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krM Architecture+ krM Architecture is a design studio committed to craft and quality. We advocate for solutions that transform communities and are responsible to the environment.

krM Architecture has office locations in Indianapolis; IN, and Anderson, IN. Indianapolis Office:
The Varsity Building
1515 N. Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Anderson Office:
Historic Postal Building
1020 Jackson Street
Anderson, IN 46016

We are excited to share that our Plainfield | Guilford Township Public Library project was recently recognized by the In...
11/18/2025

We are excited to share that our Plainfield | Guilford Township Public Library project was recently recognized by the Indiana Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) with a Design Excellence Award as a remodel project in the public sector.

After 20 years without major updates, our team re-imagined the library’s public spaces and staff areas to create welcoming, functional, and flexible environments for patrons and employees. From vibrant, light-filled children’s spaces to an inviting Indiana Room and improved acoustics and workflows, the re-design brings new life to the entire library.

Congratulations to the library and our project team! With every project we move the needle in the right direction towards spaces that help communities thrive.

IIDAindiana
Town of Plainfield - Government

Anyone driving down I-70 westbound in eastern Indiana can now see our new State of Indiana welcome center starting to ta...
08/29/2025

Anyone driving down I-70 westbound in eastern Indiana can now see our new State of Indiana welcome center starting to take shape! And it’s probably a shape that most people have not quite seen before!

The State of Indiana determined that the design of each new welcome center would reflect a strength of Indiana’s culture and identity. The Centerville Welcome Center is focused on the rich history of basketball in Indiana, a state that has produced many famous players, coaches, and stories of the sport. Of the thirteen largest high school basketball gymnasiums in the country, eleven of them reside in Indiana. We conducted a study of fieldhouses across the state and channeled the common architectural themes into the Centerville Welcome Center. It is designed with large steel trusses, traditional brick, and wood cladding, and limestone, that all echo what is commonly seen in familiar Indiana fieldhouses.

In the interior, the floor pattern reflects a half-court basketball floor, and lobby seating includes bleachers and stadium seating where an individual could rest or wait for others.

We are honored to work with INDOT on this project for our state!

Indiana Department of Transportation
Indiana Department of Transportation: East Central
State of Indiana
Visit Indiana
Civil Engineering: JSE - Janssen & Spaans Engineering
Construction Manager: F.A. Wilhelm Construction Company, Inc.
MEP Engineering: Applied Engineering Services, Inc.
Structural Engineering: LHB Structural Engineers
Landscape Architecture: RATIO Architects
Interior Exhibits: Hamilton Ex

Check out the construction progress at the new Indianapolis Animal Care Shelter. These drone images offer a noticeable p...
08/18/2025

Check out the construction progress at the new Indianapolis Animal Care Shelter. These drone images offer a noticeable perspective of the six courtyards that share walls with the kennels, giving dogs access to both indoors and outdoors within their kennel spaces, and driving more natural light into the enclosures! The new 62,000 square foot shelter will provide medical care, public spaces, training areas, administrative services, and outdoor spaces – all designed with consideration of animal comfort and operational efficiencies. Our team is grateful to be working on this visionary project for the City of Indianapolis Animal Care Services, and the support of Friends of Indy Animals! Their vision is becoming a reality to greatly improve these services to our Indy communities.

Indianapolis Animal Care Services
Friends of Indy Animals
City of Indianapolis - Government
Owner's Representative: J.S. Held
Construction Manager: F.A. Wilhelm Construction Company, Inc.
MEP Engineers: HEAPY
Animal Care Design Experts: Dominion Seven Architects
Landscape Architecture: Context Design
Technology Design: KBSO Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering: JQOL

The Batesville Memorial Public Library’s new Arts & Innovation Hub is set to become a vibrant center for creativity, lea...
08/05/2025

The Batesville Memorial Public Library’s new Arts & Innovation Hub is set to become a vibrant center for creativity, learning, and community engagement. This dynamic addition will significantly expand the town’s capacity for arts and cultural programming, offering a large gathering area, flexible programming rooms, a makerspace, and a variety of meeting spaces designed to support both the arts and entrepreneurship.

