Category: Firm News

BKV Group Expands Leadership Team With Addition of Alkis Klimathianos

Senior design leader will serve as Managing Partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C., practice site.

BKV Group Names Rachelle Schoessler Lynn as Director of Sustainable Design, Senior Associate

Workplace innovation and design leader will oversee firm’s national internal and external sustainability platform.

BKV Group Adds Industry Veteran Paul Michell as Government Practice Leader and Partner

Expert in police facility, public safety, government and community design to work out of our Minneapolis practice site.

BKV Group Adds Branded Environments Group to Multidisciplinary Design Team

Holistic design approach offers clients purposeful brand identity across project lifespans, implemented through conveying the project story to resonate with BKV’s diverse set of end users.

BKV Group Opens Third Vietnam Office, Expanding Firm’s International Design Capabilities

New Ho Chi Minh City practice site represents an expansion for BKV Group in Southeast Asia, where our firm has existing studios in Hanoi and Da Nang.

BKV Group Announces New Partners and 2023 Staff Promotions

We are incredibly proud of our colleagues who are receiving leadership and position advancements in 2023!

New Leadership Announced in Dallas

BKV Group adds two industry veterans, Clint Ashworth And Carolyn Wilder, as Associate Partners in Texas.

Modera Katy Trail Completed in Uptown Dallas

The building’s natural surroundings are incorporated into overall design of the 216-unit mid-rise apartment tower. Developed with Mill Creek Residential, the luxury apartment community started welcoming its first residents this summer.

Wright County Government Center Completed in Buffalo, Minn.

The four-story, 222,538-square-foot facility at 3650 Braddock Ave. NE is co-located on the same campus with the county’s Law Enforcement and Justice centers and houses 10 county departments, the County Board Room and Department of Motor Vehicles’ License Center.

Adaptive Reuse of Historic C.J. Duffey Paper Co. Site Completed in Minneapolis’ North Loop

The adaptive reuse project converted three historic warehouses into market-rate apartments, 22,700 square feet of retail space, and 10,300 square feet of resident amenities, including a 4,000-square-foot Crane Room – complete with a large, intact industrial crane soaring overhead.

BKV Group Welcomes New Director of Interior Design, Jackie Wilcox

Industry veteran brings 18 years of experience to role, with recent focus on commercial office corporate interior design.

BKV Group Hires Nick Ramirez as Director of Business Development for Firm’s Chicago Practice Site

The 243-unit community is among one of first opportunity zone projects completed in the area, with the partial-wrap residential concept engaging with the adjacent Mississippi River through a mix of public and private spaces.

BKV Group-Designed Waterford Bay Brings Luxury Apartment Living to Mississippi River in St. Paul

The 243-unit community is among one of first opportunity zone projects completed in the area, with the partial-wrap residential concept engaging with the adjacent Mississippi River through a mix of public and private spaces.

BKV Group Brings Bold Design to Newly Completed City Club Apartments Developments in Detroit

Continuing our nearly 20-year relationship with City Club Apartments, BKV has completed two multifamily projects in downtown Detroit – the 288-unit City Club Apartments CBD Detroit and 192-unit City Club Apartments Lafayette Park – and has been tapped to design the 350-unit CCA Detroit Midtown.

BKV Group Announces New Partners and 2022 Staff Promotions

We are incredibly proud of our colleagues who are receiving leadership and position advancements in 2022!

The Fynn Brings Urban Rental Model to Chicago Suburbs

The 212-unit community in Elmhurst, Illinois, utilizes light-gauge steel construction to achieve desired height while controlling costs and limiting environmental impacts.

BKV Group-Designed Woodlawn Fire Station Completed in Mount Vernon, Virginia

The $9.5 million facility targeting LEED Gold certification replaces a smaller station that was built more than 50 years ago, bringing state-of-the-art emergency readiness and enhanced emergency medical rescue services to Fairfax County.

BKV Group Completes Design of Artspace Silver Spring in Suburban Washington, D.C.

An affordable mixed-use community in Silver Spring, Maryland, the project transformed a former police station site into affordable housing and studio space for local artists.

Associate and Architectural Designer, Ellie Ziaie, Selected to AIA Next to Lead Program

Ellie was 1 of 17 diverse women to participate in a national AIA program that supports diverse future female leaders in the architecture profession.

Mary Riley Styles Public Library Reopens Following BKV Group-Designed Renovation & Expansion

Mary Riley Styles Public Library, a staple of the Falls Church, Va., community since 1957, reopened its doors this week following a nearly 18-month renovation and expansion designed by BKV Group.

