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Herron + Partners is an architecture and design studio with a portfolio that spans residential, commercial, interiors, adaptive reuse, and high-performance design.

Two-story modern house of stone and wood with a flat roof, seen across tall prairie grass in warm evening light
Single-story clinic at sunset with dark gray brick, a red entry recess, planters and a large glass storefront
Single-story house at dusk with a flat dark roof, gray brick wall, lit windows and a garage, behind a lawn and large tree
Dusk view of the Fletcher Creek Residence: white-clad and dark-paneled volumes with glazed walls opening to a pool terrace
Glass-walled building with a red brick upper band at dusk, reflecting the sky, above a landscaped courtyard with desert plants and steps
Flat-roofed house at dusk with a light-lined overhang, pale stucco walls, dark vertical-slat garage door and concrete driveway
Dimly lit restaurant dining room with dark gray walls, wood floors, a long banquette, set tables and a bar beyond
Single-story house at dusk with a gabled roof, gray brick and a black-framed glass front lit warmly from inside
Kitchen with blue-gray cabinetry, walnut islands with white stone tops, and a tall window showing trees
Two-car garage with wood-toned doors beneath a dark cantilevered upper level, white siding and a wood soffit in sunlight
Open-plan living area with wood kitchen cabinets, a dining table and gray sofa, and black-framed windows along a hallway

We approach each project without preconception. Design, performance, and collaboration shape the process to create architecture that is cohesive, enduring, and responsive to its context.

Design is a discipline of inquiry. Collaboration is foundational. Every project is shaped by client, context, craft and by the strength of the team assembled to build it.

Experience across project types informs the work. Commercial knowledge brings material and technical depth to residential projects, while residential experience brings warmth and human scale to commercial spaces.

Projects are often delivered in partnership with engineers, builders, designers, craftspeople, and clients—each contributing to the integrity of the result.

Vision

Vision defines a project before form takes shape. It establishes parameters; creative, spatial, material, and performative and guides the work from first concept to final detail.

At Herron + Partners, vision begins with discovery: understanding the client, the site, and the potential of both. Each project is approached with curiosity and a commitment to uncovering its unique direction. The goal is architecture that is cohesive, enduring, and responsive.

Acumen

Design intent is realized through technical precision. Herron + Partners approaches each project with rigor -how it is designed, how it is built, and how it performs.

Acumen is the ability to resolve architecture at every scale: from concept to connection, from material selection to building enclosure. This technical understanding ensures that performance and beauty are fully integrated – a reflection of both resiliency and the discipline of architecture.

Our work bridges the demands of both commercial and residential architecture. We apply commercial-grade systems and precision detailing to home environments, while bringing a human, lived-in quality to institutional and public-facing spaces. This reciprocity creates designs that are both technically sound and emotionally resonant.

Holistic Design

Architecture and interiors are approached as a single discipline. Materials, light, and spatial flow are considered holistically to achieve continuity.

This integration ensures that each space feels intentional, connected, and fully resolved both in function and in experience.

Technical Proficiency

  • Energy Star
  • Zero Energy Homes
  • LEED Certification
  • Building Enclosure Design

  • High-performance detailing
  • Passive House Design

  • Material Research and Specification
  • Detailing for Resiliency and Beauty

Distinction

Herron + Partners has been honored for design excellence across a wide range of project types. The studio’s work has appeared in regional and national publications and has been recognized for its technical rigor, creative leadership, and collaborative execution.

Led by architect David Herron, FAIA, the practice reflects a rare combination of design clarity, performance expertise, and long-standing partnerships across disciplines. It is a practice built on the discipline of architecture and the belief that enduring work is made in collaboration.

David Herron

David Herron, FAIA, NCARB, BECxP
Founder. Architect. Collaborator.

David Herron, FAIA, has been recognized with the AIA Kansas City Gold Medal—the chapter’s highest honor—and elevated nationally to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows, one of the profession’s most selective distinctions. His leadership in building performance and architectural detailing has shaped both built work and national code development where he continues to advocate for energy policy reform and architectural education.

He is licensed in Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado through NCARB which allows him to practice throughout North America. Known for clarity and collaborative instinct, he believes enduring architecture is built not only with skill, but through the strength of the team that realizes it.

Mr. Herron is featured in the AIA Kansas City Legends and Leaders Series:

This video series highlights AIA Kansas City architects and others who have helped shape the Kansas City community, lead the chapter, and mentor new generations of designers.

Video: Legends and Leaders | David Herron, FAIA

 

Credentials

  • AIA National College of Fellows, 2024
  • AIA Kansas City Gold Medal, 2021
  • AIA Kansas City Volunteer Award, 2022
  • Adjunct Lecturer, University of Kansas 2015–2018
  • Certified Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider
  • National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certificate
  • Bachelor of Architecture, Kansas State University