OKW’s core mission is to reimagine, reinvent, and reposition the built environment. A core part of that commitment involves bringing ingenuity to each challenge, drawing on our past experience and design acumen to steer our clients through their projects.

As experts across building types and sizes, OKW is a strategic partner for many organizations across industries. With our diversity of thought and expertise, we can elevate any project, from retail to hospitality, corporate, institutional, and housing. On this page you’ll find a collection of specific insights, which focus on unique situations or typologies that have sharpened our planning and design skills.

LINKS, LIFESTYLE, & LEGACY

OKW on the Club world, trends, and best practices

SENIOR LIVING: TODAY AND TOMORROW

Drawing on nearly every other sector in very unique ways is the modern senior living experience

Six RENOVATIONS FOR TODAY’S CLUBS

A look into common renovations that have greatly improved our clients’ facilities and earned acclaim from their members

3D architectural scanning

Accurate, relevant, and cost-effective

CHANGING THE GAME

How OKW helped a global cycling manufacturer establish a bespoke retail presence nationwide

DESIGNING TO A SITE

A tale of two multifamily developments

Adding value to aging assets

New life and use in large, abandoned structures
with OKW Partner Travis Bridges AIA

THE MODERN FOOD HALL

OKW President Andy Koglin AIA sits down with Skender to ask: are food halls a passing trend, or here to stay?