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WRNS Studio

Identity-rich, site-specific design at any scale. We are redefining what it means to be comfortable, healthy and productive at home, work, and school.

With offices in San Francisco, New York, Seattle, and Honolulu, our staff of 180+ works in creative shed-like studios across typologies: core and shell, interiors, education, civic, residential, and urban mixed-use. Recognized for identity-rich, site-specific design at any scale, we bring to each new project a point of view informed by all the other work in which we engage, resulting in fresh ideas that push us (and our clients) to imagine what’s possible. Today's most transformative organizations — Stanford, UCSF, Airbnb, Adobe, Dolby, Intuit, and Microsoft, to name a few — have entrusted us with stewarding their brands in what has arguably become the world's center of innovation. Working with these game-changing entrepreneurs and research institutions has allowed us to push our own curiosities and export this distinct spirit of innovation to a national clientele. We think a lot about public /private interface, and how it might be enriched. Problem solvers and tech nerds at heart, we tinker in models, garages, even under the hood of our design software. When we talk about sustainability, we come from a net positive ideal that supports the bottom line. All of this work is bracketed by a vigorous culture of education within the studio, linking academia with practice to advance architectural excellence.

03/19/2026

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁
We are proud to partner with Grace Farms for the 2026 Design for Freedom by Grace Farms Summit on March 26, 2026, in New Canaan, CT!

Join hundreds of leaders in design and construction dedicated to creating lasting change toward a more ethical built environment. Leave inspired and ready to take action to bring responsible sourcing into your practice.

Partner and Director of Sustainability Pauline Souza, along with Senior Associate Kelly Shaw, will be attending. We hope to see you there.

Register for the 2026 Summit – a recognition of the past 5 years of partnership, innovation and dedication to creating a more humane future: https://lnkd.in/eucCRMuj

03/17/2026

𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳
Set on a 71-acre property along Hawai‘i’s Kona coffee belt, 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺 transforms a working agricultural landscape into a tasting room, distillery lab, and gathering place rooted in the craft of making. Designed by WRNS Studio, the project immerses visitors in the process of distilling and the surrounding agricultural landscape.

The project began with a copper still stored in a shipping container on the property before design began. From that starting point, the brief was simple: create a destination where new spirits could be developed using local ingredients—coffee cherries, pineapple, ti plants, and native botanicals—while inviting visitors into the process.

Visitors arrive along an orchard-lined drive before the tasting room emerges through coconut trees, opening to sweeping views of the Pacific. A deep roof overhang shades the building while supporting rooftop photovoltaics, helping reduce energy use by more than 50%.

Inside, the copper still sits at the heart of the space—making the act of distilling part of the experience. Rainwater collection and reuse of process water reduce potable water demand by roughly 30%, helping irrigate the surrounding gardens and orchards.

A working farm, a distillery, and a gathering place rooted in Hawai‘i’s land and culture.

Full project story, video, and images in the comments.

03/11/2026

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮
Mass timber is gaining momentum in California as new building codes, prefabrication, and emerging supply chains make taller wood buildings possible.

At WRNS, we are seeing this firsthand. Our work on 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮, the Cabrillo College / UC Santa Cruz Student Housing project, uses a hybrid mass timber structural system for 624 student beds. The approach shows how creative timber design can accelerate delivery while reducing embodied carbon.

Scaling these solutions will also require new manufacturing capacity. WRNS is working with Scott Ehlert and the FABRIC Mass Timber team to help launch California’s first mass timber manufacturing facility, connecting forest health, local industry, and lower carbon construction.

On March 24, Ben Mickus, Partner at WRNS Studio, will join leaders from SPUR, oWow, and FABRIC Mass Timber for a conversation on how mass timber manufacturing and prefabrication are reshaping housing delivery in California.

Join the online conversation.

03/05/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟬𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.

The Valley Oak Medical Specialty Center transforms the historic Chung Sun Market into a new place of care for the 𝗖𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 and the surrounding community. Bringing internal medicine, behavioral health, and specialty services together under one roof, the project represents a major investment by the Colusa Indian Community Council in the town of Colusa. The design leverages the long-span bow trusses of the existing grocery store to create a flexible clinical environment while extending the life of a familiar Main Street landmark.

An open garden with a water feature built of local granite replaces the old grocery stock room, marking a welcoming entrance for patients and bringing nature into the daily care environment. Through adaptive reuse instead of new ground-up construction, the project achieves a 20% reduction in construction cost and a 60% reduction in embodied carbon—pairing community health with long-term environmental stewardship.

