atelier KS is a San Francisco based design studio comprised of husband-wife team Seth Pare-Mayer and Kelli Franz. Specializing in a range of construction projects both commercial and residential, the studio aims to balance practical solutions with innovative modern designs. Each project is designed around the unique needs of program, client, site, and budget, incorporating green construction techniques whenever possible.
The residents of atelier KS's first renovation like stuff. When the couple, who lives in San Francisco's Sunset District, first invited the husband-wife design team to their home, the garage they wished to remodel was filled to the brim. "Our jaws just dropped open," Kelli Franz, the "K" of atelier KS, remembers. "We could hardly move in the space." Seth Pare-Mayer, Franz's personal and professional other half, says, "I wondered how we would measure the space." Still, the duo were able to transform the 1,000 square feet into a 500-square-foot garage and a 500-square-foot living space filled with all of the residents' wants: study, family room, guest bedroom, bathroom with a shower, laundry room, and storage space.
