Hermanos Design is an award-winning architecture and design/build studio based in Kansas City, Missouri, specializing in the fusion of construction knowledge with design philosophy. Hermanos believes client relationships are built on trust and accelerate the design process. The firm’s project experience centers around adaptive reuse, modern insertions, commercial interior environments, boutique parking structures, and high-end residential design.
SERVICES
+ Architecture / Interior Design
+ Construction Management
+ Art Integration
+ Site Design
Joe Jimenez AIA
Raised in the Midwest City of Wichita, Kansas, Joe was trained in the fine arts of sculpture, painting and figure drawing. He used that training in his architecture for the last 26 years since graduating from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1997. Joe has worked in the urban core of Kansas City in all but three of those 26 years in his professional practice. He founded Hermanos Design in March of 2015, with the vision of hands-on design with the fusion of art in architecture.
Joe will pummel you in a game of pool.
Bachelor of Architecture - Kansas State University - 1997
AIA Kansas City Pillar Graduate
Ryan Hunter AIA
Ryan Hunter, AIA, joined Hermanos Design in 2021 reuniting him with team members from his early years in the profession. His two decades of experience as an architect have covered a diversity of project types and scales ranging from hospitality, residential, high-performance buildings, ground-up construction, historic renovation and adaptive reuse. Ryan seeks to keep the design process approachable and accessible. His work is a service synthesizing ambiguous visions in the mind’s eye into the reality of constructed and crafted buildings, houses, and spaces.
Ryan is a proud new owner of a Ford Maverick.
Bachelor of Architecture - Kansas State University - 2002
AIA Kansas City Pillar Graduate
Josh Hartman AIA
Before designing architecture, Josh was involved in residential construction in the small town of Altamont, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State University with a Master of Architecture in 2011 and has worked in the Crossroads Art district for the last 12 years. Josh has experience in the industry on a range of projects including adaptive reuse, parking structures and mixed use projects.
Josh is a an avid mountain biker.
M.Arch - Kansas State University - 2011
AIA Kansas City Pillar Graduate
Josh Scheuerman - Superintendent
Josh has been involved in construction for most of his life. From renovating houses, to working on waste water treatment pumps, to restaurant build-outs, Josh has seen just about everything. He has been the construction superintendent on many job sizes, ranging from commercial office to coffee factory renovations.
When not on the job site, Josh enjoys hunting.
Taylor Schalles
Taylor Schalles is a designer with involvement in retail, historic renovation, and adaptive reuse environments. Her diverse background as an architectural designer / interiors professional adds a wholistic design viewpoint to the Hermanos team. Fascinated by the intersection of art, science, and design, Taylor is interested in the observation and understanding of nature and human expression to produce more empathetic, sustainable, and biophilic work. Taylor has a growing participation in Kansas City’s artist community and volunteers as a studio assistant in the West Bottoms.
In her free time, Taylor enjoys rock climbing, hiking, and poetry.
M.IArch - Kansas State University - 2020