Everyone knows I love the work of Chan Soo Khian of SCDA Architects. I wore Song+Kelly then and love the design of the boutique.
Soo Khian shall design my house and nobody else.
Soo Khian has a wide repertoire of projects in Singapore and abroad.
His design is driven by an interest in new ways of organizing space, resulting in the creation of distinctive forms.
His work displays originality and skilful control over proportion, massing and the use of colour.
The high level of ambition evident in his work is also complemented by his drive to experiment and constantly challenge accepted norms, yet within the framework of a consistent architectural language.
Soo Khian's work challenges us to remain modern yet rooted in the Southeast Asian context.
His design solutions have demonstrated an awareness of wider urban design considerations.
Soo Khian studied architecture at Washington University and Yale University, acquiring his grounding in classical and modern classical design and cites architects like Otto Wagner, the late 19th century Austrian architect, who pioneered uses of new construction technologies and materials, Mies Van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn as his design heroes.
After more than 10 years away from Singapore, during which he worked with Kohn Pederson Fox in New York, he returned to Asia, trying to understand the Southeast Asian vernacular.
The motivation then tended to be very regionalist, centering too frequently on Balinese or Thai-style architecture to typify what might be called a tropical style of architecture.
In 1995, he set up SCDA, a multi-disciplinary practice founded on the principle of combining the constraints of each site and climate with a strong overall concept to fulfil the needs of the client.
Soo Khian's designs respond to climate and place, and strive for clarity, simplicity and integrity.
He like to use materials in a clear and direct way.
Well, again, only Soo Khian shall design my house and nobody else.
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