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As passionate architects and urban designers, we have had the privilege of engaging with a diverse array of new clients across the...

Jan 16, 2025

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How To Hire Us For Housing

As we embark on the public engagement journey for Atlanta’s Comprehensive Development Plan, there’s something that’s been on my mind:...

Mar 22, 2024

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Neighborhood Character and Zoning

Did you know, in the City of Atlanta, a majority of projects require a permit to simply be allowed to apply for a building permit? How...

Feb 12, 2024

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Permit Required to get a Permit

Crisis of Housing Choice, Attainability, and Mobility

When we talk about the housing crisis in this country, it is often difficult to pinpoint exactly what we mean. Is it a shortage of...

Nov 20, 2024

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Crisis of Housing Choice, Attainability, and Mobility

Calling all advocates for an inclusive, equitable, accessible Atlanta! The City of Atlanta is in the process of updating our...

Feb 21, 2024

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Land Use Versus Zoning

Demystifying ADA for Renovations and Redevelopment

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a scary beast for many folks that have to interact with it. Architects, developers, and...

Apr 24, 2023

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Demystifying ADA for Renovations and Redevelopment

Partners for Better Places

Making places better takes a lot more than great architecture and urban design. Our work over the last decade has expanded beyond...

Feb 10, 20204 min read

KW Blog Turns Five – A Look Back at Our Favorite Posts

Today marks the five-year anniversary of our very first blog post. To mark the occasion, we took a look back at over 100 posts to select...

Nov 12, 20194 min read

A Tale of Two Bridges: Infrastructure and Equity

Urbanists in Atlanta and around the country are tearing their hair out after discovering the Northside Drive pedestrian bridge at the...

Aug 8, 20193 min read

A Tactical Solution for Dekalb Ave

It’s no secret that we are bicycle enthusiasts at KWA; half of our employees are bike commuters, and we also happen to share an office...

Feb 8, 20195 min read

8 FEATURES THAT MAKE PARSONS ALLEY WORK

We hear that the City of Duluth is enjoying the ongoing revitalization of their historic downtown, which includes KWA’s work at Parsons...

Oct 6, 20173 min read

La France Walk: Looking Back and Thinking Forward

La France Walk is a new walkable pocket community in the intown Atlanta neighborhood of Edgewood. Learn more at www.lafrancewalk.com or...

Sep 21, 20175 min read

Understanding ADA: A Guide for Small Developers

We recently had the pleasure of presenting some of our latest research on the Americans with Disabilities Act at CNU in Seattle. The ADA...

May 16, 20171 min read

Community Engagement 101 for Small Developers

We spend the vast majority of our time at KW working on projects that will make communities better. For us, “better” means more...

Feb 23, 20173 min read

On Selling Missing Middle Housing to Communities

The Candler Park neighborhood in Atlanta features a popular one-block commercial node surrounded by mostly pre-WWII residential...

Sep 26, 20165 min read

The good and bad news about walkability

We really enjoyed Kaid Benfield’s latest article on walkability (particularly the part where “Atlanta architect Eric Bethany” was quoted...

Aug 9, 20162 min read

The Importance of Live/Work

Because we understand how difficult redevelopment can be, we’ve spent a lot of time and brain power researching ways to make it easier....

Jul 18, 20164 min read

MAIN STREET RENOVATION

Urban redevelopment is our bread and butter at KWA, and we’ve come to understand that attempting to renovate a building built 50-100...

Mar 21, 20161 min read

Small Developer Renovation Research

We are big fans of small development here at Kronberg Wall, which means we also understand how difficult it can be. Small, incremental...

Mar 2, 20162 min read

Atlanta Zoning Maps

Thanks to Caleb Racicot from TSW and Kyle Kessler from the Center for Civic Innovation we now have access to digital versions of...

Feb 26, 20161 min read

ZONING CODES 101: THE TRANSECT

Dallas, TX: can you identify the transect zones visible in this picture? image: wikipedia If you’ve ever driven fifty or miles in any...

Feb 15, 20162 min read

Thoughts on our current stormwater management policy

On this rainy February morning we were disappointed to not find the display of dramatic raging stormwater overflow, flooded pathways, and...

Feb 3, 20163 min read

Big Picture Zoning Thoughts

The City of Atlanta has engaged consultants to tackle a re-writing of our zoning ordinance. This is a highly political process for any...

Nov 19, 20159 min read

In Praise of the Existing Building Code

KWA recently helped convert this historic church rectory into an extension for the Ecole Bilingue in New Orleans. Without the flexibility...

