BakerNowicki Design Studio, an award-winning San Diego based education design firm, was acquired by national firm DLR Group. The firm will operate as DLR Group|BakerNowicki. The merger enables BakerNowicki to provide their clients a depth of in-house design expertise including engineering, interiors, high performance design, landscape, science and technology, and a fully integrated array of specialized design services.
“We founded our firm on four pillars to be collaborative, innovative, integrated, and sustainable,” said Jon Baker, FAIA. “From a relational, planning, design, and technology standpoint, our focus is on the work and our goal is to do great design. From a cultural standpoint, those themes line up seamlessly with DLR Group. The combined experience and expertise of our two firms provide a foundation to grow a powerhouse office in San Diego and the leading education design practice in California.”
“As we strategically look to grow our geographic reach, our vision is to attract firms with a shared commitment to design excellence and sustainability,” said DLR Group CEO Griff Davenport, FAIA. “BakerNowicki shares those beliefs along with a laser focus on delivering design that responds to the nuanced needs of school district clients in Southern California. Jon and Rich have the business of design down to a science and understand integrated delivery of planning, architecture, engineering, and interiors, which will benefit all our clients in the state.”
“Joining DLR Group presents a wonderful opportunity for our staff,” said Richard Nowicki, AIA. “With the scale of a global firm, we are providing our people a greater diversity of career opportunities. We have enhanced geographic reach for their K-12 design, the potential to explore and experience new building types and work overseas, and the opportunity to pursue practice or a firm operations career in a larger firm.”
Strogoff Consulting introduced the firms, worked closely with BakerNowicki Design Studio's principals, attorney and accountant, and was the primary contact with DLR Group throughout the merger process. The streamlined transaction resulted from a highly collaborative relationship between all of the stakeholders.
“We founded our firm on four pillars to be collaborative, innovative, integrated, and sustainable,” said Jon Baker, FAIA. “From a relational, planning, design, and technology standpoint, our focus is on the work and our goal is to do great design. From a cultural standpoint, those themes line up seamlessly with DLR Group. The combined experience and expertise of our two firms provide a foundation to grow a powerhouse office in San Diego and the leading education design practice in California.”
“As we strategically look to grow our geographic reach, our vision is to attract firms with a shared commitment to design excellence and sustainability,” said DLR Group CEO Griff Davenport, FAIA. “BakerNowicki shares those beliefs along with a laser focus on delivering design that responds to the nuanced needs of school district clients in Southern California. Jon and Rich have the business of design down to a science and understand integrated delivery of planning, architecture, engineering, and interiors, which will benefit all our clients in the state.”
“Joining DLR Group presents a wonderful opportunity for our staff,” said Richard Nowicki, AIA. “With the scale of a global firm, we are providing our people a greater diversity of career opportunities. We have enhanced geographic reach for their K-12 design, the potential to explore and experience new building types and work overseas, and the opportunity to pursue practice or a firm operations career in a larger firm.”
Strogoff Consulting introduced the firms, worked closely with BakerNowicki Design Studio's principals, attorney and accountant, and was the primary contact with DLR Group throughout the merger process. The streamlined transaction resulted from a highly collaborative relationship between all of the stakeholders.