About

Walker Warner is co-founded by Brooks Walker and Greg Warner, who met while attending the University of Oregon, sharing a passion for architecture and fly fishing.

The firm moves to 835 Terry Francois Boulevard, an industrial neighborhood in San Francisco, enjoying the perks of office barbecues overlooking the Bay.

A coed softball team is formed to participate in the San Francisco Architects, Engineers & Contractors league. Over 25 years and countless RBIs later, it still remains a fun way to spend time with colleagues.

Walker Warner celebrates its 10th anniversary while being entrusted to design projects located in some of the most spectacular and remote locations in California.

The firm wins a competition to design Quintessa Winery in Napa Valley, resulting in an ongoing, multi-project collaboration with the clients and numerous award wins for the winery’s architecture and design.

Walker Warner designs its first home in Hawaii. The archipelago continues to inspire the firm, with work now spanning several islands, including Kauai, Maui, Oahu, and the Island of Hawaii.

The first Rocky Mountain project is completed in Idaho, making a name for Walker Warner in the region and paving the way for future design opportunities in Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming.

The office moves to the historic E.M. O’Donnell Copper Works building in the South of Market neighborhood. Built in 1921, the former copper foundry now exists as a diamond in the rough, renovated to be a warm, inviting space that maintains a sense of history.

Walker Warner celebrates 25 years of practice and elevates two longtime employees, Kathy Scott and Mike McCabe, to firm partner roles.

The firm designs two residential projects that fully embrace sustainability, with Makena achieving LEED Silver certification and Hale Huna operating completely off-the-grid.

Expanding into Mexico, the firm completes a residence along the Baja peninsula inspired by the local vernacular.

The firm wins the opportunity to design Flowers Winery in Healdsburg, where they celebrate Walker Warner’s 30th anniversary.

Kona Village Resort, which spans 80+ acres along the Kohala Coast on the Island of Hawaii, opens to the public.

The firm celebrates 35 years of practice with much gratitude while embodying these words to live and design by:

“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and to know the place for the first time.”

– T.S. Eliot