Alumni Profiles

Goy Zhenru

BA(Arch)/M.Arch

Class of 2012 www.goyarchitects.com

Goy Zhenru is the founder, and principal architect of Goy Architects, founded in 2015. The Singapore-based firm formed its regional team across three nations – Singapore, Chiangmai and Bali. Using technology to aid the team’s design workflow, their works are developed entirely on a Building Information Modelling (BIM) platform and cloud-based system that allows for close collaboration regardless of their geographical location.

A supporter of vernacular architecture and craftsmanship, Zhenru adapts traditional forms to reflect a spirit of modernity. Her passion for relating architecture to its roots and history is a common theme inherent throughout her work. Some of her works include learning facilities (public & private), farm-stay resort, residential, and more recently, a seven-storey industrial building. As a designer, she has a keen interest in producing a custom range of furniture and decorative objects which serve to complement the interior and architectural works.

In 2019, Zhenru was a finalist for Asia Architecture Emerging Architects by ARCASIA for her project Sukasantai farm stay. She presented her works in the Plenary Hall at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC) alongside other

NUS Architecture introduces you to the rigour of the profession. You have to work on your projects, to know how to realise them. It also makes you push the envelope. When it comes to practice, you explore as much as you can before you settle on a design option. Throughout the process, you constantly evaluate how things are and critically appraise solutions.”

Sri Saravanan Class of 2013, Senior Architectural Designer, FARM Architects