--- title: "Dillon Kyle Architects (DKA) — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/dillon-kyle-architects-dka-pfvwus-pf~847863058 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~847863058.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Dillon Kyle Architects (DKA)" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/636359ab02b06dbc_0825-w400-h400-b1-p10--.jpg address: "1500 W. Alabama, Houston, Texas 77006, United States" latitude: 29.7409 longitude: -95.3923 phone: "(713) 520-8792" website: http://www.dkarc.com rating: 5 review_count: 4 best_of_houzz_awards: 6 followers: 532 last_updated: 2026-08-16 --- # Dillon Kyle Architects (DKA) Original Houzz profile: [Dillon Kyle Architects (DKA)](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/dillon-kyle-architects-dka-pfvwus-pf~847863058) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Houston, TX - **Serves:** Houston, Spring, Brenham, Bellaire, Stafford, West University Place, Hunters Creek Village, Bunker Hill Village, Piney Point Village, Hedwig Village, Southside Place, Woodlands - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (4 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 6 awards (2016–2020), for Design, Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Houzz Influencer - 100,000 Ideabook Saves - Locally owned - Offers Custom Work - 25 years in business Each of our designs is different because each of our clients is different. At Dillon Kyle Architects, we take every client on a journey of discovery, exploration, and meaningful collaboration. From one-of-a-kind residences, to cultural and educational facilities, to commercial buildings and beyond, our projects are architecturally sophisticated, spatially rich, and thoughtfully executed. Our fresh, contemporary designs are based on a keen understanding of architectural heritage and location, combined with a forward-thinking vision for its future. We’re fluent in the language of space, light, and proportion, and we draw our clients into the creative conversation. Balancing progressive ideas with restraint and elegance, we design houses and buildings that fit into their neighborhoods. We approach our work with no preconceptions. Instead, we listen to our clients and collaborate with them to transform their ideas and sensibilities into architectural space and form. Our work includes buildings of all sizes and budgets, each of which has unique programmatic needs. We love what we do and we love working with our clients. So, come join the conversation, and let’s create something great together. For more information, visit our website at dkarc.com or follow us on Houzz, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media sites. Member of the U.S. Green Building Council Texas Gulf Coast Region. ### Services Provided - Architectural Design - Building Design - Home Remodeling - Custom Homes - House Plans - New Home Construction - Home Additions - Home Extensions - Sustainable Design - Floor Plans - Energy-Efficient Homes - 3D Rendering - Drafting - Historic Building Conservation ### Areas Served - Houston - Spring - Brenham - Bellaire - Stafford - West University Place - Hunters Creek Village - Bunker Hill Village - Piney Point Village - Hedwig Village - Southside Place - Woodlands ### Typical Job Cost $600,000 - 6,000,000 We specialize in New Construction and Renovations. ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Dillon Kyle Architects (DKA) | | Address | 1500 W. Alabama, Houston, Texas 77006, United States | | Phone | (713) 520-8792 | | Website | http://www.dkarc.com | | Followers on Houzz | 532 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/Dillon-Kyle-Architects-DKA-115893041756043/ - X (Twitter) — @DillonKyleARC - LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/10383848?trk=prof-0-ovw-curr\_pos - Blog — dkarc.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Dillon Kyle Architects (DKA)](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/dillon-kyle-architects-dka-pfvwus-pf~847863058) - **Website:** http://www.dkarc.com - **Phone:** (713) 520-8792 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - 2016 PaperCity Design Award: Best Landscape/Garden, Outdoor Living Space, Pool - 2015 Institute of Classical Architecture: John Staub Honor Award - 2015 PaperCity Design Awards: Best Kitchen & Best Small Space - 2013 Good Brick Award: Historic Preservation - 2010 AIA Design Award - 2009 TSA Design Award - **Best of Houzz:** 6 awards (2016–2020), for Design, Service. **Affiliations** - [The American Institute of Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/the-american-institute-of-architects-pfvwus-pf~1350720471) - [AIA Houston](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/aia-houston-pfvwus-pf~1544679345) ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 4 reviews** ### All 4 reviews **★★★★★ — Gunn Construction & Building Co., May 2017** > Dillon Kyle and his entire team are a dream to work with. Their designs are original and thoughtful. Their drawings are detailed and complete. They are professional in every step of the process which makes them enjoyable to work with. **★★★★★ — zebrakiss, Aug. 2016** > After many interviews with a few renowned architects around town we had our first meeting with Dillon Kyle Architecture and knew immediately they were the ones. > The house we are building is almost about to be done and so far they have exceeded all our expectations. It has been such a pleasure to work with them. I can honestly say they are the best in Houston, TX! **★★★★★ — cjo1070, Sept. 2015** > Dillon Kyle is an incredibly talented architect. He designed a tasteful, unique and perfectly sized custom home for our family! His personal style and high level of detail is truly extraordinary. Dillon listened to our ideas and created a distinctive home that not only met our needs, it exceeded all expectations! > > Dillon's commitment to his high quality projects goes above and beyond what's expected. Throughout construction and after, Dillon consistently demonstrated a high level of integrity which is often missing in the industry. Dillon and his support team were absolutely fantastic to work with! > > Our home is filled with an abundance of natural light and Dillon's timeless architectural and interior design touches. We truly enjoy the easy, friendly living environment that Dillon created for our family and are grateful that he shared his one of a kind talents with us! **★★★★★ — User, Jan. 