From the very beginning, the library envisioned this project as a welcoming gateway to the community. Located on the town’s main thoroughfare, the building features a street-facing lounge with large windows that create a sense of openness and invitation. Designed with adaptability in mind, the Hub’s spaces can easily transform to meet a wide range of community needs. The architectural design draws inspiration from Batesville’s history of manufacturing. Elements such as the angled roof over the programming room refer to historic factory forms that bring natural light in evenly without overheating the space. In this same spirit, a custom front door is being built by a local wood carving shop, an appropriate measure in a City with an enduring history of wood-working trades.

The Arts & Innovation Hub will sit directly beside the existing library, separated by a thoughtfully designed outdoor plaza that will serve as an inviting communal space and a seamless link between the two buildings. Construction officially began in July, and we’re thrilled to see this exciting vision begin to take shape for the Batesville community!

Batesville Memorial Public Library
Construction Manager: Meyer Najem
Development Partner: GM Development
Landscape Architect: Context Design
MEP Engineering: Creative Engineering Solutions
Structural Engineering: LHB Engineers
Civil Engineering: JPS Consulting Engineers

Something bright and cheerful for your Friday afternoon! This beautifully renovated space at the Plainfield Public Libra...
03/07/2025

Something bright and cheerful for your Friday afternoon! This beautifully renovated space at the Plainfield Public Library. The new window film relates to existing stained-glass elements throughout the library, and casts colorful shadows that move throughout the day depending on where the sun is.

Scroll over to appreciate a sketch of the library drawn by our late founder, Ken Montgomery, when our firm designed an addition to the library some twenty years ago.

And keep scrolling for some late 90’s nostalgia to see what this space looked like back in 1998. Everything has its place in time.

krM Architecture is excited to announce, three seasoned designers with extensive experience have been named to leadershi...
02/26/2025

krM Architecture is excited to announce, three seasoned designers with extensive experience have been named to leadership roles in our studio.

Architects and Associates, Katie Grajewski and Kyle Schwind, have now been named Associate Partners in recognition of their dedication and leadership within the firm.

Architect, Rachel Shettle has been named as an Associate at krM in recognition for her commitment to excellent work at krM.

This appointment is another special landmark for our firm – krM brings a wealth of experience from its history while creating space for the next generation of designers. Thank you Katie, Kyle, and Rachel for your dedication to delivering great projects that serve communities.

Please join us in congratulating these design professionals!

We are thrilled to see three of krM Architecture’s recently completed library projects featured in the national Library ...
11/14/2024

We are thrilled to see three of krM Architecture’s recently completed library projects featured in the national Library Journal in their November issue, The Year in Architecture 2024! This is the leading trade publication for libraries in America. The journal tracks library projects across the country, to take the temperate of library design and selects projects that exemplify the currents they are seeing.

Congratulations to Westfield Washington Public Library, Whitestown Branch Library, and the Glendale Branch Library.

Each one of these projects is a strong unique example of how our team is delivering for these critical institutions to redefine community spaces and set new standards in public design.

Westfield Washington Public Library
City of Westfield - Government
Westfield Library Foundation Inc.
Westfield Washington Township
Hussey-Mayfield Public Library
Hussey-Mayfield Library Foundation
Indianapolis Public Library
Indianapolis Public Library Foundation

This week marked the grand opening of the Mishawaka Fieldhouse project! Congratulations to the City of Mishawaka and Car...
10/25/2024

This week marked the grand opening of the Mishawaka Fieldhouse project! Congratulations to the City of Mishawaka and Card & Associates on the new 220,000 square-foot facility that will be a great resource for this entire region.

The project includes ten multipurpose athletic courts for volleyball and basketball, one turf field, twelve pickleball courts, three batting cages, weight room, viewing mezzanine, concessions stand, and leasable tenant spaces. Congratulations to everyone who made this project a reality!

