Mark Hall BA(Hons) DipArch ARB RIBA – Managing Director
Mark Hall is the founder and director of Cyma Architects, and is the principal designer, overseeing all projects from inception to completion. His interest in local historic architecture has developed into a detailed knowledge of traditional building design and techniques, particularly of oak frame construction, using this knowledge to preserve and enhance the built environment, creating new buildings within the same lexicon of these principles.  After completing his architectural education at Canterbury College of Art (now the Canterbury School of Architecture), Mark worked for a Kent based design and build contractor, specialising in building conservation and new build oak frame housing, before establishing Cyma Architects in 2000.

Jesus Roman Garcia ARB RIBA – Project Architect
Jesus qualified as an architect in Seville in 2013. He moved to England and started working at Cyma Architects in 2015. Following this move he became ARB registered and joined the RIBA. As project architect, Jesus project manages production of information within Cyma Architects, coordinating the other technical staff. Outside of work, Jesus is the local representative for The Georgian Group in the Folkestone & Hythe, and Canterbury districts.

Kalpana Rai –  Part II Architectural Assistant
Kalpana joined Cyma Architects in January 2019. She enjoys designing and working up technical drawings and 3D modelling. She graduated with a BArch in Architecture from KEC, Nepal in 2010 and completed a Master’s in urban design at the University of Sheffield in 2014. She is particularly interested in housing design.

Prabhat Malla Part I Architectural Assistant BA (hons)
Prabhat joined Cyma Architects in 2020 following his undergraduate degree, having had work experience at Cyma during the summer of 2019. Prabhat likes design and visualisation of historic buildings and is incentivised by the past and the relationships it has with the present.