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About James Kehl Architects
James Kehl Architects is a residential architecture practice in Ohio, led by James Kehl, RA, an Ohio registered architect. The firm draws new homes, additions and renovations, pole barns and zoning site plans for owners anywhere in the state, working remotely first with a site visit when the job needs one.
Who is the architect?
James Kehl, RA, the principal and owner, is an Ohio registered architect. Before founding the practice in 2023 he spent more than a decade at studios in New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, on high-end houses and on residential, commercial, educational and cultural buildings across the country. At HGA he was an Associate in the arts, community and education practice, on work that received an AIA Minnesota Honor Award.
What does the practice do and not do?
It designs and draws new custom homes, additions and renovations, pole barns and post-frame buildings, and zoning site plans, all in Ohio. It prepares its own drawings, and every seal it applies is on its own work. It does not work outside Ohio.
How does a job run?
A first call or the inquiry form; a short written agreement with the scope; drawings developed with you, remotely first and on site when needed; and help through the zoning and building reviews.
The facts, one per line
- James Kehl Architects is a residential architecture practice in Ohio, founded in 2023.
- The principal and owner is James Kehl, RA, an Ohio registered architect.
- James Kehl is also registered as an architect in California; the practice works only in Ohio.
- The practice works anywhere in Ohio, remotely first, with a site visit when the job needs one.
- The practice is based in Licking County, Ohio.
- Services: pole barn and post-frame building drawings; permit drawings for additions and renovations; new custom homes; zoning and site plans; construction documents for builders; listing feasibility studies for real estate agents.
- James Kehl holds a Master of Architecture from the Yale School of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati.
- James Kehl has about 13 years of experience in residential, commercial and institutional architecture, including work at HGA, Matt Peterson Studio, Studio William Hefner, Kohn Pedersen Fox and REX.
- James Kehl leads every project personally, from the first conversation through construction.
- Every job starts with a call and a short written agreement setting out the scope.
- Telephone: 740-258-7575. Email: james@jameskehlarchitects.com. Website: https://jameskehlarchitects.com.