2015** > The Shade Shop has worked with Dillon Kyle Architecture on a number of projects. Their team is always a pleasure to work with and is very professional, attentive to detail, and highly knowledgeable. We would highly recommend Dillon Kyle to anyone seeking architecture services! **Comment from Dillon Kyle Architects (DKA):** > Thanks for the Review! We, likewise, thoroughly enjoy working with the Shade Shop. Larry and his team are so skilled and knowledgeable with all things solar. From roller shades, draperies, exterior shading, shutters, you name it! ## Selected projects - [Lindenwood Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lindenwood-residence-pj-vj~2434687) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 20 - Description: Reinterpreting iconic elements of rural architecture with a contemporary spin, we gave this new home a fresh and friendly character. Rolling barn doors, exposed trusses, and wood siding have been refined in design, but remain true to their function. The heart of the house is the double-height living/dining room, where a fireplace built of thin, crisply chiseled slices of Pennsylvania bluestone rises dramatically to the ceiling. This great room occupies one wing of the floor plan; a guest suite a… - [W. Creekside Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/w-creekside-residence-pj-vj~858374) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 16 - Description: The original house was a spec house built in the mid 1990s in a neighborhood of mostly one-story 1950s houses. The work involved primarily updating and reconfiguring interiors to suit the owners’ lifestyle. Dillon Kyle Architects redesigned the kitchen with simpler, cleaner lines, added a mudroom by converting three-car garage to two-car garage and moved the powder room. The living room’s token fireplace made the room hard to furnish so it was removed. The new kitchen, an important space in the… - [Marshall Renovation](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/marshall-renovation-pj-vj~1376615) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 14 - Description: This playful and bright kitchen is a perfect embodiment of the spirit of renovation that Dillon Kyle Architects strives to achieve. Key desires from the homeowners for this project were to increase daylight, create a secondary less formal dining option, and maximize outdoor living spaces. The original and quaint proportions of this 1924 home are maintained but wider openings into the kitchen and large steel windows add a modern flair and bring in natural lighting. The apron sink and butcher bloc… - [Southampton Place Residence \| Modern](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/southampton-place-residence-modern-pj-vj~1853583) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 14 - Description: We appreciate the integrity of historic architecture, so this opportunity to right the wrongs of a modern addition to this 1930s house was especially rewarding. A misguided remodeling left the living room and dining room of the home literally in the dark—a bulky, flat-roofed addition blocked daylight from reaching these rooms. We removed that part of the building and replaced it with a more appropriately-sized component: a new kitchen that links the original house with the den. Not only does our… - [Pine Hill Residence Addition](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/pine-hill-residence-addition-pj-vj~858343) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 8 - Description: Site constraints meant that this addition to a 1973 house designed by noted Texas architect Frank Welch could not be contiguous with the existing structure, while neighborhood restrictions dictated that it conform to the style of the existing house. Containing family room and bar with space for entertaining, the new building shares a number of both new and renovated outdoor spaces, while both are completely screened from the street by landscaping and trees. The room’s entire east wall is sliding… - [Oak Lane](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/oak-lane-pj-vj~2434631) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 14 - Description: The homeowners’ appreciation for mid-century modern architecture allowed us to create a residence whose modest appearance belies its large size. Keeping the profile long and low — in other words, building outwards rather than upwards — we effectively managed the scale of the brick house without compromising on its spacious, 8,300-square-foot floor plan. Requiring both precision design and quality construction, many of the custom features in the home were inspired by the client’s business: shipbu… - [Little John Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/little-john-residence-pj-vj~1801868) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 13 - Description: Designed for a couple with varying aesthetic ideals, the design of this residence blends the opposing traditional and modern preferences of its owners into a harmonious, transitional house. Located on a large wooded lot, the Little John Residence is approached along a gravel drive, the front façade framed by the towering trunks of old pines. The house itself, clad in stone and capped with a red tile roof, is impressive without being imposing. Inside, the generously-scaled home is centered around… - [Locke Lane Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/locke-lane-residence-pj-vj~1167836) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 12 - Description: The site in River Oaks, located across from a neighborhood shopping center, called for a rethinking of a typical front yard. The design creates a private courtyard garden with a small pool as the exterior focus for the living spaces as well as the master bedroom. Focused on privacy, the plan is efficient and concise. Room organization flows easily, leaving little interstitial space. The modern interiors frame views to the garden; steel windows and doors create a seamless indoor/outdoor connectio… - [Timber Lane](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/timber-lane-pj-vj~2786429) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 11 - [Longmont](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/longmont-pj-vj~2786437) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 9 - [Oak Road Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/oak-road-residence-pj-vj~404992) - Location: Outside Houston, TX - Photos: 8 - Description: A