Established in 2003, Kallos Turin is an international design firm based in London and San Francisco providing both architecture and interior design services. The firm’s work has a foundation in historical typologies – from courtyard houses that date back thousands of years to Adolf Loos’s Raumplan – but in terms of language favors a restrained and abstracted approach to form-making. After 20 years in practice, a consistency of abstraction has emerged and even a bit of ruthlessness in it. At the same time, moments of whimsy, extravagance or eccentricity are introduced as counterpoints to the reductiveness of pure minimalism and as a way to make each project highly personal. Past and current projects include high-end single family homes and residential developments as well as office, restaurant, gallery and retail projects. The partners work one on one with clients from concept design to the selection of each material, offering a highly tailored, personal and enjoyable approach to the design process. Kallos Turin has been widely published in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, The World of Interiors, Wallpaper, Monocle, and Dezeen amongst others.
Awards and honors include the prestigious International Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects, Est Living’s Esteemed 10, and the Architectural Digest AD 100 list.
Abigail Turin runs the San Francisco office of KallosTurin. Prior to co-founding KallosTurin, Abigail focused on high-end residential and office design. She worked at David Chipperfield Architects in London and later collaborated with the office on the design and construction of the New York offices of Thomas Weisel Partners in the eminent Lever House building. Abigail has a Master's degree in Architecture, with Distinction, from Harvard University. Abigail is an Associate member of the AIA. She serves as the Chair of SFMOMA’s Architecture and Design Accessions Committee, and sits on the National Committee of the Whitney Museum.
Stephania Kallos runs the London office of KallosTurin. Prior to co-founding KallosTurin, Stephania worked at David Chipperfield Architects in London and New York, focusing on hotel projects and on the stores and concessions for Dolce and Gabbana worldwide. She was a designer in the office of Claudio Silvestrin and ran the restaurants division of Conran and Partners. Kallos Turin is a RIBA chartered practice.
