History

Located in downtown Anchorage, Kumin Associates, Inc. (KAI) is an architecture, planning and interior design firm with over 30 years experience in all regions of Alaska.  The firm works in the Pacific Northwest, the Russian Far East, Greenland and in Antarctica as well.  Now one of Alaska's most diverse architectural firms, the in-house team includes 12 registered architects supported by intern architects, drafters, interior designers and administrative staff.  Services include facility programming, master-planning for sites and buildings, architecture and interior design and construction management.  The firm enjoys challenges and is routinely takes on “forensic” assignments, searching for solutions to difficult problems.

KAI’s experience covers a broad range of project type and location.  Notable projects include the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Nicholas Joseph Begich Middle and Denali Elementary Schools in Anchorage and over fifty-five schools in every region of Alaska, the Bill Sheffield Rail Depot at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and twenty-seven different projects for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica.

Current KAI Alaskan projects range over the entire state, from Ketchikan in the south, to Toolik Camp on the North Slope, King Cove in the Aleutians and the new Norton Sound Regional Hospital on the Bering Peninsula.  Current projects in Anchorage include Bartlett High School Remodel Phases III – IV, and the Anchorage Museum Expansion.

The firm was an early proponent of alternate delivery methods such as design / build, and continues to find ways to deliver projects that meet owners’ expectations with a minimum of drama.

Philosophy

KAI has been recognized, for outstanding design, by such groups as the American Institute of Architects, the American Association of School Administrators, The Governors Committee for Employment of the Handicapped, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Awards have focused on overall design excellence as well as energy efficiency, accessibility, and other innovative responses to design issues. Projects include a broad range of facility types – hotels, parking facilities, fisheries industry, research centers, industrial buildings, schools, office buildings, skilled care facilities, community centers, multi-family housing, senior housing, and fire stations. These projects encompass new, remodeled, and renovated construction. Kumin Associates, Inc. (KAI) is dedicated to bringing quality design solutions to a vast array of public facilities and private projects. Our work must not only seek design excellence, but also result in facilities that perform well in our demanding climate. We maintain one goal as paramount to continued success – serve each client with sound design solutions that meet their needs specifically.