“We believe that true sustainability lies in the pursuit of the essential – minimal solutions that prioritise only what matters.”
KB&Co challenges conventional thinking to explore design solutions that are more appropriate, relevant and cost-effective. By focusing equally on present needs and future impacts, we tailor our approach to each unique context, ensuring sustainable outcomes that reduce complexity and enhance value.
Design, for us, begins with seeking clarity and ends in purposeful minimalism.
We sit between clients and architects, not to moderate, but to provoke, to challenge and to connect. We ask what is really needed, what should be left behind and what is worth pushing further.
Ours is a duty of care, to the brief, the process and the future. We stay close, we think critically and we care deeply, because we believe that good projects don’t just happen. They are made through intention, tension and trust.
Website ethos
Our website is designed with the same care we bring to our projects – respectful of context, resources and experience. It is intentionally simple, light in data, clear in structure and energy efficient. A restrained black and white palette, one typeface and minimal variation in size reflect our focus on essentials – thoughts, ideas and experience.| Project Name | Client | Architect | Location | |
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| Masai Mara Conservation Centre | Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy | DCS+Architects | Kenya | |
| IBA (Icolo e Bengo) | Ministério dos Transportes de Angola | Foster + Partners | Angola | |
| EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Expansion | EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg | Nordic Office of Architecture + PCA-STREAM | France | |
| Perth Airport New Terminal | PAPL (Perth Airport Pty Ltd) | Woods Bagot + Nordic Office of Architecture | Australia | |
| Google Antara | SOMA/SMA | Mexico | ||
| Google IPT | Brasil Arquitetura | Brazil | ||
| Athens International Airport | Athens International Airport | Nordic Office of Architecture + PCA-STREAM | Greece |
Masai Mara Conservation Centre
Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy
DCS+Architects
Kenya
IBA (Icolo e Bengo)
Ministério dos Transportes de Angola
Foster + Partners
Angola
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Expansion
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
Nordic Office of Architecture + PCA-STREAM
France
Perth Airport New Terminal
PAPL (Perth Airport Pty Ltd)
Woods Bagot + Nordic Office of Architecture
Australia
Google Antara
SOMA/SMA
Mexico
Google IPT
Brasil Arquitetura
Brazil
Athens International Airport
Athens International Airport
Nordic Office of Architecture + PCA-STREAM
Greece
Journal
The Bartlett, UCL – ‘Constructing Realities’ Lecture Series
When addressing sustainability, we seem to be in a period of chasing words in design: ‘zero carbon’, ‘timber is good, concrete is bad’, ‘photovoltaics’, ‘health and well-being’. These have become the go-to vocabulary of our time, often replacing real thought and reflection. In our design process and efforts to deliver environmentally responsive design solutions, have we lost the power of observation and the culture of discussion and debate? Are we now simply presenting individual work only for the architects to abstract what seems of interest, rather than engaging in genuine exchange and collaboration.
Klaus will share his thoughts on the current state of sustainability in his lecture at The Bartlett, reflecting on how architecture works best when it is integrated, when structure, environment and human experience are conceived as one.
First Collaboration with Lacaton Vassal
Our collaboration with Lacaton & Vassal Architects, Pritzker Architecture Prize laureates, facilitated through Atmos Lab, is grounded in a shared vision that values transformation over new build. Centred on a confidential project in Paris, with future opportunities in Italy, the partnership reflects a belief that sustainability begins with respect for what already exists, changing only what is necessary and extending through selective intervention.
Lacaton & Vassal’s philosophy of renewal rather than demolition aligns with our own commitment to simplicity, integrity and care for place. Our role as KB&Co on these projects is to bring environmental and technical intelligence into the design process, challenging conventional thinking and norms and supporting teams in exploring how climate-responsive design can enhance spatial freedom and everyday comfort, creating architecture that is adaptive, resilient and of its place.
Perth Airport – competition win
We are delighted to share the news of our successful competition win for the Perth Airport Terminal Extension in Western Australia, led by Woods Bagot with Nordic Office of Architecture, Architectus, WSP and others. With a total investment of more than AU$5 billion, the new development will integrate international and domestic terminals, aprons and taxiways into a single, seamless passenger experience.
KB&Co, as Sustainability Consultant working alongside Cundall, will support the wider design team, particularly the architects, in integrating passive design strategies and resource-efficient systems within the terminal, aligned with a 5 Star Green Star rating and ISC (Infrastructure Sustainability Council) Silver/Gold certification.