Kirksey ARCHITECTURE

Houston Chronicle

The Houston Area Safety Council has broken ground on a safety training campus in Pasadena. Designed by Kirksey Architecture and to be completed in 2013 by Tellepsen Builders, the initial phase will include multiple buildings as part of a 67,000-square-foot campus... more

Texas Architect

Kirksey's Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA project is featured on the cover of the July/August issue of Texas Architect and appears in the "Healthcare and Wellness" section.

Houston Chronicle

Demand for office space in west Houston has developers scrambling to put buildings on the ground. They’re betting on continued strength in the energy sector, which has been driving the office market in this part of town. Most of the following buildings are p... more

Houston Chronicle

Granite Properties is planning a 200,000-square-foot office building just outside The Woodlands in anticipation of growing demand for office space…Granite's site is on Vision Park Boulevard just off I-45. Architecture firm Kirksey designed the eight-story b... more

Houston Chronicle

The deck near the Memorial Park Tennis Center has provided more than a spot to do post-run push-ups for the past 20 years or so..."Memorial Park is one of the greatest urban parks in the country. So many runners use it, I thought it might be good to redesign ... more

Houston Business Journal

The real estate arm of a large European conglomerate has selected Houston’s Energy Corridor as the site for its first U.S. office development. The Netherlands-based Stena Realty Group plans to break ground in six to nine months on the first of two Cla... more

Interiors & Sources

Although designers and architects typically don’t select the art for public projects, they do have a say. Here’s how to ensure the artwork chosen for your next project complements your final design. Kirksey's Brian Malarkey and Gary Machicek pro... more

ARCHITECT

The new 115,000-sf Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA replaces the former 1941 facility (after feasibility studies concluded replacement was the best solution) and serves the needs of a revitalizing downtown. The design incorporates elements from the original structure and gr... more

URBAN LAND

Ten community/recreation centers model design strategies and partnerships for strengthening communities.

These days, recreation centers go far beyond simply offering fitness classes and equipment, swimming pools, and basketball courts. Contemporary facilities oft... more

PSYCHIATRIC NEWS

The architecture of the new Menninger Clinic in Houston reflects and enhances the clinic’s philosophy about patient care. The Menninger Clinic, long at the center of American psychiatry—geographically and otherwise—completed its shift from Topeka,... more

RealEstate BISNOW (HOU)

How bittersweet. Construction costs troughed over the past year and are on the rise, according to a recent study by Kirksey. Here’s Kirksey’s Scott Wilkinson, Randy Thomas, and Jim Dietzmann, who lead the commercial team and contributed to t... more

RealEstate BISNOW (HOU)

AIA Houston and the Architecture Center Houston Foundation transformed the GRB into a park-like setting for their annual gala...Two awards were presented, the 2012 Ben Brewer Young Architect Award and the 2012 Firm of the Year...Carolyn Brewer (wife of Ben B... more

Houston Business Journal

A number of energy-related companies are expected to move forward with building projects in the near future, according to an annual survey of leading general contractors conducted by Kirksey. In addition, the cost of constructing commercial buildings in Hou... more

Texas Architect

Kirksey's Clean Line Energy Partners project was featured in the Interiors Portfolio of the  May/June 2012 issue of Texas Architect, page 72.

Houston Chronicle

A high-end office development is being planned in the Energy Corridor...The first phase - a 20-story tower designed by the Kirksey architecture firm - is expected to break ground this fall. The 530,000-square-foot building will have a nine-level free-standing park... more

Real Estate BISNOW (HOU)

St. Vincent de Paul, the church and school, is about to launch renovations and expansion. The main focus: Make room for more students to the tune of one class per grade for several years. (That's a lot of future altar servers.) St. Vincent’s orig... more

ENR Texas & Louisiana

Good talent breeds talent. For the 2012 edition of ENR Texas & Louisiana's annual Top 20 Under 40 list, we feature young professionals who represent a broad spectrum of the industry. Brian Richard turned his long-time interest in science into an archit... more

Houston Business Journal

Noble Energy Inc. signed a lease for a 497,000-square-foot, former Hewlett Packard Co. building, with plans to consolidate employees from several locations into the new headquarters in northwest Houston...Kirksey Architecture is redesigning the interior of ... more

Athletic Business

The 2011 Athletic Business® Facility of Merit™ awards were recently selected by a panel of sports and recreation facility architects during two days of judging in Chicago. The Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA is a recipient. The awards were presente... more

CultureMap Houston

Green views of the Waterwall: Skanska's new Galleria office tower is designed to eco wow...As plans continue for light rail service along Post Oak, lead architects Julie Hendricks and Bob Inaba of Kirksey Architecture concentrated on creating pedestrian-friendly ... more

