An interdisciplinary architecture studio shaped by shared values, complementary expertise, and a passion for meaningful, timeless design.

Cloud Craft Studio is a collaborative architecture and design practice founded by a trio of emerging professionals who came together through a shared ambition to create meaningful spaces with clarity, depth, and resonance. With roots in architecture design, urban planning, and advanced fabrication/technology, the studio draws strength from its diversity of skills and unity of vision—balancing innovation with craft, and experimentation with precision.

Based in California and working across a variety of cultural, residential, and institutional projects, Cloud Craft Studio is committed to shaping environments that are responsive to context, rich in narrative, and enduring in impact. The studio’s design process is defined by open dialogue, iterative exploration, and an obsession with the small details that elevate the everyday.

Ultimately, Cloud Craft Studio exists to push the boundaries of what architecture can be—disciplinarily, technologically, and geographically. Their work embraces the paradoxes of permanence and flexibility, heritage and progress, simplicity and complexity—crafting spaces that not only serve, but inspire.

MEET THE TEAM

Yang Zhao

Managing Partner

LEED AP BD+C, AIA, NCARB

Master of Business Administration,

UC Berkeley Haas Business School

Master of Architecture,

Cornell University

Bachelor of Urban Planning,

Tianjin University

Yang is an award-winning architect, recognized for seamlessly blending innovative design with practical execution across a range of residential and commercial projects. With a background that bridges urban planning, architectural design, business operation, and cutting-edge technology, Yang brings sustainable strategies, cultural representation, and a deep sensitivity to to every development. Yang is also a commercial pilot and seasoned flight instructor. He is all about innovation, aspiring to break boundaries both interdisciplinarity and geographically.

Wenjia Xu

Design Partner

AIA, NCARB

Master of Architecture,

University of Southern California

Bachelor of Architecture,

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Wenjia is a California Registered Architect with over a decade of diverse experience in the
design and construction of residential, cultural, hospitality and education buildings, ranging from master plans to new and renovation projects. She believes architecture is a collaborative journey. A successful design is about creating spaces that resonate with their users. From the initial consultation to the final touches, she engages clients in every step of the design process, ensuring that the spaces we create truly reflect their lifestyle and aspirations.

Tingji Guo

Design Partner

LEED AP BD+C, NCARB

Master of Architecture,

University of California, Los Angeles

Bachelor of Architecture,

China University of Mining and Technology

Tingji Guo is a California Registered Architect with a focus on residential and cultural projects. His work blends advanced computational tools—including architectural simulation software—with a deep understanding of cultural and environmental contexts. At practice in Los Angeles, Tingji has also lectured at USC on agent‑based modeling workflows. Passionate about the intersection of technology, sustainability, and craft, Tingji continuously experiments to deliver design solutions that are intelligent, adaptable, and rooted in regional and cultural identity..