Services

GKA’s services are delivered in the following phases: 

  • Existing conditions surveys and measured drawings ("as-builts")

  • Concept and schematic design, Zoning Analyses, Master Planning, and Feasibility Studies

  • Design Development, finish, fixtures, and equipment specification

  • Construction documents, Permit drawings, and Building Department interface

  • Bidding Phase services and value-engineering

  • Construction phase administration, progress inspections, shop drawings, and contractor payment certificate review.

  • Building Code Consulting

GKA engages clients, design team, contractors,  and authorities with inventive and disciplined designs, thorough coordination, persistent jurisdictional interface, and harmonious construction administration.

Specialties include:

  • Industrial Buildings: New Construction, Additions, Tenant Improvements

  • Commercial, Office and Retail Buildings: Alterations and Tenant Improvements

  • Apartment Buildings and Cooperative Buildings: New Construction and Major Capital Improvements

  • Municipal Buildings: New Construction, Additions and Alterations

  • Recording and Video Editing Studios: New Construction and Alterations

Architect Licenses

Arizona [43440]

California [30451]

District of Columbia [40000903]

New York [31746]

New Jersey [18736]

Pennsylvania [410529]

Texas [30362]

Washington [21034380]

Certificates

National Council of Architecture Registration Boards [NCARB] [62471] {for license reciprocity throughout the US and UK}

Employee Bios

Gregory Ian Korn, AIA - Principal & Founder

Gregory Ian Korn was born in New York, NY in 1976. He graduated from Mamaroneck High School in 1994, Cornell University in 1998 [BA], and Washington University, St Louis in 2002 [M Arch]. He began work in the profession in 1992, and obtained architectural licensure in 2005. Greg’s experience spans a range of project types and sizes across the country, and even internationally. He founded GKA in 2009 with a passion for serving end-user small businesses. He has been a member of the American Institute of Architects since 2005, is NCARB certified, and LEED accredited.

Nicolas W. Arango - Job Captain

Nicolas is job captain and project administrator for GKA’s New York / New Jersey Metro area projects, and Job Captain for GKA’s New Jersey portfolio. Nicolas has worked for GKA since 2021 and has gained considerable experience in both design and drafting, and field work on GKA’s many commercial and industrial new construction improvement projects. Nicolas also helps maintain GKA CAD standards and trains and supports GKA junior staff. Nick is enrolled at New Jersey Institute of Technology [BArch].