Established in 2021 by Wesley Liew and Jessica Baczkowski, MonoLab Studio emerges from a shared philosophy: that architecture should not dominate a place, but instead uncover its emotional resonance and sensory depth. With origins in Singapore and France, the practice bridges cultural narratives with an acute sensitivity to context, weaving together history, material memory, and the quiet poetry of crafted detail.
MonoLab Studio approaches architecture as an immersive, lived experience — a discipline where space is designed to be felt as much as it is seen. Their portfolio, spanning residential, commercial, retail, and industrial typologies, reflects a commitment to spatial storytelling. Light, texture, and geometry converge to shape atmospheres that invite reflection, movement, stillness and connection.
From concept to construction, every project is an exercise in restraint and refinement — a meditation on timeless materials, artisanal precision, and the interplay between stillness and motion. At the heart of the studio’s ethos is a guiding principle they call Designing Permanence: a belief in architecture that matures with time, that deepens in meaning and emotional resonance as it is inhabited and lived in.
What begins as minimal form gradually reveals itself through a quiet choreography of curated elements — each one distilled to its essence, crafted to awaken the senses and invite curiosity. This is architecture that whispers.. drawing the body to move, to pause, to linger.