Category: Month: July 2019

Our Fifth Practice Site in Hanoi, Vietnam

New Normal

In response to COVID-19, BKV Group has moved to staff working remotely from home where we will continue to provide our design services while protecting the health of our colleagues, families, and communities.

Paris Affordable Housing Challenge

France is 800,000 to 1 million units short on housing and BKV Group submitted a design solution for the city of Paris to Architecture Competitions // Bee Breeders that is both sustainable and modular, while also preserving the historic fabric of the city.

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.

World Landscape Architecture Month

In April, BKV Group wants to recognize the great work our in-house landscape architecture experts do to enhance the communities we serve.

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.

A Five-Fold Case for The Penfield: How A Blighted, Historic Block Become Valuable and Desirable

How a transformational project preserved the historic Saint Paul Public Safety Building, resulting in an underutilized block and stalled development becoming a success story.

Welcoming New Associate Partner, Susan Morgan

Susan will begin to rebuild our Education sector – both within K-12 and higher education – by translating BKV Group’s deep experience in collaboration, learning, and communal spaces into education design.

BKV Group at the 2019 Station Design Conference

As a Platinum Sponsor at this year’s SDC in Illinois, BKV Group is an active contributor to the conference through networking events, presentation sessions, and releasing a new, client-focused film.

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.

Quoting Kelly Naylor and Megan Van Beck in Student Housing Business

Kelly Naylor, Partner, and Megan Van Beck, Senior Associate, were quoted in the March/April issue of Student Housing Business magazine about recent interior design trends that impact student housing residences. Naylor and Van Beck were sources for the article, “Maturing Style,” which described shifting tastes among Generation Z students.

Doing Our Part for #IWD2019

Annually, #InternationalWomensDay encourages action, and to align with that message, BKVGroup asked select voices around our firm to describe a piece of literature that’s inspired or motivated them to improve themselves, or their world.

Revitalizing an Entirely Blighted City Block

In a part of Minneapolis where few historically significant buildings still stand today, Millworks Lofts stands out as a unique historic adaptive reuse project which was just honored with a 2019 AIA Minnesota Preservation Award.

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.

Building The Vertical Sustainable City

BKV Group’s inaugural submission to the eVolo Skyscraper Competition creates an architectural depiction of what the future of housing might look like.

Competing in IIDA’s Stitch

Our Chicago office is participating in Stitch, a local competition in which design firms collaborate with product and manufacturer representatives to create haute couture in preparation for a spring fashion show.

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

Quoting Kelly Naylor in Multifamily Executive Magazine

Kelly Naylor was quoted in Multifamily Executive Magazine about the popularity of repurposing former industrial buildings in modern housing and mixed-use architecture. She spoke about choices she and the design team made in the creative reuse of the Schmidt Artist Lofts, formerly known as the Schmidt Brewery in St. Paul shown here.

Winning Gold in Firehouse Magazine’s Annual Station Design Awards

Short Pump Fire House 19 in Henrico, County, Virginia was announced by Firehouse Magazine as a Gold Award winner in the 2018 Station Design Awards. The design took top honors in the satellite station category.