buildings located at 1625 Lincoln Blvd. and 1627 Lincoln Ct. The development consists of two of the four buildings of the Lincoln Collection, […]

Adaptive reuse of historic Spanish Baroque property will create unique retail and office spaces. (Santa Monica, CA – September 27, 2018) Construction is underway on the adaptive reuse of Chapman Court, located at 3501 West 6th Street in Koreatown. The City of L.A.’s Cultural Heritage Commission designated the historic concrete building, designed in the ornate, late […]

In mid-September, 9 KFA teams and 6 individual racers competed together and completed the 2018 Nautica Malibu Triathlon. Every relay team member and individual competitor earned a finisher medal. The Triathlon consists of a half-mile swim parallel to the coast, a beautiful 17-mile bike course through rolling hills along the PCH, and a four-mile run. The event […]

Santa Monica, CA – September 27, 2018) Pico Robertson Senior Community Apartments, a new, 48-unit senior affordable housing development located at 8862-8876 W. Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles will soon be breaking ground. The development is a project of Mercy Housing of California. When completed, the six-story building will offer a mix of studio and […]

SP7, A project of the Skid Row Housing Trust, Affordable Housing for Homeless Residents and Veterans in Downtown Los Angeles (Santa Monica, CA – September 27, 2018) KFA is pleased to announce the groundbreaking for SP7, a KFA-designed, affordable housing project named for its location at the corner of 7th and San Pedro Streets in Downtown Los […]

At the age of ten I decided to become an architect. One day my fourth grade teacher asked us to write down what we wanted to be when we grew up, it was an architect from that day on. When I was growing up my father was a contractor and some of my earliest memories […]

Growing up in L.A., I was exposed to a lot of different opportunities.  As long as I can remember, I loved drawing and making model cars and planes.  When I was young, my parents enrolled me in a summer rocket building course at the California Science Center which sparked an interest in engineering.  Later in […]

The second phase of PATH’s and Affirmed Housing’s PATH Metro Villas is currently under construction. Phase II includes the development of Buildings B and C, which will provide 122 units of affordable housing.  Building B will also be home to a 3,000 SF JWCH Institute (Wesley Health Centers) health clinic and a 1,500 SF Gateways […]

“After much anticipation, it’s exciting to see the first phase of the PATH Metro Villas campus, nearing completion,” said KFA Associate Jaime Olmos, AIA. “We are proud that our design supports PATH’s unique approach to providing permanent shelter to some of the most vulnerable of L.A.’s homeless.” Developed by PATH Ventures in partnership with Affirmed […]

I owe my career discovery to a placement test I took in seventh grade, indicating that I should be an architect. My subsequent research of the profession validated the results, and with parents in the construction industry, it was a natural career path. After graduating from Montana State University, I moved back to Southern California […]

Project will provide needed housing and services in Hollywood (Santa Monica, CA – June 18, 2018) KFA is pleased to announce that construction has begun on the KFA-designed 15,400-square-foot Rampart Mint, which will provide 23 units of permanent supportive housing in Hollywood for homeless and chronically homeless individuals with disabilities. The development is a project […]