Prose Architects

PROSE Architects is headed by Alvin Liau. He earned his design chops at Teh Joo Heng Architects working on small boutique projects. He scaled up his abilities at Surbana International Consultants, directly interacting with the end user for public housing projects, concurrently switching seamlessly to the different approach required of private housing developments. He subsequently spent seven years at DP Architects Pte Ltd, gaining valuable experience working on the DUO mixed-use development & leading a range of different development typologies. He left DP Architects Pte Ltd as an Associate Director and deputy head of the residential typology group in end 2019. He set up PROSE Architects in early 2020, having come full circle learning from a small design studio to an international corporate full-suite architectural consultancy. Now with his own studio, there is still much to learn. Clarity Through Design. Architecture must speak a clear and concise language when completed. This creates the fundamentals for PROSE Architects to be both excited by emergent hybrid typologies, and yet still be intrigued by the seemingly banal. We listen, to reveal the root issues. This is an iterative process with the end-user so we can grasp the key concerns. We pause, to learn and unlearn. This keeps us grounded, maintains an open mind, and prevents hasty architectural solutions. We want to digest the root issues. We want to extract unique opportunities which can be nurtured into unexpected positive results. We collaborate, in an inclusive process. This delivers stress-tested design which relates, rather than dictates, to the end-user. We embrace, boring. It is a matter of perspective. The glass can be half empty, or half full.