Card & Associates
City of Mishawaka - Municipal Government
Meyer Najem

We are excited to share that our Westfield Washington Public Library project received a Merit Award last night at Indian...
10/03/2024

We are excited to share that our Westfield Washington Public Library project received a Merit Award last night at Indianapolis Chamber Monumental Awards! We are thrilled to celebrate this honor with the library, the township trustees, and the fantastic team that made this project possible. If you walk into the Westfield Library on any given day, it is teeming with people taking advantage of the amazing community resource that is the Westfield Library. The project reached above and beyond the call to create a vibrant public hub for the community. The new library features high-quality community amenities and expands its ability to host more community programs, larger events, more diverse education opportunities, greater access to technology, and so much more.

Congratulations to the Library, the Veridus Group, Inc., and Meyer Najem Construction for this prestigious recognition of excellence and responsible stewardship. These projects remind us what is possible and why we do what we do.

Thank you to the Indy Chamber!

City of Westfield - Government
Westfield Washington Township

Please join us in recognizing our very own Stuart Godfrey, who has earned the Accredited Learning Environments Planner D...
09/24/2024

Please join us in recognizing our very own Stuart Godfrey, who has earned the Accredited Learning Environments Planner Designation (ALEP) from the Association for Learning Environments (a national organization focused on the intersection of learning and place). The ALEP credential marks excellence in the understanding of spaces where learning take place. It identifies those who have met rigorous eligibility requirements demonstrating core competencies in the practice of planning and designing educational environments. It is considered one of the highest qualifications of its kind in our profession, and Stuart is one of five individuals in the state of Indiana currently holding this certification. Congratulations Stuart!

A4LE Midwest Great Lakes Region

The start of the school year looked very different at Greencastle High School this year! The final and most transformati...
09/19/2024

The start of the school year looked very different at Greencastle High School this year! The final and most transformative phase of our Greencastle Schools project has officially welcomed students into its stunning new spaces. One of the most exciting changes is the expansion that connects the High School to the McAnally Athletic Center, improving safety and providing additional needed spaces for athletic, academic, and extracurricular function.

This also created a public-facing entry and gathering area that welcomes parents and community members to school functions with a sense of pride that now properly represents Greencastle School’s commitment to a modern and exceptional education for all.

While the project at the high school was the most visibly transformative, our work at Greencastle Schools has spanned five years and touched every school in the system with varying levels of improvement that have elevated and diversified the spaces where high quality twenty-first-century learning take place. Security improvements were made across all schools, as well as efficiency of energy consumption.

Congratulations to Greencastle Schools and Superintendent Jeff Gibboney, who was a visionary for this effort from start to finish!

Greencastle Community School Corporation
Owners Representative: Kramer Companies
General Contractor: Weddle Bros. Construction Companies, Inc.

08/16/2024

We are excited to share that our Glendale Branch project for the Indianapolis Public Library has received a 2024 statewide design award from the Indiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Indiana). The project was judged by a jury of distinguished national design professionals in receiving this Merit Award in the category for New Construction – Project Cost Greater than $5M. Our team is honored to share this award with the Indianapolis Public Library!

This project relocates the Glendale Branch into its own permanent home after serving this community for decades at various locations. Nestled into a residential area, the intent of the design was to respect the context of the surrounding neighborhood while creating a strong civic presence as an anchor in the community. Envisioned as several residential-scaled masses, array around two central axes of daylight, the building's exterior masonry cladding speaks both to the surrounding brick homes and to the institutional feeling of many Indiana limestone public buildings.

One of the most rewarding aspects of this project was working with the library to ensure priorities in stewardship of natural resources as well as energy and material conservation goals were accomplished in the building design. The Glendale Branch is on track to receive its LEED Gold Certification from United States Green Building Council.

Thank you to AIA Indiana and the Indianapolis Public Library!

HEAPY
Guidon Design

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