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ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012
CONTENTS
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OUR ORGANISATION
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CORPORATE HISTORY
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THOUGHTS FROM OUR CHAIRMAN
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OUR PEOPLE
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360 SOLUTION 360
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REACH OF OUR PROJECTS
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OUR CURRENT YEAR AWARDS
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OUR AWARDS & ACCOLADES
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CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY
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ONG&ONG PRESS: 360 REVIEW 360 REVIEW
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O+ MERCHANDISE O+
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40 YEARS OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE 40
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TRANSFORMING OUR LANDSCAPE
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PROJECT INNOVATIONS PTE LTD
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RANKINE&HILL (S) PTE LTD
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SCA DESIGN PTE LTD
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
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VISION
to be the designers
of our age
MISSION
to improve the world in which
we live, whilst conserving our
environment through excellence
in sustainable design
CORE VALUES
c.r.e.s.t
creativity + responsibility + ethics
+ success + teamwork
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OUR ORGANISATION
The year 2012 heralds ONG&ONGs
various aspects of construction from
offices are knowledgeable of local
40th year in the building industry,
concept design to construction. 360
contexts, cultures and regulations, which
and in four decades, the firm has
Design + 360 Engineering + 360
allows us to understand our clients
earned an unparalleled reputation for
Management are the three areas that
needs better. To further our international
integrating skilled architecture, clever
form ONG&ONGs 360 Solution.
reach, ONG&ONG has also recently set
interior design, creative environmental

branding and sensitive landscape
design. Since its founding in 1972,
the key to success has always been
the companys insistence on creativity,
excellence and commitment. As
it forges on into the 21st century,
ONG&ONG continues to be a
premier practice both locally and
internationally, as the designers of our
age.
ONG&ONGs unique offering is a
360 Solution for every buildingrelated service that our clients
may require. The 360 Solution is
essentially a three-pronged, interdisciplinary approach that covers the
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360 Design encompasses urban

planning, architecture, landscape,
interiors and environmental branding
or graphics. 360 Engineering offers
civil, structural, electrical, mechanical,
fire, water and waste management
services. 360 Management provides
development, construction and place
management.
As an ISO14001-certified practice, the
firm consistently strives to exceed clients
expectations. In addition to projects in
Singapore, ONG&ONG also handles
large-scale developments regionally,
along with the China, Vietnam, India,
Malaysia and USA offices. Our overseas
up offices in Indonesia, Mongolia and

UAE.
2012
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CORPORATE HISTORY
Founding partners, the late Mr. Ong

Teng Cheong and Mrs. Ong Siew May,
established Ong & Ong Architects
in 1972. The firm celebrates its 40th
anniversary in 2012, with a staff count
of nearly 600. Going from strength to
strength under robust and exceptional
incorporated into the range of services.

As the ONG&ONG Group constantly
looks forward to growth and expansion,
these additions are valuable assets to
the increasingly diverse range of services
that ONG&ONG has to offer.
leadership, the organisation was
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2005
SINGAPORE
2003 and 2004 marked the years when

ONG&ONG Overseas
it ventured into interior and landscape

design respectively. In 2005, the first
ONG&ONG Co., Ltd

VIETNAM
overseas office was set up in Vietnam,
O&O Design Sdn. Bhd.
closely followed by China, Malaysia and
MALAYSIA
India offices a year later.
ONG&ONG Chengdu Consultants Pte Ltd

CHINA
2007 saw ONG&ONGs integration

with ECP Architects International,
while ADT and AT-ii joined in 2008. In
2007ECP Architects
International2008ADT
AT-iiProject
Innovations2010
TSP Architects & Planners Pte Ltd
KD Architects
SCA designDLQ
Design
that same year, the company set up
SCE Consultants (Pte.) Ltd

Rankine&Hillemplus consulting
pte ltd
and lighting studios.
ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
incorporated in 1992.
Project Innovations to handle project

management. For 2010, TSP Architects
& Planners Pte Ltd joined us while KD
Architects, interior design firm, SCA
design and landscape consultant,
DLQ Design joined the following year.
ONG&ONG also welcomed new
capabilities with the experience design
On the engineering front, SCE

Consultants (Pte.) Ltd was amalgamated
into Rankine&Hill, while emplus
consulting engineers pte ltd was also
ONG&ONG GROUP
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ONG&ONG Designs (India) Pte Ltd

INDIA
SILVER+ONG, Inc
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PT. Ong and Ong
INDONESIA
ONG&ONG Enterprise LLC
MONGOLIA
ONG&ONG (mena) L.L.C
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Project Innovations Pte Ltd

SINGAPORE
Rankine&Hill (S) Pte Ltd

SINGAPORE
Rankine&Hill (Vietnam) Co., Ltd
VIETNAM
integrated into the company. Fire safety

management as well as waste and
water treatment capabilities were also
SCA design Pte Ltd

SINGAPORE
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THOUGHTS FROM OUR CHAIRMAN
Another year has come and gone and
experience to fulfill our vision statement
Pram Chandran, Lee Way Tuck and Ben
as we start our new financial year we are
of becoming the designer of our age.
Tang - together they bring with them an
very excited and geared up for big things
Another exhilarating enterprise is our
invaluable reservoir of knowledge and
ahead!
participation in the design and building
practical know-how. Richard Teo and
of a hundred-footer super luxury yacht.
emplus integrated with Rankine&Hill and
These and other products will be revealed
together are strengthening our capacity
as the year unfolds.
on the engineering front. We are also very
Our year-long 40th Anniversary

celebrations began with the launch of
our very well-received commemorative
merchandise, a client engagement event
I am heartened to say that we are getting
and dinner & dance in July 2012 and
international recognition for our designs,
other activities peppered throughout the
having won numerous awards at the Asia
year as we remember our last 40 years
Pacific Property Awards and Perspective
whilst looking forward to our future.
Awards whilst retaining our position as
The 40th Anniversary product line is the

launch pad of our foray into the exciting
Top Ten in the BCI Asia ranking of firms in

both Singapore and Vietnam.
world of product design. We feel that now
Shoring up our capabilities, we have
is the right time for us to venture into this
initiated a BIM studio under the direction
arena as we have had enough experience
of Daniels Chandra, a BIM expert with
in the more traditional disciplines of
nearly two decades of design experience.
design and want to move from being just
Adding to our project management
a creator of space to a designer of total
competence are three new directors,
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proud of SCA design who joined us in the

latter half of 2011. They have penetrated
new markets and expanded their reach
to more regions with the strong support
of repeat clients whilst establishing
relationships with new patrons.
As we end our 2011/2012 financial year
on a high, we look forward to scaling
new heights and introducing innovative
products and service offerings that are
always ahead of the curve, anticipating
needs you never knew you had.
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AwardsBCI
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emplusRankine&Hill
SCA design2011
2011/2012
Ong Tze Boon

