Catherine H. Catherine H.

Beyond Buildings: Architecture as a Catalyst for Social Innovation

Architecture, at its best, is a social act.

Some of our most meaningful projects weren’t born from briefs or awards, but from questions. Questions about food waste, sanitation, aging, and ecological loss—issues that sit outside conventional client demands but are central to how we live together.

From SPARK’s playful Big Arse Toilet and BARE (Bio-Anaerobic-Rubbish-Eater), to the cautionary 3 Little Pigs, the intergenerational model of HomeFarm, and the youth-driven Beach Hut, each project is modest in scale but ambitious in spirit. They explore how design can provoke, educate, and create public joy while addressing urgent social and environmental challenges.

We share them not as finished answers, but as open provocations and reminders that the smallest projects often pose the biggest questions.

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Catherine H. Catherine H.

Beach Hut: A Beacon on the waterfront

SPARK’s Beach Hut is an award-winning sustainable architecture project in Singapore, built from recycled ocean plastics and inspired by Casuarina seedpods. This future-focused design transforms waste into possibility, promoting climate action, material reuse, and environmental responsibility in innovative coastal architecture.

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