Voon Wong
Founder
Viewport Studios
Voon Wong was born in Singapore in 1963. He attended the National University of Singapore as a student in the Department of Architecture, and the Architectural Association in London. He has worked with some of the United Kingdom’s leading architectural practices, and tutored at the University of North London. He has also gained significant commercial experience working in Singapore.
During the years 1990 to 1991, 1994 and 1995, Mr Wong worked as an architectural assistant at Zaha Hadid Architects. During that time, he was recruited to be part of the competition team assigned to work on the winning design for the Cardiff Opera House. Unfortunately, the building was never built.
Between the years 1995 to 1997, Mr Wong established VX Designs with Ian Chee. Their works included several new high-end buildings and refurbishments of residential projects in London. Thereafter, Voon Wong Architects was formed with an emphasis on exclusive residential and commercial work.
Past projects include the redevelopment of numerous historic residential buildings in London, a hotel extension in Australia, house and apartment fit-outs in Singapore and China, a residential complex and an industrial building in China, as well as set designs for the Institute of Contemporary Art, London, and the Hong Kong Arts Festival.
The practice is currently working on residential and commercial projects in London and Singapore. Mr Wong was involved in award-winning product design alongside Malaysian designer Benson Saw. Together, they won the OXO Peugeot Design Award for lighting for their series of lamps fitted with electro-luminescent wire. Mr Wong’s most recent project on Virgin Atlantic’s cabin design integrated the various disciplines of his expertise in product, lightning and interior design. The project was well received and has been featured in online and print magazines like Designboom, Wallpaper* and The Business Times.
voon@viewportstudio.co.uk
