BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT — TKC ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

COLE AND KRISTEN NEWTON, OWNERS OF TKC

TKC — A One-Stop Shop for the Built World

TKC Architecture & Engineering is a boutique design firm established by husband-and-wife duo Cole and Kristen Newton. Cole is originally from Florence, Alabama, which is just about an hour south of Columbia, Tennessee. He is an Auburn University graduate with a bachelor’s in civil engineering and an Army veteran. Kristen is from Northeast Florida with her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, both in architecture.

Cole and Kristen met while working at an architecture and engineering firm in Florida in 2008 and married two years later. With the recession hitting hard in Florida, they moved to Austin, Texas, for several years where they saw immense growth within the urban fabric of the city and worked on many notable projects throughout the downtown and surrounding areas. They finally made their way back to the south landing in downtown Nashville in 2014. Both were managing members at reputable design firms in Nashville and Franklin, but at the beginning of 2020, the Newtons decided it was time to make their dream of having their own design firm a reality, and TKC was founded.

TKC is the result of an ever-evolving discussion between Cole and Kristen about how to re-imagine the development process and combine forces to provide a one-stop shop for the built world, and while doing so, have a lot of fun working together. Though TKC was officially established in 2020, they have been a team since the beginning when they met and that is how the acronym TKC came to life, standing for Team Kristen and Cole. It was an inside joke, but then it stuck, and they could not think of another name for their firm that would better embody who they are, a team, a team that will work for their clients from start to finish to provide an enjoyable design process and successful project.

In the summer of 2021, Kristen and Cole, along with their two sons, moved their office and residence to Columbia, Tennessee. They both had been doing work in the area for years and had fallen in love with the downtown square and beautiful countryside. TKC has designed many civil site and architectural projects throughout Maury County working with clients such as Muletown Coffee on their expansion and Tennessee Distilling Group.

Specializing in a wide range of project types, TKC on the architecture and interior design side offers design services for projects ranging from custom residential homes to boutique restaurants to hotels and high-end commercial projects. They also enjoy working with existing buildings that have a lot of character and have worked on several renovation projects in downtown Columbia. The civil engineering design side comprises both commercial and residential project types offering services for site design, land planning, project management, municipal water, and wastewater projects.

TKC was built because of a love for working and collaborating with others. It is important to Cole and Kristen to develop meaningful relationships with clients while bringing to fruition quality projects. The goal is to encapsulate the spirit of their clients and the site to provide a thought-evoking design while striving to create designs that meet clients’ needs and exceed expectations.

The Newtons would be delighted to have the opportunity to meet with you and help design your dream space! For additional information, visit tkc-ae.com and follow them on Instagram at @tkc_ae for their latest project and updates.