Who We Are

Wilmot Sanz is a leader in healthcare design. As a firm, we improve complex healthcare environments with thoughtful architecture and interior design solutions. Our exceptional client service is supported with high-performance resources and cutting-edge technology. We carefully maintain the efficient operations, culture, and accountability of a local mid-sized firm to serve our clients nationwide.

  1. John Wilmot, FAIA Founds Design Firm

    After moving to the Washington, DC area from Omaha, NE in the middle of a February snowstorm, John Wilmot, FAIA founded our specialized healthcare design firm on the principles of high quality work and tireless client service.

    1966
  2. Firm Wins First Major Hospital Project

    The firm won its first major hospital project – an emergency department and patient bed tower with Arnot Ogden Medical Center. We continue to work with this client decades later and, in 2015, completed a vertical expansion of that same building.

    1969
  3. Rolando Sanz Joins Firm

    Part of the first class of students at the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Rolando Sanz began working at the firm as a summer intern.

    1972
  4. Tremendous Growth and New Clients

    The firm experienced tremendous growth, doubling in size and working with many new hospital clients throughout the nation.

    1978
  5. A Partnership is Forged

    John Wilmot partnered with his son, Jim Wilmot, and Rolando Sanz to guide the firm to new heights adding a new generation of healthcare design leadership.

    1987
  6. First Project on Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

    A small radiology renovation was Wilmot Sanz’s first project on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. A quarter century later, we have designed more than two thirds of the campus’s more than three million square feet of built space.

    1992
  7. First Project for The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Our first project for The Johns Hopkins Hospital. We take pride in developing long-term relationships with our clients built on trust and service. Today, we have designed several high-profile buildings on the East Baltimore site and dozens more across the health system’s affiliated hospital and outpatient campuses.

    1996
  8. Wilmot Sanz Moves and Expands

    A fresh start. Continuing to expand to serve our long-term healthcare clients, we outgrew our old home. The firm moved to a new suite, with workstations arranged collaboratively in pods for each of our client teams.

    2005
  9. Celebrating the Memory of Jim Wilmot

    We were deeply saddened to unexpectedly lose a partner, mentor, and friend in Jim Wilmot in January. The firm continues to celebrate his memory through various charitable donations and engagement with the community.

    2012
  10. Continuing Leadership in Healthcare Design

    With six partners, a growing, talented staff, and over a dozen client relationships spanning more than a decade, Wilmot Sanz is the leading healthcare design firm in the Mid-Atlantic United States. As we celebrate a half century of success, we are excited for our next 50 years of innovations and milestones.

    2018
  11. Wilmot Sanz Pivots During the Pandemic

    The firm transitioned seamlessly to a work from home environment during the global pandemic, continuing to deliver expert client service to our healthcare clients in a virtual environment.

  12. Kristen DelGandio Elevated to Partner

    The firm elevated Kristen DelGandio, long time employee and Design Director leading our interior design practice to Partner. Kristen joins the leadership team of Greg Chang, Jim Curran and Rick Sasaki in bringing fresh energy to lead the firm into the next decades of modern healthcare design.

    2021
  13. Healthcare Design Today

    From our new modern office space in Rockville, MD - the firm continues to grow and adapt to the changing healthcare marketplace in servicing our clients by providing interior fit outs, master planning and programming, and architectural design for healthcare systems across all scales. We partner with premier health institutions to offer the best built environments for patient care.

    2023
John Wilmot, FAIA Founds Design Firm
1966

After moving to the Washington, DC area from Omaha, NE in the middle of a February snowstorm, John Wilmot, FAIA founded our specialized healthcare design firm on the principles of high quality work and tireless client service.

Firm Wins First Major Hospital Project
1969

The firm won its first major hospital project – an emergency department and patient bed tower with Arnot Ogden Medical Center. We continue to work with this client decades later and, in 2015, completed a vertical expansion of that same building.

Rolando Sanz Joins Firm
1972

Part of the first class of students at the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Rolando Sanz began working at the firm as a summer intern.

Tremendous Growth and New Clients
1978

The firm experienced tremendous growth, doubling in size and working with many new hospital clients throughout the nation.

A Partnership is Forged
1987

John Wilmot partnered with his son, Jim Wilmot, and Rolando Sanz to guide the firm to new heights adding a new generation of healthcare design leadership.

First Project on Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
1992

A small radiology renovation was Wilmot Sanz’s first project on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. A quarter century later, we have designed more than two thirds of the campus’s more than three million square feet of built space.

First Project for The Johns Hopkins Hospital
1996

Our first project for The Johns Hopkins Hospital. We take pride in developing long-term relationships with our clients built on trust and service. Today, we have designed several high-profile buildings on the East Baltimore site and dozens more across the health system’s affiliated hospital and outpatient campuses.

Wilmot Sanz Moves and Expands
2005

A fresh start. Continuing to expand to serve our long-term healthcare clients, we outgrew our old home. The firm moved to a new suite, with workstations arranged collaboratively in pods for each of our client teams.

Celebrating the Memory of Jim Wilmot
2012

We were deeply saddened to unexpectedly lose a partner, mentor, and friend in Jim Wilmot in January. The firm continues to celebrate his memory through various charitable donations and engagement with the community.

Continuing Leadership in Healthcare Design
2018

With six partners, a growing, talented staff, and over a dozen client relationships spanning more than a decade, Wilmot Sanz is the leading healthcare design firm in the Mid-Atlantic United States. As we celebrate a half century of success, we are excited for our next 50 years of innovations and milestones.

Wilmot Sanz Pivots During the Pandemic
2020

The firm transitioned seamlessly to a work from home environment during the global pandemic, continuing to deliver expert client service to our healthcare clients in a virtual environment.

Kristen DelGandio Elevated to Partner
2021

The firm elevated Kristen DelGandio, long time employee and Design Director leading our interior design practice to Partner. Kristen joins the leadership team of Greg Chang, Jim Curran and Rick Sasaki in bringing fresh energy to lead the firm into the next decades of modern healthcare design.

Healthcare Design Today
2023

From our new modern office space in Rockville, MD - the firm continues to grow and adapt to the changing healthcare marketplace in servicing our clients by providing interior fit outs, master planning and programming, and architectural design for healthcare systems across all scales. We partner with premier health institutions to offer the best built environments for patient care.