Executive Appointments Bolster BKV Group’s Growing National Design Practice

Industry veterans join our holistic firm to support continued expansion across project sectors and disciplines.

Ingham County Breaks Ground on New BKV Group-Designed Justice Complex

$70 million development will house the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, Correctional Facility, and 55th District Court facilities

Beckert’s Park Completed in Washington, D.C.

A 2.75-acre mixed-use project bringing 325 luxury apartments and a new 60,000-square-foot Safeway grocery store to a prominent corner in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of DC.

Modera Katy Trail Tops Off in Uptown Dallas

Developed with Mill Creek Residential, the 216-unit mid-rise apartment tower is slated for delivery in spring 2022.

BKV Group Expands Library Practice

As part of National Library Week, BKV Group is excited to announce that we are designing a new library in Howard Lake, Minnesota, extending off recent work at Wadena Library also in Minnesota, and the nearly completed Mary Riley Library in Virginia.

BKV Group Hires Kobita Mukherjee as Director of Interior Design for Washington DC Practice Site

We announced today that Kobita Mukherjee has joined the firm as director of interior design and associate partner for our Washington, D.C. practice site. In this role, Kobita will support the firm’s continued growth in the hospitality sector both locally and nationally – working with clients to create world-class environments that are reflective of their brands.

BKV Group Announces New Partners and 2021 Staff Promotions

We are incredibly proud of our colleagues who are receiving leadership and position advancements in 2021!

Our Fifth Practice Site in Hanoi, Vietnam

Our new colleagues in Hanoi will work collaboratively with our U.S. practice sites functioning as an extension of our holistic services, provide BKV Group access to the Asian market, and bolster our high-rise and hospitality portfolios.

Joan Sizemore Joins the Dallas Office of BKV Group as Director of Interior Design

Joan will spearhead the growth of the interior design team in Dallas as it undertakes more complex, nationwide projects in the housing, hospitality, and corporate/commercial sectors. Joan brings her experience with dynamic hospitality brands to our firm, in addition to an equally deep list of clients within market-rate and multifamily, workplace and commercial, and museum and art galleries.

Tracey Bush, RID, Joins the Dallas Office of BKV Group as Director of Business Development

Welcoming Ron Butler and Jeff Swanson as Senior Designer and Senior Project Manager in Dallas

Both will help lead the development group in Dallas office in undertaking more complex, nationwide projects in the market-rate housing, student housing, commercial, and hospitality sectors.

Welcoming New Partner in Chicago, Robert Muller

As the managing partner of the development group in Chicago, Rob will provide design, marketing, client relationship, and internal leadership to the entire practice site, collaborating with our local contingency of studio experts.

Welcoming New Director of Landscape Architecture, Jeff Johnston

As Director of Landscape Architecture, Jeff brings a well-rounded design aesthetic and a new layer of expertise that will integrate seamlessly with the development and government work Dallas currently leads.

Welcoming New Associate Partner, Susan Morgan

Susan will begin to rebuild our Education and Library sectors by translating BKV Group’s deep experience in collaboration, learning, and communal spaces into education design.

Welcoming New Associate Partner, Chris Sachse

By joining the Chicago office, Chris will establish best practices for his architectural team members, integrate improved technologies into daily work flow, and conduct research into new, innovative building materials to incorporate into our projects.

Announcing 240 Park Avenue

The high-rise, multi-family residence has an impactful urban presence with the design pulled back at the street edges to provide added space in the pedestrian realm, allowing green space to come forward, and creating a welcoming retail experience within Minneapolis’s emerging East Town neighborhood.

Welcoming New Associate Partner, Paul Andresino

As a facilitator of the profession of architecture, Paul, AIA, will leverage his 30 years of experience in delivering successful projects and mentoring and managing staff in his new role as Associate Partner and Director of Architecture in Washington, D.C.

Launching Our Texas Office

BKV Group will open our firm’s fourth office in Dallas, Texas in Adolphus Tower in downtown Dallas. Vibrant and expanding, Dallas provides the platform for BKV Group to grow their urban and high-rise design specialties, while offering innovative pre-development services.

Celebrating the Fridley Civic Campus Grand Opening

BKV Group celebrated the grand opening of the Civic Campus in Fridley, Minnesota alongside Mayor Scott Lund and community development director Scott Hickok. The 184,000 square-foot campus was conceived as a “City Center” – a nexus point situated in the heart of Fridley on a 38-acre property.

Turning 40

Check out what BKV Group is up to in 2019