Kritzinger + Rao
Aerial view of a K+R masterplan at dusk
Kritzinger + Rao — est. 2004 — Los Angeles

Everything we build
begins as a question.

K+R is an architecture, planning, and urban design studio — working across four continents, from a single building to an entire district.

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Studio

We don't start with a form. We start by asking why a place works — or why it doesn't — and design from the answer.

2004Founded, downtown Los Angeles
20+Cities, four continents
3Disciplines under one roof
Selected work

A studio's real work is mostly research. This is the part you can see.

Aerocity District, view 1 Aerocity District, view 2 Aerocity District, view 3
Master PlanNew Delhi, India

Aerocity District

Mixed-use · Transit-oriented2.1M m²
Kewen residential project
ResidentialPasadena, California

Kewen Residence

Private estate
Athens Park, view 1 Athens Park, view 2 Athens Park, view 3 Athens Park, view 4 Athens Park, view 5
Public RealmLos Angeles, California

Athens Park

Aquatic center · Public park
KAU Endowment, site plan KAU Endowment, view 1 KAU Endowment, view 2 KAU Endowment, view 3
InstitutionalJeddah, Saudi Arabia

KAU Endowment

King Abdulaziz University · Academic
Shixi, view 1 Shixi, view 2 Shixi, view 3 Shixi, view 4 Shixi, view 5
District PlanShixi, China

Shixi

Urban design
Physical design model
Design ModelStudio, Pasadena

Working the Problem, by Hand

Physical study models still run the studio
Practice
Architecture
Buildings carried from concept through construction detail.
Master Planning
Communities and districts, planned around how people move and gather.
Public Realm
Streets and open space, designed for daily use — not renderings.
Sustainable Communities
LEED and CalGreen thinking, built in from the first site plan.
Institutional
Civic, academic, and health-sciences work, built for the long term.
Reach

One studio in Los Angeles. Work on four continents.

Los Angeles· New Delhi· Mumbai· Nagpur· Shanghai· Guangzhou· Guiyang· Beijing· Dalian· Shenyang· Changchun· Qingdao· Hainan· Bangkok· Seoul· Dubai· Jeddah· Riyadh· Barbados· Cali· Guam· Palau

Studio

117 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91105

Contact

626.219.1785 krdesigninc.com

Studio hours

Monday – Friday
9:00 – 6:00 Pacific

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