Firm Description
Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, Architects, DPC is one of New York’s most highly regarded full-service architecture/interior architecture design firms. We have an outstanding portfolio of commercial and residential interior architecture projects, new residential and commercial buildings, and hospitality and historic preservation projects that keep us in demand among top clients internationally. We approach every project with a spirit of shared ideas and free-flowing collaboration among all sectors to achieve the best design possible on any scale.
Founded in 1995, the firm has completed work on 50 million square feet of space. Our Corporate client roster includes Allianz Global Investors, Silverstein Properties, The Durst Organization, Tishman Speyer Properties, Kushner Companies etc. Some of our Residential clients include Equity Residential, and AvalonBay Communities Inc. We also have numerous Hospitality projects like Hyatt International as well as such prestigious commissions as The Beekman Hotel and Residences. Our public sector projects primarily commissioned by the City of New York include the restoration and design of the lobby and administrative office for the not-for-profit organization New York Foundling. Recently completed projects include TEN23, a 111-unit luxury rental tower adjacent to New York’s elevated High Line Park, the 32BJ SEIU union headquarters, and, at the Grand Hyatt Istanbul, The Mansion meeting and event rooms and the restaurant 34. Current clients include 1 World Trade Center, Avalon Bay Communities, and Bank of New York Mellon.
GKV’s three founding principals, Randy Gerner, AIA, Richard N. Kronick, AIA, and Miguel Valcarcel, AIA, have been collaborating for over 23 years. Principals Benita Welch, AIA, Joe Barbagallo, AIA, and Michael Fontaine, AIA, round out a staff of 60. GKV also provides LEED consulting and lighting design services.
Top GKV projects have been featured in Architectural Digest, Interior Design, Interior Design’s Best of Hospitality, The New York Times, Interiors, Architectural Record, Contract Design, The New American Apartment, Building Design and Construction and Real Estate Weekly. The firm has garnered multiple industry awards for outstanding residential and commercial design.
