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My longest job before establishing Ministry
of Design—which came after I was offered
the chance to design the New Majestic Hotel,
Singapore’s first Design Hotel member—was
as an academic and tutor in the department
of architecture at the National University of
Singapore. I was on a track towards a PhD,
but all this time, I guess I really missed
design. I knew I was a designer at heart.
The most rewarding part of the job is
definitely working well with fellow creatives.
When the going is good, it’s like a music jam
session.

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I lived in a church complex in Singapore
when I was a child.
As a kid, I recall drawing these crosssections of huge army space ships. The ship
came equipped with bunks, exercise rooms
with a pool, dining halls—it was a very basic
hotel in space.
I had absolutely no clue I wanted to go into
design until the moment I decided to go to
architecture school. My father was shocked
to bits.
I was in the army for two and a half years—
compulsory for every Singaporean male—
and I was part of the military police section,
where I almost got thrown into military
prison for letting a prisoner under my charge
escape. After that, I worked as a waiter in
an Italian restaurant (met lots of people,

talked more to the guests than served), a
fashion photographer’s assistant (loved it,
not just for the models, but for the scenes
we got to create), a production assistant at
a production house that filmed television
commercials (crazy hours), and did lots
of theater set design on the side—which,
along with photography, was a career path I
thought I could take but didn’t.
I went to the University of Arizona for my
architectural degree. The landscape was
beautiful there; I learned the power of
natural landscape—coming from Singapore,
this was a complete change for me.
I worked for a series of architectural firms
during school and upon graduation, in LA,
Berlin, Rotterdam, and Singapore, for the
likes of Rem Koolhaas and Daniel Libeskind.

The most challenging part of the job is to
remain constantly creative. Sometimes you
get burnt out and need to take time off from
design and just veg out. I loved the rhythm in
school, where there would be a long stretch
of intense work, followed by a summer or
Christmas break—it’s not that easy to get as
a working adult.
My guilty pleasure is driving too fast. I love
cars and adore the new 2012 Porsche 911
for its timeless form and taut but sinuous
musculature.
My first love is the thermal baths in Vals by
Peter Zumthor—still the most memorable
space to date.
I want my tombstone to read, ‘To live is
Christ, to die is gain.’

Recently Completed Projects:
New Majestic Hotel, Singapore
Macalister Mansion, Penang, Malaysia
Royal China Restaurant, Singapore
Hu’u Bar & Restaurant, Bangkok
The Club, Singapore

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - June 2013

Hospitality Design - June 2013
Contents
Online TOC
From the Editor
From the Show Director
Perspectives
Sketchbook
5 Questions for Larry Traxler
Products
Profile Nani Marquina
Wallcoverings
Outdoor
Wave of the Future
Stacy Elliston and Kellie Sirna
Josh Held
Heather Maloney
Brendan Mcnamara
Colin Seah
Audra Tuskes
HD Awards
Winners
Finalists
Ad Index
Back Space
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Hospitality Design - June 2013 - Wave of the Future
Hospitality Design - June 2013 - Stacy Elliston and Kellie Sirna
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Hospitality Design - June 2013 - Josh Held
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Hospitality Design - June 2013 - Heather Maloney
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Hospitality Design - June 2013 - Brendan Mcnamara
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Hospitality Design - June 2013 - Colin Seah
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Hospitality Design - June 2013 - Audra Tuskes
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Hospitality Design - June 2013 - HD Awards
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