Client: Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community
Medical Planning: Taylor Design
Civil & Landscape: Siegfried
Structural: Mar Structural Design
MEP: Interface Engineering
Spec: Anne Hicks Harney
Acoustical: Salter

02/12/2026

𝗨𝗖 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 $𝟭𝟮𝟬𝗠 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁, 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲

Following UC Davis’ public announcement, this marks a milestone for veterinary education and research at the UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine.

The gift from the Weill Family Foundation supports the school’s One Health mission, recognizing the connection between the health of animals, people, plants, and the environment.

WRNS Studio, in partnership with Clark & Enersen, led the planning study that included the image shown.

Encouraging to see this work moving forward.

Read more https://lnkd.in/gnRVkk87

02/05/2026

Are you interested in developing skills in design research, emerging technologies, architectural design, and more? WRNS Studio is calling for applications to our 2026 Summer Internship Program. This paid internship will be in-person, primarily in our San Francisco office, with potential openings in our Seattle and New York offices. The deadline is February 28th.

Learn more https://wrns.submittable.com/submit/345785/2026-wrns-studio-summer-internship

02/02/2026

Please join Tim Jonas, Partner at WRNS Studio, for an I2SL Northern California Chapter tour of Elco Yards on February 11.

Elco Yards is an all-electric life science and office district in Redwood City. The campus transforms a former industrial site into a flexible environment for research, work, and collaboration.

The tour will explore how dense district-scale planning, careful material selections, building performance tracking, open space, and placemaking support contemporary lab environments and their LEED, WELL, and carbon reduction goals.

Tim will be joined by fellow tour guides and project collaborators:
• Ashley Simpson, IQHQ
• René Bihan, SWA Group
• Joseph Wenisch, Point Energy Innovations
• Trina Warren, Devon Construction

Thank you to I2SL NorCal for bringing the lab and design community together.

Register here https://lnkd.in/gCszpyqw

01/27/2026

𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲
The LEED Platinum Mashouf Wellness Center at San Francisco State University integrates athletics, recreation, and well-being into the everyday rhythms of campus. Designed as both a gateway and a gathering place, the facility brings aquatics, fitness, court sports, and social spaces together in a highly visible, flexible environment—supported by integrated mechanical and water systems that enable high-performance use.

Delivered from early vision through construction, the project reflects a holistic approach to student success—supporting physical, mental, and social well-being while remaining adaptable to evolving campus needs. As conversations around higher-ed recreation and wellness continue to advance, Mashouf remains a strong reference point for integrated, inclusive campus design.

01/26/2026

We recently celebrated Frist Health Center at Princeton University receiving a 2025 Preservation Honor Award from AIA New Jersey.

The historic building, Eno Hall (1924), is positioned at the center of the main atrium, which is organized into three distinct wings. Together, they form the heart and connective tissue of the project, allowing the existing structure to anchor and orient the new health center.

Through pathways and portals, the design moves from reuse toward celebration, linking old and new while reinforcing continuity across the campus and supporting Princeton University’s Health Services program.

Congratulations to the team.
General Contractor: HSC Builders & Construction Managers
Structural: Thornton Tomasetti
Civil: VHB
Landscape: Field Operations
MEP: Interface Engineering

01/21/2026

Steel is rising at the College of the Desert Palm Springs Development, bringing into focus a new campus designed as a place to connect and discover.

Sculptural steel “trees,” inspired by the region’s palm trees and windmills, branch outward to support long-span roofs and shaded outdoor circulation, shaping a climate-responsive framework for learning in the desert. The project reimagines education as a vibrant marketplace, combining learning, making, and gathering spaces that support multiple career pathways and community engagement.

As construction progresses, the intent becomes clear: flexible, visible, and welcoming spaces that extend learning beyond the classroom and into the landscape, creating new places that open doors to higher education and support the College’s vision of tuition-free access for students across the Coachella Valley.

Grateful to be collaborating with an exceptional team bringing this vision to life.

Construction Manager: C.W. Driver Companies
Bond Manager: MAAS Companies, Inc.
Structural: Thornton Tomasetti
Civil: Sherwood Design Engineers
Landscape: CMG Landscape Architecture
MEP: Buro Happold
Specifications: Cu***ng Group
AV: Theatre Projects
Code: DSK Metrix
Food: TriMark USA
Acoustical: Salter
Environmental Graphics: RSM Design

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