Group Executive Chairman
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OUR PEOPLE
SHAREHOLDERS
Clockwise from top left : Thomas Yee Ong Tze Boon
Tan Peck Khoon Wendy Tan Steven Low Ong Tze Guan
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ong Tze Boon

Ong Tze Guan

Director
Thomas Yee
Executive Director
Steven Low
Senior Director
Tai Lee Siang

Group Managing Director
Ashvinkumar s/o Kantilal

Group Chief Operating Officer
MANAGEMENT
Ong Tze Boon

Tai Lee Siang

Group Managing Director

Group Chief Operating Officer
Thomas Yee
Executive Director
Sharon Baptist
Director, Knowledge Management
Daniels Chandra
Director, BIM
Diana Chong
Director, Finance
Koon Im Guek
Director, Administration
Dominic Lim
Director, Human Resources
Ong Yu Phing
Director, Information Technology
Joanne Tan
Director, Communications
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ARCHITECTURE DIRECTORS
Tai Lee Siang

Head, Architecture
Maria Arango
Edwin Choo
Goh Chong Chia
Andrew Lee
Leong Teng Wui
Steven Low
Diego Molina
Ong Tze Boon
Kurjanto Slamet
Wendy Tan
Teh Weng Kuang
Eddie Yang
Yap Weng Seng
INTERIOR DESIGN DIRECTORS
Natalie Louey
Head, Interior Design
Chester Goh
Lynn Ng
Teo Boon Kiat
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Chrisandra Heng
Brandon Liu
SPECIALIST DIRECTORS
Lena Quek
Head, Landscape
Ong Swee Hong

Lighting
Joanne Tan
Environmental Branding
Mark Wee
Experience Design
Ken Yuktasevi
Experience Design
OVERSEAS DIRECTORS
Tai Lee Siang

Head, China
David Huang
China
Kenny Liu
China
Eddie Yang
China

Head, India
Pranay Pratap Singh

India
T.P. Viswanathan
India
Tan Kee Keat

Head, Malaysia
Lau Jak Shen

Malaysia
Yeoh Thiam Yew

Malaysia
Daniel Silver
Head, USA
David Ching
Head, Vietnam
Bach Thi Lien Hoa

Vietnam
Roger Daeson Khoo

Vietnam
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS
Thomas Yee
Managing Director
Pram Chandran Bhaskaran
Lee Way Tuck
Lim Weng Kian
Ben Tang Tat Wah
ENGINEERING DIRECTORS
Tan Peck Khoon

Managing Director & Head, M&E
Seow Hong Chiow

Head, C&S
David Chan
Peter Fang
Gan Lian Seng
Lim Yan Ping
Teng Chee Wai
Richard Teo
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360 SOLUTION
360
architecture
mechanical
urban planning
electrical
interior
civil
landscape
structural
environmental branding
fire safety
lighting
environmental
experience design
project
development
construction
cost
place
The ONG&ONG Group offers
valuable asset it is through working
comprehensive design services that are
together as a team that we can realise the
integrated to form a 360 approach to
success of our philosophy. We are always
the management of a project. All services
striving to harness the individual spirit and
are done and managed by the firm under
talent to achieve our collective goals.
a one-roof system. This means that the

client need only deal with the firm, who in
turn coordinates and manages the work
of the team of specialists and consultants
from inception to completion.
Embracing the philosophy of an
insistence on meticulous attention to
details, exhaustive planning, superior
management and design excellence,
we strive to ensure that all aspects of
the authorities requirements, contract
provisions and user requirements are
properly considered and executed.
Whilst we embrace these goals, we never
forget the fact that people are our most
360
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REACH OF OUR PROJECTS
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MONGOLIA
CHINA
VIETNAM
INDIA
MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

INDONESIA
PROJECTS
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Meadows@Peirce
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OUR CURRENT YEAR AWARDS
ONG&ONG has once again been named as one of BCI Asias Top 10 Architecture
firms in Singapore, a yearly honour it has enjoyed consecutively since 2005.
At the local BCA Green Mark awards, ONG&ONG won a total of four awards, one of
which was a Gold Platinum for the National Heart Centre. Punggol Ripples as well as
landscape projects Blossom Residences and The Rainforest Residences were also
recipients of the Gold Plus award.
Overseas, and in true 360 fashion, ONG&ONGs various disciplines collectively
garnered a total of five wins for the firm at the recent Asia Pacific Property Awards
2012 ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur. Landscape project, Orchard Central, came
out top, earning a prize for Best Landscape Architecture in Singapore.
Four other projects were also highly commended, including architecture projects,
DW-House and Bloomfield Unicorn Villa, interior design project, the American Clubs
2nd Floor, as well as eco-friendly landscape project, Jurong Central Park McDonalds.
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BCI
2005
Punggol
Ripples
Blossom Residences
2012
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DWBloomfield Unicorn Villa

American Clubs 2nd
Floor
1 Orchard Central (landscape)

2 National Heart Centre
3 The 2nd Floor, American Club (ID)
4 Steven Low, Senior Director, receiving the award
for Singapores Top 10 at the BCI Asia Awards
2012
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OUR AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2012
Asia Pacific Property Award
2nd Floor, American Club (interior)
Asia Pacific Property Award
DW-House
*Asia Pacific Property Award

*
Jurong Central Park McDonalds
*Asia Pacific Property Award

*
Orchard Central
BCA Green Mark Award, Platinum
National Heart Centre
*BCA Green Mark Award, Gold Plus

*
Blossom Residences
BCA Green Mark Award, Gold Plus
Punggol Ripples
*BCA Green Mark Award, Gold Plus

*
The Rainforest Residences
BCA Green Mark Award
RV Residences
BCI Asia Award Singapore Top Ten

BCI
*Landscape projects
**Engineering projects
2011
1 *Jurong Central Park McDonalds
Asia Pacific Property Award, Best in Singapore, Asia Pacific
55 Blair Road
Asia Pacific Property Award, Best in Singapore, Asia Pacific
Quincy
Asia Pacific Property Award, Highly Commended

,
Orchard Scotts
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Asia Pacific Property Award, Highly Commended

