diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 95a2a59..3b8792f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Compiler Flags
 CC := gcc
 CFLAGS := -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -pedantic -fsanitize=address,undefined -fno-omit-frame-pointer
-
+export ASAN_OPTIONS = allocator_may_return_null=1
 # Directory variables 
 LIBDIR := lib
 OBJ := obj
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ $(TEST)/bin:
 test: $(LIB) $(TEST)/bin $(TESTBINS)
 	@SUCCESS_COUNT=0; FAILURE_COUNT=0; \
 	for test in $(TESTBINS); do \
-		./$$test; \
+	./$$test; \
 		EXIT_CODE=$$?; \
 		TEST_NAME=$(notdir $$test); \
 		if [ $$EXIT_CODE -eq 0 ]; then \
diff --git a/include/mem.h b/include/mem.h
index 6d4115e..b70421b 100644
--- a/include/mem.h
+++ b/include/mem.h
@@ -19,17 +19,30 @@ enum MemFlags {
     HARD_FAIL    = 1 << 2,  /* 0100 */
 };
 
+struct Arena{
+    unsigned char *beg;
+    unsigned char *end;
+};
+typedef struct Arena Arena;
+
 extern const Exception OOM; // Out of memory
 
 extern void *mem_alloc (int flags, size_t nbytes, const char *file, int line);
 extern void mem_free(void *ptr, const char *file, int line);
 extern void *mem_resize(int flags, void *ptr, size_t nbytes, 
         const char *file, int line);
+extern int mem_is_zero(const void *ptr, size_t nbytes);
+extern Arena mem_arena_new(int flags, size_t nbytes, const char *file, int line);
+extern void *mem_arena_alloc(int flags, Arena *a, 
+        size_t nbytes, size_t align, size_t count, const char *file, int line);
 
 #define ALLOC(flags, nbytes)  mem_alloc((flags), (nbytes), __FILE__, __LINE__)
 #define FREE(ptr) ((void)(mem_free((ptr), __FILE__, __LINE__), (ptr) = 0))
 #define RESIZE(flags, ptr, nbytes) 	((ptr) = mem_resize((flags), (ptr), \
 	(nbytes), __FILE__, __LINE__))
-
+#define ARENA(flags, nbytes)\
+    mem_arena_new((flags), (nbytes), __FILE__, __LINE__)
+#define ARENA_ALLOC(flags, a, nbytes, align, count) \
+    mem_arena_alloc((flags), (a), (nbytes), (align), (count), __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mem.c b/src/mem.c
index a12d2d5..f9a2c99 100644
--- a/src/mem.c
+++ b/src/mem.c
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "../include/except.h"
 #include "../include/mem.h"
 
-const Exception OOM = { "Out of Memory" };
-#define ENOMEM 12 /* Out of memory */
+const Exception OOM = { "Out of Memory" };/* Out of memory Exception */
+#define MEM_ENOMEM 12 /* Out of memory errno */
+#define MEM_ARENA_NULL ((Arena){ NULL, NULL }) /* Null arena error */
 
 void *mem_alloc(int flags, size_t nbytes, const char *file, int line){
     void *ptr;
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ void *mem_alloc(int flags, size_t nbytes, const char *file, int line){
     ptr = malloc(nbytes);
     if (ptr == NULL){
         if (flags & SOFT_FAIL) return 0;
-        if (flags & HARD_FAIL) exit(ENOMEM);
+        if (flags & HARD_FAIL) exit(MEM_ENOMEM);
 
         if (file == NULL) // Wasn't called by macro
             RAISE(OOM); // Out of Memory Exception
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ void *mem_resize(int flags, void *ptr, size_t nbytes,const char *file, int line)
     ptr = realloc(ptr, nbytes);
     if (ptr == NULL){
         if(flags & SOFT_FAIL) return 0;
-        if(flags & HARD_FAIL) exit(ENOMEM);
+        if(flags & HARD_FAIL) exit(MEM_ENOMEM);
         
