Valerie Chew

Registered Design Architect

Experience

2020 - Present

Senior Designer

Jerde Urban Design |  Collaborated across USA, China, S.E.A and Korean Design Teams, Consultants, and Clients
– Casino-Retail Mixed Use Project in Japan
– Resort Urban Design & Architecture in Vietnam 
– Residential Design in South Korea

2019 - 2020

Associate

Pomeroy Studio |  Lead Designer for
Kallang Alive Masterplan.
– Led Feasibility Studies of Sports & Leisure Precinct.
– Urban Design Guidelines, with conversation with client, consultant, and various local authorities.

2018 - 2019

Architectural Associate

Kyoob Architects |  Plantation Groove HDB

– Design Development for Plantation Grove Public Housing in Tengah Town, commissioned by Housing Development Board. (1600 Residential Units)

2015 - 2018

Architectural Assistant

Consortium 168 Architects |  Rivercove Residences

– Concept Design to Construction for Rivercove Residences (600 Residential Units) & Sales Gallery
– Site Co-ordination for Geylang East Nursing Home.
– Feasibility study of residential and mix-use development.

About Me

Demonstrated experience in Architecture to urban scaled mixed-use development; including world class sports and competition facilities, casino, retail, residential high rise housing (600 – 1600 units), healthcare, and user-centric community design.

Certification

2019 - 2022

Practicing Certificate

Issued by Board of Architects, Singapore
Attained Qualified Practitioner’s Licensure in 2019

2022

Green Mark Accredited Professional

Issued by Singapore Green Building Council

Ability to Advice in the Design and Operation of Environmentally – Friendly Buildings

2010- 2015

Masters of Architecture

National University of Singapore
Exchange Semester in Tsinghua University, Beijing

2010

Hwa Chong Junior College

Skills

Rhino 35%
Revit 45%
3D Max 70%
AutoCAD 100%
Sketchup 90%
Enscape Rendering 100%
Indesign 100%
Photoshop & Illustrator 100%

Contact

Feasibility Studies to Design Development -with focus on Residential development; other experiences include mixed-use development, retail, & office A&A.

113-Dundee Road-v5-1-min

Design team for IR Casino bid in Japan. Project lead for 89ha sports masterplan, and previous experience in large scaled Residential precincts -public and private.

Project Architect at construction stage; typologies include nursing home, 600 unit high rise residential development, & residential sales gallery. 

FEATURED PROJECTS

Choice projects are presented as an overview with non-confidential information. Feel free to contact me for the passcode/ an offline PDF.

1 of 3 final competition bids for Nagasaki’s IR development, with cross-national consultant and client teams. The masterplan is anchored as a lifestyle, recreation, tourist and transport hub; complimented by facilities from hotel tower, to retail and art parks to revitalise the tourism economy.

Senior Designer at Jerde Partnership

8 Months

Masterplan | Prefecture Guidelines | feasibility studies |  Casino & Gaming | integrated development | Retail Podium | Urban Space

18 month masterplan study of the Kallang Sports precinct. Developed competition ready facilities for sports, integrated development, F+B, retail, waterfront park, along with leisure and lifestyle hubs centered on active lifestyle, for Sport Singapore. 

Masterplan Project Lead at Pomeroy Studio.

18 Months

Masterplan | urban design guidelines | feasibility studies |  sports & leisure | integrated development

Acted independently to initiate development of the project, and executed presentation for high quality feasibility study decks; 

Worked in collaboration with design team, client, consultants, and regulatory agencies to develop the various urban design guidelines for parcels within the Masterplan. 

TENGAH HDB

Part of design team to develop the 16 tower blocks and communal urban spaces, incorporating elements such as NPark’s “Forest Fringe” and HDB’s “Urban Corridor”.

Architectural Associate at Kyoob Architects

 

12 Months

Masterplan | Architecture | Residential

Architecture

2-4 MONTHS | RESIDENTIAL | CONCEPT DESIGN

Led, designed, and executed presentation for private and public residential projects, in collaborating with internal and external multi-disciplinary teams.

Hundred Palms Residences

Gavle Candy Factory Residences

1 MONTH | CONCEPT DESIGN

Part of design team to plan and execute presentation for proposals of
various typologies – ranging from educational facilities, industrial spaces, to office spaces. 

JTC Clean Tech Factory & Labs

BCA Academy PPVC/ APVC

Public Utility Board Office A&A

construct

PROJECT ARCHITECT | DESIGN DEVELOPMENT | CONSTRUCTION | CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

Took charge to solve complex problems in connection with the Architectural design & construction. 
Managed the design process from client/ consultant liaison contract administration, construction documentation to code submissions.

Main Development, Rivercove Residences

Sales Gallery, Rivercove residences

Geylang East Nursing Home & Day Care

built initiatives

BUILT TRIPS | FURNITURE INSTALLATION | UX ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCHER

Peripheral to my academic discourse, I’ve spearheaded and co-led projects which reinforce my beliefs, that the built environment should be people-centric and not merely brick and mortar.

Kitchen at Sumba Island Orphanage, Indonesia

Dohldeng Furniture Installation at University Town

Researcher, Centre of Sustainable Asian Cities, NUS

I credit all images used to the firms mentioned.

Mr. Zulkiflee Mohd Zaki

Head of Kallang Alive
Sport Singapore (Client)

Ms. Lisa Goh

Property Development Manager
HoiHup (Client)

Mr. Leo Waible

Ex-Colleague, Associate
Pomeroy Studio

Mr. Ashwani Kumar

Ex-Colleague, BIM Manager 
Kyoob Architects

Kyoob Architects

Letter of Service 

Consortium 168

Letter of Service 

DP Architects

Letter of Service (Internship)

Dr. Cho Im Sik

Professor, Lead Researcher
NUS & CSAC Research Centre

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