What gkkworks does

gkkworks is a privately held architecture and planning firm headquartered in Irvine, California, founded in 1991. According to firmographic data, the firm employs between 251 and 500 people and offers planning, design, and construction services to its clients. The firm's positioning is consistent with mid-sized, full-service U.S. architecture and engineering (A&E) practices that serve regional commercial, institutional, and possibly public-sector clients in the Southern California market.

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Name

gkkworks

Legal name

The Cannon Corporation

Website

https://gkkworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

gkkworks is a privately held architecture and planning firm founded in 1991 and headquartered in Irvine, California. With 251-500 employees, the firm delivers planning, design, and construction services to clients in the Southern California market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Other Specialized Design Services (54149)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building planning
• Construction services
• Architecture planning
• Building design

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Architecture and Design Services: Project-based professional services revenue generated through architectural design, interior design, landscape architecture, and engineering consulting for buildings, spaces, and facilities. Revenue is earned through design fees, project management fees, and consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

gkkworks is an architecture and planning firm that offers planning, designing, and construction services. The firm delivers integrated professional services across the planning, architectural design, and construction phases of building projects.

Product overview

CannonDesign is an architecture and design firm operating as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules product. The firm's portfolio consists of six integrated service areas: Buildings and Spaces (architectural design), Culture and Change Strategies (organizational consulting), Immersive and Branded Experiences (environmental design), Sustainable and Resilient Futures (green design), Strategic Plans and Frameworks (planning services), and Facility Services and Solutions (public sector services). These capabilities are offered as interconnected design services rather than discrete software products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning Services Pre-design architectural planning services supporting building and development projects.
• Architectural Design Designing services for buildings and spaces delivered as part of the firm's core architecture practice.
• Construction Services Construction-related services that complement the firm's planning and architectural design offerings.

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Ennead ArchitectsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnnead Architects is joining CannonDesign to deepen design's impact on society. The firms are uniting to advance shared commitment to bold design vision and to expand the possibilities and impact of design. This merger represents a significant strategic combination of two recognized architectural practices.
• Alice L. Walton FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Alice L. Walton Foundation selected CannonDesign to design the Bentonville Health Care Campus in Bentonville, Arkansas. This partnership focuses on a campus dedicated to whole health, representing a significant healthcare design engagement for the foundation's wellness-focused initiative.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Largest global architecture and design firm with deep penetration across workplace, healthcare, education, and government verticals. Operates as a broad incumbent offering a much wider portfolio of services globally, and competes for the largest institutional and corporate commissions.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a substantial architecture and buildings practice serving healthcare, education, and government clients. A broader incumbent that competes on large, complex programs and integrates design with engineering, program management, and construction services.
• SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill): Global architecture, engineering, urban planning, and interiors firm with significant higher education, healthcare, and civic portfolios. Functions as a broad incumbent competing for the largest institutional commissions and complex urban-scale projects.

Direct peers

• HKS: Architecture firm with dominant healthcare design practice and growing higher education, sports, and government portfolios. Direct peer in marquee healthcare design, with comparable focus on evidence-based and human-centered design philosophy.
• NBBJ: Architecture and design firm specializing in healthcare, higher education, and corporate workplace, with strong research-driven design approach. Comparable vertical focus and client profile among leading academic medical centers and universities.
• Ennead Architects: Architecture and design firm with strong cultural, civic, and academic portfolio (notably natural history and institutional work). Direct peer that has announced a strategic combination with the subject company, with closely aligned design-led, mission-driven positioning.
• Perkins&Will: Architecture and design firm with a leading healthcare and education practice, plus strong sustainability credentials (LEADER program). Closely comparable in client mix (university health systems, academic medical centers) and design-led positioning.
• HOK: Global architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong healthcare, higher education, science & technology, and civic practices. Directly comparable in scale, vertical mix, and integrated design-plus-strategy delivery model for large institutional clients.
• CannonDesign: Architecture and design firm with directly comparable service portfolio spanning higher education, healthcare, government, and cultural sectors. Overlaps closely in Living-Centered design philosophy, integrated strategy-plus-design offering, and marquee institutional client base (universities, health systems, museums).
• SmithGroup: Architecture, engineering, and planning firm with strong healthcare, higher education, and science & technology practices. Comparable size and structure, with similar integrated design and planning service model for institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/cannondesign
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• Facebookfacebook.com/gkkworks

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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