• Lifestyle
    Genuine hospitality. While Generator Studio works on a wide variety of building projects, what binds our work together is not architecture. It is the art of hospitality – where every detail matters and all senses are engaged to exceed all expectations. Our hospitality-driven design work is led by Generator Partner and Director of Interior Design Christina Franklin. Leveraging over a decade of experience designing boutique hotels, restaurants, bars, and other hotel amenity spaces for dozens of brands under Pacifica Hotels’ portfolio, Christina creates curated designs that are uniquely authentic to their place and time. CLICK HERE TO EXPLORE OUR WORK
  • Nonprofit
    Design for good. Generator believes in contributing to the greater community we live, work and play in. Our skill set and perspective grows exponentially with exposure to new people and new ideas, and a large part of that exposure comes from giving back to local community organizations. We continue to support various local charitable organizations with our time and resources. Our personal and professional commitment is long standing. We strive to provide solutions that allow user experiences to evolve through human interaction with the environment; a goal that is critical for many not-for-profit clients and the people they serve.
  • Residential
    Crafted experiences. In our residential design work, we often get asked to create an experience that is similar to a particular hotel or place that our clients have brought back from their travels around the world. Our approach in residential design has therefore evolved to allow authentic experiences to naturally arise through our clients’ personal interaction with their homes. In doing this, the design takes care of itself; leaving no doubt as to why a space is designed a certain way. Every client we have is different, and we believe in celebrating our clients’ unique wants and needs through tailored design solutions, whether ground-up new construction or custom renovations. Our clients love the experiences we craft with them.
  • Venue
    User focused design always wins. Founders Tom Proebstle and Mike Kress have shaped the landscape of sports architecture over the last two decades. While at previous firms Ellerbe Becket and Crawford Architects, they shaped landmark projects such as Conseco Fieldhouse, Lambeau Field, UNI’s McLeod Center, Fenway Park, and Qwest Field. Since founding Generator studio, Tom and Mike’s legacy in the world of sports architecture continues to grow, with clients including the Kansas City Current, Seattle Kraken, Seattle Sounders FC, Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Minnesota Wild. What distinguishes Generator’s work is a passion for sports business, first understanding an organization’s unique challenges, market, brand essence, and revenue goals. What results is differentiated design, with branding rooted in the very architecture itself and revenue opportunities steeped in immersive fan experiences.
  • Workplace
    Work spaces that feel like home. We solve problems for our workplace clients through an immersive approach to design.  Our process often includes a deep dive into our client's business model, helping them plan growth strategies, ensure corporate objectives are represented in design, advise on trends, and review branding and marketing strategies among other advisory roles.  It speaks to the level of trust we're known for establishing, and we believe necessary to create meaningful and authentic architectural environments for employees.  Thoughtful work environments built on corporate strategy helps with employee retention, improves corporate identity, improves efficiency, and opens up new opportunities for return on investment.

Generator Studio is a Kansas City architecture and interior design firm specializing in sports venues, lifestyle, workplace, nonprofit & residential projects

We start engines of change. Generate dreams. Set and score monster goals for our clients and ourselves. And strive to make innovative spaces that can be enjoyed for generations.

Kansas City, MO (March 20, 2024) - When the Kansas City Current kicked off their first game of… Read More