         if (file == NULL)
             RAISE(OOM); // Out of memory exception
@@ -45,3 +47,51 @@ void *mem_resize(int flags, void *ptr, size_t nbytes,const char *file, int line)
     }
     return ptr;
 }
+
+int mem_is_zero(const void *ptr, size_t nbytes) {
+    static const unsigned char zero_block[1024] = {0}; /* reused */
+    while (nbytes >= sizeof(zero_block)) {
+        if (memcmp(ptr, zero_block, sizeof(zero_block)) != 0)
+            return 0;
+        ptr = (const unsigned char *)ptr + sizeof(zero_block);
+        nbytes -= sizeof(zero_block);
+    }
+    if (nbytes > 0 && memcmp(ptr, zero_block, nbytes) != 0)
+        return 0;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+Arena mem_arena_new(int flags, size_t nbytes, const char *file, int line){
+    Arena a = {0};
+    a.beg = malloc(nbytes);
+    if(a.beg == NULL){
+        if(flags & SOFT_FAIL) return MEM_ARENA_NULL;
+        if(flags & HARD_FAIL) exit(MEM_ENOMEM);
+        
+        if (file == NULL)
+            RAISE(OOM); // Out of memory exception
+        else // Called by macro
+            except_raise(&OOM, file, line);
+    }
+    a.end = a.beg ? a.beg+nbytes : 0;
+    if( !flags & NOZERO ) memset(a.beg, 0, nbytes);
+    
+    return a;
+}
+
+void* mem_arena_alloc(int flags, Arena *a, size_t nbytes, size_t align,
+        size_t count, const char *file, int line){
+    
+    ptrdiff_t padding = -(uintptr_t)a->beg & (align - 1);
+    ptrdiff_t available = a->end - a->beg - padding;
+    if (available < 0 || count > available/nbytes) {
+       if(flags & SOFT_FAIL) return NULL;
+       if(flags & HARD_FAIL) exit(MEM_ENOMEM);
+       except_raise(&OOM, file, line);
+    }
+    void *p = a->beg + padding;
+    a->beg += padding + count * nbytes;
+    size_t total = padding + count * nbytes; 
+    return flags&NOZERO ? p : memset(p, 0, total);
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/01_malloc.c b/tests/01_malloc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ead898f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/01_malloc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#define DEBUG
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "../include/mem.h"
+
+int main(void){
+    size_t nbytes = 20;
+    void *ptr = ALLOC(0, nbytes);
+    ASSERTED(ptr != NULL);
+    ASSERTED( mem_is_zero(ptr, nbytes));
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/tests/02_calloc.c b/tests/02_calloc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6aa0f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/02_calloc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#define DEBUG
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "../include/mem.h"
+
+int main(void){
+    size_t nbytes = 20;
+    void *ptr = ALLOC(NOZERO, nbytes);
+    ASSERTED(ptr != NULL);
+    ASSERTED( !mem_is_zero(ptr, nbytes));
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/tests/03_malloc_softfail.c b/tests/03_malloc_softfail.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e78c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/03_malloc_softfail.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#define DEBUG
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "../include/mem.h"
+
+int main(void){
+    size_t nbytes = MEM_GB(1024);
+    void *ptr = ALLOC(SOFT_FAIL, nbytes);
+    ASSERTED(ptr == NULL);
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/tests/04_malloc_exception.c b/tests/04_malloc_exception.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d0bb71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/04_malloc_exception.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#define DEBUG
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "../include/mem.h"
+
+int main(void){
+    size_t nbytes = MEM_GB(1024);
+    void *buf;
+    TRY {
+        buf = ALLOC(0,nbytes); /* try 1GB */
+        if (!buf)
+            RAISE(OOM);
+        free(buf);
+    }
+    EXCEPT(OOM) {
+        /* handle memory failure gracefully */
+        fprintf(stderr, "Caught: %s\n", OOM.reason);
+        return EXIT_SUCCESS; /* requested behavior */
+    }
+    FINALLY {
+        /* cleanup if needed, runs always */
+        if (buf) free(buf);
+    }
+    END_TRY;
+
+    return EXIT_FAILURE; /* shouldn't reach here for this example */
+  }