SKS Studio

Kansas City, MO

Shaping Extraordinary Destinations

SKS Studio is an international master planning and landscape architecture firm focused on creating immersive destinations that shape how people experience places. With offices in Kansas City and Dubai, the studio specializes in hospitality, entertainment, resort, and mixed-use environments, with work spanning more than 40countries.

Guided by a belief that great design begins with guest experience, SKS integrates master planning and landscape architecture into a unified process that transforms vision into memorable, high-performing environments. Their work balances creativity, sustainability, and economic reality to create places that are not only visually compelling, but felt, explored, and remembered.

As part of the Stonewall platform, SKS Studio brings global expertise in hospitality, resort, and destination design, strengthening Stonewall’s ability to deliver transformative environments at scale.

Markets

Mixed-Use Destination Entertainment Resorts & Theme Parks Hospitality Luxury Resorts International Developments Residential High-End Residential Master-Planned Communities

Services

Master Planning Landscape Architecture Site Planning & Design Construction Observation Implementation Support

Connect

+1 816 845 0011

1925 Central St. Suite A,Kansas City, MO 64108 - USA

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The Coastal Village will be a mixed-use community that will house all of the professional and non-professional staff for The Red Sea Development

Stademos Hotels LTD is a leader within the Cyprus Hospitality Industry

As part of the overall Red Sea Development, Southern Dunes will be an ultra high-end, luxury retreat that is nestled within serene sand dunes

Following Hurricane Odile, SKS Studios assisted Kerzner International by performing a full landscape restoration of this 5-star resort

Studio Leader

Sean K. Simms

ASLA, President

Sean Simms brings a global perspective to landscape architecture and master planning, having contributed to projects in more than 50 countries around the world. His work spans luxury residential communities, destination resorts, and large-scale mixed-use developments, with a focus on creating memorable environments that blend experience, functionality, and sense of place.Known for his creative vision and strategic leadership, Sean excels at guiding complex projects from concept through completion. His ability to develop innovative design solutions while coordinating diverse consultant teams has earned him recognition as a respected leader in international resort and master planning design.

Team

SKS Studio is a full-service master planning and landscape architecture firm focused on large-scale mixed-use, destination entertainment, and hospitality projects. Since 1997, Sean Simms and his team have delivered work across more than 40 countries, designing immersive, experience-driven environments through a collaborative process that sets them apart.