Following roles at design firms in the UK and Seattle, interior designer Megan Adams joined Olson Kundig in 2017 and was promoted to Associate in 2022.
A invaluably piece of successful design is being able to set aside your preferences and step into the client’s shoes. Being able to perceive what someone is searching for and translating that into your own voice is a kind bilingualism I prize.
Megan Adams
Associate
Megan focuses primarily on high-end residential interior design, as well as occasional hospitality and commercial projects. Reflective of many meaningful experiences growing up in Asia, the US, and Europe, her design aesthetic is diverse and sophisticated—and punctuated by careful curation of unique organic shapes, when the context allows.
As a designer, Megan works closely with Olson Kundig’s architectural teams to ensure building design and interior goals are aligned throughout each project, while helping each client identify their personal style aesthetic to make their home their own. She enjoys forging true partnerships on each project, finding beauty in opportunities for one-on-one connections. Megan especially loves the challenge of diving deeply into design to fuse diverse—and sometimes unexpected—interior elements into one cohesive, appealing whole.
At Olson Kundig, Megan serves on the Interiors Leadership Group as well as the Crit Crew, which organizes the firm’s long-standing weekly tradition of design critique and shared learning. Outside of work, she is an avid traveler and foodie, and enjoys combining these with sailing and live music when she can. In quiet moments, you might also find her reading or adding to her growing Vinyl collection.
Projects
Education
Bachelor of Spatial and Interior Design, University College Falmouth
Awards
2023
Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award, 8899 Beverly Boulevard
AIA Los Angeles Residential Design Awards, Adaptive Reuse/Renovation/Historic Preservation Honor Award, 8899 Beverly Boulevard
Architizer A+ Awards Finalist, Mid Rise Housing Category, 8899 Beverly Boulevard
LIV Hospitality Design Awards, Architecture – Living Space, Condominium Category Winner, 8899 Beverly Boulevard
LIV Hospitality Design Awards, Architecture – Living Space, North America Category Winner, 8899 Beverly Boulevard
LIV Hospitality Design Awards, Interior Design – Living Space, Condominium Category Winner, 8899 Beverly Boulevard
LIV Hospitality Design Awards, Interior Design – Living Space, North America Category Winner, 8899 Beverly Boulevard
LIV Hospitality Design Awards, Architecture – Eating Space, Restaurant – Casual Category Winner, Comedor Restaurant
LIV Hospitality Design Awards, Architecture – Eating Space, North America Category Winner, Comedor Restaurant
LIV Hospitality Design Awards, Interior Design – Eating Space, North America Category Winner, Comedor Restaurant
2022
World Interiors News Awards, Gold Medal, One-Off Homes – Large & Small Category, Bilgola Beach House
Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Awards, Comedor Restaurant
2021
Gray Magazine Awards, Editor’s Pick, Comedor Restaurant
Master Builders Association of NSW Excellence in Housing Awards, Winner (Contract Houses, $9 Million – $10 Million), Bilgola Beach House
2020
Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards, Honorable Mention, Commercial Hospitality, Comedor Restaurant
2019
Eater Austin Awards, Design of the Year, Comedor Restaurant