Sep 24, 20154 min read

LET’S TALK ABOUT PARKING (PART 2)

How does a neighborhood node like Candler Park manage to function with such a greatly reduced amount of parking below the legal...

Apr 1, 20155 min read

LET’S TALK ABOUT PARKING (PART 1)

As a firm that solves redevelopment challenges on a daily basis, we have had time to reflect on one of the repeated biggest redevelopment...

Mar 23, 20152 min read

KUA took a deep dive into the existing zoning code of these Edgewood properties with a goal of developing the Finley Street Cottages to illustrate how to get more workforce housing with the existing zoning code.

In doing so, we also took one step towards making developments like this less exceptional and more normal.

Our Founder, Eric, often refers to himself as “The Zoning Whisperer”, and Finley Street Cottages are proof of why. Deep analysis of existing zoning regulations and thinking outside the box have allowed for the creation of multiple additional units on two lots, all without rezoning.

In the words of @jonjon.jpeg “expand your imagination”, and get creative with how to implement more housing in your neighborhoods.

“Theres hope that the best days of Summerhill are still ahead of it”
Explore @jonjon.jpeg take on how this once-overlooked area has blossomed into a vibrant community.

We’re proud to have helped lead the vision, planning, and architecture behind this transformation—proving that walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods rooted in place aren’t just possible, they’re thriving.

#KronbergUrbanists #SummerhillATL #UrbanDesign #AdaptiveReuse #MixedUseDevelopment #ArchitectsWhoPlan #DesignForPeople #AtlantaUrbanism

Did you know? Summerhill is one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods, with roots dating back to 1865.

Founded by formerly enslaved people after the Civil War, Summerhill became a thriving, self-sustained Black community, home to businesses, churches, and a proud legacy of resilience. Throughout the latter half of the 1900’s, Urban Renewal and eminent domain divided the community causing local businesses and housing to fall into disarray.

Today, it stands at the intersection of history and transformation, where legacy meets revitalization. KUA has had the immense honor of helping to preserve its past while simultaneously shaping its future.

@jonjon.jpeg recently spent an afternoon in Summerhill and documented his experience. Keep an eye out for his thoughts!

#SummerhillATL #AtlantaHistory #CommunityLegacy #UrbanRevitalization #EquitableDevelopment

Walkability is about more than just nice sidewalks. What goes into making a community livable? @jonjon.jpeg took a look at our Echo Street project for @westsidefuturefund and dove into this question.

🏘️✨ Have you seen our 2025 Housing Choice Catalog? a bold step toward more equitable, attainable housing options in every neighborhood.

From ADUs to multiplexes, we’re reimagining what home can look like - adaptable, cute, and rooted in community. This year’s catalog expands design possibilities while helping cities meet real housing needs.

Some of the dwellings illustrated in this catalog have been implemented already and are being loved and used in communities around the region, and even more are currently under construction.

Keep an eye out for some more information highlighting a project in partnership with @westsidefuturefund that utilizes some of these dwellings, created by The Happy Urbanist, @jonjon.jpeg

#HousingChoice #MissingMiddle #DesignForAll #ZoningReform #KUA #HousingJustice #ArchitectureWithImpact #AtlantaDesign

We enjoyed a Friday Lunch at El Tesoro with Bella, another @tulanearch student currently interning with @mondaynight.
6 of KUA’s staffers attended @tulaneu and we have a special place in our hearts for Tulanians. Roll Wave!

Throwback Thursday to a recent site visit to our project on the West Side in partnership with @westsidefuturefund.

➡ Swipe for a preview of what it will look like when finished!

More snapshots from the @cnu_newurbanism conference – “kissing” eaves, live-work spaces, checking out Brown University’s studio spaces, and more fun around Providence.

Some snapshots from around Providence, RI from last week’s CNU conference!
@cnu_newurbanism

Catalyzing new life in Summerhill ✨ Kronberg Urbanists + Architects is proud to have been a part of the team that reimagined this historic, yet dormant, Summerhill corridor, creating a community where residents, culture, and local businesses come together.
In a recent morning spent in Summerhill at @sacredatlanta, a KUA staffer was inspired to document what this lively community center, even on a sleepy morning.
KUA provided master planning, design and renovation of 8 existing buildings, and the design and construction of 2 new buildings along Georgia Ave. We focused on preserving the unique character of the spaces, while designing their next life to be one that thrives for decades to come and celebrates the site’s history.

