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Kona Farm Distillery offers visitors a transcendent hospitality experience and an opportunity to connect to Hawaiʻi’s land, craft, and culture. We’re honored to share that Kona Farm Distillery has received the 2026 @metropolismag Planet Positive Award in the Hospitality category.

On Hawaiʻi Island’s Kona coffee belt, guests arrive along an orchard-lined drive to an open-air tasting room facing the Pacific. The copper still sits behind glass, so the making of each spirit happens in plain view. Rainwater, coffee-processing water, and distillery wastewater are treated through trickling filter tanks and UV, then used to irrigate the surrounding crops. The project is designed with a regional biophilic approach: shaped wood columns from locally sourced ʻōhiʻa trees and tables and stools crafted by regional artisans add warmth and a memorable story for guests. Crushed, locally reused cinder is used throughout the site to celebrate native stone, improve drainage and porosity, and support plant health. Visitors gather at communal tables made from local monkeypod, and sliding wood panels open the room to the trade winds. Photovoltaics offset nearly 20% of annual energy use.

Congratulations to our client and the full project team, and thank you to Metropolis for their leadership.

Architecture, Interiors, FFE: WRNS Studio
General Contractor: @kprsinc
Civil and Structural: @engineeringpartners
Mechanical, Energy / Environmental: Interface Engineering
Electrical: @rnsha_esop
Specifications: Jordan Consultants, LLC
Code and Fire Protection: @coffmanengineers
Water Recycling: @sherwoodengineers
Landscape: Umemoto Cassandro Design
AV, Telecom, and Acoustic: @salter
Equipment: Vitok Engineering
Food Service: The Marshall Associates
Photography / Video: @jasonorear

#PlanetPositiveAwards #HospitalityDesign #SustainableDesign #WRNSStudio #Metropolis taken in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii by @wrnsstudio

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WRNS is proud to announce that Valley Health Center San José-Campbell recently celebrated its grand opening. The new healthcare center brings accessible, essential care to this growing neighborhood in San José.

WRNS Studio Partners Brian Milman and Raul Garduño joined members of our multidisciplinary team, community leaders, public officials, and healthcare advocates at the ceremony to mark this important moment for the city.

Working closely with the County of Santa Clara Health System, WRNS Studio designed the center as a welcoming civic presence that responds to the community’s growing healthcare needs while contributing to the character and connectivity of the surrounding neighborhood.

A signature project within San José's Urban Village strategy, the LEED Gold certified center places healthcare at the intersection of housing, public space, and transit. Located alongside high-density housing and directly connected to the Valley Transportation Authority's Bascom Station, the project makes care easier to reach for patients, families, and staff, whether they arrive on foot, by bicycle, or by transit.

The project also introduces 40,000 square feet of new green space, including a public park with native California plantings and trees. The landscape creates a welcoming connection between the health center and Bascom Station while contributing new space to the public realm within the neighborhood.

Congratulations to our team and partners on this important milestone!

ACIES Engineering
BayWest Development
Boulder Associates
Carlson, Barbee & Gibson, Inc.
Castro Plumbing Services
Cross 2 Design Group
DCI Engineers
Elcor Electric
Fehr & Peers
Pankow Builders
Rockridge Geotechnical
Salter Inc.
Silicon Valley Mechanical
South Bay Construction
The Guzzardo Partnership Inc.
Watry Design, Inc.

#grandopening #healthcare #sanjosé #architecture #TOD by @wrnsstudio

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We’re excited to announce that Experience Center One is a finalist for the @credawa Night of the Stars Award for Office Development of the Year. This project welcomes partners and customers arriving from around the world to a Global Technology Company’s reimagined 72-acre campus in Redmond, Washington. Our team shaped the building around stands of firs and cedars originally marked for clearing and preserved the natural movement of water across the sloping site. The LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Net Zero Carbon building celebrates the mature forest canopy and blends hospitality and technology with the Pacific Northwest’s iconic landscape.

Vote for Experience Center One in the People’s Choice Awards at the link in our bio.