,
Studio M
**Asia Pacific Residential Property Award

**
The Peak @ Balmeg
BCA Construction Excellence Award, Merit

BCA
City Square Mall
BCA Construction Excellence Award

BCA
City Square Residences

BCA
The Metropolitan
*BCA Construction Productivity Award, Gold

*BCA
Hundred Trees
*BCA Green Mark Award, Platinum

*
McDonalds @ Jurong Central Park
**BCA Green Mark Award, Platinum

**
Land Transport Authority Customer

Service Centre

**
Ministry of Manpower Service Centre
**BCA Green Mark Award, Gold Plus

**
Kranji Camp III Development

of Camp Facilities
**BCA Green Mark Award, Gold Plus

**
Leedon Residence
**BCA Green Mark Award, Gold

**
The Waterline

**
8 @ Woodleigh
BCA Universal Design Award for Built Environment, Bronze

BCA
Nicoll Highway MRT Station

BCI
BCI Asia FuturArc Green Leadership Award

BCI
City Square Mall
Cityscape Islamic Architecture Award
Eco Park Musolla Setia Alam
Cityscape Environmental Award, Highly Commended
16 Jalan Siap
2
2
22
Design and Health Award (Future Healthcare),

Commendation
FIABCI Prix dExcellence, Runner-up
City Square Mall
FIABCI Prix dExcellence, Runner-up
Quincy
HA+D Award
HA+D
Quincy
The International Architecture Award
55 Blair Road
Perspective Award, Certificate of Excellence for Heritage
31 Blair Road
Perspective Award, Certificate of Excellence for Residential
72 Sentosa Cove
SIA Architectural Design Award
Quincy
2010
1 City Square Residences

2 National Heart Centre
3 16 Jalan Siap
**Asia Pacific Residential Property Award, Merit

**
Hillcrest Villa

BCA
Varsity Park Condominium
**BCA Construction Excellence Award, Merit

**BCA
The Grange

**BCA
The Stellar

**
Lian Beng Building
MDIS Residences @ Stirling

**
Caspian
BCA Universal Design Award for Built Environment, Gold

BCA
City Square Mall & Urban Park
BCA Universal Design Award for Built Environment, Bronze

BCA

BCI
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BCI Asia Award Vietnam Top Ten

BCI
MIPIM Asia 2010 Residential Category

2010
72 Sentosa Cove
MIPIM Asia 2010 Futura Category

2010
URA Architectural Heritage Award

URA
55 Blair Road

URA
68 Cairnhill Road
2009
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ArchDaily Building of the Year Award (Refurbishment)

ArchDaily
55 Blair Road
Asia Pacific Property Award (Mixed-use)
City Square Development
Asia Pacific Property Award (Mixed-use)
The Icon
Asia Pacific Property Award (Interior Design)
Tomo Izakaya

BCA
The Icon

BCA
The Tresor

**BCA
36 Kaki Bukit Place

**
Sophia Residence
BCA Green Mark Award, Gold
The Gale
Kovan Residences

**
Madison Residences

**
Sixth Avenue Residence

**
The Wharf Residence

BCI
FIABCI Prix dExcellence
Orchard Scotts
*SIA-NParks Skyrise Greenery Award, First Prize

*
Orchard Central
*SILA Professional Design Award for Skyrise Landscape, Gold

*SILA
National Library
Singapore SME 500 Company

SME 500

URA
92-102 Joo Chiat Place
2008
1 72 Sentosa Cove
2 55 Blair Road
3 Tomo Izakaya
Autodesk Architecture Leader Award

Autodesk

**
Goodwood Residence
*BCA Green Mark Award, Gold

*
Paterson Suites

*
The Riverine
The Vedure

**
The Latitude

**
Orange Grove Residences

**
Paterson Suites

**
St. Thomas Suites

**
The Riverine

BCI
BCI Asia Award Vietnam Top Ten

BCI
The Standard Chartered-Dun & Bradstreet

Top 100 SMEs Award
100

URA
Screening Room

URA
120 Cairnhill Road
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2007
City Square Mall
The Seafront on Meyer
The Metropolitan

BCI

URA
13 Martaban Road
2006
The Tresor

*
Varsity Park

**
The Metropolitan

BCI
SIA Architectural Design Award (Conservation)
59 Blair Road

URA
59 Blair Road
2005
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BCA
Sunglade
*BCA Green Mark Award, Platinum

*
National Library

**
Nanyang Polytechnic

BCI
The British Business Award Property & Construction

2004
2003
2002
1 City Square Mall

2 Kovan Residences
3 59 Blair Road
4 *National Library
5 *Orchard Central
**ASEAN Energy Efficiency & Conservation Best

Practices Award
**ASEAN
Nanyang Polytechnic
**BCA Best Buildable Design Award

**BCA
E-Centre @ Redhill

BCA
East Meadows
**BCA Energy Efficient Building Award, 1st prize

**BCA
Nanyang Polytechnic
**BCA Best Buildable Design Award, Merit

**BCA
Sungei Gedong Camp

Redevelopment Phase I

**BCA
Glendale Park
**BCA Construction Excellence Award

**BCA
The Capricorn,
Singapore Science Park II
**FIABCI Prix dExcellence, Highly Commended

**
The Capricorn,
Singapore Science Park II
Arcasia Award for Architecture (Conservation), Gold
Chijmes

**BCA
Tanglin View

**BCA
Ten Mile Junction

**BCA
Bukit Panjang N4C12

**BCA
River Place

**BCA
Gardenville
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**BCA
Currency House
FIABCI Prix dExcellence
Gardenville
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award (Conservation)
Chijmes
2001
2000
1999
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BCA
Gardenville

BCA
Parc Palais Condominium

**BCA
Hillbrooks

**BCA
Wacker Siltronic Fab 7

**BCA
North Spring Primary School &

Poi Ching School
Garden City Award
Gardenville
SIA Architectural Design Award, Honourable Mention
French Embassy at
101 to 103 Cluny Road
SIA Facade Design Excellence Award, Gold
School of Electrical & Electronic

Engineering, Singapore Polytechnic

URA
1 Dalvey Estate

**BCA
Guthrie House

**BCA
Fifth Avenue Condominium
SIA-ICI Colour Award

ICI
Electronics and Communication

Engineering, Singapore Polytechnic

**BCA
The Bayshore
**FIABCI Prix dExcellence

**
The Bayshore
1998
SIA Architectural Design Award (Conservation)
Chijmes
1997
**CIDB Best Buildable Design Award

**CIDB
The Bayshore
**CIDB Best Buildable Design Award

**CIDB
Industrial Development at
Woodlands Loop / Senoko South
**CIDB Best Buildable Design Award, Merit

**CIDB
Leonie Condotel

URA
Chijmes
1996
CIDB Award for Construction Excellence

CIDB
Leonie Condotel
1995
**CIDB Construction Excellence Award, Merit

**CIDB
Alfa Centre
HDB Design & Build Award

HDB
Woodlands

CIDB
Lighthouse Evangelism

CIDB
Sentosa Radio Tower
1994
1991
1 Chijmes
2 The Metropolitan
3 Orchard Scotts

**BCA
Outram Secondary School

**BCA
NTUC Pasir Ris Resort

**BCA
Sony Distribution Centre
Afro-Asia Town
Claymore Point
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Pasir Ris Telephone Exchange
1990
**CIDB Construction Excellence Award, Merit

