Culture

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Experience

KRN Architecture is a high-performance building design firm providing people-centered solutions to solve our clients’ increasing efficiency challenges. Our resilient sustainable approach includes adaptive reuse of buildings, and application of the circular economy. Applying circular economics to design minimizes material waste and extraction of new resources, which reduces cost and environmental impact of development. We strive to bring environmental and economic benefit to our clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Since 2020, KRN Architecture LLC has been a critically thinking design firm with a creative body of work reflecting diverse design solutions and an unparalleled commitment to client experience. We craft spaces that enhance the experience of place and optimize intellectual productivity. We assess surrounding conditions – character, history, environment, technology, culture, and economics – to develop richly textured design solutions. Our collaborative approach ensures everyone is motivated and energized by the design process.

Our firm provides a full range of comprehensive design services:

We have experience with a wide range of projects in a variety of market types:

We measure project success by the relationships we develop with clients and the way architecture enhances our clients’ lives and businesses.

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Philosophy

Working together to prioritize human potential by optimizing sustainable environments.

Our Purpose

To create environments that are good for the planet + good for the people.  Place making that inspires people and conserves nature.

Our Vision

Create equitable people-centered surroundings in balance with nature and community.

Our Mission

We design architectural solutions in the Mid-Atlantic region that provide resilient sustainable healthy environments so people can unleash their full potential to shape the future.

Our Core Values and Culture

• Environmental Stewardship
• Curiosity and Innovation
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Collaboration and Community
• Integrity and Empathy
• Empowerment and Accountability

Our Resilient Circular Ecosystem Pillars

	Social – External- provide inclusive and healthy environments for human beings that maximize their potential. Internal- create and continually develop an equitable and inclusive workplace culture that values our people, our firm, and our community, which in turn expands, enriches, and informs our design approach and process.
	Environmental – External- Establish specific energy and resource conserving goals at project inception that have positive environmental and fiscal impact. Internal- research materials that reduce consumption of new materials and have an extended life cycle, move towards multi-use materials.
	Intellectual – External- design environments that stimulate thought processes and increase productivity. Internal- increase knowledge through continual education and research regarding circular economy, sustainable design, and resilient building methods to apply to each project.
	Economic – External- design within project parameters with a flexibility that increases the useful life cycle of the designed environment, resulting in an increased return on investment. Internal-implement economically viable circular strategies within our office as real-world, hands-on research demonstrations for our clients.

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Process

Communication

KRN Architecture uses a project approach that stresses close communication with the client, user groups, community groups, regulatory agencies and the Contractor for effective and successful project completion. We work closely with the various agencies at many levels and utilize a teaming approach to building design.

Creative Design

At KRN Architecture, we consider good design to be a successful reflection of our client’s vision. We focus on the activities, functions and building environment, balanced by our resources and constraints to express the design concept to its fullest potential within the spaces we occupy.

To achieve good design, KRN Architecture communicates, listens, establishes a project basis, evaluates, and creates a fully developed, integrated solution that:

• Provides excellence in planning and design.
• Incorporates user functional requirements, design standards and preferred products/systems.
• Expresses the surrounding physical and cultural environment.
• Captures the user’s diverse everyday experience.
• Encourages interaction of the exterior elements within the interior in a rich exchange of experiences that engages the occupant with the sustainability aspects of the building.
• Utilizes dynamic architectural elements to evoke a sequence of discoveries as one circulates through the building.
• Provides an enriching experience as one interacts within the built environment.
• Resolves project constraints with creative solutions.

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Sustainability & Wellness

We are committed to a collective mission to safeguard natural resources and improve the quality of life for all. Our goal is to reduce the environmental footprint of buildings by optimizing efficiency and carefully managing the use of materials, energy, space, and ecosystems. Our team, comprised of LEED Accredited Professionals, integrates sustainability and wellness into every project. Collaborating with your stakeholders, we create pragmatic and ethical green design solutions that harmonize well-being, environmental care, and economic viability.

Our goal is to ensure that every project we embark on prioritizes environmental responsibility, energy efficiency, and social consciousness. We are well-versed in the complexities and challenges of sustainable design, we leverage our expertise and experience to create innovative and eco-friendly
spaces. Sustainability is integrated in our design from the first programming charettes to the opening day ribbon cutting, we sre committed to creating resilient, innovative and environmentally friendly spaces.

KRN Architecture offers sustainability services to help clients reach their goals in areas such as:

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