{"id":1198,"date":"2018-08-31T07:43:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T07:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sekko.select-themes.com\/?page_id=1198"},"modified":"2023-07-25T16:19:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T15:19:36","slug":"about_us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.klassnik.com\/index.php\/about_us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_content_width=”grid” row_background_lines=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1529395918191{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_single_image image=”5707″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeIn”][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_text_separator title=”Practice” title_align=”separator_align_left” align=”align_left” color=”custom” style=”dashed” accent_color=”#1a0af7″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The Klassnik Corporation are London based RIBA chartered architects<\/a> creating distinctive buildings, places and interiors through\u00a0architecture, art and design. Included in the Architecture Foundation<\/a>\u2019s publication \u2018New Architects 3<\/a>\u2019 and appointed to the GLA\/TFL framework<\/a> for art and cultural strategy. From our studios near Kings Cross<\/a>, and in Waltham Forest<\/a> we have expertise in delivering professional architectural services<\/a> across the full range of RIBA<\/a> workstages from concept to completion. Including preparation of planning\u00a0applications, detail design, contract administration and co-ordination of consultant teams.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4920″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” row_background_lines=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1556199792332{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Our Team” title_align=”separator_align_left” color=”custom” style=”dashed” accent_color=”#1a0af7″][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Tomas Klassnik<\/h3>\n

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BA Hons, MA, ARB, RIBA<\/h5>\n

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Founding director Tomas Klassnik is a UK chartered architect registered with both ARB and RIBA and has a lead design role in all practice projects. With twenty years experience, he has a broad range of expertise, including concept design, project strategy and consultant team management.<\/p>\n

Tomas studied at Cambridge University and the Royal College of Art. Prior to establishing The Klassnik Corporation he worked on high profile schemes including multiple housing, library and exhibition designs, for The AOC, FAT and Ian Simpson Architects.<\/p>\n

Tomas has taught at the Architectural Association<\/a>, Royal College of Art<\/a>, UAL and most recently at The London School of Architecture<\/a> investigating health and well being in the built environment.<\/p>\n

Passionate about culture and architecture’s role within it, he has exhibited and lectured in the UK and abroad, including as a critic and correspondent for Deutsche Bauzeitung<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jessica Klassnik<\/h3>\n

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BA Hons<\/h5>\n

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Jessica worked as an architectural visualistation artist on international masterplans and retail schemes before joining the practice in 2015.<\/p>\n

Having gained first class honours at Chelsea College of Art and Design in Interior and Spatial Design. Jessica leads on visualisation and assists in design and coordination within the practice and has experience of working on a variety of schemes including interior design, extensions to existing buildings, design of public realm street furniture and other temporary experiential environments.<\/p>\n

Jessica has also returned as a guest lecturer at Chelsea College of Art and Design to showcase her own personal projects which explore film making as a medium for generating new spatial design processes.<\/p>\n

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The team responded to the brief with an energetic, imaginative and well planned installation which successfully articulated the qualities of our Sto Acoustic materials range.<\/em>
\nAmy Croft, Sto Werkstatt<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I’ve been very happy with our Klassnik designed work spaces both times around. Would highly recommend.<\/em>
\nCatherine Botibol, PD3<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I could not recommend the Klassnik Corporation enough.\u00a0They were also a lot of fun! A real pleasure to work with.<\/em>
\nWilf Langridge, Islington Council<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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