SCDA is a multi-disciplinary architectural practice established in 1995. The design principal is a graduate from Yale University and has extensive professional and academic experience having taught in universities in the United States and Singapore.  The office currently employs a staff of 80, 55 of whom are architects, 18 are interior designers and 5 are landscape designers. Its holistic approach to Architecture includes interior design, landscape design and planning services. The practice has extensive experience with private residences, resort hotels, apartments and commercial buildings.

SCDA’s designs strive for tranquility and calmness qualified by space, light and structural order.  Architectural expressions are distilled to capture the spiritual essence of ‘place’. Its architecture and interiors are inspired by the cultural and climatic nuances of its context, integrating landscape, water features and blurring the distinction between interior and exterior.  Spaces are often characterized by lush gardens, water courts and air wells, engendering a sensuous engagement with the elements. Projects display sensitivity to the inherent beauty of natural materials expressed through clarity in construction details and elemental architectural expression.

SCDA projects have set benchmark sales prices for high-end luxury level condominiums in Singapore. These include The Ladyhill, The Boulevard Residence, The Marq and Nassim Park Residences.

The firm has won many design awards including the following:

Awards RIBA International Award 2012 for the OneKL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Chicago Athenaeum 2012 Green Good Design Award for Park Hyatt, Maldives
The Chicago Athenaeum 2012 Green Good Design Award for Alila Villas Soori, Kelating, Bali, Indonesia
BCA Construction Excellence Award 2012 for Arte @ Thomson, Singapore12th SIA Architectural Design Award 2012 for The Marq, Singapore – Honorable Mention
12th SIA Architectural Design Award 2012 for Nassim Park Residences, Singapore – Honorable Mention
12th SIA Architectural Design Award 2012 for Newton 200, Singapore – Honorable Mention
ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2011-2012 for Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore
South East Asia Property Award 2011, Best Condominium for the Nassim Park Residences, Singapore
BCA Construction Productivity Award 2011, for Arte @ Thomson, Singapore – Platinum
11th SIA Architectural Design Award 2011 for Botanika, Singapore
11th SIA Architectural Design Award 2011 for Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore
11th SIA Architectural Design Award 2011 for One KL, Malaysia -  Honorable Mention
11th SIA Architectural Design Award 2011 for Alila Villas Soori, Kelating, Bali, Indonesia – Honorable Mention
HDB Innovative Design Award 2010 for SkyTerrace @ Dawson, Singapore
Finalist for the World Architecture Festival 2010, Barcelona for Landscape, Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore
Finalist for the World Architecture Festival 2010, Barcelona for Culture, Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore
Finalist for the World Architecture Festival 2010, Barcelona for Housing, One KL, Malaysia
Finalist for the World Architecture Festival 2010, Barcelona for Hotel, Alila Villas Soori, Kelating, Bali, Indonesia
The Chicago Athenaeum 2010 International Architecture Award for Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore
The Chicago Athenaeum 2010 International Architecture Award for Alila Villas Hadahaa, Maldives
Bloomberg Asia Pacific Property Awards 2010 Best Architecture Award for Prive@Lonavala, India
SIA – Hunter Douglas Awards 2010 for Eco Friend Award for Dhoby Ghaut Green, Singapore
BCA Green Mark Platinum Award 2010, for Sky Terrace @ Dawson, Singapore
The Chicago Athenaeum 2009 International Architecture Award for Harbour View House, Singapore
Cityscape Architectural Awards 2008, MINT, Toy Museum, Singapore
World Architecture Award (Barcelona 2008) Singapore High Commission, New Dehli - award shortlist
The Chicago Athenaeum 2007 International Architecture Award for MINT Toy Museum, Singapore
Kenneth F. Brown Asia Pacific Culture and Architecture Design Award 2007 for Heeren Street Shophouse, Malacca
Winner of SIA-GETZ Architecture Prize 2006 for Emergent Architecture in Asia
Winner of Singapore President’s Award – Designer of the Year 2006
The Chicago Athenaeum 2006 International Architecture Award for Heeren Street Shophouse, Malacca
The Chicago Athenaeum 2006 International Architecture Award for The Columbarium, Guangzhou
The Chicago Athenaeum 2006 International Architecture Award for House for the Four Seasons,  New York
Asian Award 2006 for Culture and Landscape of Settlements for Lakeside Ville, Qingpu
Gold Award for the Miami Bienal 2005 International Competition for The Ladyhill, Singapore
Gold Medal Award for the ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2005-2006 for Heeren Street Shophouse, Malacca
RIBA Worldwide Award 2005 for the Lincoln Modern, Singapore
Finalist for the Architecture+Awards 2004, Dubai for Urban Design, Lakeside Ville, Qingpu, Shanghai
Finalist for the Architecture+Awards 2004, Dubai for Housing & Residential, Andrew Road House, Singapore
Finalist for the Architecture+Awards 2004, Dubai for Preservation & Conservation, Heeren Street Shophouse,
Malacca, Malaysia
Architectural Record Design Vanguard Firm, 2003
Gold Award – National Integrated Design Award, China for Lakeside Villa Development
ar+d Emerging Architecture Award 2002 – Highly Commended for House in Malacca