Houston Chronicle

After almost two years of planning, construction on a 20-story office building in the Galleria area will begin within a few weeks, a developer said Monday...The building, designed by architecture firm Kirksey, will contain 12 stories of offices atop an eight-story... more

Houston Chronicle

As the saying goes, Kristen Johnson isn't from Texas, but she got here as fast as she could. The Canadian juggled dual citizenship for a few years and had a fling with Alaska, but after moving to Houston in 1984, Johnson has settled down. An associate interior des... more

NEWH Magazine | The Hospitality Industry Network

As one of only four salons in the U.S. that carries the Shu Uemura products and name, the owners of Houston's Azur West salon wanted a "very European-contemporary salon that you would not think belonged in Texas," explains ... more

Downtown Houston Magazine

With downtown residential space growing in appeal, a renovation of Houston House comes just in time...Smash-cut to 2010, when Houston House began a comprehensive and posh renovation by Houston-based Kirksey Architects. The renovation reflects the building'... more

Athletic Business

...When the YMCA of Greater Houston made a commitment to both renovate existing facilities and build new ones, all with prominent new chapels, Kirksey Architecture was hired to oversee the transition...

HOUSTON Magazine

Extreme Makeover | As the Houston House high-rise debuts its new look, four young designers flaunt fab pads (including Kirksey's very own Kristen Johnson). Dowtown's 31-story midcentury mod Houston House reveals its head-to-toe, $10 million renovation this mon... more

Houston Business Journal

Face to Face with John Kirksey

Sit down with John Kirksey for a few minutes, and it quickly becomes evident why his Houston-based architectural firm has a strong focus on environmental design.

Student Housing Business

Traditional residence halls are anything but traditional today. Colleges and universities are getting away from building dormitories with long, uninterrupted hallways filled with door after door and one lounge per floor. They are calling on architects and d... more

Houston Chronicle

...Responding to customer demands, new supermarkets in general are being designed to operate more efficiently and older ones are being renovated with environmental extras, said Brian Malarkey, who leads the EcoServices group at Houston architecture firm Kirksey. H... more

Houston Business Journal

Long before “LEED” became a buzzword in the construction world, a number of industry professionals envisioned a more sustainable world. Simply put, they were green when green wasn’t cool. Brian Malarkey of Kirksey was interviewed as a forw... more

ENR Texas & Louisiana: SnapShot

The new 41,000-sq-ft Texas Dept. of Public Safety crime lab was constructed in northwest Houston by Satterfield & Pontikes Construction and designed by Kirksey Architecture. Building information modeling was used to model and coordinate the s... more

Ultimate Fort Bend

Himalaya Herbal Healthcare, a longtime resident of Houston’s Westchase Business District, broke ground in April on its new LEED Gold Certified, eco-friendly business office, warehouse and training center in Sugar Land...partnered with internationally known,... more

Houston Business Journal

Houston-area commercial construction costs have held steady over the past year, according to an annual report by the Kirksey architecture firm. Some materials and transportation costs are starting to rise, but competition for jobs among general contractors ... more

Recreation Management

Welcome to our Ninth Annual Innovative Architecture & Design Awards. In this special section, we'll give you a tour through some outstanding new and renovated recreation, sports and fitness facilities from across the United States.

Real Estate BISNOW (HOU)

Houston Metro Urology celebrated the construction of its new 28k SF facility at 4219 Richmond. We found GC O’Donnell Snider’s Randy O’Donnell and Trey Snider bracketing Kirksey’s Debbie Phillips, Transwestern’s Bobbie Bozarth, ... more

Ultimate Woodlands

...Norrell and Palermo have been working with Kirksey Architecture to develop the plan that will transform the 69,000-square-foot building into a town hall with public meeting space, conference rooms and offices for staff members. ... "We've been impressed w... more

Houston Business Journal

... Menninger tapped Houston firms Kirksey Architecture to design the complex and Tellepsen Builders as its general contractor. The campus’ first phase will include an inpatient specialty psychiatric hospital, a research center, administrative buildin... more

Houston Chronicle

New facilities at Traditions Club give Aggies' spirit a luxurious home.  Houston-based architect Kirksey Architects worked with environmental specialists Redding Linden Burr on geothermal exchange to create a "green" clubhouse.

Building Design + Construction

by Kirksey's Julie Hendricks and Kapil Upadhyaya

There’s lots of talk about zero energy as the next big milestone in green building. Realistically, how close are we to this ambitious goal? At this point, the strategies required to get to... more

Houston Business Journal

The office building at 717 Texas in downtown Houston has become the first Texas skyscraper to achieve LEED Platinum certification for existing buildings. Hines was successful in earning the designation with the help of Houston architecture firm Kirksey.
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Houston Business Journal

The only Houston home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is up for sale. The Kirksey-Meyers architecture firm [now Kirksey] designed the addition to compliment Wright's original bluepirnts.

