Architecture, Design, and Engineering Firm HGA Strengthens California Presence with New Office in San Diego
The office opening solidifies HGA’s commitment to San Diego and local clients across multiple markets.
National interdisciplinary design firm, HGA, has opened a San Diego office to accommodate the firm’s growing portfolio and reaffirm its commitment to the region. The new office strengthens HGA’s robust California practice, joining four other offices in the state—Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco and San Jose. The new hub marks the 12th office for the firm in the U.S., providing local and market-specific expertise to the San Diego area backed by the resources of a national company.
HGA is already serving clients throughout San Diego including leading institutions and organizations such as San Diego State University, San Diego Symphony, and Scripps Health. The firm has also previously completed work on an FBI field office, worked with Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s regional centers, and designs corporate workplaces for technology and entertainment clients in the region. The new San Diego office is a seamless extension of the firm, providing the same quality of services via an experienced, on-the-ground team.
The office will build upon the firm’s shared national expertise across a broad scope of markets with a particular focus on the industries that are hallmarks of the San Diego region—Corporate, Healthcare and Science & Technology as well as Arts & Culture, Community & Civic, and Higher Education.
HGA’s corporate workplace practice in San Diego is led by Jake Henry, AIA, principal; its Healthcare practice is headed up by Jennifer Ries, senior medical planner and office director; and its Science & Technology practice is led by Trevor Wells, principal and associate vice president. Kevin Donaghey leads HGA’s Arts & Culture and Community & Civic work in the region.
Contact the San Diego team for business development inquiries and to learn more about HGA’s portfolio.
Our Team
HGA’s full-time San Diego staff comprises experienced architects and engineers guided by long-time leaders from within the firm, in addition to new local experts who have helped shape the region.
Our Office
HGA’s San Diego office is in Suite 113 in the Mission Brewery Plaza at 2150 W Washington Street—a historic, renovated industrial building that once housed Mission Brewery, the first brewery in the U.S. designed in the Mission Revival style and still the only Mission Revival industrial building in San Diego. Located just north of the city’s Little Italy District in the Middletown neighborhood, the office is convenient to the San Diego International Airport, downtown San Diego, San Diego Metro Trolley Station and more.
Research-Based Design
Founded nearly 70 years ago, HGA has long maintained a robust network and strong presence within the architecture and design communities. The firm prioritizes an interdisciplinary, people-first approach backed by critical insight into the unique needs, culture, and design goals of its clients to drive innovative, purposeful, and enduring solutions. The dedicated San Diego team will benefit from this research-based design philosophy as well as access to and collaboration with HGA’s unique nationwide collective of in-house specialists—process engineers, design thinking specialists, evidence-based researchers, and others.
Curiosity & Collaboration
HGA’s multidisciplinary team employs a holistic, collaborative process fueled by empathy for each individual client and the people who inhabit their buildings. Research is foundational to HGA’s work and philosophy. It is a fundamental link between the curiosity that propels the firm to dig deeper and the knowledge that enables it to help clients and communities to thrive. HGA’s advanced integration of technology elevates its understanding of decisions made during the design phase and the ultimate impact they have on the built environment. The firm is also committed to tailoring its process and delivery methods for every client’s context to ensure the best result.
Featured San Diego Projects
"Opening the San Diego office feels like a natural move for HGA. Our local team members are already deeply ingrained in the region — a major stronghold for innovation across a variety of markets, and we’re proud to be joining the community to develop inspiring spaces that can themselves be catalysts for advancement."
Tim Carl
CEO
Career Opportunities
At HGA you’ll find a company that supports your professional growth and workday happiness. A culture that embraces innovation and collaboration. And smart, respectful coworkers who set the bar high, motivating and inspiring each other. We invite you to explore a career in our San Diego office.