**CIDB
School for the Embassy of the

Republic of Indonesia
1987

CIDB
Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station
Camelia Park
No. 3 Wollerton Park
Wesley Methodist Church
SIA Architectural Design Award, Merit
Sentosa Wax Museum
1986
International Marmi e Machine Carrara Marble

Architectural Award, Special Mention
Marmi e Machine Carrara Marble
United Square
1983
Energy Saving Award
United Square
Mediterranean Townhouse
SIA Architectural Design Award, Merit
Nanyang Girls High School
1 Nicoll Highway MRT

2 31 Blair Road
3 Quincy
4 The Icon
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CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY
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2000
The spirit of philanthropy is deeply
As part of ONG&ONGs unceasing
embedded in the ONG&ONG culture,
philanthropic support for local
with particular emphasis on education
architectural education, the company
within the architectural community.
is proud to be title sponsor for The
In 1997, the ONG&ONG Travelling

Fellowship was established with
the objective of allowing gifted
undergraduates the opportunity to
pursue knowledge and experiences
Architecture Society the student body

for NUS School of Architecture and
Design. This sponsorship was inked on
11 June 2012 and will last for a period of
five academic years.
related to built environment through
In addition to our unwavering
independent travel. Three years later,
commitment towards supporting design
the Ong Siew May Professorship was
excellence, ONG&ONG has also
set up to pave the way for world eminent
established a Preceptorship Programme
practitioners to lecture at the National
with Rice University in 2000, as well
University of Singapores Department
as Internship Prizes with UC Berkeley,
of Architecture. This exchange and
Harvard University and Pontificia
transfer of knowledge is elemental in
Universidad Javeriana in Bogota,
grooming the architects of tomorrow.
Columbia.
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ONG&ONG PRESS: 360 REVIEW

: 360 REVIEW
The objective of 360 Review,
Other books in the series to look forward
ONG&ONGs publication arm
to include experience design, high-rise
is manyfold. We want our books to
high-density developments, sustainable
be a go-to resource and a didactic
architecture in the tropics, mixed-
voice on topics that we feel have not
use developments and their role in
been adequately addressed.These tomes
revitalising their surroundings.
are not meant to be coffee table books

filled with glossy images but serious
reference books with a design edge.
As the authoritative voice on areas that
we have extensive experience in, we
want to reach beyond the immediate
architectural community, to a wider
audience. To that end, our books
are distributed globally.
The inaugural book, Conserving
Domesticity, authored by Ms. Lilian
Chee, assistant professor at the
Department of Architecture, School
of Design and Environment, National
University of Singapore, whose
particular interest is in conservation and
domesticity, is launched in 2012.
Another title in our series is A Decade
of ONG&ONG Travelling Fellowship a
book commemorating and documenting
the achievements of past recipients.
The spirit of the ONG&ONG Travelling
360 Review books are available at all good
Fellowship is centred on education
bookstores. Should you be unable to locate
within the architectural community.
a particular title, please contact us at corpcomms@
The primary objective is to allow gifted
ong-ong.com.
undergraduates the opportunity to
360 Review
pursue the knowledge and experience
of the built environment through
corpcomms@ong-ong.com
independent travel.
360 Review
Conserving Domesticity
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Chee
A Decade of ONG&ONG Travelling

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CONSERVING
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Remembering Forward Conserving Domesticity
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FOREWORD
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CHIJMES
FOREWORD
BY ERWIN VIRAY
I am looking at images of the conserved houses by ONG & ONG, designed
by Maria Arango and Diego Molina.
As such, this book is an act of record-making. It is an important act

to facilitate specific geneaologies that trace the evolution of a culture
I can feel the air. I can feel the air that creates a life; that creates a distinct
and its people through the necessarily intense and intuitive craft of the
architectural profession.
culture. I can feel the air outside, humid. Humidity covers my body, all the
pores of my skin. I can feel the air inside; it is cool, it gives me comfort.
As we go about the everyday, as we enjoy our domestic lives, we also

confront societys adjustments, and modifications in order to produce
such living conditions. This book makes that effort to record, to expose,
The conserved houses: old on the outside, with the character of a

baroque exuberance of a shophouse, celebrate an identity of a place.
Inside, it is sober, modern accommodating the residential requirements
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and to make us understand, and open paths for understanding where we

are, where we live, and where we will go.
of today, comfortable, convenient and beautiful. Outside, it creates

a continuity with the character of the place. Inside, the inhabitants
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individual tastes are absorbed by the careful introduction of new spaces

for living. The houses are local on the outside, international on the inside;
they induce a feeling, a certain mood for a lifestyle of a certain place, and
Liciduntiatem et qui qui

doluptate pores aut everum
autemodiluptate pores aut
a certain time.
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doluptate pores aut s qui
untenis everum autemodis.
To live with the cultural complexities of a place is the ethos of these

conserved houses. A culture renders identity to a place. At the same time,
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the individual must be free to exert his/her personality and quirks. The
Janus-faced quality of this condition, true for today, is what we see in
Liciduluptate pores aut

alis qui untenis everum am
autemodilis qu.
these works. By the character of the houses, we can tell that this place
is this place, that place is that place. The houses are where life happens,
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autemodilis qu.
where a culture grows. At the same time, they indicate the strategies to
deal with these conditions, to live a good and comfortable life.
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experience is unlike museumic conservation since the atmospheric relies
on a contemporary encounter to meaningfully manifest. It revolves around
our living, walking, sensing and changing through the spaces of our
present, in order to bodily make sense of this other time and place.
In the older shophouses, the open-to-sky airwell used to be a dramatic
space, either bathed in light or drenched in rain. It was also an
aural space where the sound of raindrops, and the songs of cicadas,
grasshoppers and sparrows echoed. The airwell brought the outside
in, theatricalising the exterior deep within the belly of the house. The
outside, in the case of Singapore, is inevitably marked by its intense
tropical climate hot, humid, and often wet. The tropics is also a place
where time itself is accelerated. Laundry becomes quickly mottled on
the line, pages turn yellow, fungi decorate walls, and armies of ants
migrate furiously upon sensing the coming of monsoon rain. It is a space
marked by rapid cycles of excess and decay, ruination and rejuvenation.
The notion of permanence and monumentality, so incumbent in the
architectural tradition, are challenged by spatio-temporal rhythms of
nature in the tropics a nature that strikes with its scorching heat,
pounding rains, destructive dampness, and punishing droughts.
In 55 Blair Road, the old airwell is replaced by a tall water court whose
walls are clad in vertical aluminium slats. This cool clean composition
provides the backdrop for an outdoor pool and a single matured
frangipani tree, a plant species traditionally having religious significance
in Asian culture. The large tree was specifically sourced from nearby
Malaysia for its gnarled braches and dramatic organic form. To be
planted within the courtyard, the entire tree had to be carefully craned
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The open plan living space in 55 Blair

