Our Founder/我們的創辦人

Patrick Lam . Creative Director / 林揆沛. 創意總監

MAFA, MArch, BSc(Arch) CUHK, ARB(HK), HKIA, LEED AP(BD+C), BEAM Pro

" Live Beyond The Limit " - Patrick hopes to enhance our living environment with endless possibilities, especially in a high dense context, adaptable to the changing living needs in the world. As the founder of Sim-Plex Design Studio from 2017, Patrick was involved in numerous projects which range with different scales from Hong Kong to India. The work of Sim-Plex promotes that micro design could be responsive to macro social issues and context. In 2020, the studio was the first Hong Kong Studio to win the Dezeen award, and Patrick was invited as a Judge of Dezeen Award in the next year.

Patrick believes that as long as the information and technology is developing rapidly, a holistic approach in design is a better way to the industry instead of a segregated way. After studying the first Master of Architecture(CUHK) in 2010 , he further studied to have a second Master degree, Master of Arts in Fine Arts (CUHK) in 2016. Not only being as a registered architect in Hong Kong, Patrick is also a BEAM Pro as well as Leed AP (BD+C) of the U.S.A. Uptill now, he was also a part-time lecturer of both Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) and Hong Kong College of Technology (HKCT) in the field of Architecture and Interior Design. Patrick still enjoys the multi-discipline identities of being an architect, interior designer, lecturer or artist.

Having lived in a tiny tenement apartment in Kowloon city for many years, small and packed space is no stranger to Patrick. This long- term experience of living drove his force to keep investigating the possibilities of expanding a limited space.

Qualifications / 履歷

๏ 2022 - Judge of Gray Award

๏ 2021 - Judge of Dezeen Award

๏ 2021 to Now - Part-time Lecturer of HK College of Technology

๏ 2019 to Now - Part-time Lecturer of HK Design Institute

๏ 2013 to now - Registered Architect (HK)     

๏ 2013 to now - HKIA Member

๏ 2012 to now - LEED AP (BD+C)    

๏ 2014 to now - BEAM Pro    

๏ 2014 to 2016 - Master of Arts in Fine Arts (CUHK)    

๏ 2008 to 2010 - Master of Architecture (CUHK)     

๏ 2004 to 2007 - Bachelor of  Architectural Studies (CUHK)   

๏ 2023 to now - Japan Shuno Lisencing Association Level 3

Awards / 獎項

๏ 2020 - Winner of Dezeen Award “Small Interior” (U.K.)

๏ 2023 - IDA Award Silver Prize In Architecture Category (U.S.A.)

๏ 2023 - 40 under 40 A&D Award (HK)

๏ 2019 - 40 40 中國(香港)設計傑出青年獎 (China)

๏ 2019 - FA青年室內設計師獎 (China)

๏ 2020 - Archdaily Building of the Year - Shortlisted (U.S.A.)

๏ 2020 - Driven x Design Award (HK)

๏ 2021 - IDA Award Honorable Mention Prize (U.S.A.)

๏ 2019 - IDA Award Honorable Mention Prize (U.S.A.)

๏ 2019 - Longlist in Dezeen Award (U.K.)

๏ 2019 - A’ Design Award Bronze Award (Italty)

๏ 2019 - A’ Design Award Iron Award (Italty)

Accomplishment / 成就

๏ 2024 - Lecture For CPD Event Of CABE HK Chaper

๏ 2023 - Sim-Plex Featured As 25 best HK Architecture Firms

๏ 2023 - Lecture For HKIA online webinar

๏ 2023 - Independent Episode Interview By “Yit 一条”

๏ 2022 - Documentary “Tomorrow Living” FRAME ＆ Huawei

๏ 2021 - Interviewed By YouTube Channel “Never Too Small”

๏ 2021 - Participate in book “Pretty Small”

๏ 2020 - Participate in Book “ Condominium & Apartment”

๏ 2020 - Participate in Book “For The Love Of Pets”

๏ 2020 - Participate in Book “Never Too Small”

๏ 2019 - Book Author for “Small Home: Layout and Decorating”

๏ 2019 - Book Author for “小宅 空間設計與軟裝搭配 ”

Our Focus/我們的關注

Sim-Plex Design Studio is a habitation architecture & interior design studio founded by Patrick Lam, focus on ‘Live Beyond The Limit - Expanding The Possibilities Of Limited Living Space’. ‘Sim-Plex’ stands for Searching Complexity Among Simplicity. We are spatial planner good at designing adaptable space to create transformality, flexibility, multi-functionality, poetry & art narrative in high capacity, sustainability, so as to respond and improve the high dense living environment. Our works promotes micro design could react to macro social context. We are based in Hong Kong and design globally.

我們工作室關注生活空間的建築及室內設計，以擴大有限空間可能性為主軸。‘Sim-Plex’ 是指尋繁於簡。我們是空間規劃師，善於創建可適應的空間，營造出具可變式、彈性、多功能性、高收納容量下的意境和藝術故事性、環境可持續性，以改善日益迫狹的生活環境問題。 眾多項目體現出微空間設計也可回應宏觀的社會議題。我們工作室建基於香港而面向國際。

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Sim-Plex Design Studio is a habitation architecture & interior design studio focused on ‘Live Beyond The Limit - Expanding The Possibilities Of Limited Living Space’.