Walker WorkShop

Noah Walker is an American Architect and the founder of Walker Workshop, a design-build firm based in Los Angeles CA that is known for creating modern structures that are warmly minimal and deeply rooted in the context of their location. One of Walker’s first projects, the Oak Pass House went on to gain international acclaim including winning “Home of the Year” in 2016 as well as inclusion in the Arch Daily 100, a list of the 100 most important works of Architecture in the United States. Walker received his Master in Architecture from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in the Growth and Structure of Cities from Haverford College, in Philadelphia PA. He has over fifteen years of experience on both coasts with a specific focus on design-build methods of project delivery. Noah is both a Registered Architect and a licensed generalcontractor in the state of California.

Joining Walker Workshop in 2017, Charles is a licensed architect & resides as Studio Director, supervising each project from concept to construction document completion. He ensures that project teams have the required support to execute Client goals and maintain milestone deadlines. Charles aims to use his collaboration skills and varied management capacities to help make Walker Workshop's design & construction successful at all levels. 

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Charles is a graduate of Kent State University's College of Architecture & Environmental Design. His 14+ years of professional experience is anchored throughout the Midwest. During his tenure as project designer, architect and manger in Chicago, Illinois, he was able to effectively contribute to a wide range of project typologies, inclusive of single & multi-family residential developments, hospitality design, mixed use commercial development, not-for-profit & institutional design, corporate headquarters, strategic planning partnerships, corporate interiors and installation design - all within renovation and new construction frameworks. Through his extensive architectural and construction leadership roles, he also brings in-depth collaboration experience with steering committees, neighborhood groups, agencies, political leaders, and design review boards. Consistently involved with academia, he has been a visiting critic at various universities and served as a professional practice lecturer and mentor with the Virginia Tech Chicago Studio and Archeworks.
At any given opportunity, Charles loves exploring all California landscapes and the National Park system. A veteran of the American automobile adventure, he has visited 40 continental states and traveled abroad to a dozen countries, finding inspiration at all corners of the globe.

A former movie producer who decided to return to his roots in carpentry and home remodeling. Dana hung up his suit, picked up his tape measure and never looked back. Now a licensed general contractor, Dana has managed a large fabrication shop, project managed retail builds for global brands and executed seamless art installations. He was recently generalmanager to an architecture firm overseeing multiple residentialbuilds in Los Angeles where he became well acquainted with the splendors of the Los Angeles Dept. of Building and Safety.

Originally from the Bronx, New York, where he will gladly tell you about his early days watching KRS-One and Grandmaster Flash perform in Cedar Park. Dana has his Masters in Business Administration from UCLA, has attended Cerritos College woodworking and furniture manufacturing program, as well as Art Center School of Design and Pasadena Community College.

When not on-site, you’ll either find him ‘geeking’ out over a building science blog (…to vapor barrier or not to vapor barrier?), questioning why he is still a New York Knicks fan or speeding east on the 10 freeway with his wife to get to Palm 

David brings with him 8+ years of experience in architecture, interior design, and construction. His career has been tightly focused in custom residential design, with a number of completed projects in a variety of traditional and contemporary styles. David holds a Master of Architecture from SCI-Arc and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Indiana University. When not in the office, he can be found playing beach volleyball, tinkering on the piano, or thinking about his next meal.

Derek received his Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan and also has degrees in engineering and art. His varied interests developed from an early exposure to the sciences and arts and finally led him to architecture. He is a registered Architect and his experience in the discipline ranges from large-scale planning work to mid-size commercial projects to single family homes. He particularly loves working on projects that have an elegant, holistic and clear philosophy. When not at Walker Workshop he loves spending time with his wife, friends and family and is always available to go sailing or skiing. He used to be suspicious of cats, but Kimchi (our resident cat) has changed his mind. 
 

Prior to joining Walker Workshop, Marianne focused on residential and commercial projects in Santa Monica, Boston, and New York. Her professional experience includes participation in architecture, urban design, structural engineering, collaborative research, and exhibition planning. She received her Master of Architecture from Harvard's Graduate School of Design and her undergraduate degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton University. She loves cats.

Sean Gaffney is a graduate of the Cooper Union School of Architecture, registered architect and certified passive house consultant. He has practiced in both New York and Los Angeles on a wide range of built work. After enduring ten years of bitter cold he decided to make his way to the desert. He often wonders how the vast wilderness of Los Angeles and the densely packed corner bodegas of New York can coexist.
 

Will Pyatt earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and joined Walker Workshop in the summer of 2015. He brings prior professional experience from Evan Douglis Studio, Tom Wiscombe Architecture, and Woods Bagot. Outside of work, he maintains an interest in fly fishing and skiing. His dog sheds constantly, but he doesn't really notice the fur anymore.