Our Story
Founded in 2013 by Jonathan Poh, Provolk Architects designs sensitively for people, provoking the status quo and preserving memory in a rapidly changing built environment. Every project begins with a workshop process: understanding what a space needs to do for the people who'll live in it, before we draw a single line.
We work across scales from landed home reconstructions to hospitality, retail, and heritage conservation, with the same rigour applied to every project, regardless of size.
Interests
Rebuilding The Everyday House
What it takes to reconstruct a landed home from URA approval to the client's first weekend in it.
Making Approval Invisible
Qualified Person's (QP) work done well means the client barely notices it happened.
Living With The Tropics
Rethinking indoor comfort in Singapore with air movement and setpoint temperature, and why "sustainable" and "comfortable" aren't always the same thing.
Making Heritage Work
Conservation as an active practice, not a plaque, starting from our groundup initiative in Dakota Crescent to ongoing work with DOCOMOMO Singapore.
Small Spaces Hard At Work
Retail and interior fitouts where every square foot has to earn its place.