Congratulations to our multidisciplinary team!
General Contractor: Skanska Balfour Beatty (SBB), a joint venture between @skanskausa and Howard S. Wright, a @balfourbeatty_us company
Owner Representative: @cbre
Structural Engineer: @mka_inc
Site Landscape: @bergerpartnership
Building Landscape: @biohabitats
Mechanical: @lifeatmckinstry
Electrical: Prime Electric
Acoustic: Salter
Civil: @cpl_inc
Audio Visual: Downstream
Building Envelope: Gerber Engineering Inc.
Utilities: @geoengineersinc
Signage/Graphics: @ghdpartners
Elevator: @lerchbates
Lighting: @luma.lighting.design
Code: Pielow Consulting
Waterproofing: Morrison Hershfield
Technology: @stantec
Energy Modeling: @introba_inc
Furniture: Wave Facility Change Management
Food Service: @riccadesignstudios
Fire Protection: Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company
Photography: @jasonorear

#SeattleArchitecture #Washington #PacificNorthwest #Architecture #ArchitectureAwards taken in Redmond, Washington by @wrnsstudio

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With the school year now underway, we wanted to take a moment to share our thanks for the WRNS Studio Intern Class of 2026. We believe in challenging, teaching, researching, and growing in all aspects of our work, and each year we invite interns to become integrated, essential members of our team. This year, interns visited @princeton’s First Health Center, attended Lunch & Learns, engaged our internal Skillshare Series, went on site tours, and presented research projects with the studio.

Christophe Bihan — @uoft (SF)
Jeremy Escobar — @rpiofficial (NY)
Nupur Gandhi — @uscedu (SF)
Dora Hana Hauache — @harvardgsd (NY)
Soma Haqiqi — @sanfranciscostate (SF)
Eric Kim — @prattinstitute (SF)
Keisha Martinez — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (SEA)
Erin Nibeck — @ucberkeleyofficial (SF)
Elisha Santos — Pratt Institute (NY)
Han Wang — UC Berkeley (SF)

#interns #summerinternship #architecture #design #education by @wrnsstudio

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The Kelsey Civic Center has received a 2026 AIA California Design Award!

The Kelsey Civic Center starts from a simple idea: architecture can’t solve San Francisco’s housing crisis on its own, but it can help expand how many people feel they belong in the city. Located across from San Francisco’s City Hall, the 112-unit building offers affordable, accessible housing for people with and without disabilities — one of the largest of its kind in the city. @aiacalif’s jury called the project “urbanistically responsible, with contextual palette and scale, well-integrated with important civic center character.”

Built with @thekelseymore, @mercyhousing, Santos Prescott and Associates, @cahillcontractors, @mikiten_architecture, @rhaa.studio, Mar Structural Design, @sherwoodengineers, @pointenergy, LUMA Lighting Design, Tommy Siu & Associates, and F.W. Associates. Photography by @brucedamonte.

Link in bio for more on the project.
#AIACaliforniaDesignAwards #TheKelseyCivicCenter #AccessibleDesign #AffordableHousing taken in San Francisco, California by @wrnsstudio

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𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦’ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 (𝗩𝗖𝗕).

WRNS Studio was honored to share a master plan update at the VISIONS gala, offering insights into how the 37-acre VCB campus can continue to evolve to support VISIONS’ mission. We walked attendees through the new design using a mixture of visual and tactile plans and heard their feedback and aspirations for this next chapter.

The plan brings buildings, landscape, circulation, and accessibility into a campus framework, helping guide future reinvestment and stewardship.

Proud to be working with @visionsvcb, Chris Downey, @reedhilderbrand, and @consigliconstruction. by @wrnsstudio

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Last week, we celebrated two milestones with SFUSD: the ribbon cutting for 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆’s new classroom building and the opening of the 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗯 on the fourth floor of the new Mission Bay campus.

At West Portal, new all-electric classroom buildings replace aging portables, with outdoor learning space and reclaimed materials woven into the campus.

At Mission Bay, maker spaces, labs, and collaboration areas support a relationship-centered STEM environment for SFUSD students. Through UCSF cohorts and student-to-professional exchanges, the Hub connects learning with projects focused on health, life science, and research.

Proud to work with @sfunified and @ucsf, and the many partners, educators, families, and community members who helped make these projects possible.

Owner: SFUSD
Structural: @thorntontomasetti
MEP: @introba_inc (West Portal Elementary)
MEP: Interface Engineering, Inc. (Mission Bay Hub) taken in San Francisco, California by @wrnsstudio

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4 months ago

𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 @ucsc’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲.

