MacCracken Architects has been a multi-service architecture firm since its inception in 1985. We have always been interested in the process of translating program and context into specific principles that lend rationale to our design work. We give meticulous attention to the "evidence" (client wishes/requirements, environment/site, culture and context) of a situation, in an effort to blend pragmatic and poetic elements in our work. We emphasize the expression of natural material, assemblage of parts, light, shadow, scale and proportion to communicate a coherent language of architecture unique to client, place and idea. Our practice of architecture is a seamless unity of design, careful execution of construction detail drawings and regular involvement during construction.

Ultimately, we are committed to finding meaningful, provocative and functional solutions for our clients within established budgets and schedules.

The Team

Stephen MacCracken R.A. - Senior Principal

Stephen MacCracken has been a licensed Architect in the State of California since 1984. He studied art history and fine arts at the University of California at Davis under Wayne Thiebaud, Roy De forest and Robert Arneson. After extensive travel in Europe and Eastern Europe he continued his education in Environmental Design, Interior Architecture at California College of Arts and Crafts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Environmental Design with distinction in 1979.

He is the principal and owner of MacCracken Architects, founded in 1984 and has been nationally and internationally recognized for his contributions to the built environment in numerous publications. In addition to managing the firm of MacCracken Architects, which has produced award winning designs in retail, residential and commercial interiors, he has been actively involved in the architectural education community in the Bay Area. He has been an interior design professor for the Arts and Humanities Department at San Jose State University since 1987 and adjunct professor of interior architecture for the California College of Arts and Crafts in San Francisco since 1994. He currently serves as a member for the Architectural Advisory Committee for City College of San Francisco and has been active as an advisor to the National Council for Interior Design Qualification.

 

Daniel Robinson R.A. - Principal

Daniel received his Bachelor in Architectural Studies degree (with Honors) from The Oxford School of Architecture in England in 1992. Before joining MacCracken Architects in 1994, he previously worked with Richardson Butler Architects in San Francisco. Daniel serves as general project coordinator and quality control administrator for work produced by MacCracken Architects. In addition, he is responsible for code analysis of proposed projects, and is involved with maintaining UBC codes and the conformance to local submittal processes and regulations throughout the design process.

Khatchatour Mouradian R.A. - Project Architect

Khatchatour has received his Architecture degree from The Moscow Institute of Architecture in 1989 and worked for several design bureaus in Moscow, Russia. He continued his education to receive a Masters degree from Yale University School of Architecture in 1997. Before joining MacCracken Architects he worked for BRU Architects in San Francisco.

Mark Damrel - Designer

Mark received his BFA degree in Interior Design from San Jose State University in the summer of 2005. Before joining MacCracken Architects, Mark worked in a residential design firm in the south bay area for seven years. His responsibilities at MacCracken Architects include drafting and managing small projects.


William Ho - Designer

William obtained an Interior Design undergraduate degree at San Jose State University in 2003. Before joining MacCracken Architects, William was a freelance Graphics/Multimedia Designer, exploring two-dimensional design. His responsibilities at MacCracken Architects are drafting, model making, and presentation material.


Kiyomi Koide - Designer

Kiyomi received a BFA degree in Interior Design (with honors) at San Jose State University in 2006. She is originally from Japan but has lived in many different countries which adds to her diverse background and fluency in three languages. She was inspired to become a designer by her experience while working in the Caribbean.


Patti Ruane - Office Management & Accounts