Based out of Los Angeles CA, KAA Design is an award-winning, leading-edge, residential design firm led by Founding Partner Grant C. Kirkpatrick, FAIA, and Partner Duan H.M. Tran, AIA.  With a talented team of over 30 experienced multidisciplinary designers, the firm brings a unique level of specialization towards design-forward endeavors.

KAA Design’s work is the result of an intimate and highly collaborative design process alongside each discerning client.  With an integrated architecture and landscape architecture expertise, the firm brings a design philosophy that is founded on the importance of marrying each client’s program and lifestyle with the unique characteristics offered by the site.

To enhance the client’s design experience, the firm utilizes a design technology platform that leverages several high-end visualization tools such as 3D print modeling, photorealistic renderings, video animations, and virtual reality during the process.

Over the past 30 years, KAA Design has won numerous AIA awards in the categories of design. The firm’s work has also been extensively published in several media outlets including Architectural Digest, Interiors, Luxe, Ocean Home, House Beautiful, Coastal Living, Sunset Magazine, The New York Times, The LA Times, and The Robb Report. Several monographs have been published on the firm’s design philosophy and work, most recently California Contemporary.

With significant residential commissions now in Aspen, Las Vegas, Washington DC, Hawaii, the Bahamas, and Dubai, KAA Design continues to extend its Southern California roots to further advance the very best aspects of the California lifestyle through contemporary architecture and design.