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Ware Malcomb Names Marian Morioka Director, Interior Architecture & Design in San Francisco Office 

This article was originally posted on Whitepapers and Case Studies: Zweig List.
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Ware Malcomb has appointed Marian Morioka as Director of Interior Architecture & Design in its San Francisco office, where she will lead studio growth, client service, project performance, and team mentorship. A Bay Area veteran with 30+ years across corporate workplace, hospitality, and commercial interiors, she has led award-winning, large-scale, multi-phase projects (including winery work), held leadership roles at major firms and her own consultancy, and is known for collaborative, results-focused delivery. She holds a degree in interior architecture from San Jose State University. Ware Malcomb, founded in 1972, is a global commercial real estate design firm with offices across the Americas and top industry rankings.

What impact do you expect Morioka’s leadership to have on Bay Area workplace and hospitality interiors, and which design trends should Ware Malcomb prioritize in San Francisco?

SAN FRANCISCO – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced Marian Morioka has joined the firm as Director, Interior Architecture & Design, based in the company’s San Francisco office.

In her new role, Morioka will be responsible for the leadership, growth, and management of the interior architecture and design studio, prioritizing client satisfaction, project performance, and team mentorship.

Tom Jansen, Regional Vice President, Ware Malcomb, said, “Marian offers deep expertise in strategic planning, creative direction, and full project delivery. We are excited to welcome her to the team and look forward to the strategic insight and design leadership she will bring to our growing San Francisco office.”

Morioka is a long-time San Francisco Bay Area resident who brings more than 30 years of design experience across large-scale corporate workplace, hospitality, and commercial interiors. She has led award-winning, large-scale initiatives for a wide range of clients, including notable work in the winery sector.

Morioka’s career includes leadership roles with well-known architecture firms, as well as managing her own design consultancy for more than a decade. She has successfully delivered complex, multi-phase interior projects while maintaining disciplined control over budget, schedule, and quality. In addition to her technical strengths, Morioka is recognized for her collaborative approach, strong communication skills, and ability to translate stakeholder needs into thoughtful, high-impact design solutions.

Morioka earned a bachelor’s degree in interior architecture from San Jose State University.


About Ware Malcomb (waremalcomb.com)


Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a dynamic, forward-thinking commercial real estate design firm providing professional architecture, interior design, civil engineering, branding, building measurement, structural engineering and MEP engineering services to clients throughout the world. With office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, the firm specializes in the design of office, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, multifamily, retail, hospitality and public/institutional projects. The firm is also ranked among the top 10 Architecture/Engineering firms in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms and the Top 30 Interior Design Firms in Interior Design magazine’s Top 100 Giants. More than half of Fortune 500 companies are Ware Malcomb clients. For more information, visit waremalcomb.com.

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ethan_powergrid
Jul 19 at 5:00 PM
As you grow the SF interiors practice, how are you planning for grid constraints and resilience in tenant fit-outs, like sizing gear for future electrification, Title 24 demand response, and provisions for UPS/BESS so spaces stay usable during PSPS events? On recent office upgrades we avoided costly rework by standardizing spare conduit, busway in cores, and dedicated riser space for future feeders; is that part of your baseline?
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