Check out our projects in progress.

In the making for years with the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Ms. Opal Lee at the helm, the National Juneteenth Museum will be housed in a purposefully designed space dedicated to preserving the history of the Juneteenth holiday. KAI was selected as the Executive Architect and MEP Engineer alongside Lead Design Architect BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group to create a building that captures the spirit of Juneteenth, expresses the historic gravity of the day both locally and globally, and celebrates the cultural heritage of the Historic Southside in Fort Worth, Texas.

KAI was selected to provide Design-Build services for a new residential facility for The Hope and Restoration Community Center, a Level III Youth Residential Facility that provides residential housing for minor survivors of sex trafficking. Slated for a 2025 completion, the new 10-bed, 17,000 SF residential facility will provide multiple therapies, guidance & education, and will be one level & mobile-friendly.

Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers (PHC) provides primary healthcare and community outreach to the under-served population in urban St. Louis. PHC commissioned KAI to design a new facility to expand their community outreach, and streamline and improve the level of service provided for the medically under-served public. KAI is proud to serve as the architect and interior designer of a new 18,000 square-foot, 3-story Health Supportive Center to be located on property owned by PHC, on Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. The facility is specifically designed to provide innovative ways to accommodate supportive service provision for low-income and working families.

KAI was selected to design a new $8.5 million commercial center Dellwood, MO. The 13,500 SF plaza will feature a diverse mix of tenants including First Bank, Sweetie Pie's restaurant, Proficient Chiropractic, etc. The project is spearheaded by the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis (ULSTL) and the St. Louis Promise Zone, a program that partners with local leaders to revitalize communities.

KAI was selected as part of a joint venture partnership with HNTB to provide Program Management services for the new $4 billion Terminal F program at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Terminal F is being constructed to handle expected increases in traffic at the third-busiest airport in the world, serving 82 million passengers annually. The Terminal F project represents DFW's most significant and ambitious investment in the past 20 years. Plans include increasing the number of gates, enhancing facilities to support expanded international operations, improving customer amenities, and consolidating passenger check-in into a single, streamlined building—marking a major step forward in the airport's growth and modernization. (Rendering Credit: Courtesy of DFW International Airport)

KAI was selected as part of a joint venture partnership with HNTB to provide Program Management services for the new $2.72 billion Central Terminal Area (CTA) Expansion Program at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The CTA Expansion Program involves significant renovations and expansions to handle expected increases in traffic at the third-busiest airport in the world, serving 82 million passengers annually. This project is one of the airport's most significant infrastructure undertakings in decades. It aims to maximize operational capabilities, provide state-of-the-art facilities and amenities, enhance travel experience for all passengers, and advance technology. (Rendering Credit: Courtesy of DFW International Airport)

KAI is providing MEP/FP Engineering for a new $114 million Airfield Maintenance Facility at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Estimated to be completed in 2026, the new building is a replacement of the current maintenance facility, which dates back to early stages of airport construction in the 1960's. Currently located within a flood-prone area, the new facility will be moved to higher ground to minimize risk to the building and equipment. Almost doubling in size from 135,000 SF to 250,000 SF, the new airfield maintenance facility provides a much larger and updated space to meet the maintenance and sheltering needs of modern airfield equipment. (Rendering Credit: Jacobs)

Urban Sprouts Child Development Center is a non-profit serving children 6 weeks to 6 years of age located in University City, MO. As one of the only operators in the St. Louis area utilizing the Reggio-Emilia approach, it is a unique offering emphasizing child-guided learning and exploration. Community demand for additional infant/toddler spots led to the hiring of KAI as CMAR for an expansion and renovation to their existing facility, while also providing MEP Design-Build Management. The initial expansion involved the adaptive reuse of a recently acquired building and property adjacent to the current Urban Sprouts facility and was completed in December 2024. An additional expansion is ongoing and includes the renovation of two other existing buildings into literary center, retail cafe, and additional outdoor space. Outdoors, a tiered seating space and natural scape play area take advantage of the natural slope of the site and offer a hands-on experiential space for the children to learn. Estimated to be completed in December 2025, this expansion will be called the Cafe Au Play portion of the facility. (Rendering Credit: JEMA)

KAI was chosen as part of the MEP/FP Engineering team for Indiana University's Adult Academic Health Center (AAHC), a new 1.9 million SF hospital located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. It is a full-service Adult Health Care Hospital providing inpatient and observation beds, full-service outpatient center, surgery, radiology, wound care, emergency department and cancer center. It also serves as Indiana University's premier teaching hospital. (Rendering Credit: CURIS Design, LLC.)