And of course, whenever we can, a trip to @littletartbakeshop is always a good idea. 😉
#GeorgiaAveATL #UrbanDesign #KUA #Placemaking #AtlantaArchitecture

A meeting of minds in a lightwell at @southdowntownatl.
Thankful to be a part of this amazing team working to revive some pretty complicated old buildings.
Stay tuned for more exciting project updates...

Project partners @winterconstruct, @stability_engineering , Flippo Civil Design, @proficient_engineering

Earlier this month, Elizabeth and Eric joined other @town_builders members at the Spring Roundtable in Poughkeepsie, NY to gather, learn from each other’s work, and get to know the new town center of @eastdalevillage, located on the outskirts of Poughkeepsie in the Hudson Valley.
Eastdale Village prioritizes human-scale design, walkability, public spaces, and mixed-use development balancing use, function, and a decent amount of cute.
Key lessons learned:
1. This project was a good example of residential being a bigger priority as a long term hold.
2. Project partners developed really creative strategies to build the commercial spaces incrementally for small business owner occupants.
3. A key success of the project is due to the significant amount of time project partners spent discovering and building relationships with small businesses that would make for a great community. The partnerships were established from the start of the project and continue to present day.
4. The commercial buildings typically have three units of rental housing upstairs, owned by the small business owner, managed by the residential property managers.
Project partners include @kirchhoff_companies @unionstudioarch

KUA is thrilled to have officially broke ground on Dalton-Whitfield County Joint Development Authority’s Hamilton Street Rural Workforce Housing Project, a 40-unit urban infill development designed to provide high-quality housing for the local workforce. The event marks a major milestone in Dalton’s strategic efforts to support economic development through thoughtful and creative housing solutions.

KUA is leading the efforts in the design and development plans in partnership with Prime Engineering and Integrted Siteworks. The project is funded by Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

Other project and funding partners include Proper Construction, Herndon Properties, Believe Greater Dalton, Flooring Capital Development Corporation, Lyndhurst Foundation Inc, City of Dalton, GA.

Congratulations to Caden, who has officially completed his internship with KUA. Today Caden, who has been with us since August, presented his final project, a hypothetical site design for 753 Edgewood Ave, complete with a variety of apartment types, a public courtyard, and innovative residential amenity space.

Caden will be graduating from The New School and will head to Hampton University to study Architecture in the fall. He has been hard at work with our team during his time with us and he will be greatly missed. Keep an eye out for him as he will do great things!

Curious about partnering with us for your project? Here’s some reasons why you should reach out. We look forward to working with you!

We're over halfway done with construction on two twelve-plexes in the West Side! Check out construction progress over the last few months We'll keep y'all posted! Affordable units coming soon.

In partnership with: @WestsideFutureFund, @Oaks_ATL, @Stability_Engineering, @Proficient_Engineering, Flippo Civil Design, and @viridianstudios_atl.

“But our neighborhood is full- there’s no more room for housing!”
At KUA we love to prove that thinking wrong. Housing innovation can happen literally in your very own backyard. Whether its converting your existing garage to an ADU, or adding on an additional living quarter to your home, there are many ways to increase livability and housing in neighborhoods across the country.

If this sounds like something you’d like to implement in your own town, we’d love to chat with you! Email info@kronbergua.com to get the conversation started.

Less parking, more possibilities!

KUA recently visited the new North Creek commercial development, home to some of our ATL favorites, @littlereyalcarbon and @thedaily. We’re excited to showcase this exciting transformation from underused parking spaces to an amazing neighborhood amenity. KUA collaborated with Flippo Civil Design @vantageatlanta @decarlohawker @choateco @stability_engineering @proficient_engineering.

#atlantaarchitecture #kronbergua #kronbergurbanistsarchitects

Introducing one of newest hires, Braden! Braden graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. Architecture in May 2024. He started as our summer intern and was hired full time in the fall. In the rare case he's not talking about architecture or public policy, he is probably going on a run through Piedmont Park, catching a movie at the Plaza Theatre, or cooking at home.

Exciting things happening on the Westside! We love working with folks to build more attainable housing to Atlanta. 🏡 We'll be snapping more photos of this #missingmiddlehousing as construction continues! 📸

Less parking, more possibilities!

A few weeks ago, KUA visited the new North Creek commercial development, home to some of our ATL favorites, @littlereyalcarbon and @thedaily. We’re excited to showcase this exciting transformation from underused parking spaces to an amazing neighborhood amenity. Partners included, Flippo Civil Design, @vantageatlanta @decarlohawker @choateco @stability_engineering @proficient_engineering along with many others!