Houston Chronicle

Houston House getting makeover: 31-story apartment tower to get $10 million renovation...The renovations, designed by the Kirksey architecture firm, will modernize each of the 396 apartments, the resident-amenity floor, the lobby and building exterior.

CYVIZ Newsletter

Kirksey Architecture Enhances Project Collaboration: In 2008, Kirksey, a Houston architecture firm, purchased a 2-Channel Cyviz Bizwall. Since then, the Bizwall has revolutionized how meetings are conducted at the firm allowing for more efficient and productive wor... more

Houston Business Journal

The 715,500-square-foot Life Science Plaza is the largest LEED Gold-CS certified building in the Texas Medical Center. Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. provided project and building management services and coordinated with Kirksey Architects to gain the LEED Gold-CS... more

Texas Construction

Enrollment keeps university jobs on books...Kirksey Architecture wove interior and exterior spaces at A&M’s Agricultural Headquarters Building to best portray the agricultural experience.

Texas Real Estate Business

Designers talk shop about the future of architecture in Texas. TREB sat down with Kirksey's Scott Wilkinson and two other architects active throughout the state to talk about the current market and the impact of the economic downturn on development.

Texas Architect

Brian Malarkey, AIA, of Kirksey in Houston is among nine honorees in this year’s list of AIA “Young Architects.” The Young Architects Award is given to individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the prof... more

Parking Today

by Jennifer Walker, Jeff Chapman, and Julie Hendricks

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Houston Chronicle

Law firm moves to a new home...Kirksey Architects designed Dobrowski's interior space with contemporary lines, incorporating dark wood and textured stone features.

Texas Real Estate Business

“When the USGBC started out, their mission was to transform the marketplace — the accreditation program being one of the pieces...If you think about it, that’s what they did in the most amazing, effective way by getting everyone invol... more

Southwest Contractor

Golden Nugget addition injects economic stimulus into downtown. The 25-story Rush Tower is the first new hotel tower in years for downtown Las Vegas.

Texas Architect

The Kirksey design team successfully balanced energy, sophisticated client requirements, and ample daylight and visual connections to the exterior in this new glass-wrapped Eye Institute.

Texas Construction

Galveston Island’s Palisade Palms high-rise project recently celebrated a topping out.

Texas Real Estate Business

Current trends in the commercial real estate market. Interview with Bob Inaba, AIA, director of design, and Scott Wilkinson, AIA, commercial team leader, of Kirksey Architecture.

Texas Construction

Redeveloping urban core and mixed-use projects continue to show payoff.

Houston Chronicle

Amid a tough environment for car sales, Houston-based Gulf States Toyota, affiliate of Friedkin Cos., is developing a 16-acre corporate headquarters in west Houston to consolidate 600 employees.

Houston Business Journal

The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa has completed a $7.1 million guest room renovation that features energy-efficient updates. The renovation work was overseen by Houston-based Kirksey architecture.

The Facts

Brazosport College regents approved contracts with Kirksey Architecture to design the Byron and Sandra Sadler Health Professions and Science Building and the Dow Academic Center.

Houston Chronicle

Warm hues, rich fabrics and wood furniture set a residential tone in the newly renovated rooms of The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa in the Galleria area.

Houston Chronicle

An uplifting gift for downtown Y - A major gift from the Tellepsen family will pave the way for a new building around the corner from the old one; The Houston-based Kirksey architecture firm designed the structure, which will have more than 100,000 square feet and... more

Houston Chronicle

Many of the winners of the recently announced American Institute of Architects Houston 2007 Design Awards have gone green with recycled materials, energy-saving features and designs that respect surroundings and tradition.

R&D Magazine

Janelia Farm Research Campus embodies flexible lab design and fosters a culture of science.

Environmental Design + Construction

Satterfield & Pontikes (1100 Equity Drive) earns an honorable mention in ED+C's Excellence in Design Awards.

Texas Real Estate Business

Texas’ newest multifamily developments are bringing unique living options to the state’s high-growth areas. Throughout Texas, 2007 promises to be another productive year for the multifamily market. From Houston north to Dallas, new and... more

Stone World

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus in Virginia was created to establish a new standard for scientific research and exchange, and Basaltina flooring is a main component of the facility's design.

Architectural Record

A critical mass of building information modeling projects demonstrates the technology's benefits and its potential for redefining practice

Houston Chronicle

"Building green," a catch-all for environmentally smart and region-specific construction, is the buzz phrase in contemporary architecture.