About Us
KO Studios is an award-winning design firm specializing in luxury residential and hospitality projects. Our specific sensibility is that of elegance with an edge—we believe that luxury should never be synonymous with boring and work to bring together a unique blend of friends, collaborators and artists to create truly bespoke spaces that reflect the client’s unique requirements. Responding to your specific aspirations, requirements and lifestyle, we balance originality and imagination with professional expertise and sound financial and project management to complete your project on time and within budget with beautiful results. The end result are truly unique, distinctive homes that tell a story.
Kristine Overacre
Kristine Overacre is the creative director and founding partner of KO Studios. Regarded as a visual artist that designs spaces, she is known in the industry for her strong eye for detail and her layered, curated approach to interiors. With a classical education in art, architecture and design, her love of beautiful details has taken her around the world in search of the exquisite, from the ruins of Greece to the rolling hills of Tuscany, exploring the markets of Mexico City to sourcing one-of-a-kind ceramics in southern China.
As the chief creative vision behind both residential and commercial projects, Kristine brings an encyclopedic library of visual knowledge, blending modern California style with a global aesthetic.
WELL Certification for Healthy Building Standards
Our studio places an emphasis on sourcing environmentally-friendly products that contribute to a healthy living environment, with WELL certified building practices put into practical use. For those that may not be familiar with this newer building standard, WELL is the gold standard in creating environments that are built with the long-term health of their inhabitants in mind. From reducing VOCs and circulating air flow to selecting organic materials that won’t off-gas, WELL is about creating equitable, clean living spaces. In many ways, WELL acts as a counterpart to LEED certification, with LEED focusing primarily on the environment and WELL focusing on human health. We believe that design can help to create a better world and strive for this ideal in each project we collaborate on with our clients.