Khoo Peng Beng is director and co-founder of Arc Studio Architecture + Urbanism, an architectural practice founded in 1999 that has made a name for itself with ground-breaking projects such as the upmarket Pinnacle @ Duxton in Tanjong Pagar, Wing Tai’s The Tembusu condominium at Tampines Road; and the freehold 91-unit One Balmoral on Balmoral Road.

Khoo runs the firm with his wife, fellow director and co-founder Belinda Huang; they were both named joint 2020 Designer of the Year at the President’s Design Awards Singapore for developing socially meaningful, community-focused projects and nurturing aspiring young architects. Khoo and Huang’s common design ethos is centred on an understanding of the house, the home and the family unit; the importance of community spaces; and a respect for nature and appreciation of sustainability.

Arc Studio Architecture + Urbanism has also ventured abroad with projects in locations such as Cambodia and Rwanda, building schools and working with NGOs to develop community spaces for less-privileged members of the community who live in poverty and need education. The firm was also involved in the development of self-sufficient eco-townships incorporating permaculture in the highlands of Malaysia, and is looking at doing work in Myanmar.