KAI, in association with Jacobs, was selected as one of the program management firms form DISD's 2020 Bond program totaling $3.47 billion. The Bond Program includes renovations and improvements to 95% of the district's facilities. Our team will manage work at 21 school campuses, including four new schools, five campus expansions and 12 school renovations. Details of the program include: Safety/Security Upgrades, Infrastructure Improvements (MEP/FP & Life Safety), Architectural/Aesthetic Improvements, Campus Additions, Replacement Schools, New Facilities, Furniture Replacement, Fine Arts Equipment & Infrastructure, Athletics Facilities Upgrades & Renovations, Technology Infrastructure, Equipment & Improvements. Transparency, equity and collaboration are the guiding principles of the Bond improvement program, with a strong priority of public engagement. This includes the attached project, the new Longfellow Middle School. (Rendering Credit: Huckabee)

KAI, HNTB, and Kwame Building Group were selected as a Joint Venture partnership to provide Program and Construction Management services to Bi-State Development for the St. Louis Metrolink Green Line. This team will provide supervision and oversight of the project during preliminary planning, which will provide a program allowing Bi-State to apply for federal financial aid to cover up to 60% of the project's cost. An additional scope of work involved a Cost Estimate Review to explore ways to lower the initial $1.1 billion estimate to $850 million, contributing to a more cost-effective and competitive project. Covering 5.6-miles the project is anticipated to include at least 10 new light rail stations, St. Louis Metrolink Green Line will connect to the existing Red/Blue MetroLink lines at a new Red/Blue Transfer Station near Jefferson Avenue.

Centered around a goal of fostering and creating, "an effective center of activity where movement has a home". KAI was contracted to provide At Risk Construction Management services for St. Louis based African American community racial justice and legal system advocacy organizations, the ArchCity Defenders and Action St. Louis. The project entails a $5.5 million renovation to a 15,300 SF facility in North St. Louis, that will provide a new collaborative environment for both organizations to serve the community needs of current and future clients. (Rendering Credit: Trivers)

KAI has been selected to provide MEP/FP design and engineering services as part of the ongoing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Master Plan program, updated by the Airport in 2023 and continuing for the next 20 years, with multiple projects. We are currently providing mechanical and electrical engineering design services for Restroom Refresh packages throughout the airport, and mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering for the Terminal North Ticketing Lobby Reconfiguration.

KAI was engaged by Jefferson County, Missouri, to perform Construction Management services for a new $6.42 million (estimated), 10,450 SF crime lab. Services included design reviews, construction cost estimates, procurement phase services, construction phase management and inspections and start-up/commissioning. The new facility will be a fully accredited laboratory to include the ability to process toxicology and blood alcohol, controlled substances, biology/DNA, latent print, crime scene and digital evidence. and is estimated to be complete in July 2025. The crime lab is a 10,450 square foot addition to the existing building. The project includes site civil improvements, building architectural and laboratory casework elements, as well as all building structural, foundations, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and data security elements. (Rendering Credit: Hastings & Chivetta)

KAI is currently designing the $12 million (estimated), 10,000 SF (estimated) renovation of the existing recreation complex outdoor aquatic complex, building interior and overall park amenities, with an estimated completion of June 2027. The existing aluminum Olympic pool will be replaced by a large spray ground and multipurpose swimming pool. The facility’s entrance will be relocated to a new exterior breezeway adjacent to a new outdoor pavilion. A new entrance plaza will connect the face-lifted building entrance to the pool and new tennis/pickleball courts. The building renovation includes new ice hockey changing rooms and unisex changing rooms for the outdoor pool and ice arena. Administrative offices and multipurpose rooms are part of the new entrance upgrade as well as new accessible restrooms. (Rendering Credit: Planning Design Studio)

KAI is in the final stages of construction on the renovation and new construction at the Chesterfield YMCA in suburban St. Louis, MO. KAI provided project management and architect of record services for the $5 million (estimated) Gateway Region YMCA project, which currently is estimated to be completed in August 2025. The 11,000 SF addition includes a fitness center, assessment rooms, rest rooms and new accessible entrances at the theater and fitness portions of the building. The 5,000 SF renovation primarily involved the relocation of locker rooms and incorporation of a childcare center adjacent to the fitness center. This project caps off a multi-year contract where KAI has upgrades YMCAs throughout the St. Louis metro area. Most of the projects included upgrading fitness center and locker room facilities.

KAI is providing Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineering Services as part of a five year on-call contract with Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport. KAI’s project responsibilities associated with this on-call ranges from the replacement of existing equipment, such as dock levelers, to Checked Baggage Inspection System replacement and integration. These systems are being integrated into existing infrastructure and facilities. As part of the integration, KAI works closely with the Architect, DFW and TSA to phase and sequence the work to eliminate disruption to airport operations.