Another wonderful groundbreaking with our friends at the Westside Future Fund for 24 new residential units in the English Ave neighborhood. These deeply affordable units are to be priced between 20%-80% AMI.

Before getting caught in the rain on a site visit -> Getting caught in the rain on a site visit -> After getting caught in the rain on a site visit

We are so excited to share these photos from the recently completed event center at @heritage.ga ! Tucked between the pines in Sharon, GA, the Pine Lodge is the main worship and gathering space for the Purification Heritage Center.

KUA is proud to be apart of the talented team that made this project possible. More photos to come!

Architecture: @lineweightstudio and @kronbergua
Interiors: @gracebrackmandesign
Structural: @stability_engineering
MEP: @proficient_engineering
Photography: @fredrikbrauer

We are so honored to have received a merit award for our project, Finley Street Cottages, at the 2024 CNU Charter Awards. Thank you to @cnu_newurbanism and @cnu32_cincy for hosting a great weekend.

To learn more about the award and project, check out the link in our bio!

In honor of the amazing time we had at #CNU32 last week, we'd like to share some new graphics we've been working on. Swipe through to see the spectrum of housing that makes up the missing middle. Missing middle housing options allow communities to have access to a diverse range of housing options, creating more resilient and inclusive places for all!

Thank you to all who came out to celebrate our 20th anniversary party! We are so grateful to all of our clients, colleagues, partners, and friends that we have had the privilege to work with over the years. Here's to another 20 years of the KUA test kitchen (irl chef hats to come...) Cheers! 🎉

We are incredibly proud to announce that Finley Street Cottages has won a CNU Charter Award! This weekend, we had the honor of leading a tour of Finley with @cnuatlanta. Check out the link in our bio to read CNU’s write up about the project.

New Blog Post! Elizabeth Williams writes about single family zoning and examines the history and zoning of her own neighborhood, now part of Virginia Highlands. Find the link to the blog post in our bio.

Excited to be breaking ground at The Trust at Oakland City! This 42 unit townhome project will provide permanently affordable for-sale housing in the historic neighborhood of Oakland City. Thanks to the @atlanta.land.trust @cityscapeatl @andreforatlanta @jasonsdozier @occoatl and many others for making this project happen!

Showing off some views from our site walk in South Downtown

Small houses on small lots are critical to providing more attainable options for more residents in Atlanta and elsewhere. Check out the math below... Restrictive zoning that only permits large lots and large stand-alone houses works directly to keep housing costs high and housing stock scarce.

Biscuit Boulevard Cottages, Candyland, USA

Our recently completed cottage court in Candyland gives new meaning to micro-living. The KUA team required all hands-on deck to successfully deliver this design-build project within a very tight 3 hour schedule. With the combination of excellent lead times, innovative construction methods, and Atlanta's most skilled gingerbread specialists we were able to deliver a quality project on budget and on time. When we say "Housing for All" we mean it!
Leasing now. 😉

Happy Holidays!
- KUA Team

#architecture #atlantaarchitecture #gingerbreadhouses

Thrilled to celebrate another project’s groundbreaking! Today, the KUA team attended the official groundbreaking ceremony for 839 Joseph E Boone Blvd, Westside Future Fund’s latest affordable housing initiative. We’re grateful for the chance to collaborate on delivering quality, affordable housing and look forward to the incredible transformation ahead! 🏡
#BuildingCommunities #AffordableHousing #GroundbreakingMoment

Last Friday, the KUA team grabbed our hardhats and met up with @jamestown.lp to tour some of their under-construction projects at the Ponce City Market campus. We explored 619 Ponce, Atlanta’s first Georgia-grown mass timber project, and PCM’s flexible-stay hospitality living building.
#architecture #KUA #kronbergurbanistsarchitects #atlantaarchitecture #PonceCityMarket #Jamestown

Let’s flash back to this 45 Moreland transformation and explore some of KUA’s strategies for suburban-style retrofitting at this existing commercial strip.

We designed canopy and patio additions, site lighting, and helped with signage design standards to activate this site and deliver a vibrant outdoor dining experience. These exterior site improvements provide the best ROI for curb appeal when retrofitting car-centric sites to be more people-oriented.

Swipe to see the transformation!

#adaptivereuse #atlantaarchitecture #kronbergua #kronbergurbanistsarchitects #reynoldstown

The KUA team is heading to CNU31 in Charlotte this week, so we thought we'd share one of our most recent housing choice GIFs. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the conference! #cnu31

In-progress shots of the warehouse conversion at Armour Drive; it’s coming along nicely!

