The client brief for this small summer house located in Halkidiki, Greece called for a low-maintenance weekend home located on a pristine olive grove hill overlooking the sea, and beyond towards the famous monasteries of Mount Athos. This building forms part of an enquiry into sustainability and the provision for human comfort in architecture, by questioning the definition of inside and outside inhabitable space... -
ABOUT
Welcome to DesignAlign Limited, an independent design consultancy.
We specialise in Design Management for Interiors, Architecture and Product Design.
an independent design consultancy.
Interiors, Architecture and Product Design.
Jolanda van Zeeland - DIPARCH RIBA - Founder jolanda@thedesignalign.com
Jolanda founded DesignAlign from a passion for design, people and business. These passions are reflected both in her approach and her professional journey. She is a qualified RIBA Chartered Architect with experience working on projects across Europe and South East Asia, including a variety of award winning Architectural and Interior Design Projects. Her understanding of the design process at every stage fueled by her ability to grasp both the technical requirements and conceptual narratives of projects has resulted in Jolanda developing her role as Design Manager on a diverse collection of workplace and hospitality projects.
Jolanda studied Architecture in Nottingham University and later, at postgraduate level, in London. The formative years of her career were spent in London where she obtained her RIBA Architect qualification. She then began working at FSP Architects & Planners where she was able to foster her love of interiors, heritage and preservation of historical style. After five years in London Jolanda transitioned to Bangkok, where she was a Senior Architect for Palmer & Turner Architects and Orbit Design Studio, working on multiple projects including the iconic Mahanakhon and Park-Ventures Ecoplex projects. She has been based in Hong Kong since 2014 as Design Manager at Joyce Wang Studio before establishing DesignAlign Limited at the start of 2016.
Jolanda van Zeeland - DIPARCH RIBA
Founder
jolanda@thedesignalign.com
Jolanda founded DesignAlign from a passion for design, people and business. These passions are reflected both in her approach and her professional journey. She is a qualified RIBA Chartered Architect with experience working on projects across Europe and South East Asia, including a variety of award winning Architectural and Interior Design Projects. Her understanding of the design process at every stage fueled by her ability to grasp both the technical requirements and conceptual narratives of projects has resulted in Jolanda developing her role as Design Manager on a diverse collection of workplace and hospitality projects.
Jolanda studied Architecture in Nottingham University and later, at postgraduate level, in London. The formative years of her career were spent in London where she obtained her RIBA Architect qualification. She then began working at FSP Architects & Planners where she was able to foster her love of interiors, heritage and preservation of historical style. After five years in London Jolanda transitioned to Bangkok, where she was a Senior Architect for Palmer & Turner Architects and Orbit Design Studio, working on multiple projects including the iconic Mahanakhon and Park-Ventures Ecoplex projects. She has been based in Hong Kong since 2014 as Design Manager at Joyce Wang Studio before establishing DesignAlign Limited at the start of 2016.
HEADLINES
- Mon, May 29, 2017
- INDESIGN Live HK
The two design practices recently announced the formation of a strategic partnership in Asia – one that will see both companies expand their regional footprint. Here, they tell us about the partnership and the trends they intend to tap into in 2017... - IndesignLIVE HK
- Thu, March 16, 2017
- Construction News
FEC, which has a portfolio of property in Australia, China and South-east Asia, outlined its vision to deliver more than 750 homes across the Angel Meadow scheme, which forms part of Manchester’s flagship NOMA development... - Construction News
- Mon, May 29, 2017
- Archdaily
Seamless 3D planning is crucial for projects involving complex free form geometric structures and surfaces. We are applying parametric models and manage the complete process from design to production... - Archdaily
- Wed, May 17, 2017
- DesignAlign Ltd
To re-iterate, Design management is the art and science of empowering design to enhance collaboration and synergy between "design” and "business” to improve design efficacy and implementation... - DesignAlign Ltd
- Sun, May 21, 2017
- The Guardian
As an exhibition in New York marks 150 years since the birth of Frank Lloyd Wright, is it time for a reappraisal of this flawed hero of modernist architecture?... - The Guardian