KAP Studios is a custom architecture firm that creates exceptional residential, commercial and multi-use spaces through a collaborative, bespoke process

  • Co-Founder, CEO, Los Angeles

    Enthusiastic and approachable, Michael develops strong collaborative relationships with city developers to address built environment needs in a strategic and holistic way.

    Michael has led residential, office, workplace, hotel and hybrid projects in Los Angeles and in London for clients including Nobu, AEG, and Wylan James. Always alert to the functional possibilities of ‘left over spaces’, he is skilled at creating unexpected moments of joy within a design through simple, cost-effective interventions.

    Michael runs the LA Studio and leads on the strategic design approach of our US projects. His approach combines creative concepts with a clear understanding of clients’ needs, site-specific constraints, zoning, codes and entitlements.

    His keen sense of economic viability means he is able to advise clients on the best ways to unlock the potential of both sites and buildings to maximize value, exceeding the brief to respond positively to the local built environment.

  • Co-Founder, Head of Global Strategy

    Ben collates KAP’s worldwide design experience, translating lessons learnt from projects, clients and cities as diverse as Bucharest, Moscow, Cairo, Palm Springs and Milan to inform future design strategy.

    Ben is excited by fresh thinking, and the new opportunities that often emerge from tackling project constraints in a creative and open-minded way.

    Working on some of the studio’s largest projects, Ben uses his expertise and commercial acumen to assess brief, budget, commercial constraints and context and make key decisions as to how a building will ultimately contribute to its context, both locally and city-wide.

    Ben has over 20 years experience of working on complex and large scale urban projects and is a founder of successful London based practice Ben Adams Architects. His work demonstrates architectural and commercial consistency, with projects that are individually distinctive and the result of bespoke thinking rather than formulaic solutions.

  • Co-Founder, CEO, London

    Leni has an exceptional talent for conceptualizing new buildings, bringing a visionary spark to every project she works on, often in world cities with unique context. Her experience ranges from designing a 400,000sqm neighbourhood in central Bucharest, to mixed-use developments in Los Angeles, to a new concept for boutique shopping malls in Cairo. She has also led a number of high density residential projects in London.

    Working at a wide range of scales, Leni is as committed to the quality of a masterplan as to the crafting of the smaller spaces within an individual home. She is an agile and adaptable designer, skilled at reconciling often conflicting needs and balancing creativity with constraints.

    Leni runs the London KAP studio developing business opportunities all over the world, including London, Moscow, Bucharest and Cairo. She is a creative team leader, providing insightful and pragmatic design direction at the outset of each project and through to project realisation.

Creating great spaces to live, work and thrive.

How we design

We bring our playful and unpretentious nature together with a deep understanding of how to deliver commercially viable projects. We strike the balance between form and artistry, buildability and beauty.

Good design can only be judged by how a building will function, and the role it plays within the larger context. To help create the modern global city, we consider density and sustainability at the same time as beatuy, practicality and efficiency.

We do this all with thoughtful consideration of our clients’ budget, timing, and business goals, and bring a solutions-oriented mindset to each stage of development. 

Where we work

With offices in Los Angeles and London, our perspective is both global and hyper-local. We deliver results to each client with the confidence of our 20+ years of world-class architecture, as well as a deep understanding of the principles that underlie each city’s unique processes for planning and construction.

You can find our buildings in the USA, UK, Europe and all across the world.