With approval from the UC Board of Regents, 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 will help UCSC expand on-campus living in careful balance with the site’s natural ecosystem.

As part of a design-build team with @mccarthybuild, the first phase will bring nearly 1,300 beds through apartments and co-living suites, with shared amenities, a resiliency hub, and outdoor spaces designed to support daily campus life while protecting the surrounding landscape.

Prioritizing environmental stewardship, the project pairs fully electric design with on-site solar and stormwater capture for non-potable reuse, supporting UCSC’s broader goals for climate resilience.

We’re honored to work alongside UC Santa Cruz, McCarthy Building Companies, and the broader design-build team as this next phase of student housing takes shape.

Read more at the link in our bio.

Client: UC Santa Cruz
Design-Builder: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Architect: WRNS Studio
Civil: @latitude33engineering
Landscape: @jlja_landscape
Structural: Rutherford + Chekene
Mechanical / Plumbing: Interface Engineering
Electrical: @theengineeringenterprise
Dry Utilities: @powersystemsdesigngrp
Acoustical: Colin Gordon Associates
Building Enclosure: @rdhbuildingscience
Environmental: @harveyecology
Food Service: @webbfoodservicedesign

#StudentHousing #HigherEducation #CampusPlanning #SustainableDesign #UCSC taken in UC Santa Cruz by @wrnsstudio

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5 months ago

𝗪𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.
Our architecture, planning, and interiors practice is shaped by curiosity, collaboration, and care for the places and communities we work with every day.

Current openings include roles in San Francisco, New York, Seattle, and Honolulu.

Explore open positions through the WRNS Studio careers page at the link in our bio.

#WRNSStudio #Hiring #Careers #Architecture #Design by @wrnsstudio

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@princeton'𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 @hcdmagazine 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗺 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗖𝗗’𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Frist reframes the student health center as part of campus life: a place for care, counseling, gathering, pause, and connection. The 76,500-square-foot adaptive reuse project brings together clinical care, counseling services, a 24-bed infirmary, gathering spaces, and gardens within Princeton’s historic Eno Hall.

In the feature by April Shernisky, WRNS Senior Associate Kayleen Kulesza, AIA shares how the interiors move away from institutional healthcare toward spaces that support comfort, dignity, agency, and calm. HCD’s jury recognized Frist as a “visual and environmental expression of the growth journey,” integrating old and new during a formative time in student life.

Congratulations to Princeton University, University Health Services, our collaborators, and the WRNS team.

Thank you to April Sherinisky and the Healthcare Design team for the thoughtful feature.

Photography: @jasonorear
Read more at the link in our bio.

#HealthcareDesign #InteriorDesign #HigherEducation #StudentWellness #AdaptiveReuse #CampusDesign by @wrnsstudio

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𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁
It shows up in project decisions, client relationships, mentorship, technical depth, and the care that helps teams do their best work.

This year, we’re proud to recognize 13 leaders whose contributions strengthen the studio across architecture, planning, interiors, project delivery, finance, human resources, and studio culture.

Congratulations to our 2026 promoted leaders:

𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
Edwin Halim, AIA, LEED AP | San Francisco

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲
Jeffrey Fiftal | Seattle
Milena Kim | San Francisco
Ashish Kulkarni | San Francisco
Kanako Lathrop | Honolulu
Christian Vollmuth | San Francisco
Nicholas Wiegardt | San Francisco

𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲
Haiqi Bai | San Francisco
Michael Chin | San Francisco
Michael Kasow | San Francisco
Estefanía Pilatti | New York
James Quick | New York
Aubrey Timmons | San Francisco

Read more at the link in our bio. by @wrnsstudio

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀?

At WRNS, we see them as shared amenities that can shape the feel of everyday life.

When thoughtfully designed, these spaces do more than meet program needs. They help people come together, make buildings easier to navigate, and bring wellness into the rhythm of the day.

That is what draws us to this work: the opportunity to create places that feel welcoming, well used, and deeply connected to the communities around them.

#RecreationDesign #WellnessDesign #InclusiveDesign #SustainableDesign #Architecture CommunityDesign by @wrnsstudio

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