We build enduring ideas
David Kohn Architects is a London-based practice established in 2007, working internationally on arts, education and residential projects.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build enduring ideas. We want to make things that last, whether that be places or frameworks for thinking about the world we live in. We are interested in learning from the past to understand what we can do today that will build the best for the future.
Our Values
Our company’s values are openness, rigour and care: we are open to others, to new ideas and experiences; we have a rigorous design methodology and seek to maintain the highest professional standards and industry knowledge; we care about each other, about the environment, and about the people who live and work in our projects.
Our Clients
We pride ourselves on working closely with ambitious clients from across the globe and in multiple sectors. These include New College, University of Oxford, S.M.A.K. Museum of Contemporary Art, Ghent and developer Lendlease. Our private clients include fashion designer Jonathan Anderson, artist David Shrigley and developer Crispin Kelly.
Peer Recognition
We have built a reputation for the quality of our design, winning RIBA House of the Year, World Interior of the Year, Architect of the Year, RIBA, D&AD, Design Museum Designs of the Year, New London and Condé Nast awards. The practice was nominated for the Iakov Chernikov Award recognising ‘young masters of contemporary architecture for the best architectural concepts.’
Clients
Arcola Theatre
Austin Newport Group
Barbican Art Gallery
Baylight Properties
Birmingham City Council
Bistrotheque
Change Performing Arts
Design Museum
Euroboden
FACT Liverpool
Greater London Authority
ICA
Knight Dragon
Lake Estates
Lendlease
Living Architecture
LLDC
LB Harrow
LB Hounslow
LB Lewisham
LB Newham
New College, Oxford
Raven Row
Royal Academy of Arts
Sotheby’s
Stephen Friedman Gallery
Stuart Shave Modern Art
The Architecture Foundation
Thomas Dane Gallery
V&A
Wallpaper*
Wellcome Collection
Whitechapel Gallery
Collaborators
Gavin Wade
Celine Condorelli
Harold Offeh
Samara Scott
Sarah T. Silverwood
Nicola Singh
Gary Zhexi Zhang
David Shrigley
Eva Rothschild
Monster Chetwynd
Suzanne Blank Redstone
Yinka Shonibare
Pablo Bronstein
Oreet Ashery
Simon Fujiwara
Rosalind Nashashibi
Fiona Banner
Giles Deacon
Rory Chrichton