SEATTLE, WA  Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, announces the firm's Seattle, Washington, office has launched a new architecture studio for commercial clients. This move broadens the firm's capabilities to specialize in architectural design, interior design, and branding services for commercial real estate and corporate clients. The firm also announces that Jonathon Thomas has been promoted to Studio Manager, and has relocated from Southern California to lead Ware Malcomb's new commercial architecture team in the Seattle office.

"This is an exciting new development for our growing practice," said Alan Lambert, Regional Director of Ware Malcomb's Seattle office. "As part of our Seattle leadership, Jonathan is building an architectural team that will integrate with our existing interior design team to expand our reach and capabilities for both current clients and new clients throughout western Washington and beyond. We are thrilled to welcome Jonathan to our Seattle office and congratulate him on this well-deserved promotion."

Thomas joined Ware Malcomb in 2010 in the firm's Denver, Colorado, office, moved to the Irvine, California, headquarters in 2011, and was most recently a Project Designer in the firm's Design Studio. Thomas' extensive design experience includes architectural design, master planning and research in the areas of office buildings, corporate headquarters, medical facilities, high tech, industrial and retail projects. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science in environmental design and a Master of Architecture (with honors) from North Dakota State University. He is a member of the commercial real estate development association NAIOP, Washington Chapter and the AIA.