Stephen Pimbley

Founder, Partner, Director
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Stephen Pimbley

Founder, Partner & Director

Stephen graduated from the Royal College of Art London in 1984 where he was a Gulbenkian scholar. He began his undergraduate professional caraeer at YRM in London, working on the North Terminal of Gatwick Airport. In 1985 he started work at Richard Rogers and Partners, contributing to the design, drawings and narrative of the seminal Rogers Foster Stirling exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1986.

In 1990, he joined Alsop and Lyall as Project Architect for the award-winning Hôtel du Département des Bouches du Rhône in Marseille. Stephen was promoted to Director in 1994 and Partner in 2000, primarily responsible for the company’s overseas projects. Following his time in Marseilles, he worked in Hamburg, Berlin and Rotterdam.

In 2000 Stephen set up Alsop’s Asia studios and designed Clarke Quay Singapore, winner of Cityscape Asia Best Waterfront development in 2008. In 2009, Stephen established Spark. He was responsible for the design of Raffles City Beijing and Raffles City Ningbo, all multiple-award winning projects. He now leads the design and thought leadership of the studios master planning, architecture and research projects including: Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, GRiD, Singapore, Hefei Steelworks master plan, Guangzhou Shipyard master plan and HomeFarm SPARK’s research into urban farming and aged care living, winner of the Experimental Future Category at World Architecture Festival in 2016.

Stephen has lectured extensively throughout Europe and Asia and has taught at universities in the UK, Germany, France, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Stephen is a registered architect in the UK and Singapore and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Stephen has designed projects for many of Asia’s premier real estate developers including: Capitaland, Gaw Capital, China Resources, CITIC, Lend Lease, Perennial, China Merchants, Vanke, Godrej Properties.

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Jessica Leong

Associate Director
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Jessica Leong

ASsociate Director

Jessica received a Masters of Architecture Degree from the National University of Singapore [NUS]. During her undergraduate years in school, she was also involved in a few overseas projects, like the Cheonggyechon Revitalisation ideas studio at Hanyang University, Ansan; with her works showcased at the Cheonggyechon Revitalisation Ideas public exhibition, in Seoul, South Korea, in 2004.

Upon graduation, she started work with Formwerkz Architects, where she was involved in mainly Residential Architectural & Interior design work. She then moved on to work on the design development for Tanjong Beach Club, in Sentosa, Singapore, with the boutique firm Takenouchi Webb, assisting with not only Architectural or Interior design work, but also furniture design, like the custom made lamp shades, tile pattern prints, hollow brick blocks; to relate back to the branding of the establishment.

In 2011, she entered into a collaborative partnership at the Monocot Studio, as an Interior designer, where she oversaw the design development for the recently opened Loama Resort and Spa, at Raa Atoll, Maldives. This opened up opportunities for her to be in contact with experienced artisans, craftsmen and makers from around the region, whom she worked alongside to develop the lighting, furniture and soft furnishing pieces for the villas and restaurants, as well.

Her work at these design studios, had allowed her to gain work experiences on projects that span the spectrum of Masterplanning, Architecture, Interior & furniture design. Currently, at SPARK Architects, she continues to work on similar commercial interior projects, like the Asset Enhancement work for POMO Mall, with the same passion to explore ideas to create bespoke and delightful spatial experiences.

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Yun Wai Wing

Director
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Yun Wai Wing

Director

Yun Wai Wing is an associate at Spark Architects based in Singapore. At Spark, Wing leads large scale mixed use projects, including the design and project management of a 200,000 sqm landmark development in central Ho Chi Minh City. He was also the project leader of several winning entries in international competitions.

In 2014, Wing led Spark’s self-initiated research project, Home Farm, a widely published retirement housing proposal, and won a category award at World Architecture Festival 2015.

Before moving to Singapore in 2013, Wing worked at MVRDV's Rotterdam office contributing to several major projects in China. He received his MSc in Architecture from TU Delft in 2010 (sponsored by Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship), BSSc in Architectural studies (1st class hons) in 2007, and in Sociology in 2002 from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Since 2015, Wing has given lectures in various occasions in South East Asia region.

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Min Wei

partner, director

Yan Dan 严丹

Senior Associate

Yao Jun 姚俊

Associate

We create vibrant, distinctive designs focussed on contributing positively to people and cities. We see possibilities. We transform and regenerate spaces to celebrate context, inspire meaningful purpose and create value.
SPARK is a global team of designers and thinkers creating architecture, urbanism, interiors, landscapes, research and branding.

Using the evocation of the studio's name "SPARK"; we have built vibrant, distinctive designs by generating ideas, collaboration, communication and an energy borne out of possibilities

We love people, places and all forms of culture, our open source of inspiration to purposefully transform and regenerate environments.

We have designed at all scales; from handbags, pavilions, residential towers, mixed-use, waterfront destinations, civic buildings to urban planning.

