Chang Architecture, Inc

Specialties

Chang Architecture has extensive experience and understanding in what makes Silicon Valley work. Headquartered in Burlingame, California, Chang Architecture plans for the commercial success of companies, developers and owners in the region, merging creativity with realistic design, and using our industry expertise to ensure budget efficiency. Core strengths include personalized architecture, interior design and market repositioning for commercial office space, manufacturing and retail environments. Chang Architecture is proud to serve San Francisco and Silicon Valley, and share in its reputation for forward thinking, sustainability and leadership.

History

Established in 2003.

In practice since 1985, Clifford has designed over 5 million square feet of built commercial projects in the Bay Area. Cliff designs to finish the job. His primary focus has been commercial office development, building renovations/​additions, corporate interiors, institutional, retail and multi-​family housing. He has designed over six million square feet of new corporate office designs in the Bay Area including: Signature Developments, University Circle, Alza (now Google’s top tier xecutive offices), Koll Corporate Campus, Java Metro Center in Sunnyvale, University Palms in East Palo Alto, Synopsys in Mountain View, Cupertino Landing and over one million square feet of building upgrades. He has provided Interior Design work for major corporations such as Pericom, ServiceNow!, Solta and Animatics including office, R+D medical and manufacturing uses.

Cliff received his Bachelor of Architecture in 1986 from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Meet the Business Owner

Clifford C.

Business Owner

Cliff is honored to have won several prestigious awards during his career, but his focus remains on the commercial success of each client. An award is the result of a job well done, and it’s the finished product Cliff finds most rewarding. Following provides some of the recognition for architectural design achievement:

In 1993, Cliff was published as one of the top 40 young architects in the country by Progressive Architecture magazine. In 1995, he received a National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects, as well as an International Design Award from the Waterfront Center in Washington, D.C. for a Japanese corporate office and operations facility. His work has been featured in major national and international magazine, book and newspaper publications. He is LEED AP registered.

AIA National Honor Award, 1995.

Waterfront Center International Design Award

Major Publications

Architecture Magazine

The Architectural Review