Company

Villarruel Architects was founded in Los Angeles, California in 1997. Today we have offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and are serving clients from all around California.


We are a comprehensive development solutions partner to our clients. We maintain our position at the forefront of modern design and application to help our clients compete in the changing world. Our clients know their goals. We know how to help it evolve with extensive research and collaboration. We want to become one of the leading architectural development companies in the world.

We believe unique design represents a great leap forward in terms of the development and harmonization of society. We see our work as instrumental in this process. We have the best professionals who share this passion and want to make a difference.

Antonio Villarruel, AIA

Title
Architect
License
State of California, C-25143
NCARB Certificate - Pending
Education
California State Polytechnic University
Pomona, CA
Bachelor of Architecture, 1982
Professional Experience

Mr. Villarruel's experience in professional architecture and land planning began in 1978. Antonio's experience has focused on the planning and production phases of the design process, remaining actively involved during the construction process. Antonio specializes in issues of cost control, effective contract management. He has broad experience in constructability and code compliance issues, and has worked closely with all levels of State and Local governing agencies.

Professional Affiliations

Member: Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH)
Member: American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Member: Latino Engineers Architects Developers Society (LEADS)
Member: Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)
Member: International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
Member: Earthquake Disaster Volunteer (FEMA)

Roee Meisels

Title
Project Manager
Education
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Architecture, 2001
Professional Experience

Roee has a wide range of experience with educational, commercial and institutional projects, including DSA processing. He has extensive background with CAD drawing production, building design and technical support.

Jennifer Koo

Title
Project Manager
Education
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Architecture, 1994
Professional Experience

Jennifer has over nine years of professional experience in all phases of design and planning. She brings particular skill and focus to efficient and thoroughly functional plan layout and space utilization and proven ability to produce visually exciting and aesthetically pleasing designs. Jennifer assists the project team during the programming and design phase of projects.

Sang Youl Han, AIA

Title
Project Manager
Education
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Bachelor of Architecture, 1992
Professional Experience

Mr. Han is involved in all levels of management with the design and production of projects. His expertise in product and contract management has proved to be both timely and cost effective for both owners and vendors. In addition, he is involved in the processing of projects with County, City and Public Utility Agencies for infrastructure services. Han assists the team with construction documents, project quality, client service and satisfaction. He also acts as a liaison between the project teams and lead architect, review and monitor project schedules, budget, and project requirements.

Tony Villarruel

Title
Drafting Support
Education
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
Professional Experience

Tony has a wide range of experience with commercial and institutional projects, including DSA processing. He has extensive background with CAD drawing production, building design and technical support.

Villarruel Architects, Inc
Architecture + Planning + Interiors