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ALLISON BURKE
PRINCIPAL

Allison Burke is the founder and principal of an Austin interior architecture and design studio. A graduate of the UT Austin School of Architecture, she trained at Nicole Hollis, Marmol Radziner and Michael Hsu before opening her own practice in 2013. Over 25 years she has shaped dozens of multi-million-dollar homes and boutique commercial spaces from the ground up, working hand in hand with architects and builders. Her studio details every interior and produces complete coordination documentation, and her work has been recognized by Architectural Digest as one of Austin's best interior designers, by the IIDA with a Best Large Residence award, and by AIA Austin with an Honor Award.

STUDIO INTRODUCTION

Since 2013, our Austin studio has designed interiors the way architects think: from the plan out. We detail every interior, produce complete coordination documentation, work shoulder to shoulder with architects and builders, and carry a project from first sketch through installation. The result is modern, warm, enduring work, recognized by Architectural Digest, Luxe, Milieu and Dwell, and by the IIDA and AIA Austin.

  • Architecture-trained. Our principal trained at Nicole Hollis, Marmol Radziner and Michael Hsu, and designers on our team hold architecture degrees.

  • Detailed in-house. Our studio details every interior and produces complete coordination documentation.

  • Recognized. IIDA Best Large Residence 2026 · AIA Austin Honor Award · Architectural Digest Top Austin Interior Designer, 2023–2026.

How we work

We start with the plan: the architecture and the furniture layout, designed together for a cohesive whole. Our team details and coordinates every element, then implements it in tandem with the builder, there every step of the way. The result is a high-touch, bespoke interior architecture experience.

Our Team

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Close-up of a young woman with long, wavy brown hair, smiling and wearing a light blue sleeveless top. She is outdoors, standing beside a white wall with green foliage in the background.

ADRIANA CAMPOS MEZA
SENIOR DESIGNER

Adriana traded Guadalajara for Austin after earning her architecture degree at Tecnológico de Monterrey in 2017, and she dove right into managing high-end residential projects, even launching her own practice along the way. Her architectural training shapes how she reads a floor plan: through the way people actually move, live and gather. The result is soulful, layered homes that feel warm and deeply personal, because for Adriana, great design is about human connection. Away from the studio, you'll find her exploring the outdoors, scouting her next destination or lost in a good book.

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A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a plaid blazer and blue shirt, standing in front of a background of green leafy vines, smiling at the camera.

Kelsey swapped ski boots for cowboy boots when she moved from Colorado to Austin. Back there, she designed and managed more than 180 homes for one of the largest home builders in the country, experience that brings a builder's perspective to every project. She loves to blend old and new, modern living with timeless soul, and she sees interiors as a way to tell a story and stir emotion. Her love of design spills into fashion and personal styling, and off the clock she's hunting for vintage treasures, sewing, traveling, playing tennis or tucked into a great book. 

KELSEY KARST
SENIOR DESIGNER

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A young woman with medium skin tone and long dark hair, wearing a denim shirt, smiling outdoors with greenery in the background.

ASHLEY ONYEADOR
ASSOCIATE DESIGNEr

Ashley's design story began early, crafting tiny custom homes out of tissue boxes for her childhood miniatures. An Austin native with Nigerian roots, she went on to earn her architecture degree at USC in Los Angeles, fabricating furniture and studying abroad in Southeast Asia along the way. Back home, she built an eclectic freelance portfolio, from a New York bar to custom lighting fixtures. Ashley sees design as a tool rooted in history and context, and she cares how thoughtful spaces shape both the individual and the community. Away from the studio, she's into fashion, crochet, local art fairs and planning her next trip abroad.

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Client Testimonials

We are just finishing up our second project with Allison and her team and we continue to be thrilled with the end results.

Their thoughtfulness, when it comes to how spaces will function and feel when being used, is a huge value add. The entire interior design matched our taste and family while meeting the budget we desired. Their attention to detail and ability to see the whole picture made a typically overwhelming process feel manageable and enjoyable. We would work with Allison a third time if we had the opportunity!

jason t.

We completed a substantial remodel with Allison and her team in early 2018 and have since recommended them to other friends and colleagues. The process was collaborative, which was very important to us. At the same time, I am certain that we’d have been pleased with the results had we just sat on the sideline and let them execute with minimal oversight. In particular we appreciated Allison’s vision as to how to make small but very impactful changes to the layout of our historic home and really maximize its size and function. In that way (and many others) she created real value for us.

buck c.