Wow, can you believe it?! It’s been 15 years since Kevin Koernig took the leap to entrepreneurship, launching Studio K2, after many years designing for landmark projects while at larger, established firms. Kevin started his venture into entrepreneurship with an office on the second floor of Union Station, before its redevelopment. We are still in LoDo today, in a 160-year-old building near the 16th Street Mall. For years Kevin worked in corporate firms on large milestone projects like airports, courthouses, university buildings and government institutions, some with budgets up $500 million.
Since then, we have carved out a niche for SK2, breathing new life into buildings such as the Saddlery Building, 2801 Welton, and uniquely Denver spaces such as the Blake Street Tavern. We’ve also grown a national restaurant practice designing PF Chang’s, True Foods and many other gathering spaces, as well as multifamily projects, corporate headquarters and indoor agricultural facilities. In the last 15 years, we’ve helped more than 600 projects become reality with the help of 23 current and former employees and the many others involved on project teams. Now we enter a new chapter as Geneva Kowalski has taken over as majority shareholder. It is rewarding to see a second generation of ownership develop. Here’s to the next 15 years. Thank you to all our wonderful clients for your continued support.