Karina Kreth

We are a Buenos Aires-based Architecture and Design practice founded by architect Karina Kreth in 2009. The firm operates with a multidisciplinary team made up of experienced professionals from a wide-range of disciplines such as architecture, graphic design, art, carpentry and researchers.

We work with clients from both the private and public sectors allowing us operate across a variety of scales and typologies. We strive to transform, design, and build contemporary places to live, enjoy and work.

We think of Architecture as a cultural discipline with a practical purpose. We embrace our role in the constant transformation of the pre-existing. We design, project and conceptualize not only space, but also relationships. We focus on the human and urban dialogues that arise in the architectural practice.

Our Studio culture is open and dynamic. We are structured as a laboratory; starting from a place of not-knowing, removing assumptions, and gathering both objective and subjective data to put forward unexpected best proposals. At the center of a network of specialists in different fields, we coordinate expert and stakeholder visions through the lens of innovation and design, while negotiating the manifold factors that both constrain and define architecture.

We observe contemporary conventions to design spaces that address them consciously and emotionally. We understand art as an engagement tool that encourages thought and discussion. We work closely with clients and collaborators to foster new ideas, establish a common vision, and focus strategies for an enriched design process. We create a forum aimed towards defining a vision that respects the social, personal, and professional needs of each space, project, and client.