Establishing "Multifamily" for the Better
Establishing "Multifamily" for the Better

What makes New Orleans neighborhoods so great is the same things that make neighborhoods great around the world: variety.

While most of the country was busy zoning their neighborhoods into single-use enclaves of uniformity, New Orleans, as it does, was busy ignoring national urban planning trends and standards. In this case, it was a good call.

As a result, we have retained our multi-use, finer-grained urban fabric of building use and type, and have reaped the benefits, being a top choice to live, work and vacation for humans in general.

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Developer Guide, Construction & Permitting, Design Principles, Historic Projectsben allenmultifamily, missing middle, new orleans zoning, new orleans architects, new orleans commercial, new orleans residential, new orleans neighborhoods, new orleans mixed use, new orleans development, new orleans restoration, new orleans renovations, new orleans homes, zoning changes, urban development, URBAN PLANNING
Salvaged Architecture
Salvaged Architecture

Just because you are doing a gut renovation or constructing new, doesn’t mean you can’t incorporate salvaged materials. Trending or not, this design strategy has many benefits from the sustainable reuse of resources to getting a custom look for less. Applications of old elements with new construction are by nature unique to each project and will have many of your friends awed by your creativity!

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Design Principles, Historic Projects, SustainabilityKim Allenhistoric buildings, historic housing, salvaged, recycled, new orleans, architectural elements, fireplace mantles, wood windows, custom, custom homes, custom architecture, construction, residential architecture, residential development
Schematic Design Strategies for Historic Properties
Schematic Design Strategies for Historic Properties

In New Orleans, we have over 20 nationally-registered historic districts and 19 local historic districts. Any effort developing concepts in the planning phase needs to address the historic context of the neighborhood. The façade of the home does not only belong to the owner but it belongs to the city, to the neighborhood, and to the lovers of historic architecture who come from all over the world to New Orleans.

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BIM, Design Principles, Historic ProjectsKim Allennew orleans architects, new orleans construction, new orleans design, architecture, architects, design, queen anne home, queen anne, historic, historic buildings, history, schematic design, schematic planning, planning, massing, modeling, point cloud, 3d scanning, historic neighborhoods, new orleans homes, residential architecture, conceptual ideas, plans
Seven Weeks in Quarantine, Seven Projects
Seven Weeks in Quarantine, Seven Projects

We’ve been fortunate to be able to spend our quarantine working tirelessly on a number of great residential addition and renovation projects of many shapes and sizes. Here’s a quick update of what’s on the boards and what’s going up in the field - 1 project for each week of quarantine so far!

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Design Principles, Historic Projectsben allenStudio BKA Architectsnew orleans architects, new orleans design, new orleans homes, new orleans housing, new orleans architecture, new orleans neighborhoods, camelback, construction, renovations, addition, home addition, home design, architecture, louisiana architecture, louisiana life, restorations, historic tax credit, studio BKA, kim allen, ben allen, renderings, BIM