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What we do

Our knowledge-first real estate services focus on the crucial early stages from pre-development through design to entitlements, and continue to full build-out and occupancy. At every stage, we operate in close cooperation with users, markets, and communities.

Over the past 25 years, the team that leads WOWA's engagements has overseen more than 100 projects for a range of clients in the Americas and Europe, involving more than 50 million square feet of corporate campus, workplace, research and development space; commercial office, retail, hotel, and industrial space; over 10,000 residential units, civic spaces, and integrated cultural landscapes.

We blend practice with applied research and development, exploring the intersection of design, technology, real estate, and human and natural sciences to create new and improved tools, processes, and products.

Along the way, we communicate our insights and analysis to inspire and move others to action.

Selected case studies

For developers: Outstanding value

Life Sciences Campus:

Engaging Stanford's Innovation Cluster

Redwood City, California

Pearlman Properties
128,000 sq. ft.
Research and development

Mixed-Use Neighborhood:

Translating Architectural Excellence

Cupertino, California

Sand Hill Property Company
8,000,000 sq. ft.
Office, residential, retail, hospitality, civic, open space

Adaptive Reuse:

Modernizing Midcentury

San Francisco, California

233 Geary Street Property Owner
250,000 sq. ft.
Office, residential, retail, historic preservation

Clean Energy Future:

Augmenting Today's Supply Chain

Santa Fe Springs, California

Pearlman Properties
205,000 sq. ft.
Industrial, logistics, warehousing

Central Social District:

Defining the Highest Potential

San Francisco, California

TMG Partners
2,200,000 sq. ft.
Office, residential, hospitality

For companies: High-performance assets

Apple Park:

Advancing Creative Enterprise

Cupertino, California

Apple
6,000,000 sq. ft.
Corporate campus, research and development, workplace, auditorium, open space

North Tantau Campus:

Navigating Fluid Environments

Cupertino, California

Apple
1,000,000 sq. ft.
Corporate workplace, research and development

Connected Workplace:

Mastering Unprecedented Growth

United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa

Cisco
23,000,000 sq. ft.
Corporate campus, research and development, workplace

Potsdamer Platz:

Grounding a Global Player

Berlin, Germany

Daimler-Benz
12,000,000 sq. ft.
Corporate workplace, residential, retail, hospitality, civic, open space

For communities: Liveable cities and regions

Sustainable Water Town:

Confronting Global Change

Shanghai, China

Shanghai Municipal People's Government
2,200,000 sq. ft.
Residential, civic, commercial, open space

Eco Map:

Growing Smarter, Greener Cities

Amsterdam, Netherlands; San Francisco, California; Seoul, South Korea

Cisco, municipal leaders
Digital transformation
Climate change and pollution

Transit-Oriented Development:

Centering on Health

San Jose, California

Valley Transportation Authority, Bayview Development Group, Bouygues Group, IBI Group
800,000 sq. ft.
Office, residential, retail, civic

Historic City Quarter:

Preserving World Heritage

Potsdam, Germany

Deutsche Bahn
2,200,000 sq. ft.
Office, residential, retail, light industrial, open space

For industry leaders: Research and development

America's Human Landscapes:

Understanding a Gridlocked Environment

Land use and development

Economics and business
Politics and governance
Social organization

Reconfigured Places:

Leveraging Design, Technology, and Real Estate

Environment and resources

Human well-being
Biodiversity
Climate change and pollution

Museum Spaces:

Gathering People, Objects, Ideas

Real estate and culture

Visitor experience
Collections engagement
Cultural heritage and identity

Hybrid Infrastructure:

Building Intelligent Futures

Real estate and technology

Humans and machines
Frontier technologies
Value of innovation

WOWA Knowledge Bank:

Capturing Real-Estate Assets

Tools and services

AI empowerment
Digital transformation
Knowledge management