About LAAB Architects

LAAB is a laboratory of architecture and art specializes in crafts and innovations. From public space, architecture, and interior, to furniture, graphic, art, and digital craft, LAAB’s collective of 40 architects, designers, artists, engineers, makers, and sociologists work with forward-thinking clients to bring visionary designs to life. LAAB is featured in the Architect Magazine as “The Next Progressive” and awarded “The Design Studio of the Year” by the INDE Award. LAAB’s vision is to build a creative platform for new ideas. Our experimental spirit goes hand in hand with pragmatism, which is paramount to bringing innovative ideas to life. We believe that experiment (實驗: [ sat jim ]) is the first step of turning new ideas into reality (實現: [ sat jin ]). Innovation can be as big as making a building move, but it can also be as small as giving equal access to sunlight to everyone at work, or as humble as blending an art gallery into a rural village. It is not about what innovation is; it is about what it changes. At LAAB, we strive to create spaces that are meaningful to its contexts and inhabitants, instead of adhering to a specific paradigm or aesthetic. We believe that architecture is a process of bringing people closer to nature, community, and culture. Caring for plants, cats, and salvaged wood is as important as listening to human needs. Co-led by Otto Ng and Chun Hang Yip, our collective of architects, designers, makers, and sociologists collaborate laterally to bring visionary designs to life. Our “Ah-ha!” moments occur at the intersections of disciplines — when architects think sociologically, when sociologists question urban design, and when engineers challenge designers. Our highly collaborative team culture enables us to achieve designs like the transformable micro-apartment (Small Home Smart Home), the movable food kiosk (Harbour Kiosk), the sustainable café (T · CAFE), the camera-inspired photography gallery (f22 foto space), the animating hoarding installation (Henderson Hoarding), and the digitally crafted shopping center (K11 MUSEA).