📸: @lineweightstudio

#architecture #kronbergua #urbanism #kronbergurbanistsarchitects #atlantaarchitecture

What a fun celebration! Yesterday we attended the groundbreaking of the Trust at East Lake with many community leaders and project partners who spoke about the importance of providing more affordable housing in Atlanta. We’ve enjoyed working on this project and are looking forward to the grand opening!

We've officially launched our Finley Street Cottages project, and we're excited to share it with you! The Finley Street Cottages project is a creative infill community in the Edgewood neighborhood in Atlanta, GA. Finley Street Cottages connects to transit infrastructure in order to live car-lite or car-free and encourage walkability. The community has a range of one, two, and three bedroom dwellings for rent.

Please see www.finleystcottages.com for more information.

#architecture #kronbergua #urbanism #kronbergurbanistsarchitects #atlantaarchitecture #finleystcottages

Celebrated the official ribbon cutting at the Finley Cottages last week. Thanks to our partners @microlifeinstitute, @fortashomes, and everyone who came by to celebrate with us, even with a little rain. And finally, thanks to @aaramballc for the videos and photography of the event. We are looking forward to many more community gatherings in this courtyard!

#architecture #atlanta #kua #kronbergurbanistsarchitects #urbanism

Our next introduction is Lila. Lila, a senior at Decatur High School, joined the company as an intern for her school’s “Work-Based Learning” program. She has plans to take advantage of her Dutch-American dual citizenship by pursuing a degree, and later, a career in architecture while living in The Netherlands. At her high school, she is working towards earning the IB Career Diploma through the architecture pathway. Outside of school and work, Lila enjoys listening to music, woodworking, photography, and has a passion for geography that she feeds with online trivia and Geoguessr.

Our next introduction is Gill. Gill moved to Atlanta with her family in 2017 and has been enamored with it ever since. Originally from the metro New York area, she attended the University of Rochester for her undergraduate degree in Art History and Business. During her time there, she fell in love with the city’s urban planning and civil rights history, which inspired her to pursue a career in the built environment. She switched gears from museum and gallery work late in her senior year and applied to the Master of Architecture program at Georgia Tech on a whim. Her time at GT was greatly influenced by her love of art, culture, history, and social justice. Working as a research fellow for the Flourishing Communities Collaborative, she studied community-based research and design, completing editorial work on three publications with her research advisor. She comes to KUA with a passion for creative thinking as a tool to solve the housing crisis and bolster community wellness in the City of Atlanta. In her free time, she is an amateur chef – spending much of her time cooking for friends & family.

Our next new hire introduction is Katie. Originally from car-centric San Diego, Katie discovered her passion for walkable cities after moving to Boston to earn her Bachelor of Science in architecture at Northeastern University. After moving south for fairer weather, she completed her M.Arch at Georgia Tech. There she focused on affordable housing and architecture as a framework for resilient communities at the Flourishing Communities Collaborative lab. She brings this background to her work at Kronberg Urbanists + Architects, where she contributes to missing-middle housing and urban design projects. When not at work, Katie can be found going to concerts, walking her dog, or trying out a new restaurant.

Introducing one of our new hires, Kailah! Kailah Adams graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2022 as a James W. Fitzgibbon Scholar with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture as well as a minor in French. Kailah joined Kronberg Urbanists + Architects as a Design Associate in 2022, however, she was no stranger to the KUA team. Kailah began working in architecture as a summer intern at KUA in 2016 and 2021. Kailah’s passion for design along with a childhood spent underfoot at the construction sites of her father, a carpenter, has helped her develop a passion and inquisitiveness for the built environment. In addition to architecture, Kailah spends her time training and competing in dog sports with her Doberman, Onyx, horseback riding, and trying new restaurants.

Happy fall from KUA!

#kronbergua #atlantaarchitecture #kronbergurbanistsarchitects #urbanism #architecture

Check out our 2022 office photo! We love walking along Wylie and seeing all the new murals @forwardwarrior. Lots of new faces to introduce in the next few weeks so keep an eye out!

Even more progress is being made on the Finley cottages!

Come join us for the Finley Street Cottages Public Tour taking place this Saturday. Link to register is in our bio!

#kronbergua #atlantaarchitecture #kronbergurbanistsarchitects #urbanism #architecture

Most recent pictures of the Finley cottages; landscape progress is being made!

#kronbergua #atlantaarchitecture #kronbergurbanistsarchitects #architecture #urbanism

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