Katrina Kostic Samen formed KKS in 2004, an award-winning design practice integrating strategy, design and thought leadership. We advise both major developers and occupiers in the financial, legal, insurance, media and corporate sectors across the world. Our innovative solutions are based on detailed research and experience working with occupiers and developers. Our goal is to create spaces that add value whilst integrating an enjoyable life and work balance – good design with ‘wow’.
Managing Partner
Three decades in commercial development and workplace design make Katrina uniquely qualified to offer strategic and design advice to business, rooted in an ‘inside-out’ architectural philosophy that puts the individual first.
Partner
Caroline advises major organisations on transformative workplace strategies. Harnessing the synergy between people, space and technology, her goal for each project is to create a high performance workplace experience that fosters cohesion, pride and effectiveness.
Caroline Pontifex
Senior Associate
With KKS since its foundation, Rebecca’s seamless practice administration ensures client value is delivered by project teams. Responsibilities include client management, project administration, human resources, facilities management and book-keeping.
Rebecca Eracleous
Senior Associate
Carl’s interior planning and design skills have been developed over 24 years across a wide range of industry sectors. Over his 8 years at KKS his insights regularly earn accolades for client service, speed of response and cost-effective solutions.
Carl Mitchell
Senior Associate
Dan’s strategic problem solving is informed by cutting-edge knowledge of workplace trends. With KKS since 2007, Dan provides leadership in the strategic team, focusing on marketing space planning, strategic briefing, space analysis, re-stacking and benchmarking.
Dan Gardner
Senior Associate
Athiná joined KKS in 2006 as Project Designer. Since then, her combination of design skills and technical expertise has been vital in the KKS approach to integrating design and strategy.
Athina Trapezountiou
Associate
From concept to construction all Natasha’s work is informed by inspirational choices, focussed on achieving maximum impact for value.
Natasha Cruder
Associate
A key strategic team member, Emma undertakes the development analysis, planning exercises and KKS Index benchmark evaluations that support KKS’s strategic advice.
Emma Kennedy
Associate
With 30 years’ technical experience across industry sectors, Keith is an invaluable asset in the KKS design team’s ability to deliver client aspirations through technical production and construction oversight.
Keith Goodwin
Associate
With over 20 years’ experience developing occupier strategies and their impact, Yetta’s role at KKS is essential in creating workplaces that deliver effective business performance.
Yetta Reardon Smith
KKS is female-led and the first commercial design studio to lead with occupier strategy rather than design. Katrina’s vision is to put the occupier – the human spirit – at the heart of everything she creates. This approach to treating people as individuals, supporting their talents and providing flexibility, so that all can flourish is evident throughout the office environment at KKS. We bring the human touch to our work, building client relationships and retaining employees through our insight and nurturing quality.
KKS at play
