SCDA Architects
| SCDA | |
|---|---|
| Practice information | |
| Key architects |
Soo Khian, Chan (Principal) Edward Lau Malcolm Fraser McCulloch Oon Jin Aik |
| Location | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°16′49″N 103°50′31″E / 1.280257°N 103.84197°E |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Work | |
| Buildings |
National Design Centre, Singapore Dhoby Ghaut Green Alila Villas Soori[1] Singapore High Commission, Delhi Lincoln Modern Andrew Road House |
| Awards |
President’s Design Award, Singapore, 2006 SIA-Getz Architecture Prize for Emergent Architecture in Asia, 2006 Royal Institute of British Architects Worldwide Award for Lincoln Modern, 2005 The Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award |
SCDA Architects is a multi-disciplinary architectural practice[2][3] established in 1995.[4] Based in Singapore, the office currently employs a team of 70 architects, interior designers and landscape designers. Its approach to Architecture includes full interior design, landscape, planning services and product design.
Principal Soo K. Chan was the recipient of the inaugural President’s Design Award 2006, Singapore Designer of the Year [5] and is part of the Panel of Designers for Poliform in Milan.[6] The practice was recognized as one of the Design Vanguard [7] firms. SCDA was also awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects Worldwide Award for the Lincoln Modern in 2003,[8] and also the recipient of nine The Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award.
The organisation's portfolio of projects include master planning, resorts and hotels, high-rise luxury apartments, commercial and institutional buildings and private homes, spanning cities over several continents including Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania and America.
Past distinguished projects include Singapore High Commission in Delhi, Mint Museum of Toys and Dhoby Ghaut Green.
Besides its repertoire in residential and commercial projects, SCDA marked their inaugural foray into F&B and lifestyle with its restaurant, Bistro Soori,[9] an extension of the firm’s affiliated Bali resort & spa – Alila Villas Soori.[10]
Selected International Awards
- The Chicago Athenaeum 2010 International Architecture Award for Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore
- The Chicago Athenaeum 2010 International Architecture Award for Alila Villas Hadahaa, Maldives
- Bloomberg Asia Pacific Property Awards 2010 Best Architecture Award for Prive @ Lonavala, India
- Cityscape Architectural Awards 2008, Mint Museum of Toys, Singapore
- SIA Architectural Design Award 2001/ 2006/ 2008/ 2010
- The Chicago Athenaeum 2007 International Architecture Award for Mint Museum of Toys, Singapore
- Winner of SIA-GETZ Architecture Prize 2006 for Emergent Architecture in Asia
- Winner of Singapore President’s Award – Designer of the Year 2006
- Gold Medal Award for the ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2005-2006 for Heeren Street Shophouse, Malacca
- Gold Award for the Miami Bienal 2005 International Competition for The Ladyhill, Singapore
- The Royal Institute of British Architects Worldwide Award 2005 for Lincoln Modern, Singapore
- Architectural Record Design Vanguard Firm, 2003
- ar+d Emerging Architecture Award 2002 – Highly Commended for House in Malacca
Exhibitions
- Venice Biennale 9th International Architecture Exhibition, 2004[11]
- Salone Internazionale del Mobile, 2010 & 2011
- URA Architectural Heritage Awards, 2003
- ar + d Emerging Architecture Exhibition 2002, Copenhagen
- 6th SIA Design Award Exhibition, 2001[12]
- SIA Design Façade Award, 2001
- URA Architectural Heritage Award 1999, CHIJMES
- Jewellery Design - De Beers Millennium Collection 1999, Singapore
- Traveling Exhibition on recent works by SCDA Architects - Syracuse University New York, USA, 1998
- 5th SIA Architectural Design Awards, 1998
- The Art of Building Cities: A Challenge for a New Millennium, Chicago Cultural Center, 1995
- A Vision of Europe – Urban Renaissance, Bologne, Italy, 1995
- Yale Art & Architecture Gallery, House Exhibit, 1995
Gallery
Further reading
- The Master Architect Series VI: SCDA Architects - The Architecture of Soo Chan, ISBN 978-1-920744-20-5
- Modifying Earth and Sky: The Architecture of Soon Chan http://www.scdaarchitects.com/web/Modifying_Earth_Sky.pdf
- The Master Architect Series VI: SCDA Architects - Introduction by Soo Chan, http://www.scdaarchitects.com/web/pdf/Introduction_Soo_Chan.pdf
External links
- SCDA Architects(http://scdaarchitects.com/)
- Bistro Soori (http://bistrosoori.com/)
- Alila Villas Soori (http://www.alilavillassoori.com/)
- Poliform, Salone Internazionale del Mobile (http://www.poliform.it/)
- The Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award (http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/)
- Architectural Record: Design Vanguard - SCDA Architects (http://archrecord.construction.com/designVanguard/designVanguardUpdates/SCDA.asp)
- Royal Institute of British Architects: Lincoln Modern (http://www.architecture.com/Awards/RIBAInternationalAwards/2005/Lincoln.aspx)
References
- ↑ http://www.alilavillassoori.com
- ↑ "Пресс-релиз.ру | Новости компаний | КОРПОРАЦИЯ W HOTELS WORLDWIDE ПРЕДСТАВИЛА СВОЙ ТРЕТИЙ ЗА ПОСЛЕДНИЙ ГОД КУРОРТ W RETREAT&SPA BALI – SEMINYAK". press-release.ru (in Russian). 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ Kerk, Corinne (2011). "Bali high; Nature's splendours aside, the chi-chi Seminyak area of Bali is now home to a growing number of fashionably original buildings with snazzy interior designs". waste-management-world.com. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ http://www.scdaarchitects.com
- ↑ http://www.designsingapore.org/pda_public/gallery.aspx?sid=100
- ↑ http://www.poliform.it/designers-poliform/matteo-nunziati_14_8732_0_1.html#DESIGNERS/POLIFORM/SOO-CHAN_14_9289_0_1
- ↑ Architectural Record | Design Vanguard | SCDA Architects
- ↑ http://www.sia.org.sg/new/riba_awards.htm
- ↑ http://www.bistrosoori.com
- ↑ http://www.alilavillassoori.com
- ↑ http://www.designsingapore.org/Default.asp?Page=153
- ↑ http://www.architectureweek.com/2001/1114/design_1-1.html