STUDIO NvS is an architect-led design practice with a presence in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Beijing, and extensive experience across Asia. The directors, Fiona Nixon and Kristian van Schaik, share the belief that good design should be authentic, experimental, and crafted. It should be specific to its context but have a broad reach. Be essential yet evolving, both universal and unique.

For every project, we bring a personal focus and a vision for evocative, ethical, and effective architecture. Our designs aim to intrigue and inspire occupants while satisfying the aspirations of owners and operators. We achieve apparent effortlessness by following a rigorous process and paying painstaking attention to detail.

FIONA NIXON

An award-winning Architect with three decades of experience, Fiona works across the tourism, residential and workplace sectors. She studied Architecture at RMIT and Urban Planning and Design at UTS . She’s a registered Architect in Singapore, Victoria and APEC, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, and a Member of the SIA and the RIBA.

Her key projects include the Lalu Hotel, Spa and Villas Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan, and the Lancemore Mansion Hotel and Spa at Werribee Park, Australia, which won AIA State and National Awards for Heritage Architecture and Interior Design.

KRISTIAN VAN SCHAIK

Kristian is an accomplished Designer who has specialised in high-quality residential and hospitality projects for fifteen years. He has a Bachelor of Architecture degree with first class honours from RMIT University and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Among his projects are works completed over a decade at Kerry Hill Architects, including expansions to Aman resorts in Bali and Bhutan. Amanyangyun in China, encompassing new buildings and the relocation of historic villas, won multiple AIA design awards and the AHEAD award for Hotel of the Year.