weekend house for a Houston couple is designed as a group of buildings that define structured outdoor space. Built on open acreage, a lawn and pool court are the only formalized spaces; beyond the precinct of the buildings, the landscape was left relatively untouched. The clients wanted the house to easily accommodate visitors and family in a relaxed but refined setting. Kyle established a formal axial composition along the lawn to organize the grouping of the main house, guesthouse and cabana… - [Sunset Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/sunset-residence-pj-vj~419128) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 10 - Description: The family oriented lifestyle of a young couple with three children drove the design of this new home on a corner lot in an established Houston neighborhood. An L-shaped plan wraps around the backyard to create a variety of outdoor spaces including a sport court and putting green. The garage has large barn door to connect it to the back yard and provide an additional indoor/outdoor play area. A bike barn located along the side street makes accessing and storing bikes easier. Stone and stained ce… - [Tupper Lake Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/tupper-lake-residence-pj-vj~402743) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 15 - Description: The design for this house for a family of six elegantly and comfortably blends a sense of old and new, even re-using brick from a family home that stood on the site previously. The neighborhood of single story brick ranch houses and new large stucco mansions provided a mixed context that allowed Kyle to introduce siding as an alternative material choice that creates an inviting and happy atmosphere. The new Artisan siding – which has the thicker profile associated with real wood siding – adds he… - [Ashland Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/ashland-residence-pj-vj~1394286) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 9 - Description: The client's love of Acadian Architecture and entertaining was the inspiration for this home. Located on a corner, just outside of a Historic Designated section of Houston, the house brings together aspects of modern living with time honored traditions of creole cottages. photos: Casey Dunn Photography - [Chevy Chase Renovation](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/chevy-chase-renovation-pj-vj~1190478) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 9 - Description: The renovation of a house designed and built on spec in the late 1980s addressed its boxy, chopped-up kitchen and family room as well as its dark cabinetry. DKA worked closely with the client who is also the interior designer on the project to integrate the interior design and architectural visions creating a seamless and comfortable renovation. The owners were returning to Houston from New York City and wanted a clean, open, and fresh space for this part of the house. The design removed the kit… - [Pine Shadows Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/pine-shadows-residence-pj-vj~1030061) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 10 - Description: The clients’ love of cooking and entertaining and their abiding affection for the work of Louisiana architect A. Hays Town created the framework for this home. Town’s signature homes incorporated the multitude of influences present in Louisiana culture, allowing Acadian, Spanish and plantation architectural elements to coexist harmoniously in this unique and cherished southern style. Kyle embraced this aesthetic by incorporating antique brick, shuttered windows, pitched roofs and long covered po… - [Sycamore Crossing Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/sycamore-crossing-residence-pj-vj~855748) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 6 - Description: Intended as a weekend home with future plans for extended stays, the house is designed to feel relaxed and at ease in the landscape. The design began with selecting the site on top of a knoll within the heavily wooded acreage to maximize and frame views. Because the property was undeveloped, the road could be cut in to maximize the sense of seclusion and privacy. The home’s spatial organization addresses separation of uses—the main living spaces in the center of the composition are separated fro… - [Albans Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/albans-residence-pj-vj~418084) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 3 - Description: This house in Houston’s Southampton neighborhood, built in the 1920′s, was acquired by the current owner in the early 1990′s. In subsequent years, a number of sensitive updates and gentle adjustments have blended a harmonious medley of architectural elements. Kyle responded to these various ideas in his recent updating of portions of the living spaces. New windows in the living room continue the pattern formed by windows in the dining room, which had been added earlier, and open the space to the… - [Troon Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/troon-residence-pj-vj~1162602) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 20 - Description: The house’s sloped site on a ravine street is highly unusual in Houston’s typically flat and low-lying landscape. In addition, the site is small, facilitating a strategy that creates a basement that houses a three-car garage, utility room, wine room, and storage. At three-fourths the size of the house’s footprint, it maximizes the available living space at the levels above without overshadowing the 1930s vintage suburb with its single family houses and deed restricted setbacks. In addition, the… - [Reba Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/reba-residence-pj-vj~2435015) - Location: Houston, TX - Photos: 10 - Description: Creating gracious connections to the outdoors was a key part of our design for this new home. We looked for ways to achieve this while respecting the character of the architecture. Screened porches and covered balconies on both levels of the house, in front and back, let the homeowners enjoy fresh air from shaded comfort; these overhangs also help cool the house. Open wide, strategically placed French doors naturally ventilate the home and bring light to the interior. Traditional details — arche… [See all 32 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/dillon-kyle-architects-dka-pfvwus-pf~847863058) --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-16.*