ABOUT
MARJANG Architecture is a locally owned design firm with a practice spanning 18 years with work that includes private residential, commercial and public projects. We enjoy collaborating with our clients, whether they are individuals or institutions. Services include tenant improvements, residential remodel and new construction on projects large and small.
We love a design challenge, whether it’s a unique situation, tight budget or just technically complex. We are as innovative as we are practical and believe in design evolution through an iterative process.
OUR TEAM
Karen Mar, RA, Principal
Karen is a San Francisco native with a Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly (1988). Karen is a licensed architect in California (1995) and Hawaii (1996). She has worked primarily in the Bay Area and enjoys gardening, yoga, and spending time on a wide-range of hobbies and with her family, friends, and pets.
Nathan Jang, CFO
Nathan is a San Francisco native with a Masters Degree in Finance from San Francisco State University. He oversees the finances and operations of the firm. Nathan enjoys travel, latin dance and music and spending time with his friends and family.
Robert Soo Hoo, Associate
Robert was born in San Francisco and raised across the bay in Alameda. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 2004. A veteran of the firm for 16 years, he is our Sr. Designer. He looks forward to his next place of travel and an afternoon Giants game.
Bruno Martinez, Senior Designer
Bruno is a native of Brazil and spent time in his youth in New York and Miami. He earned a degree in Architecture from Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya and is a registered architect in Spain. With an early career history in Barcelona and Miami, he recently relocated to California and looks forward to exploring the western United States in his free time.
Khristine Melendez, RA, Designer
Khristine was born in the Philippines and raised in San Diego. She received her Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly in 2017 with a focus on Sustainable Environments and is an alumni of the 2019 Glenn Murcutt International Architecture Master Class. She completed her licensing as a registered architect in California in 2025. In her free time she enjoys puzzles, escape rooms, and a variety of creative pursuits.
Lilliann Dolley, BIM Specialist & Designer
Lilliann was raised in Michigan and received her bachelor of architecture degree from the University of Michigan. Since graduating she has been fortunate enough to have spent time on the east coast as well as the midwest before relocating to San Francisco. She is looking forward to the new sights and lifelong experiences the west coast has to offer.
Christian Tipping, CE, Senior Designer
Christian is a native of the East Bay, holds an undergraduate degree in Architectural Engineering from Cal Poly SLO (2004) and an MArch from UC Berkeley (2008). Christian is a licensed engineer (CE) and brings a multi-disciplinary, holistic approach to design. He finds that Architecture is very much about the details and the moments we experience interacting with them, consciously or not. He believes everything plays its part in the whole of a project and everything has an opportunity to bring a level of interest, complexity, beauty, and joy.
Daisy, Mail Inspector
Daisy is a native of Cole Valley and is responsible for raising an alert when packages or mail arrives. She is well known in the neighborhood for giving love in exchange for cookies. She attends some job site visits and makes an occasional appearance at the building department to assist with the stress of pulling permits in San Francisco.