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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 […]

What are KFA founding partners Barbara Flammang, AIA and Wade Killefer, FAIA doing these days? In 2014, Barbara Flammang, AIA and KFA were selected to be the executive architect for the new Los Angeles LGBT Center located at the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and McCadden Place. The Los Angeles LGBT Center campus will serve […]

(Santa Monica, CA – June 4, 2018) – KFA, a leading architecture firm based in Santa Monica, CA, is pleased to announce that two KFA hospitality projects, the Freehand LA Hotel and the Dream Hollywood Hotel, were honored at the 48th Annual Los Angeles Architectural awards, hosted by the Los Angeles Business Council (LABC), held […]

KFA is full of individuals who have talents that go beyond architecture. Recently, KFA’s Jeff DeWitt starred as the lead in West Side Story in Simi Valley and at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Jeff came to KFA via the University of Michigan’s externship program and has been a full-time member of our […]