Road allows for air and natural light to
permeate the house. A traditional LateStyle terrace shophouse, this house boasts
a dramatic airwell with an outdoor pool
and a matured frangipani tree. The natural
form of the tree contrasts with the vertical
lines of a feature aluminium wall. Silvery
tones are recapitulated in the steel mesh
encased spiral staircase at the rear and a
kitchen clad in aluminium, creating a sleek
modern interior that is distinctly different
from the traditional facade of the house. An
axis of symmetry determines the placement
of furniture, referencing the configuration
preferred in traditional Chinese homes. This
Chinese theme extends to the selection of art
and ornaments, which are placed in niches
specifically designed for their display.
LOCATION
55 Blair Road, Singapore

HOUSE AREA
280 m2
SITE AREA
151 m2
PROJECT YEAR
2007-2009
AWARDS
Asia Pacific Property Award 2011, Best

in Singapore and Asia Pacific
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The International Architecture Award, 2011

URA Architectural Heritage Award, 2010
ArchDaily Building of the Year Award
(Refurbishment), 2009
Domesticity implicates notions of gender,
into the shophouse.

Perhaps taking the notion of the courtyard to its extreme, the water
court still acts as a functional space connecting the front and rear
portions of the house but it does not hold a canopy. This composition
accentuates the geometric purity of the tall linear volume although it
means that the kitchen at the rear is now physically separated from the
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Dry Kitchen
Powder Room
Main Building
Social Area
Foyer - Void
Living Area
Dining Area
TV Lounge
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DALVEY
ESTATE
LOCATION
1 Dalvey Estate, Singapore

HOUSE AREA
m2
SITE AREA
m2
PROJECT YEAR
1993-1997
AWARDS
URA Architectural Heritage Award, 2001
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mental registers related to this idea.

What does it mean to conserve a house?
Built by architect Frank Wilhim Brewer in

1927, No. 1 Dalvey Estate is a black-andwhite colonial bungalow which has been
conserved to retain the distinctive hallmarks
of its Arts and Crafts inspired aesthetic. The
European buttress walls and oriole windows
are coupled with a keen sensitivity to the
tropical monsoon climate, expressed in its
deep roof overhangs. Dedicated restoration
efforts have ensured the authenticity of
materials and techniques that have gone
into the reconstruction of these architectural
details. Inside, the orchestrated grandeur
of the interior suggests the taste and social
status of its previous owner, the ex-president
of Singapore, Mr Ong Teng Cheong. A
chandelier hangs over a dramatic long
table that occupies the dining room. It is
accompanied by a monumental painting by
Singapore artist Choo Keng Kwan. The rest of
the house is minimally decorated the light
coloured timber floor is complemented by
simple white-washed walls.
Can conservations motives and domesticitys

purpose converge in the houses interior?
This volume explores such questions by
reflecting on the after-life of several conserved
domestic spaces.
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TRAVELLING
FELLOWSHIP
Established in 1997, the

ONG&ONG Travelling Fellowship
has been allowing a student
each from the undergraduate
and graduate course to embark
on a travel programme. This
book is a retrospective, featuring
13 of the past winners. It
documents their journeys and
reflections as well as what they
have achieved since.
1997
13
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O+ MERCHANDISE
O+
40
In conjunction with ONG&ONGs 40th
was commissioned along with a line of
40
40
O+O
commemorative merchandise called O+.
corpcomms@
ong-ong.com.
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anniversary celebrations, a special logo
The 40th anniversary logo draws its

inspiration from the ONG&ONG logo,
which was designed by our founder,
the late Mr. Ong Teng Cheong.
Extrapolating from Mr. Ongs original
design, the 40th anniversary logo
employs its lone orange dot and gives
to O+O, i.e., ONG&ONG.

This unique logo features prominently
throughout our range of merchandise,
which includes apparels, accessories
and even office stationery.
it a modern twist by adding a white plus
For more information on our products as
sign to it. This plus sign refers to growth
well as how to purchase them, send us
and addition while also cleverly alluding
an email at corpcomms@ong-ong.com.
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40 Years of Design Excellence

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Started design and planning services
1971
1972
Partnership established to form
ONG&ONG Architects & Town Planners
O+ merchandise launched for 40th anniversary

40O+
Mongolia, Indonesia and UAE offices established
2012
2011
Amalgamation of SCE with Rankine&Hill
SCE Rankine&Hill
KD Architects, dlq design and SCA design integrated

KD Architects dlq design pte ltd SCA design
Lighting and experience design capabilities added
All Singapore entities moved to SLF Building
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ONG&ONG Architects Pte Ltd incorporated
ONG&ONG Architects incorporated
1975
1986
1992
1997
2010
2004
2003
First URA Architectural Heritage Award for Chijmes

URA
Office shifted from Goldhill Plaza to SLF Building
SCE Consultants (Pte.) Ltd. and TSP

Architects & Planners Pte Ltd integrated
SCE Consultants (Pte.) Ltd. TSP
Architects & Planners Pte Ltd
US office established as SILVER+ONG, Inc

SILVER+ONG, Inc
Fire consultancy capability added
Interior design capability added
Landscape design
capability added
Name changed to ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
ECP Architects International integrated

ECP Architects International
2008
ADT and AT-ii integrated
ADTAT-ii
Project Innovations established

Project Innovations
Environmental branding capability added
2007
2006
Rankine & Hill (S) Pte Ltd integrated
China, Malaysia and India offices established
2005
ONG&ONGs 360 Solution developed

360
Vietnam office established
ONG&ONG Architects Pte Ltd incorporated
ONG&ONG Architects incorporated
1975
1986
1992
1997
2010
2004
2003
First URA Architectural Heritage Award for Chijmes

URA
Office shifted from Goldhill Plaza to SLF Building
SCE Consultants (Pte.) Ltd. and TSP

Architects & Planners Pte Ltd integrated
SCE Consultants (Pte.) Ltd. TSP
Architects & Planners Pte Ltd
US office established as SILVER+ONG, Inc

SILVER+ONG, Inc
Fire consultancy capability added
Interior design capability added
Landscape design
capability added
Name changed to ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
ECP Architects International integrated

ECP Architects International
2008
ADT and AT-ii integrated
ADTAT-ii
Project Innovations established

Project Innovations
Environmental branding capability added
2007
2006
Rankine & Hill (S) Pte Ltd integrated
China, Malaysia and India offices established
2005
ONG&ONGs 360 Solution developed

360
Vietnam office established
Michaels
Michaels
TRANSFORMING
OUR LANDSCAPE
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SINGAPORE
the McDonalds Restaurant at Jurong