Our award winning projects include Clarke Quay in Singapore, the Shanghai International Cruise Terminal and the Starhill Gallery in Kuala Lumpur. Our Homefarm and BeachHut projects won the Future Experimental Category at the World Architecture Festival in 2015 and 2016. SPARK's residential towers Arte S and MK won the German Design Council's Iconic Awards for 2018 and 2021.
2021 2021

Huawei Service Excellence Award, 2021
SPARK

2021 China Merchants “Most Beautiful Commercial Interiors” Award
SPARK Taizi Bay Office Headquarters T1T3, Shenzhen China

ICONIC Awards (German Design Council)，Innovative Architecture, Winner
Arte Mont Kiara, Penang Malaysia

WAN Awards, Shortlist
GRiD, Singapore

2020 2020

2020 Leading designers Most Innovative Urban Design Firm-China LUX Life, AI Global Media, UK
SPARK

ICONIC Awards (German Design Council), Innovative Architecture, Selection
SPARK Guangzhou Shipyard Master plan, China

2019 2019

REARD Global Design Award, Silver Award
SPARK Guangzhou Shipyard Master Plan

2019 Design Power 100 “Hello Future”
SPARK 3 Little Pigs Biogas Plant

Strategic Design Partnership with China Merchants Group, Office Interiors
SPARK

2018 2018

Aesthetics Vogue Awards, Silver Awards
Arte S, Penang, Malaysia

Zhejiang Province Outstanding Master planning Award
Quzhou Master Plan

Tallypress Top 10 Architectural Firms in Singapore
SPARK

GBE Best TOD HOPSCA Award, Innovative hopsca
Shekou GatewayOne, Shenzhen, China

INDE Awards, The Design Studio, Shortlisted
SPARK

INDE Awards, Best Commercial Space, Shortlisted
Shekou GatewayOne, Shenzhen, China

ICONIC AWARDS (German Design Council), Innovative Architecture – Winner
Shekou GatewayOne, Shenzhen, China

ICONIC Awards (German Design Council), Innovative Architecture – Selection
Arte S, Penang,Malaysia

Kinpan Awards，Best Apartment Awards
Arte S, Penang,Malaysia

2017 2017

Real Estate Design China Award，Merit Award
Shekou GatewayOne，China

Shenzhen Construction Award in Excellence –Grade 1
Shekou GatewayOne，China

2016 2016

Innovation In Commercial Architecture – China 2016
SPARK

Innovation Award of Paddington Place Competition 2016
HLM SPARK

WAF Winner of Experimental-Future Projects: Beach Hut
SPARK

2015 2015

WAF Winner of Experimental-Future Projects: HomeFarm
SPARK

2014 2014

China 50 Most Innovative Companies 2014 (MIC50)
SPARK

2014 ICONIC AWARDS (German Design Council), Architect of the Year

2014 MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Award, Winner of Mixed Use Category
Vanke Jiugong, China

2014 Asia’s Top Design Practice (SDA) – Singapore Design Award
SPARK

International Property Awards, 2014-2015 Asia Pacific Property Awards
Category Architectural / Retail
Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2013 2013

Guangzhou Kinpan Award, Best Commercial Project
Raffles City Ningbo, China

Vanke Guangzhou 10th Anniversary Celebrations, Best Project
Vanke Guangzhou Science Town, China

2013 MIPIM Asia Awards, Best Office & Business Development
Jing Mian Xin Cheng, Beijing, China

ICONIC AWARDS (German Design Council), Best Project
Category Architectural / Public / School
Fai Fah, Bangkok, Thailand

ICONIC AWARDS (German Design Council), Best Project
Category Architectural / Retail / Branded Spaces
Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2012 2012

CIHAF 2012, Resort Hotel Design Excellence Award
Qingdao Hi-Tech Industry Developing Zone, China

CIHAF 2012, Commercial Real Estate Design Excellence Award
Fuzhou Thaihot Wusibei City Plaza, China

CPE 2012, China Commercial Property Landmark Awards
Shanghai International Cruise Terminal, China

2011 2011

MIPIM Asia Awards, Best Mixed-Use Development
Shanghai International Cruise Terminal, China
Business & Entertainment District

2009 2009

Cityscape Asia Awards, Best Future Mixed-Used Development
Raffles City, Ningbo, China

2008 2008

Bentley Systems Sustaining Society Innovation, Commercial Buildings
Clarke Quay, Singapore

Cityscape Asia Awards, Best Future Mixed-Use Development
Raffles City, Beijing, China

Cityscape Asia Awards, Best Waterfront Development
Clarke Quay, Singapore

Cityscape China Review Awards, Best Developer Mixed-Use Development
Raffles City, Ningbo, China

2007 2007

Cityscape Architectural Review Awards, (Tourism, Travel & Transport – Built)
Clarke Quay, Singapore

Cityscape Architectural Review Awards, (Tourism, Travel & Transport – Future)
Shanghai Kiss, Shanghai, China