Elca S.Y.Lai

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August 2008 – current             Chance & Fat, London

                                                - Freelance Interior Designer

·   Gala Bingo, Enfield – Major refurbishment:  in charge of producing tender drawing package, developing detail designs for joineries

·   Gala Bingo, Croxteth–  Producing design documentation drawings for major refurbishment.

·   Jempsons Cafe –  Producing tender drawings package

 

June 2007 – July 2008            Bennett Interior Design, London

                                                - Interior Designer (contract)

·   Johnson & Johnson Pinewood Headquarters (approx 11,000 sq m) – Main designer in design development and detailing, producing and coordinating tender and construction drawing package

·   Trinity Hospice Landscape – design presentation of sketches and boards

·   Noho Square, Manchester (Candy & Candy) – New multilevel apartment space planning

·   National Office Office – drawing documentation for office re - planning

 

Responsibilities

·   Residential space planning         

·   Design presentation (For design development stage, including FF&E selection, freehand sketches)

·   Tender & construction documentation – Interior detailing, setting out

Period between Jan 2006

and current ongoing                 Deirdre Renniers Interior Design, Singapore

                                                - Interior Designer (Contracting from home)                      

·   Thai Airways ticketing office/lounge, Bangkok – producing tender drawing package and design detailing

·   Shiraz Restaurant, Singapore – space planning, design development and producing tender drawing package.

·   Shangri-La Chi Spa extension, Bangkok - producing tender drawing package and design detailing

 

Responsibilities

·   Space planning, conceptual design, design development

·   Tender & construction documentation including design detailing

 

Oct 2004-Jan 2006                  Office Design Partnership, London

                                                - Interior Designer

·   P&G Office - designing for reception refurbishment

·   Yell Manchester Office – main designer for conceptual design and presentation

·   Chancellor House – Building reception refurbishment

·   Aerium – main role in space planning and conceptual design to producing construction drawing package for new office approximate size 1,400 sq m

·   Ohal – reception refurbishment

·   Securiplan – main role in space planning and conceptual design for new headquarters of 8,000 sq m

·   Targetfollow – reception refurbishment, RCP carpark re-branding

 

Responsibilities

·   Commercial space planning        

·   Design presentations for pitches

·   Materials selection

·   Tender & construction documentation

·   Handling projects from conception to production for smaller projects, and being main designer in a team for bigger projects.

 

Jul 2003-Sept 2004                 Coombs Associates,Singapore

                                                - Interior Designer (contract)

·   Shangri-La Chi Spa, Bangkok –design development and production & coordinating of tender drawing package          

·   Shangri-La Chi Spa, Pudong (China) – space planning and design development, and in charge of production for construction drawings

·   Lolita Lempicka Boutique, Jakarta – involved in design development and in charge of production for construction drawings

·   Lempicka Café, Singapore – involved in design development and in charge of production for construction drawings

·   Stamford Café – Space planning

 

Responsibilities

·   Space planning           

·   Materials selection

·   Tender & construction documentation including design detailing

Mar 2002- Jun 2003                MMoser Associates, Singapore

                                                - Interior Designer

·   Hewlett Packard Office, Singapore  -main designer responsible for designing and won design pitch for special areas; reception booth and breakout area

·   Den Norske Bank (Major refurbishment), Singapore – main designer for space planning, designing reception and FF&E specifications, producing construction drawings

·   Air China Ticketing & Managing Office, Singapore – space planning, design presentation ,producing construction drawings, materials selection and overlooking site detailing

·   TD Bank Office, Singapore  – design development ,producing construction drawings, materials selection and overlooking site detailing

·   Walt Disney, Singapore ( reception and special area refurbishment)  - space planning, conceptual design

Responsibilities

·   Manage all projects above from concept to completion – design &  built

 

Aug 2000-Dec 2001                Ngiom Partnership, Malaysia

                                                - Architectural Assistant

·   Francis Cheong’s House, Kuala Lumpur – involved in a team of 2 to design private house; conceptual design through sketches and model making. Take over main role of design development with client and produce tender drawings for planning permission

·   Octagon Design House – Office refurbishment; main designer for space planning and overlooking site refurbishment

·   Aomori Housing Competition, Japan  – involved in a team of 4 to design housing in Japan competition; conceptual design through sketches and model making.

Responsibilities

·   In charge of design and management of Octagon refurbishment, in a design team to design and produce presentation &  drawing production , and architectural design competition

Dec 1999-Mar 2000                ZLG Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia  (internship)

                                                - Trainee Designer

·   To assist in design development through model making, produce presentation drawings of freehand sketches and renderings for a variety of projects

EDUCATION

 

1997-2000                                              Diploma in Interior Design

                                      LimKokWing Institute of Creative Technology.

                                      Awarded ‘Letter of Recommendation’

 

1992-1996                      SPM (Equivalent to GCE O Levels)

                                     Secondary Convent Holy Infant Jesus, M’sia .

                                     Awarded ‘Certificate of Appraisal’ by Malaysian

                                     Institute of Physics.

REFEREES
 

Fiona Tearle ( Associate )

Bennett Interior Design

Tel: 020 7208 2094

Email: Fiona.Tearle@tpbennett.co.uk

 

Deirdre Renniers
Deirdre Renniers Interior Design

105, Cecil Street,

#06-01 The Octagon

Singapore 065934

Tel : +65 6827 9663

email: deirdre@idesigndr.com

 

Lim Teng Ngiom (Director)
Ngiom Partnership, Kuala Lumpur

D30, 3rd Floor, Block D Plaza Pekeliling

Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : +603 - 4043 4833