Central Park.
The winning of awards is a significant
team work effort that continues to
underpin the ONG&ONG ethos. The
360 Design Culture continues to
The Singapore property market
harnesses. Some notable awards are
achieve recognition through the breaking
continued to see strong growth despite
the SIA Architectural Award (Honorable
down of boundaries and enhanced
global uncertainties and local cooling
Mention) for Quincy. The same project
cross-disciplinary cooperation. To
measures. Buoyed by strong local
also won the HA+D Architecture Award
further strengthen the 360 Philosophy
demand, residential developments
under the hotel category. On the
as well as respond to the governments
sprung up all over the island. ONG&ONG
sustainability front, we won three BCA
drive for productivity, ONG&ONG set
residential architecture received strong
Green Mark Gold Plus awards for The
up the Building Information Model
attention and numerous projects were
Rainforest, Blossom Residences and
(BIM) full time team headed by Daniels
successfully launched. The Singapore
Punggol Ripples. To crown it all, National
Chandra. The BIM team will facilitate the
government took proactive action to
Heart Centre won a Green Mark Platinum
implementation of BIM usage throughout
address housing needs of the nation
Award, the highest prize for achieving
the organisation. One of the key features
and more public housing projects
exceptional environmental management
is the setting up of a BIM room where
were released for bidding. ONG&ONG
and architectural innovations for
staff from different disciplines can work
was successful in securing three new
sustainability.
together in a borderless manner.
Not to be outdone, ONG&ONG Interior
The Singapore architecture market
Design and Landscape studios match
continues to look promising despite
the success of the architecture studios
the worldwide economic uncertainties.
projects in the first six months of 2012. In

terms of other projects type, ONG&ONG
gained new ground in the design of
religious architecture. Studio 14 headed
by Kurjanto Slamet won the mosque
design competition for the Masjid AlAnsar.
through winning their own respective

awards. Interior Design team join
architecture in sharing the honors for
Quincy Hotel while the Landscape studio
The high number of awards testifies to
won Green Mark Platinum for the ground
the creative engine that ONG&ONG
breaking effort of a lush green roof for
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1 Greenwood Mews
2 Punggol Ripples
3 Meadows@Peirce
4 Archipelago (ID)
5 The Rainforest (landscape)
ONG&ONG continues to build its

infrastructure based on our unique
360 Solution offering. One of the key
success factors will be our people.
The organisation continues to invest
significantly in Learning and Development
(L&D) with a full time team facilitating
the organisation of in-house seminars
and knowledge training. It is our belief
that ONG&ONG staff and leadership will
continue to grow in professional stature
through our unique human resource
management programmes.
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HA+D
Blossom
ResidencesPunggol Ripples
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360
Daniels
Chandra
360
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Marvell City, Surabaya
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MALAYSIA
Continuing on the growth of last year, O&O Malaysia took up a few major works,
namely Empire Damansara Perdana, Setia Eco Glades and Maju Infinity, among
others. This year with Empire Damansara Perdana projected to be completed by
October, O&O Malaysia is seeing its fuller participation as a sound competitor in
Malaysia.
Riding on this momentum, O&O Malaysia has expanded to a 45-member team while
1 Capital H
2 East Ledang Project
3 Paramount Competition
cementing projects in more diverse industries. Building on our current relationship

with existing clients, we are now venturing further afield with reputable developers
4 Maju Infinity
like SP Setia and into upcoming enclaves like Rawang. O&O Malaysia has also
5 Setia Eco Glades Sales Gallery
strategically aligned with UEM (GLC) for the Iskandar Development and should be
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able to lend our 360 solution in this
exciting region.
The Malaysia office has been engaged
to explore developments that push
definitions and challenge norms. The
teams have recently collaborated
on a winning competition for a new
hybrid industrial/commercial mixed use
development for another renown group,
Paramount Berhad.
Our continuing work in various projects
has not deterred us from our corporate
responsibility of being sustainable.
Collaboration with our office in the United
States resulted in the project, Capital
H. This project pushes the boundary of
what makes a development green by
using the latest technology and collective
knowledge on sustainable architecture.
Other projects like SP Eco Glades Sales
Gallery further this effort by inviting expert
green consultants to ensure each green
element, from material to site orientation
is carefully studied and applied.
With these as backdrops, O&O Malaysia
will continue on its acceleration of growth
and to excel in design excellence.
Maju Infinity
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GLC
360
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Capital
H
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VIETNAM
In general, Vietnams real estate market
resulting in delays.
BITEXCO 68
Riveria Cove
us. We are also in dialogue with local
been awarded to our interior design
has slowed and growth is lacklustre. On

a nationwide scale, a few large-scale
projects have even been suspended,
However, ONG&ONG Vietnam is still

holding our ground and major clients
such as Vietcombank, Ireka and Gamuda
Land continue assigning projects to
developers who are strategically making
plans for potential projects in anticipation
of an improved economy in the latter half
of the year.
Several significant projects have
department. We were approached to
design several commercial podiums for
BITEXCO, an iconic 68-storey office and
commercial development, while Keppel

Land has appointed us to design the
show villa for Riveria Cove, an upmarket
residential development.
ONG&ONG Vietnam looks set for a year
of optimistic, albeit moderate growth
even as the persisting gloom hovers over
Vietnams real estate sector.
1 Delta River Tower

2 PLB Villas
3 Hong Ngan
50
GD Mixed Development
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CHINA
Chinas property market has seen a significant slowdown due
Shangrao. Situated near the famously scenic Wuyishan, Shangrao
to government cooling measures. While developers remain
boasts a significant population of 1.5 million people. The complex
bullish and actively seek new opportunities in 2nd and 3rd line
will soon be the perfect place for shopping and entertainment,
cities, many developing projects remain at initial exploratory and
and with its close proximity from the states media headquarters
negotiating processes.
in Shanghai, a centralised home for many distinguished and
Developments, however, look bright for ONG&ONG in China.
promising stars.
ONG&ONGs flagship project in Xian for Capitaland and Vanke
Designs and plans with the incorporation of hot springs within
is slated to complete by the end of 2012. ONG&ONGs marked
housing premises have been drawn out for another project in
360 Design Solution delivers integrated solutions and provides
Xin Long Pu. The building of 2,000 dwelling units will begin in
architecture, interior and landscape designs for the client. Steering
mid-2012, while construction works have also commenced for
the project are Directors Lena Quek, Eddie Yang and Chester
Fengxian Gas Factory in Shanghai.
Goh.
We are also pleased to announce Kenny Lius and David Huangs
Preparation works continue across China on the business front.
official appointments as directors for the Chengdu office. Under
ONG&ONG has been appointed as designer for a new cultural
their able leadership, the Chengdu office is expected to scale
and entertainment complex that spans a total of 150,000 sqm in
greater heights in the years to come.
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360
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150
2000
2012
2012
1Wugang development
2Hangzhou Hotel
3 Xing Long Pu
4 Hangzhou mixed development
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Proposed building in Mumbai
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INDIA
ONG&ONGs India Office looks forward
to a year of exciting developments with

