Build September 2016

Build Magazine 48 Kern-Design was founded in 1986 by designer and interior architect Norbert E. Kern, with its office in Frankfurt amMain, Germany. With his long-standing partner Sabine Kober, stylist and interior designer, Kern-Design has a furnishing studio for luxurious, exceptional projects of private clients, professional customers and project developers. or 30 years, Kern-Design’s supervised core design on national and international projects at the highest individual level, along with its empathic understanding, cost safety and punctuality for interior design, has made the company successful in long-term customer satisfaction. No room is like any other, and certainly no person is like another either. That is why Kern- Design’s architects do not simply build rooms, but instead use observations of people’s living and application habits, as well as findings on the basis of the limbic system in our work to create projects. This way, room designs and tailor-made interiors are created, combining all the things that define the company - a puristic sense of aesthetics, a passion for technology and the highest standards for quality in the craftsmanship. Everywhere in the world, there are people with a high standard of design when it comes to their living environment. Knowing this makes Kern-Design very happy, as it has allowed us to produce multiple projects in a wide variety places all over the world. In western and eastern Europe, in the vibrant metropolis of London, Zurich, Madrid, Vienna, on Portugal’s southern coast Algarve as well as in Nigeria’s capital Lagos. Both private clients, as well as companies such as LVMH, Dior, Bilfinger, Steigenberger Hotel Group AG, Thai Airways, Kenzo, Givenchy, Vila Vital Hotel Group, Pearls of Kuwait Real Estate Company, Capella Hotel Group etc. put trust in our experience and empathy. Kern-Design’s integrated design approach begins with the origin of any good design: the needs of the people. We think and work holistically. From the beginning of any project, we are brainstorming until the final stage - supervision and building inspection. Every construction project requires commitment and confidence in the common goal of the company: - to create an architectural experience. “Before we talk with our customers about form, style and materials, we ask for their requirements and ideas concerning the new concept of space - our plan diagnostic. Together, we develop the desired functional areas, their respective space requirements and assign them a function which is logistically useful to the room.” Kern-Design offers the full range of draft planning, regardless of the particular project volume. With a network of experts from all disciplines and many years of experience in construction supervision, core design manages a detailed, faithful implementation. “Our motto is holistic aesthetics, passion for technology and the highest quality standards of design, planning and implementation. “Whether we are consulting, looking at interior design for individual parts or complete interior finishing, we analyse clients’ requirements, habits An Architectural Experience F Interior Design & Decorating and everyday processes, depending on the task at different depths. Together, we rapidly build clients’ design ideas.” The result is a matrix of the desired, useful and what is feasible, newly added ideas. After sufficient pillars are defined, Ken-Design’s holistic, goal-oriented spatial planning begins on the jointly developed base (plan optimization). If the complete interior design is chosen, the designers can start to build in-depth planning documents as well as wall elevations, perspectives, collages and mood boards developed. This systematic introduction to the creative process of interior design planning, ensures us the coveted success of satisfied customers for decades. Now begins the exciting and subsequent spatial quality – the all-important work of layout analysis with solutions. By cleverly combining and superimposing individual functional areas, it is a very important first step towards impressive interior design. Kern-Design hopes to continue their award winning work long into the future, whilst expanding their global reach.