Kackley Architects
We are a practice of information-forward designers and architects who use a sensitive deployment of technology, spatial, and building data to shape each project outcome. Our goal is to bring data into design decisions, quantify the qualitative, and push design solutions using computation.
Kackley Architects specializes in real estate development and architecture. We believe that a sustainable future is grounded in creative problem solving and information-oriented decision making.
We are licensed to practice architecture in the states of California and Hawaii.
How we work
Our process starts with relationships. We establish an understanding of the client, the project specific needs, and the location we are working within. With initial stakeholder alignment we are able to dig deeper at a faster pace.
We build layers of information. Information is data that has been processed and structured to provide meaning and context. We start the information process with data collection through Census Data and state agencies open data portals. We process this data using our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workflows to produce location intelligence, project outlooks, and spatial syntax.
Our creative process responds to the location intelligence and regionally specific information we collect giving each project a unique solution tailored to it’s local constraints.
Team
Jacob Makani’okekai Kackley, AIA
Jacob has spent the past decade working on scalable, information-oriented design solutions. He has focused his expertise on creative solutions in mixed-use housing and private residential.
Holding a Master of Architecture from Columbia University, Jacob leverages emergent technologies to pursue solutions based on data-driven decision making.
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Jacob is from the small town of Hilo, Hawaii. As a Native Hawaiian, Jacob brings a unique cultural values and insights toward spatial strategies and solutions for the built environment.
In his free time, Jacob enjoys playing tennis, basketball, and the balance of an outdoor lifestyle.