STUDIO K JOLESZ is an architectural design and interiors studio based out of Portland, OR, led by Klara Jolesz. We believe highly in collaboration and a hands on approach, taking design beyond the two dimensional by working on-site and in the field with contractors and craftsmen. We are fueled by research and responsibility, and an understanding that the old paves way for the new.
WE BELIEVE IN :
HISTORIC PRESERVATION,
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY,
COLLECTING VINTAGE,
RECLAIMING AND REUSING,
HONORING TRADITIONAL METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION,
WORKING WITH LOCAL ARTISTS, ARTISANS AND CRAFTSMEN OVER BIG BOX SUPPLIERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
THAT QUALITY ARCHIECTURE SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL,
THAT OUR ROLE IS TO BETTER spaces into compelling environments,
IN overturning traditional ideas about materials, function, and economic relationships
ADVOCATING FOR THE LESS IS MORE APPROACH.
SUSTAINABILITY THAT GOES BEYOND A CERTIFICATE,
ARCHITECTURE THAT CAN BE AFFORDABLE AND EQUITABLE,
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO INNOVATE AND BE MORE Intentional IN WHAT WE BUILD.
THAT even the smallest act of architecture should be MEANINGFUL.
BA Creative Writing and Film USC
AWARDS:
THESIS PRIZE (2013), ARCHITECTURE'S INAUGURAL ARCC KING MEDAL (2013)
