KSS is a design group founded in 1991 that specialises in

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...

interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordin ...

, branding and graphics. Their first major sports stadium project was the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge in 1991, commissioned by former Chelsea FC chairman Ken Bates, integrating retail, commercial, hotel and residential usages around the football stadium. Recent years have seen the completion of Falmer Stadium in Brighton, Twickenham Stadium Players’ Facilities, London 2012 Basketball Arena, Tottenham Hotspur FC’s training centre and Brighton Hove Albion FC’s training complex. The practice has recently completed the Main Stand expansion at

Anfield Anfield is a football stadium in Anfield, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, which has a seating capacity of 53,394, making it the seventh largest football stadium in England. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 ...

for Liverpool FC,

Sammy Ofer Stadium Sammy Ofer Stadium ( he, אצטדיון סמי עופר), also known as Haifa Municipal Stadium (), is a 30,858 seats multi-purpose stadium in Haifa, Israel. Construction began in late 2009 and was completed in 2014. The stadium was develop ...

in Haifa, Israel which achieved UEFA Category 4 status, and Stade Océane in La Havre, France, which is Europe’s first energy positive stadium. KSS have recently unveiled plans for Crystal Palace FC's Selhurst Park redevelopment and new training facilities for Leicester City FC and Liverpool FC. KSS has also acted as technical advisers for Manchester City FC’s move from Maine Road to the Etihad Stadium which hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games and was also the external technical reviewer for post-2012 Summer Olympics transformation at the

Olympic Stadium ''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games. An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as ...

Notable projects

Sport

* Aberdeen Sports Village (2009) *

Falmer Stadium The Falmer Stadium, known for sponsorship purposes as the American Express Community Stadium and also referred to as the Amex, is a football stadium in the village of Falmer, in the City of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. With a capacity of 31, ...

, Brighton (2011) *

Stadium expansion, Liverpool (2016) * Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire (2004) * Bath Rugby Stadium Redevelopment *

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pik ...

Training Academy, Lostock (2007) * Brighton & Hove Albion Training Ground (2013) * City of Manchester Stadium (2003) *

Craven Cottage Craven Cottage is a football ground in Fulham, West London, England, which has been the home of Fulham F.C. since 1896.According to the club'official website The ground's capacity is 22,384; the record attendance is 49,335, for a game agains ...

Riverside Stand expansion, London (2012) * Crystal Palace FC Selhurst Park redevelopment, London (2018) * Elland Road Stadium, Leeds (2009) * The Fratton End, Fratton Park, Portsmouth (1997) *

Leicester City FC Leicester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leicester in the East Midlands of England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home mat ...

New Training Facility (2018) * Liverpool FC New Training Centre (2018) * London 2012 Aquatic Centre *

London 2012 Basketball Arena London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a maj ...

(2011) *

London 2012 Olympic Stadium London Stadium (formerly and also known as Olympic Stadium and the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. It is located in the Lower L ...

New Plough Lane Plough Lane – named The Cherry Red Records Stadium for sponsorship reasons – is a football stadium in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, south-west London, which has been the home of AFC Wimbledon since 3 November 2020. A groundshare with rugby ...

(2019) * No.1 Court, The Championships, Wimbledon, London (2018) *

Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium () in Twickenham, south-west London, England, is a rugby union stadium owned by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), English rugby union governing body, which has its headquarters there. The England national rugby union team plays ...

, London (2013) *

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...

, One Twenty Suite, London (2017)

Education

* Barking and Dagenham College, London *

Dover Christ Church Academy The Dover Christ Church Academy, previously known as Archers Court Secondary School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Whitfield, Kent, 4 miles north of Dover. It has academy status and sponsored by Canterbury Christ ...

, Kent * St. Augustine Academy, Kent *

Luton Sixth Form College Luton Sixth Form College is a sixth form college in the Barnfield area of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. History In 1904 Luton Council acquired the Modern School, which was a mixed-sex secondary school. This school moved into new buildings in ...

* South Essex College * Goodwin Academy, Kent *

Meopham School Meopham School is a Coeducational secondary school with approximately 950 students, located in Meopham, Kent, England, UK. The school is non-selective and therefore caters for a wide ability range of students. The school delivers academic and p ...

, Kent

International

* Bentley Pavilion, Wolfsburg, Germany * Estadio Cidade de Coimbra, Portugal * National Stadium, Japan *

, Haifa, Israel * Stade Océane, Le Havre, France

Other

* Alexander House Hotel, Sussex * Anchor House, Chelsea * Kalido Offices, London * Learning and Skills Council, London * Merlin Studio, London * Newlon Head Office, London * SKM Offices, London

References

External links

www.kssgroup.com
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