Mumbai Offices official launch on 1st
May 2012, while ongoing negotiations
with different clients expect favourable
outcomes. The two offices are expected
to work synergistically on several
large scale projects, with the building
of a shopping mall and a couple of
residential projects in the pipeline.
Things look upbeat in Chennai as
well, with many notable projects under
development. Schematic designs have
commenced for a boutique residential
development at Mylapore for Livia
Spaces (Pvt) Ltd. Meanwhile, long-term
client PS Srijan developers has sealed
a landscape contract for Raintree at
Coimbatore, while ongoing hotel and
resort projects are progressing well.
With so many projects on our plate,
ONG&ONG India looks forward to a
year of accelerated growth and aims to
redefine Indias urban landscape.
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Livia Spaces (Pvt)
Ltd
PS Srijan
Raintree
1 Tirth Fortuna Maplewood

2 Beach house @ Uthandi
3 Boutique residence @ Mylapore
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2011 was a big year for ONG&ONG
United States studio. Having completed

several single family residences locally
and a number of mixed use projects
abroad, the office bolstered ONG&ONGs
global presence while strengthening the
companys unique network organisation.
Over the course of the year, the studio
designed and built a series of modern
office and residential projects throughout

Manhattan and Brooklyn. The office
worked with interior design directors
Natalie Louey and Teo Boon Kiat on a
number of sleek, minimalist renovations
and also upgraded the residence of
Singapores Ambassador to the United
Nations with the design support of Leong
preserve and the design integrates
Teng Wui. The office also enjoyed digging
nature throughout to ensure a therapeutic
into New Yorks historical roots with the
environment. The modular planning
renovation of a 1860s Landmark Carriage
approach allows for programatically
House in the West Village.
versatile growth and financially sustainable
In the first quarter of 2012, working with
expansion.
Malaysia Director Tan Kee Keat, the New
In the second quarter of 2012, the U.S.
York- Kuala Lumpur team produced
studio was invited to design a 25,000m2
a winning competition for a 14,350m2
Marina Clubhouse and Convention
Work/Play/Live Complex. The project
Center in Zhongshan. Inspired by two
utilises landscape features and fitness
intersecting waves, the project undulates
amenities to enhance mental and physical
in both plan and section - weaving interior,
well-being in the workplace. Following
roofscape, and boardwalk activities
this competition, NY-KL designed a
into a single continous event space.
masterplan for Malaysias first Academic
Looking forward, the U.S. Studio will be
Health City which includes a teaching
collaborating with Singapore and Malaysia
hospital, faculty housing, student
Studios and teaming up with developers
dormitories, and research facilities.
from Australia, the United States, and
The project site is located on a pristine
Singapore to design and build innovative
wooded site adjacent to a 50 acre forest
hotels in the Big Apple and Sao Paulo.
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2011
Natalie
Louey
Carriage House
1860
2012
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2012
25000Marina
1 Capital H
2 Zhongshan Marina Clubhouse and Convention
Centre
PROJECT INNOVATIONS
PTE LTD
This financial year was another good year

for Project Innovations Pte Ltd, building
on its proven project management
strength and track record in managing and
delivering both public as well as private
clients projects. We have accordingly
Project Innovations
secured new education, healthcare,

institutional and residential projects in
2
Singapore.
ONG&ONG 360 solution of Design,
Management and Engineering consultancy
services was the key driver and reason for
an addition of three new directors joining
the company to expand Project Innovations
Pte Ltd services to Mongolia, Abu Dhabi,

Medan, Myanmar and China.
360
Project
Innovations
Project Innovations
Project Innovations Pte Ltd is looking

forward to the new challenges of
integrating, adapting and leading in
1 Xinmin Primary School

2 North Spring Primary School
overseas operations to meet expectations
3 Michaels
of both local and foreign clients.
4 Steppez, Mongolia
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RANKINE&HILL (S) PTE LTD
ONG&ONG Group came into full

operation with its expansion last year,
providing cohesive and comprehensive
solutions that largely involve mechanical,
electrical, civil, structural and fire safety
engineering consultancy services. This
heralds good news for the engineering
arm, with surges in number of projects
secured, growth in revenue and greater
staff strength.
We have made significant achievements,
having completed more than 10 projects
and having acquired more than 30 new
projects of different scales. Many projects
have been secured with the provision of
360 Engineering Solution, which provide
holistic ranges of engineering solutions for
our esteemed clients.
Residential projects remain the bedrock
of our portfolio, while Public Housing is
a notable feature in our current project
list. Warehouses, commercial complexes
and hotels add to our growing portfolio
as well. PS100 Hotel / Office Complex
which lies in the heart of downtown
Singapore is one noteworthy project that
we are actively involved in. This 27-storey,
150m high building sits along Peck Seah
Street prominently and houses 100 office
and 314 hotel units. We have ventured
beyond Singapores shores too, as
work on a new residential development
comprising 52 villas and 42 apartments
commences in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
At the end of 2011, Civil and Structural
teams achieved ISO14001 and
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OHSMS18001 certifications respectively.

Rankine&Hill strongly believes in the
provision of qualified services, and we

are proud to say that Rankine&Hill is
now ISO9001 (Quality Management),
ISO14001 (Environmental Management)
and OHSMS18001 (Occupational Health
& Safety Management) certified.
In line with Singapores goal in building
a greener, sustainable environment,
engineering staff have been constantly
trained and updated on the green
initiative. Our engineers have undergone
training under the Singapore Certified
Energy Manager program. In recognition
of our green efforts, Green Mark has
listed us as one of the leading M&E firms,
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and have garnered a total of six Green

Mark awards in 2011.
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PS100 Hotel/Office
Complex
27150
2011
ISO14001OHSMS18001
Rankine&Hill
Rankine&HillISO9001
ISO14001
OHSMS18001
2011
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1 Singapore Church of Life

