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Wallflower Architecture + Design is a Singapore-based boutique practice led by Robin Tan and Yong Mien Huei, known for its refined approach to high-end residential architecture rooted in tropical living. Established in 1999, the studio has built a strong reputation for crafting bespoke homes that respond sensitively to climate, site, and the lived rhythms of their clients.

Robin Tan, a graduate of the National University of Singapore, brings over two decades of experience and has received multiple Singapore Institute of Architects awards, alongside international recognition including wins at the Trends International Design Awards and the World Architecture Festival. Yong Mien Huei, also a graduate of the National University of Singapore and a registered architect, is known for her thoughtful design sensibility and has contributed to award-winning projects such as Touching Eden House, which received both SIA and World Architecture Festival honors. She has also served as a juror at the World Architecture Festival 2025.

Together, they lead Wallflower with a shared commitment to context-driven, sustainable design, continuously exploring new expressions of contemporary tropical architecture.

RA! Arquitectura is an architecture studio founded in 2017 in Mexico City by Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar, Pedro Ramírez de Aguilar, and Santiago Sierra. The practice focuses on planning and building spaces rooted in human experience, where architecture emerges from memory, the body, and lived conditions rather than from predetermined form.

RA!’s work is developed through careful readings of context, habit, emotion, and environment. Each project is conceived as a narrative that unfolds through sequences of space, prioritizing atmosphere, use, and emotional resonance alongside technical precision. Rather than pursuing a fixed formal language, the studio approaches each commission through inquiry, experimentation, and iteration, allowing projects to respond specifically to their place and users.

The studio’s work has received national and international recognition, including the CAM-SAM Grand Prize, Architectural MasterPrize, Félix Candela Award, A+ Architizer Awards, LOOP Design Awards, and the Simon Architecture Prize awarded by the Mies van der Rohe Foundation. RA!’s projects have been widely published in international media such as Domus, Divisare, Dezeen, Designboom, ArchDaily, and Arquine, reflecting an active presence across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Erased Studio is a multidisciplinary architectural practice founded by architects Elliott Housiaux and Paul-Emile De Smedt. Trained in architecture in Brussels, the studio operates across architecture, interior design, scenography, and spatial design, approaching every project through a structured and analytical architectural lens.

Rooted in research, context, and material experimentation, their work is defined by minimal, visually precise compositions shaped by light, atmosphere, and narrative clarity. Positioned at the intersection of architecture and scenography, Erased Studio explores how form, space, and sensory experience construct immersive environments.

Emma Collet and Thomas Diettert are French architects and the founders of Ono Studio, established in 2021 following their graduation from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-Val de Seine. Their practice is shaped by an international background, having developed experience in both France and Japan through collaborations with studios such as LVMH, Studio KO, Franklin Azzi, and M. Chiba Tokyo.

Since founding Ono Studio, Collet and Diettert have worked across a range of residential and commercial projects, encompassing renovation and new construction. Their approach is rooted in a careful dialogue between architecture and interior design, with a strong emphasis on materiality, detail, and spatial coherence.

Characterised by a refined aesthetic and a deep attention to craftsmanship, their work reflects a considered balance between functionality and atmosphere, resulting in spaces that are both precise and quietly expressive.

Founded in 2005 by Belgian architect Wendy Saunders and Dutch architect Vincent de Graaf, AIM Architecture is an international design studio working across architecture, interior design, and product design. Headquartered in Shanghai, with offices in Antwerp and Chicago, AIM operates globally while maintaining a strong sensitivity to local context.

AIM’s practice is rooted in a deliberate, project-specific approach, pairing concept with context and balancing vision with practicality. Their work is characterized by bold narratives, refined detailing, and a deep respect for materials and place. Through an integrated design methodology, AIM creates distinctive spaces that are both expressive and rigorously built, driven by a belief in design’s ability to generate positive impact on cities and everyday life.

McLean Quinlan is a family-led architectural studio with over four decades of experience creating carefully crafted homes and retreats across towns and countryside in the UK and internationally. Working from studios in London and Winchester, the practice undertakes a limited number of projects, each receiving close attention from a tight-knit team of architects and designers, supported by a trusted network of specialist professionals and craftspeople.

The studio is recognised for its sensitive approach to material, light, scale, and texture, creating spaces defined by warmth, atmosphere, and a strong sense of place. Rooted in traditional processes and natural materials, yet expressed through a contemporary and highly crafted language, McLean Quinlan’s work is both tactile and enduring. Their award-winning buildings are designed to age with grace and are intended to inspire beyond their lifetime.