Archive for the ‘Interiors’ Category

HKS Los Angeles Places 2nd in Annual Charity Bowling Tournament

Friday, May 11th, 2012

HKS participated in the 3rd annual Charity Bowling Tournament sponsored by Haworth and Interior Office Solutions. The HKS team “Multiple Strikes” won 2nd place and $300 for the charity of their choice, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.

Fifteen teams of architecture firms, interior design firms and brokers took part in the event on April 24th at Bayshore Lanes in Santa Monica, and overall $1000 was raised for various charities. Jennifer Escudero, Alex Aujero, Glenn Barton, Mandy Flynn and Stella Kim from the Los Angeles office participated.  The team previously won third place last year, and is currently preparing for their first place win next year.

HKS Atlanta office – featured on Inhabitat.com

Friday, May 11th, 2012

The HKS Atlanta office renovation has been featured on the Inhabitat.com. The website is dedicated to the future of design and tracking innovations, technologies and materials that are pushing architecture and design towards a more sustainable future. HKS is recognized as a global architecture firm with a growing reputation for sustainable design. To add to our credentials, the office in Atlanta was awarded LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors.

Kudos to those who worked on this project!… our sustainable efforts are being recognized throughout the design community. See the link below for the full article, and more photos.

http://inhabitat.com/hks-atlanta-renovates-their-office-to-be-leed-gold-for-commercial-interiors/

Interior design for non-profits

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

As a designer, Lisa Adams is compelled to improve the lives of others. She is being recognized with a Spirit Award for her philanthropic efforts working with Design for Dignity (D4D) and will be honored at a ceremony on May 10 at Venue One in Chicago. More than 450 people throughout the Midwest are expected to attend.

click here to view the full article and video.

click here for more info on Designs for Dignity.

College Planning & Management Magazine frontpage features HKS Interiors project

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

 Universities around the nation are making huge strides in the design of their student facilities. College Planning & Management Magazine’s front page features the University of Central Florida’s Technology Commons I & II that breaks the mold of typical student technology labs. A design build effort by HKS and Charles Perry Partners, Inc., this multi-functional collaborative space is filled with some pretty cool technology, and has a design that invigorates the student mind. For more information, check out page 54 of this article.

How cool is this space? CBRE

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

An e-blast was recently sent to all of Shaw Contract’s email subscribers. Kudos to the HKS team who worked on this beautiful project. It is such a compliment to be featured in an e-blast for one of the industry’s most prominent flooring companies.  Check out the link below for more photos.

http://www.shawcontractgroup.com/Html/MarketSegmentsWorkplace

Innovative Hub Offers Latest Technology for Students, Staff

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

"A ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday marked the official opening of the center, which is now open for use."

UCF Technology Commons

“Learning at colleges and universities is being redefined by technology and is no longer confined to the classroom. The University of Central Florida recognizes the changes in student needs and developed the Technology Commons to provide students, faculty and staff with a resource center that fulfills their technological needs.”  quotes UCF Today. Check out this article featuring the recently completed renovation, designed by HKS.

Top 10 Design Tips to Dazzle Your Guests: The Guestroom Bathroom

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

From your first waking moment to lights out, the guestroom bathroom plays a pivotal role in setting the tone for a phenomenal guest experience.  This integral, multi-use space is the true hotel chameleon, serving as both mood-setter and pure function: a private, spa-like sanctuary and place to decompress, or a highly serviceable, get-in, get-out necessity.

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2011 IIDA Orange County Haute Couture Fashion Show

Friday, May 20th, 2011

HKS Architects, Inc. was honored by the IIDA at the 11th annual Orange County IIDA Haute Couture Fashion Show. The event was held April 21 at Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa, California. HKS won an award for “Best New Construction” for their Frank Lloyd Wright concept and dress design within the program’s theme “Form Follows Fashion.”

“Form Follows Fashion 2011” celebrates the most recognized and distinguished architects throughout history. Orange County’s interior design and architecture firms, independent designers and students competed in a runway showdown using only materials and finishes typically used in commercial interiors. All materials are donated by textile and furniture manufacturers. HKS’s fabrics were donated by Momentum Textiles and Archi.Txture.

The 11th Annual Haute Couture Fashion Show benefitted both the IIDA Southern California Chapter Student Scholarships Free Arts – a non-profit organization that integrates the healing and therapeutic power of the arts into the lives of children and youth, and Working Wardrobes – a non-profit Orange County organization that helps adults in crisis to confidently enter the workforce through career development and wardrobe services.

HKS LA Wins Third Place and $200 for Charity at Bowling Tournament!

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Team HKS (Highrollers Kan Strike) placed third among 15 teams at the Haworth-sponsored Charity Bowl bowling tournament last week. The third place finish awarded the team with a $200 donation to the children of Bantay Bata 163 in the Philippines.  Bantay Bata 163 is a child welfare organization that rescues and rehabilitates sick and abused children and also provides shelter, therapy and quality home care for rescued children unti they can be reunited with their families or referred to proper child-caring agencies.

The event was held at Bay Shore Lanes in Santa Monica, California on the evening of Tuesday, April 26. Haworth and ios sponsored the festivities. Glenn Barton, Jennifer Escudero and Michael Djajich from the HKS LA office participated.

Man Invents Machine to Convert Plastic into Oil

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010




I am sure there is a lot research and testing that needs to take place before this could be mass produced, but this is the kind of invention that could really change the world. It is fascinating to think that the answer could be that simple to a problem that effects every single person in the world.