A&D Firm's Nelson and WK Merge

San Francisco, CA, August 24, 2017-After a string of recent national moves, Nelson, a global architecture and design firm, announced it will merge operations with WK design group, located in San Francisco, California.

Effective August 1, the addition increases Nelson’s focus on large-scale, core and shell architecture, and further expand its presence into the Bay Area.

Led by Gary Weske and Joel Karr, WK design group specializes in architecture, interior design, building design, core and shell architecture, and construction administration. As a passionate group focused on company culture, the firm offers a boutique approach to architecture and design-an important factor to Nelson as growth ensues. WK design group’s specialties include commercial and corporate design, hospitality and retail, multi-family, campus master planning, and single-family design. They have completed well-known projects in the Bay Area including Equity Residential Trust, Essex Property Trust, Allianz, and Harvest Properties.

As the third location added in the Bay Area in just under a year, WK design group will provide Nelson with access to a new network of clients including those in the hospitality and retail industries, while also offering a combination of both high scale and niche services.