With 30 years of growth, our experienced and loyal team remains dedicated to our journey.

With offices in Singapore, Shanghai, Manila and New York City, SCDA has projects in over 80 locations across Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and North America. In parallel, SCDA Lab pioneers social and cultural initiatives, applying research and design to enact measurable change and advance the environmental cause.
Our Approach
The projects designed at SCDA refer to the fundamental elements of architecture (light, space, transparency, materiality, and order) and aspire to humanist qualities of serenity, and beauty. Spaces are composed to be experienced sequentially, through choreographed processions that re-center and re-align the perceptual ‘axis’, terminating in landscaped vistas or open spaces. The approach is phenomenological and is about the emotional response of the user to the space.
We are committed to advancing sustainability through innovation, collaboration, and thoughtful design. As architects and designers, we understand the built environment's profound effects on biodiversity, pollution, and climate change.

Over 2,309 spaces in 43 countries, blending culture, nature, and human experience into each design.

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“To understand one's own architecture requires an understanding of self. We are a product of the sum of all our experiences and this is true of architecture as well.”

Founder

Soo K Chan

Principal | AIA, RIBA, FSIA
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Singapore
Soo K Chan is a practising architect based in Singapore and New York. He is the founding principal and design director of SCDA, a multi-disciplinary firm engaging in Architecture, Interior, Landscape, Lighting and Product design.
Chan is the recipient of several international design awards including three AIA (American Institute of Architects) Design Awards, two RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Design Awards and nine Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Awards. Chan was the inaugural recipient of the Singapore President’s Design Award.
A graduate from Yale University, Chan has lectured and taught in several international universities and is currently a professor of Architecture at the National University of Singapore. SCDA’s portfolio ranges from master planning, resorts and hotels, mixed-use developments, and high-rise luxury residences, spanning Asia/Oceania, Africa, Europe and America. SCDA has employees from diverse countries with offices in Singapore, Shanghai, Manila, London, and New York. In addition to architecture practice, Chan has been involved in designing, developing and managing his own hospitality brand Soori, which included projects in Bali, New York and Wyoming, Niseko, and the recently launched hotel in Penang.
Directors
Jin Aik Oon
Architecture
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Singapore
Malcolm McCulloch
Architecture
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Singapore
Kun Tran
Architecture
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Singapore
Joshua Cheam
Finance
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Singapore
Associate Directors
Sumina Surya
Architecture
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Singapore
Adele Sim
Architecture
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Singapore
Winnie Ho
Architecture
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Singapore
Lilian Dirgantoro
Architecture
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Singapore
Dan Lee
Architecture
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Singapore
Lay Hinn Ong
Architecture
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Manila
Nehemia Sasongko
Interiors
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Singapore
Nicole Wilde Tang
Interiors
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Singapore
Anita Lu
Soori
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Singapore
Senior Associates
Andrew Ng
Architecture
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Singapore
Tolis Apostolidis
Architecture
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Singapore
Armand Devillard
Architecture
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Singapore
Yu Fu
Architecture
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Shanghai
Na Lu
Architecture
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Shanghai
Marianne Ponce
Interiors
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Singapore
Weimin Chin
Interiors
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Singapore
Leon Li
Interiors
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Singapore
Audrey Wang
Interiors
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Singapore
Coco Qui
Landscape
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Shanghai
Mark Beecroft
Lighting Design
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London
Kenny Choo
Management
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Kelly Tan
Management
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Singapore
Sze Hui Neo
Management
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Singapore
Eling Zhu
Management
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Shanghai
Awards
2024
SIA Architectural Design Awards 2024, Excellence in Architecture · Merit Award
2024
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI)
2024
SIA Architectural Design Awards 2024, Excellence in Architecture · Merit Award
Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI)
2024
The Chicago Athenaeum Award 2024 · International Architecture
2024
Poly Shanghai, China
2024
The Chicago Athenaeum Award 2024 · International Architecture
Poly Shanghai, China
2024
The Chicago Athenaeum Award 2024 · International Architecture Award
2024
Vanke Hangzhou Residential Masterplan, China
2024
The Chicago Athenaeum Award 2024 · International Architecture Award
Vanke Hangzhou Residential Masterplan, China
2023
German Design Award 2023 · Special
2023
Fractal, for Cristina Rubinetterie
2023
German Design Award 2023 · Special
Fractal, for Cristina Rubinetterie
2023
Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards 2023 · Gold Winner
2023
La Cadiere SKYLINE
2023
Urban Design & Architecture Design Awards 2023 · Gold Winner
La Cadiere SKYLINE