With the launch of KDG Residential, we interviewed our principal and co-founder Seth Emerson as he recounts his 30-year career and journey in residential design, the philosophy behind his works, and what he thinks KDG will bring to the table for home owners and home builders. Read more after the break!

KDG recently supported our project architect See Jia on a ten-day mission trip to Cozad, Nebraska as a volunteer with Engineering Ministries International (EMI). It was a precious opportunity to partner with EMI and work with Comeca Camp and Retreat Center to develop a masterplan for their current site in order to expand their outreach to more of God's children. Comeca Camp is committed to providing an excellent atmosphere for their guests to experience Christ by offering a wide range of activities that are designed to nurture spiritual growth, encourage personal development, and foster community building. A big shout-out to the camp director Justin and all the staff, and also to the amazing architect and engineer missionaries at EMI who make non-profit design services available to ministries who need them!

Continue reading to see what See Jia has to say about the experience:

Our architectural associate Moses Legaspi recently served as a leader at the Rocky Mountain Youth Summer Camp at Cedaredge Camp, and was part of leading about 350 students over the course of a week to encounter Christ in a meaningful way. Read more after the break!

​Our principals recently attended NEXT CONFERENCE 2024 organized by Acts 29, which brought together more than 2,000 church planters who are responding to the Lord's call to make new disciples by planting gospel-centered churches. Read  more about their experience in our Q&A with John Graham below!

Charis Bible College in Woodland Park, Colorado is a 900-student college founded by Andrew Wommack to equip faithful men and women for the work of the ministry by teaching spiritual truths, imparting biblical knowledge, providing practical ministry opportunities, and grounding them in the message of God's unconditional love and grace. Every year, hundreds of prospective students were unable to enroll because of a lack of housing in the area. The founder's Ten-Year Campus Expansion vision included building new housing for students to live on campus. KDG was brought on board as the architect, and during the Schematic Design process, we created 3D rendering stills and videos to demonstrate and communicate the design.​​

River Rock Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a 400-member church founded by Pastor Rick McFarland. The congregation is made up of people from every background and culture, and its mission is to equip believers to fulfill the Great Commission. The membership of the church is starting to grow beyond the current capacity of the 11,418 SF church facility, and even with two services the 250-seat sanctuary is starting to overflow. The queues at the bathrooms are getting long and there isn't enough space for everyone to sit and fellowship in the dining area. The children's ministry and other initiatives in the church are finding it hard to find adequate space for their activities. It's clear that a larger building was needed. The leader of the young adults group at the time was none other than our principal John Graham, and KDG stepped in to help.

We have all heard of the phrase "this is a blueprint for success," but have you ever seen an actual architectural blueprint, or wondered how it came to be ingrained in our everyday vocabulary? These days, computer-aided drawing has completely taken over the architecture and engineering professions and traditional blueprints are no longer used, but our interest was renewed when a member of KDG came across an old blueprint (or so she thought; continue reading below to find out if this really was a blueprint) in Who Gives A SCRAP, also known as Colorado Springs' Creative Reuse Community Center. From the almost illegible Revisions List on the Title Block, we could tell that it was drawn in 1985 by an S. McMillan, titled "Country Club Maples Townhomes."
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​Finding it hard to navigate the different phases of a building project, or wondering what exactly you are getting into by hiring an architect? Here's a matrix to help you visualize the process more easily. Click on "Read More" below and save the cheat sheet for easy access →