Expertise

We are always ready to rise to a fresh challenge.

A six-story beige brick building with large windows stands on a street corner, surrounded by trees, cars, and other modern and older buildings under a clear blue sky.

Conversions
A sunlit garden with purple wildflowers, a large rock, and a gravel path winding through trees and lush greenery on a clear day.

Sustainability
Gansevoort Row

Preservation+
New York Hall of Science playground

Community
A city street with a dedicated bus lane, a protected bike lane, and a sidewalk. People walk, cycle, and wait for the bus; cars drive on the adjacent road. Trees, flowers, and birds add greenery and life to the scene under a blue sky.

Planning
Tammany Hall A woman stands in a gallery looking at a tall, blue, rectangular painting mounted on a central white wall, surrounded by other artworks and a wooden ceiling. A modern, mid-rise apartment building with light-colored brick facade, large dark-framed windows, and a central glass entrance door on a city street. Top-down view of a modern spiral staircase with light wooden steps and a white handrail, creating a circular, geometric pattern against a white wall. Looking up at a modern building with large glass windows and reddish-brown stone frames, flanked by a brick wall on the left, against a clear blue sky. Indoor swimming pool with several people swimming in designated lanes. Red and white lane dividers and triangular banners hang above. Bright lighting and a lifeguard sitting at the far end of the pool. A historic building facade with arched windows, detailed stonework, and decorative brickwork is illuminated by warm lights in the evening against a clear blue sky. Indoor tennis court with green walls and net labeled Hudson River Tennis Club. In the foreground, there is a seating area with sofas, chairs, and tables. Two people are playing tennis in the background. A modern mid-rise apartment building with a light stone facade, large windows, and dark vertical accents, situated between older structures on a city street. A yellow taxi and blurred pedestrians are visible in front. 1 Great Jones Alley 22 Bond Street living room Red brick building with large vertical windows and detailed brickwork patterns. The sun casts sharp shadows, highlighting the texture and design of the modern facade. Another lighter, stone building is partially visible on the left. 529 Broadway New York Center for Fiction Gatehouse to One Madison QBG Visitor Center - Queens Botanical Garden

After 40 years of practice, though, we have come to see resourcefulness and experience as a great combination. These five areas of BKSK’s expertise – Sustainability, Preservation+, Conversion, Community and Planning – inform our wide range of work.

Collectively, they highlight our attention to listening to, learning from, and thoughtfully acknowledging the complex set of issues that underpin each project.