As the Director of Design, Kristin Schreiner leads the creative vision for projects, oversees design quality and innovation, guides and mentors our design team, collaborates with clients, and ensures that all work reflects MSS's core values and delivery model. Kristin’s extensive professional experience spans the globe—from the Yukon to Houston to Germany—and includes a wide range of building types, such as single and multi-family residential, public and cultural buildings, sports and recreation, and corporate offices. Kristin brings her keen insight into the human experience with the built environment to every project. She says, “I love to imagine people moving through space—their sequence of motion, their views inside to out, outside to in, and how they might engage with the experience of light and materials that we choreograph. This is my favourite aspect of architecture, as it begins during the concept stage and you pursue this thought until the building is fully realized—always centring the human experience.” Before moving to Waterloo Region, Kristin worked at Kobayashi + Zedda Architects in Whitehorse, Yukon. There, she developed her expertise in stakeholder consultation, northern architecture, and working with local indigenous communities. She also worked at Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering in Stuttgart, Germany, where she developed a strong understanding of advanced structural and façade design for architecture with complex geometry and high-performance requirements. Kristin's projects included international work in the United States, including the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum in Los Angeles. In 2023, Kristin became a Passive House Certified Designer.

“Can we create a sense of discovery, a moment of joy, or a feeling of tranquility through our design? For me, architecture really all comes down to attention and intention – I try to make this central to my design approach.”