2 Mi Casa
3 Fernvale Residence
4 St Theresas School
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Swarovski office
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SCA DESIGN PTE LTD
In 2011, SCA design integrated with the
of their office fit-out projects in Singapore,
ONG&ONG group. This integration has
SCA design has since been appointed
SCA design positioned at the forefront
by Xander Fund to design their Mumbai
of integrated solutions that form a 360
office, Sirtex to design their Sydney office,
approach, offering comprehensive design
Randstad to design both their Hong Kong
services to our clients.
and Shanghai offices. SCA design went
Having design and built more than five

million square feet of commercial office
space in Singapore in the last 10 years
and armed with its most important asset,
on to conclude the financial year with its

first ever contract as regional designer for
Cisco Systems, bringing SCA design to
new frontiers.
an experienced multinational team filled
Moving forward, SCA design continues to
with passion for their work, that focuses
reinforce its commitment to design and to
on the local market and local expertise
deliver corporate interior projects with its
in terms of construction and processes,
collaborative, inclusive approach and to
elevating SCA design as the top choice
take on new challenges arising in the new
for commercial interior design and office fit
financial year.
out company in the market.
Though one of the latest additions to

ONG&ONG Group in third quarter 2011,
SCA design
with sizes varying from as small as 2,000

across well-diversified trades, many of
which are reputable MNCs like Unilever
Asia, JP Morgan, Manulife Financial, Rio
Tinto, SDV Logistics, Panasonic Asia and
Novartis Pharmaceutical.
design whilst providing the highest level

of service, making and sustaining strong
SCA design
502
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J.P.
SDV
secure 50 commercial interior projects
Always dedicated to creating exceptional
SCA
design
SCA design
SCA design
Xander
Sirtex
SCA design
SCA design did better than expected to
square feet to 120,000 square feet
2011SCA design
SCA design
360
relationships with satisfied clients that

has seen SCA design achieve its quest
to expand its services regionally. After
successful implementation and hand over
1 Aspen office
2 Amazon office
3 Proposed Anglo American office
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McCann Worldgroup office
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
38%
30%
5480
117%
55%
44%
360
23%15%
SCA
emplus
SCA
84%
We ended the financial year on a high
offices to ten, with plans to reach even
in June 2012, with stellar growth of
more territories in future. Within the next
38%, surpassing our original 30% target.
three years, the management team
Our revenue of SGD54.8 million was
aspires towards a Singapore-to-overseas
driven by strong growth throughout all
ratio of 70:30.
of ONG&ONGs disciplines, led mainly

by the Interior Design departments
at 117%, followed by Mechanical &
Electrical Engineering at 55% and Project
Management at 44%.
69%, coming mainly from our Singapore

studios Interior Design, Mechanical
& Electrical Engineering, Project
Management and Landscape disciplines.
an increasing array of services for clients
These EBITDA improvements were
under our 360 Solution umbrella, we
attributed to improved productivity, better
have added Environmental Branding,
management to realise the potential of
Lighting and Water Treatment capabilities
all studios, cost containment with lesser
to our existing range, enhancing the
capital expenditure as well as improved
versatility of our company. Organic growth
collections.
accounted for 23% of the increased

revenue and 15% came from our eight
new office in Chengdu, China.
Our newest integration entrants were
corporate Interior Design company,
SCA as well as Mechanical & Electrical
Engineering company, emplus, with both
companies faring extremely well in the
69%
ONG&ONG environment. This is evident
4012/13
This year we set up offices in Jakarta, Abu
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growth for the Group at a phenomenal
As part of our continued effort to provide
new studios in Singapore as well as our
70:30
On the EBITDA front, we recorded
from the fact that SCA alone accounted

for 84% of the revenue growth generated
by the Interior Design department.
Whilst we continue to grow our top
line, we have not forgotten about our
expansion drive into overseas markets.
Dhabi and Mongolia, bringing the total
number of foreign cities with ONG&ONG
In addition to our 40th anniversary

celebrations, FY12/13 promises to be
another exciting year as we continue to
fuel our growth in overseas markets and
real estate ventures.
REVENUE
60,000,000
50,000,000
37.8%
40,000,000
30,000,000
20,000,000
10,000,000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
EBITDA BEFORE BONUS

16,000,000
14,000,000
12,000,000
69.3%
10,000,000
8,000,000
6,000,000
4,000,000
2,000,000
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Note to chart :
2011 & 2012 numbers are based on management accounts as at 30 June 2011 & 30 June 2012 as the audit
for these two years are in progress at the time of publication.
2011 20122011630
2012630
2003 is a transit year where the financial year-end of the Group changed over from 31 December to 30 June.
20031231630
2011
2012
REVENUE
EBITDA BEFORE
BONUS
65
MONGOLIA
850
HEADCOUNT
800
750
USA
700
650
600
CHINA
550
500
VIETNAM
450
400
350
INDIA
300
250
200
MALAYSIA
150
100
SINGAPORE
50
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
HEADCOUNT BY BUSINESS DISCIPLINE

400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Architecture
66
Interior Design
Landscape
Project Management Engineering
Fire Consultancy
BIM
Administration
Sanctuary@Geylang
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ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012

THOUGHTS FROM OUR CHAIRMAN

360 SOLUTION 360

REACH OF OUR PROJECTS

OUR CURRENT YEAR AWARDS

OUR AWARDS & ACCOLADES

ONG&ONG PRESS: 360 REVIEW 360 REVIEW

40 YEARS OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE 40

TRANSFORMING OUR LANDSCAPE

PROJECT INNOVATIONS PTE LTD

RANKINE&HILL (S) PTE LTD

SCA DESIGN PTE LTD

The year 2012 heralds ONG&ONGs

various aspects of construction from

offices are knowledgeable of local

40th year in the building industry,

concept design to construction. 360

contexts, cultures and regulations, which

and in four decades, the firm has

Design + 360 Engineering + 360

allows us to understand our clients

earned an unparalleled reputation for

Management are the three areas that

needs better. To further our international

integrating skilled architecture, clever

form ONG&ONGs 360 Solution.

reach, ONG&ONG has also recently set

interior design, creative environmental

360 Design encompasses urban

up offices in Indonesia, Mongolia and

Founding partners, the late Mr. Ong

incorporated into the range of services.

leadership, the organisation was

2003 and 2004 marked the years when

it ventured into interior and landscape

ONG&ONG Co., Ltd

overseas office was set up in Vietnam,

O&O Design Sdn. Bhd.

closely followed by China, Malaysia and

India offices a year later.

ONG&ONG Chengdu Consultants Pte Ltd

2007 saw ONG&ONGs integration

that same year, the company set up

SCE Consultants (Pte.) Ltd

and lighting studios.

ONG&ONG Pte Ltd

Project Innovations to handle project

On the engineering front, SCE

ONG&ONG Designs (India) Pte Ltd

Project Innovations Pte Ltd

Rankine&Hill (S) Pte Ltd

integrated into the company. Fire safety

SCA design Pte Ltd

THOUGHTS FROM OUR CHAIRMAN

Another year has come and gone and

experience to fulfill our vision statement

Pram Chandran, Lee Way Tuck and Ben

as we start our new financial year we are

of becoming the designer of our age.

Tang - together they bring with them an

very excited and geared up for big things

Another exhilarating enterprise is our