Yorba Linda, CA (2011)
The client requested a resort style home in a modern style, DKY delivered a design that the owner labeled ‘a masterpiece’. The house was designed to promote outdoor living and take advantage of the views to the hills and Catalina Island. Sliding window systems that pocket into the walls create a true indoor/outdoor living and entertaining experience. The material palette and interplay of different forms make a unique artistic statement.
Anaheim, CA (2007)
DKY Architects and P.D.& A converted a former 380 room full service Holiday Inn into a modern building for the Red Lion Hotel Corporation. The two guestroom buildings were completely renovated and all guestrooms and corridors were upgraded. The existing single glazed window system was replaced with a new dual glazed storefront system giving the buildings a new modern aesthetic. The lobby building received a new entry, a redesigned porte-cochère, a new meeting/ballroom, new registration and check-in counter and a new Grab N’ Go. The vehicle entry between the two guest towers was removed to create a new landscaped connector garden.
Irvine, CA (2016)
DKY Architects remade a 1960’s tract home into a unique modern design adding a second story, and adding dramatic forms, a dramatic entry and a linear vaulted ceiling with clerestory windows above the stairway. The design of the house reweaves elements of the original neighboring houses into a new dramatic modern statement.
Buena Park, CA (2006)
Pirate’s Dinner Adventure is a live entertainment dinner and show experience. DKY Architects converted a previously existing dinner theater space (Wild Bills Dinner Theatre) to fit the new theme and expanded the building to add seating, a pre-show, bar, gift shop, and enlarge the kitchen. The central main thrust stage is themed as a pirate ship, dinghies used by cast members sail the moat that surrounds the ship as part of the show action. Columns within the space were replaced with a system of steel trusses in order to allow for an open, visually uninterrupted viewing of the show.
La Mirada, CA
DKY worked with Studio M interior designers on the two-phase remodel and upgrade of the Holiday Inn in La Mirada. The first phase renovated guest rooms and guest room corridors. The second phase reworked the public areas of the hotel; lobby, reception, grab n go, lobby space, ballrooms, meeting rooms, public and employee bathrooms. Phase II also converted an existing gift shop into a new lobby café.
Existing accessible guestrooms and additional accessible and hearing-impaired rooms were modified to meet code. DKY Architects assisted the owner to obtain County and City approvals and provide support during construction.
Hanzhong City, China (2017)
DKY Architects was retained by Wuxi Lingshan Cultural Tourism Research Institute to provide conceptual programming and design for the Shudao Theme Park. The Shudao Theme Park is a component of a larger resort that is under construction in Hanzhong City, China, and is based around the history and culture of the Han Dynasty which originates in the region. DKY Architects developed concepts, storylines, themes and preliminary layouts for eight attractions, seven of the attractions were designed with ride systems. Overall architecture, style, attractions and shows for Shudao is themed to reflect the architecture of the period.
The existing walk-up taco dispensary in the Tortilla Jo’s restaurant was remodeled into a buffet style taqueria with indoor seating and a new exterior dining patio with a stylized entry arch. DKY Architects worked with the Tortilla Jo’s management, the Anaheim Resort and Walt Disney Imagineering to create the dining experience.
Victorville, CA (2009)
The building was designed for the High Desert Regional Campus of Azusa Pacific University in Victorville. The project is a two-story facility housing classrooms, administration and faculty offices, library, work rooms, and student/facility lounges. Site development features designed and built include parking lots, driveways, planting areas, and an exterior entry patio. The window canopy shading elements complement and tie into the main entry façade.
Cozumel, Mexico (2008)
DKY Architects provided master planning and conceptual design services for a combination theme and water park planned for the island of Cozumel in Mexico. Theming is based on the Mayan history, culture, and folklore. The concept design package included retail, food service and BOH (back of house) support spaces. Supporting documents were created which included THRC projections, infrastructure utility requirements and construction budget estimates.
