Denver architect Koernig launches new firm, Studio K2
Denver architect Kevin Koernig has taken Greek philosopher Plato’s belief that “necessity is the mother of invention” to heart, forming his own firm after the local office of his former company shut down.
Koernig’s new firm, Studio K2 Architecture, has opened with an office in downtown Denver’s Union Station.
Koernig was formerly a principal at the Denver office of the St. Louis-based Lawrence Group before it closed late last year after 10 years of operation. Recent projects the architect has worked on include the Villa at Mission San Luis Rey senior living project in Oceanside, Calif.
Other principals at Studio K2, or SK2 for short, are Jack Brinkley, a specialist in healthcare projects, and John St. Martin, whose specialties include restaurants and corporate architecture. St. Martin was part of the design team for the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas.
SK2’s specialties reflect the expertise of its principals, and include senior living facilities, restaurants, retail space and historic renovation.
Among the new firm’s first projects is converting the old Saddlery Building Co. building at 15th and Wynkoop streets in downtown Denver to a mixed-use project with retail, office and residential space. SK2 hopes to generate $500,000 in revenue this year, according to the company.
Denver Business Journal by Paula Moore
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 2:33pm MST