Architectural services include design, preparation of construction documents, and construction administration. Architects also provide a wide variety of services including feasibility studies, architectural programming and project management.Our comprehensive architectural services include conceptual and schematic design, design development and construction documentation, assisting with contractor bidding and/or negotiating and construction contract administration. Architecture embodies all we touch. And we are a combination of artists and tacticians, imagining, coordinating and creating some of the world’s most iconic places.
We combine global reach with a tremendous local touch. Our commitment to our communities allows us to effectively navigate local regulatory approval processes from platting subdivisions to zoning and permitting. We also handle issues of site analysis, access, circulation, parking, urban design, local development guidelines and placemaking. It’s the entire picture. Always.
We stretch the design boundaries daily, but always with a practical guide. Our highly experienced in-house team of structural engineers consistently communicates with the architectural team to ensure structural considerations are incorporated into designs from day one. This close cooperation translates into buildings that simply work.
Whatever you imagine, we can create. Our in-house creative studio brings an entirely different dimension to HKS. We help you envision and we incorporate your brand, developing award-winning materials. We take the visual to a new level.Sustainability is infused into all that we touch. We build energy simulation models early in our process to help inform decisions made in our design studios. Our approach is collaborative and integrated, focused on conserving resources, achieving energy independence, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and effectively improving your bottom line.