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STUDIOKIVA LIMITED WAS FORMED IN JUNE 2017. IT IS LED BY KIVA ALBERGA, M.ARCH. WITH 27 YEARS IN THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN, KIVA HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN FOR PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND INSTITUTIONAL SECTORS IN JAMAICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS GAINED WORKING IN ESTABLISHED ARCHITECTURE FIRMS THAT FOCUSED ON COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN. THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN NEW CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONS AS WELL AS RENOVATIONS WITH VARIED DESIGN ISSUES AND BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. HER PASSION FOR INTERIOR DESIGN IS FUELLED BY HER LOVE OF TEXTURE AND COLOUR, WITH A STRONG BELIEF THAT JUXTAPOSING UNEXPECTED ELEMENTS LEAD TO MORE INTERESTING OUTCOMES. KIVA HAS EXPERTISE IN GUIDING CLIENTS ON THE MOST EFFICIENT USE OF SPACE AND TRANSLATING THEIR REQUIREMENTS INTO SPACES THAT ARE BOTH FUNCTIONAL AS WELL AS APPEALING. KIVA HAS BEEN A FULL MEMBER OF THE JAMAICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS SINCE 1996 AND A REGISTERED ARCHITECT SINCE 1997. SHE IS ALSO A LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE.