Inspired by influences from Monet to Alvar Aalto and Frank Lloyd Wright, Krista has built a career on the understanding that beautiful, functional design is always accompanied by rigorous technical expertise. Yet she always keeps in mind Harriet Braiker’s observation that “Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing,” a lesson that drives not only her work as an architect but her role as a teacher to ABA’s up-and-coming staff.
From her work on the Santa Catalina School Math & Science building, whose design looks forward while speaking to the campus’ history, to the San José Public Library Cambrian Branch, which integrated public art into the project without compromising the overall design, and a challenging tenant improvement project to adjust a Medical Office Building’s design within an existing space, Krista has earned a reputation for completing projects that hit all the marks in terms of aesthetics, functionality, budget, and schedule. She carries this reputation forward as ABA’s practice lead for Health & Wellness. Drawing on experience working on a variety of clinical and hospital spaces, she focuses on helping major healthcare providers create the spaces that help doctors and medical professionals serve patients with modern spaces, cutting edge equipment, and holistic healing environments.
