build (bild)-verb: to assemble, to construct, to mold, to shape, to form… to create.
At bKL Architecture, we are committed to designing projects that only enhance the contexts in which we build, responding to the needs of clients, users and surrounding communities, while anticipating future uses and desires.
Founded by Thomas Kerwin in 2010 with the support of James Loewenberg, bKL is a team of passionate designers and practitioners with expertise in a variety of markets and project types. We design sophisticated, inspiring spaces and structures that are timeless yet forward-thinking.
bKL Architecture’s open studio environment encourages a spirited exchange of ideas. Our culturally diverse team brings together a broad range of skills, experiences and backgrounds to create a vibrant atmosphere and design process. At the center of our process is a focus on in-depth analysis, intensive experimentation and collaboration. Our team designs projects that only enrich sites and cities around the world in which we build.
Team
![Danielle Tillman](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Danielle-Tillman-480x480.jpg)
Danielle Tillman
Managing Principal
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Tom-Kerwin-2-480x480-1502137111.jpg)
Thomas Kerwin
Founding Principal
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Angela-Spadoni-1-480x480-1605022276.jpg)
Angela Spadoni
Principal
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Jon-Gately-new-480x480-1504294029.jpg)
Jon Gately
Principal
![Juan Robles](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Juan-Robles-480x480-1551459152.jpg)
Juan Robles
Principal
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Charles-Hasbrouck-2-480x480-1502136462.jpg)
Charles Hasbrouck
Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Chris-Hurst-3-480x480-1623248118.jpg)
Chris Hurst
Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Eileen-Guevara-1-480x480.jpg)
Eileen Guevara
Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Isaac-Persley-480x480-1501857187.jpg)
Isaac Persley
Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Michael-Karlovitz-2-2-480x480-1658267204.jpg)
Michael Karlovitz
Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Michael-Rose-1-480x480-1517937235.jpg)
Michael Rose
Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Mihaela-Ianev-480x480-1515458907.jpg)
Mihaela Ianev-Cajigas
Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Paul-Schroeckenstein-480x480-1515459919.jpg)
Paul Schroeckenstein
Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Rux-Antea-480x480-1501857152.jpg)
Ruxandra Antea
Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Simon-Juska-new-480x480-1539037760.jpg)
Simon Juska
Director
![Srdjan Avram](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Srdjan-Avram-480x480.jpg)
Srdjan Avram
Director
![Brad McBride](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Brad-McBride-480x480.jpg)
Brad McBride
Associate Director
![Anne Karlovitz](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Anne-Karlovitz-480x480-1501858002.jpg)
Anne Karlovitz
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Chris-Bonarrigo-480x480-1545146472.jpg)
Chris Bonarrigo
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Debbie-Saad-480x480-1630504318.jpg)
Debbie Saad
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Eunkyu-Choi-480x480-1605023940.jpg)
Eunkyu Choi
Associate Director
![Fabianna Orlando](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Fabianna-Orlando-480x480.jpg)
Fabianna Orlando
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Kasia-Dabrowska-new-480x480-1513638484.jpg)
Kasia Dabrowska
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Lauren-Peterson-480x480-1545146754.jpg)
Lauren Schneider
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Leah-Raab-new-2-480x480-1502143277.jpg)
Leah Raab
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Lin-Kim-480x480-1554728413.jpg)
Lin Kim
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Meredith-Mcbride-480x480-1515459619.jpg)
Meredith McBride
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Olivia-Kempf-480x480-1545146950.jpg)
Olivia Kempf
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Ramona-Valeanu-480x480-1545147126.jpg)
Ramona Valeanu
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Runmin-Yu-2-480x480-1577746115.jpg)
Runmin Yu
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sanja-Trninic-480x480-1577741573.jpg)
Sanja Trninic
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Sonja-Janeva-480x480-1501856967.jpg)
Sonja Flint
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/vbakalova-web1-1-480x480-1686603066.jpg)
Veronika Bakalova
Associate Director
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Andrew-Tyson-2-480x480-1672248147.jpg)
Andrew Tyson
Associate
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Antonia-Ramos-Muniz-2-480x480-1672426972.jpg)
Antonia Ramos Muñiz
Associate
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Arianna-Wilkerson-2-480x480-1672427568.jpg)
Arianna Wilkerson
Associate
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Arturo-Villalpando-480x480-1545146372.jpg)
Arturo Villalpando
Associate
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Daniela-Sesma-480x480-1545146577.jpg)
Daniela Sesma
Associate
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Gigi-Garcia-3-480x480-1642518935.jpg)
Ghislaine Garcia
Associate
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Greg-Smolkovich-2-480x480-1642188107.jpg)
Greg Smolkovich
Associate
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Karolina-Snarskyte-2-480x480-1672428580.jpg)
Karolina Jeuk
Associate
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kevin-Kosciulek-480x480-1577741640.jpg)
Kevin Kosciulek
Associate
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Mike-Chang-2-480x480-1672429420.jpg)
Mike Chang
Associate
![](https://bklarchitecture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Phil-Shin-480x480-1545146995.jpg)
Philip Dongho Shin
Associate
Studio
Bisera Nestorovska
Clara Angel
Clarence George
Daniel Turel
Denise White
Estuardo Villatoro
Seniha Ozturk