October 2012 – Minneapolis, Minn. – With the help of Krech, O’Brien, Mueller and Associates interior designers, Kids’ Hair – the renowned kid-friendly hair salon company based in Minneapolis – opened two new locations in the Twin Cities metro. In addition to designing new locations – most recently in St. Louis Park, Minn. – KOMA is also working with Kids’ Hair to give many of the existing salons a whole new look. [Read more…] about A Fresh New Look at Kids’ Hair
KOMA and BK Create Tasty New Look
October 2012 – Minneapolis, Minn. – After Heartland Food Corporation recently acquired 40 Burger King Franchises in the Twin Cities area, it brought on Krech, O’Brien, Mueller & Associates to assist in creating an engaging new exterior image for the well-known fast food chain. [Read more…] about KOMA and BK Create Tasty New Look
An Architect’s Tools
Remember playing the telephone game where several people sit in a circle and one person whispers a message to the person at his or her right, who whispers it to the next person, and so on, until the message has made it around the entire circle? Of course, the message is completely different by the time it gets back to its origin. There’s been a breakdown of communication, and we often see something similar in our roles as architects. [Read more…] about An Architect’s Tools
Here’s to the Next 20 with MOA!
August 2012 – Bloomington, Minn. – On August 11, 1992, Mall of America opened as the largest and hottest retail and entertainment complex in the country. Fast forward 20 years – nearly half of which Krech, O’Brien, Mueller & Associates has spent side-by-side with MOA – and it is still a premier destination for Minnesotans and visitors from across the country and around the world. [Read more…] about Here’s to the Next 20 with MOA!
Hot Stuff
Recently, KOMA Interior Designers Cindy Nagel, Laura Bauer and Angie Rohlen sat down to share their thoughts on the hot trends in interior design. The conversation veered from colors to textures to furniture and fixtures. Below is a portion of that conversation… [Read more…] about Hot Stuff
You Say “Technology,” I Say WOW
August 2012 – Inver Grove Heights, Minn. – Where did all the protractors go? What about the colored pencils, drafting boards and sketch paper? Sketched floor plans or models representing an architectural design are few and far between these days. Instead, when a client sits down to meet with an architect, he or she most likely will find a series of SketchUp vignettes or a photorealistic walkthrough. [Read more…] about You Say “Technology,” I Say WOW
