Design-Build Team Blach Construction and Quattrocchi Kwok Architects Invented Folia to Efficiently Deliver Quality, Cost-Effective and Customizable Structures

SUNNYVALE/CUPERTINO, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2018) – Construction has commenced on Fremont Union High School District’s (FUHSD) Educational Options project, which will provide two new multi-use buildings for t...

With its project partners, QKA is proud to announce that the Silicon Business Journal has named Fremont Union High School District’s Science and Classroom Complex at Cupertino High School the "Innovation Project” in its annual Structures awards. The profile, “Prefab science project comes in early, under budget," attributes the innovation of our Folia building solution to the project’s completion in nearly half the amount of time projected and $3 million under budget.

QKA is honored to be included in the 42nd annual national Giants 300 report put out by Building Design + Construction, ranking AEC firms by discipline and across more than 20 building sectors and specialty services based on 2017 revenue. More than 480 U.S.-based architecture, engineering, and construction firms participated in the 2018 Giants 300 report.

QKA Principal John Dybczak recently had the opportunity to take Press Democrat Reporter Christi Warren on a tour of Cardinal Newman’s campus, giving her a first-hand look at the work that has already occurred since last October’s devastating wildfires and plans for new buildings to revitalize the campus.

The faculty and students are energized by the new campus design and mas...

FORESTVILLE, Calif., August 13, 2018 - West Sonoma County Union High School District (WSCUHSD) recently celebrated the groundbreaking of a new Performing Arts Center at El Molino High School. Designed by Quattrocchi Kwok Architects, the 9,000 square-foot facility is the first of its kind for the high school a...

Santa Rosa, Calif., July 31, 2018 - Quattrocchi Kwok Architects (QKA), a premier master planning, design and construction administration services firm for K-12 education facilities, has elevated Andy Dale to the position of associate from project manager. Dale will manage QKA’s Construction Administration Department and his promotion follows

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QKA’s Folia building solution, developed with partners Blach Construction and Gregory P. Luth & Associates, was included in the San Francisco Business Times’ article, “The prefab revolution comes to commercial construction.” The article cites cost and time saving benefits as driving factors of the rising popularity of prefabricated structures, explaining how Folia has found success in the K-12 market, saving school districts millions of dollars and cutting construction time in half.

QKA welcomes John Dybczak to the firm’s executive leadership team as principal, the fifth in our more than 30-year history. We also congratulate Kevin Chapin on his elevation to associate, and Eve Eppard, Lyanne Schuster and Avian Soupholphakdy on their promotions to project managers.

Congratulations to QKA Principal Aaron Jobson on this prestigious industry honor! Each year ENR California honors 20 exceptional young professionals who bring energy and innovation to their industries and communities. The youngest partner in QKA’s history, Aaron is heralded for his forward-thinking and sustainable education design philosophy.

QKA Principals Aaron Jobson and Steve Kwok were interviewed for a Press Democrat piece on the efforts and progress of Homes for Sonoma, a group of volunteer architects and builders formed after the October 2017 wildfires to jump-start rebuilding efforts. Homes for Sonoma’s goal is to design and provide short-term housing for fire victims, while also easing the shortage of affordable housing in the North Bay.