BUILD Archtecture Awards 2025 Architecture is not merely about constructing buildings; it is about shaping and transforming the spaces where we live, work, and create. When a space reflects the goals, visions, and dreams of its user, true architectural excellence is achieved. Based in New York, Kimberly Brown Architecture is a rising architectural firm championing this philosophy, expertly weaving its clients’ stories into three dimensional spaces. We caught up with Kimberly Brown below, CEO, Founder, and Principal at Kimberly Brown Architecture, as the firm is named in the Architecture Awards 2025. Best Hospitality Architecture Practice 2025 – New York Contact Details: Contact: Kimberly Brown Company: Kimberly Brown Architecture Web Address: www.kba-nyc.com Kimberly Brown Architecture was founded in 2019 upon the principle that truly exceptional architectural design serves to create a built environment that directly enhances the lives of its inhabitants and its community. Headquartered in New York, this international firm serves an array of clientele, including restauranteurs, hoteliers, residential and commercial developers, universities and K-12 schools, sports teams, and residential homeowners, as well as both urban and rural communities of all sizes. The firm continually strives to stay ahead of the curve through its creative, intellectual approach to design and implementation. From live-work-play mixed-use projects to distinguished highend residential and commercial spaces, hospitality environments, and international transportation systems, the firm has developed a methodology proven to be systematic, efficient, and flexible: blending architecture, engineering, and cutting-edge research with its clients’ needs and ambitions. “We are driven by the desire to give an architectural voice to our clients, to create buildings that tell unique perspectives and diverse stories using cutting-edge technologies while respecting vernacular languages.” “We enjoy designing spaces for people to create and make things,” Kimberly told us. “We design co-working spaces for entrepreneurs, collaboration and isolation spaces for Silicon Valley coders, retreat spaces for New Yorkers and New York City tourists, and numerous intricate kitchens for signature chefs. Our residential projects include the tallest modular residential building, a yoga retreat in Paula, sustainable townhouses in Port Charlotte, and high-end modular houses in Sarasota. These thoughtfully designed spaces came as a result of our careful merging of programmatic needs, site consideration, and our clients’ narratives through site planning, problem solving, and the design process.” Kimberly explained that the first step to bringing a project to completion both on-time and on-budget is emphasising clear communication from the outset – to understand the unique scope, aspirations, and expectations on either side. To achieve this, the firm spends the first two months of the process conducting meetings to listen to, learn from, and understand each stakeholder within the project. The firm takes a comprehensive approach to project development, from program assessment through construction documents. As its Principal Architect, Kimberly is incredibly involved every step of the way - taking a hands-on, process-focused approach that enables a significant collaborative effort between the architect and client at the outset of each project. By maintaining a “lean and mean” team of individuals boasting exceptional qualifications, Kimberly ensures that clients receive the personal attention of a boutique practice combined with extensive technical building expertise. “It’s important to note that design excellence is not the same as design quality; we have found it useful to think clearly about the distinction between them to achieve both.” “With diverse, complementary backgrounds, the team brings an unusual depth and breadth of experience to a wide range of project types,” said Kimberly, “from contemporary mixed-use projects for dense urban sites to carefully curated interiors for everything from Class A office spaces to high-profile restaurants. This variety provides our clients with directly relevant project experience combined with multi-disciplinary problem-solving skills.” This exceptional team has been essential in Kimberly Brown Architecture’s continued success, playing an instrumental role in the completion of its projects. The firm has recently undertaken and completed a number of hospitality projects, including the design and architecture for an interior fit-our project of a downtown Manhattan restaurant, marking Wolfgang Puck’s entrance into the New York market; a ground-floor restaurant for Marcus Samuelsson in the Landmarked Starrett-Lehigh Building for RXR; and the design of The Chelsea Theatre at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Each of these projects required listening to the complex, specific needs of the client and identifying thoughtful approaches to turn their vision into reality. Moving forward, Kimberly told us the firm is excited to develop a sustainable, residential community on the hills that overlooks the Hudson River in upstate New York, as well as a new ten-story wellness hotel in Manhattan. We at BUILD magazine have no doubt that Kimberly Brown Architecture, named New York’s Best Hospitality Architecture Practice 2025, will continue to build upon its success and prosper in its mission of telling stories through spaces. AIM-May25022
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