our leadership
KPA is lead by a team of industry professionals who are passionate about providing best-in-class design and delivery services to our clients. When it comes to retail design, our award-winning, 60-person firm has worked on some of the biggest names in the industry. From concept to completion, we guide you through the process and create spaces that speak to your brand and bring it to life.
Ken Park
Founding Principal
Robert Yuricic
Principal
Trevor Pollard
Principal - LA
Ed Randolph
Operations Director
Christine Fiorella
Director of Design
Sonny Thio
Senior Director
Antonio Rodriguez
Director, Special Projects
Ryan Reiter
Director of Projects
Kate Kim
Senior Deign Manager
Andreas Karales
Senior Project Manager
Ken Yap
Senior Project Manager
Jesse Wengrow
Senior Project Manager
What We Do
We understand retail like no one else. Our expertise is born out of a deep understanding of what it takes to make retails spaces unforgettable and a passion to create them. Our unmatched understanding of the language of commercial spaces allows us to create designs that not only look stunning but also drive retail success.
ADVISE
With our broad connections and experience in the marketplace, we see trends as they are emerging and enjoy aligning our insights with our clients’ needs to give them a competitive advantage. We strive to translate our clients’ strategies into appropriate design and architectural solutions.
- Strategy and Ideation
- Competitor Benchmarking
- Customer Journey Mapping
- Leed certification
- Sustainable strategy and design coordination
- Test Fits and Options
- Utilization of available data to define appropriate solutions to shape customer behavior
PLAN
Our team has years of real estate planning strategy from site selection and evaluation to the adaptive re-use and repositioning of an asset.
- Site Planning and Master Planning
- Space Planning + Store Planning
- Adaptive re-use
- Entitlements and Feasibility Studies
- Programming and visioning
ARCHITECTURE
Place making is at the core of all successful mixed-use environments and retail, entertainment and dining play a vital role to bring energy to public spaces. We understand that and are abe to find the right balance of elements.
- Mixed-use
- Shopping Centers
- Retail Flagships and Standalone stores
- Commercial Office
INTERIORS
Creating a sense of place and memorable experiences comes down to the details of texture, color, lighting and style. With years of experience across many brands we know what works. Our attention to detail also ensures that the design stands the test of time.
- Custom Furniture design
- Curated furniture specification
- Casework, Millwork and Fixture Design
- Lighting Design Strategy
- Design + Experience Attributes
- Materials and finishes
- Visual Merchandizing
- Digital integration and strategies
MANAGE
More than anything, a successful project comes down to delivering the project seamlessly on time and on budget and our team works tenaciously to stay on track and anticipate potential challenges. Years of experience, good due diligence, great relationships and outstanding communication have given us the reputation of industry leaders at project delivery. Another way we stay on track is by understanding the desired outcomes of a project and providing ongoing guidance and prioritization to maintain overall quality and intent.
- Site Survey
- Code and ADA Compliance Review
- Permitting
- Cost Management
- Construction Documents
- Data Analytics Analysis
- Program Management
- Tenant Design Criteria Creation
- Jurisdiction Due Diligence Research / Code Review
- Maintaining project vision based on priorities
- Hands on construction administration
License & Geographical Reach
For brands and developers that need a single architecture and construction partner to design, permit, and oversee store construction and roll-outs nationally and internationally, KPA is licensed in 44 US states except North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming and Alaska*. Through NCARB reciprocation, KPA is eligible to receive licensure in those states upon request. KPA is also licensed in 4 Canadian provinces including Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario. and has provided services for projects in Vietnam, South Korea.
United States
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Missouri
Nevada
New York
New Mexico
New Jersey
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennesee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
our clients
We are proud of the partnerships we have built with our clients delivering thoughtful and impactful design solutions that achieve their business goals. Our dedication to understanding our clients’ brand stories and translating them into immersive consumer experiences motivates us to imagine new opportunities, create innovative ideas and develop approaches to meet today’s ever-evolving industry challenges.