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ZAD office is registered in Yangon to provide 360-degree design and product solutions for esteemed clients.
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CLIENTS
Our clients dream big. We support that vision and steer it with our creativity to make it a reality. Because understanding clients’ vision, needs, and expectations is crucial to us, we work closely together to achieve the best design quality and deliver desired results.
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DESIGN
Design influences the way we live. We employ design processes that seek to find solutions for our clients in the increasingly complex living and working environment. Sustainability, Culture, and Human Comfort are the top priorities for us in our design philosophy.
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Zad - Zaw Lin Myat
Principal Architect - Head of Product
Zad is a Product Leader with more than 10 years of experience managing projects across hospitality, education, cultural, and residential sectors. He works with teams from different fields to deliver projects that align with both business goals and client expectations.
Zad has led over 40 design projects worth $120M, guiding them from concept to completion. Zad helped raise $3.45M in seed funding for Myanmar’s first not-for-profit university by presenting a detailed plan and completing the design of 5 campus buildings in less than 8 months. He also led the development of 5 websites in conjunction with the products he spearheaded, including a key project for Parami University, which achieved a 70 NPS score.
He always looks for ways to create products and systems that provide real value and make a positive impact. āZad is also an environmentally conscious designer. Wyne Hotel in Yangon, Hupin Resort Hotel in Inle, are some of the known projects and products he has led as Principal architect in Myanmar.ā
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Master of Business Administration
Quantic School of Business and Technology
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Master of Architecture | Master of Science in Historic Preservation
GSAPP, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York
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Bachelor of Arts in Architecture - Minor in Sustainable Design
CED, University of California - Berkeley, California
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Chaw Kalyar
Principal Architect- Partner
āChaw is a design leader in Myanmar. She has worked on a wide range of building programs with a focus on sustainable design. Her notable works include Avenue 64 Hotel, Balance Fitness, Tourist Burma Building Conservation, Australian Ambassador Residence, New Link Office Building, EMP Office Building, KBZ Bank Branch Offices, Green Hill Kalaw Residence Masterplan, Golden Valley Tachileik Masterplan, Yangon University Masterplan.
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Masters of Science in Architecture
Cardiff University, UK
Bachelor of Architeture
Yangon Institute of Technology, Myanmar
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Tun Linn Aung
Associate Principal Architect
Tun Lin Aung has years of experiences in various local and regional firms as an associate before joining ZAD office. He believes in creating architecture that not only expresses a unique space for different inhabitants but also in enhancing the value of living standards for all humans.
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Tun Linn Aung won Outstanding Design Thesis Award for his Football Stadium Thesis Design from the Association of Myanmar Architects (AMA) in 2015.
Tun Linn Aung is a registered architect and is a member of
Association of Myanmar Architects.
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Bachelor of Architecture
Technology University Mandalay, Mandalay
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Htet Wai Lwin
Junior Architect
Htet Wai Lwin has 3+ years of experiences as a junior architect before joining ZAD office. He believes that architecture should provide convenience of the occupants while designs should be mindful of environmental sustainability. In his spare time, he likes to watch movies and he loves to travel to beaches.
Htet Wai Lwin is a registered architect (RA-1091) and is a member of
Association of Myanmar Architects.
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Bachelor of Architecture
West Yangon Technology University, Yangon
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Khin Mg Chin
Assistant Architect
Bachelor of Architecture
Technology University Mandalay, Mandalay
Khin Maung Chin worked as a junior architect in a construction company before joining ZAD office. He believes that as an architect, one must think architecture not just in terms of utilization of space but also a response to its orientation and environment.
Khin Maung Chin is a registered architect (RA-1539) and is a member of
Association of Myanmar Architects.
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Myo M. Han
Architectural Intern
āMyo Myint Han is a designer and artist who takes design inspirations from nature into the built environment.
At Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Myo Myint Han undertook the thesis of “Improving physical, social, and mental wellbeing through nature-integrated architecture and ways successful buildings have utilized biophilic designs” explores how healthy transparencies between nature and the built environment influences the overall wellbeing of our lives.
He believes design through nature should be an activation of senses in the fundamentals of living in this fast-pacing technologic world. He loves swimming, studying and exploring nature.
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āBachelor of Science in ArchitectureTyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Pennsylvania
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Min Khant Mon
Office Admin and Secretary
Before joining ZAD office as a secretary to the Principal, Min Khant worked as Front Office Receptionist at hotels in Yangon. Apart from assisting the Principal in day to day operations, he keeps ZAD office organized and handles communications with various suppliers and partners in design. He loves playing football and his favorite player is Christiano Ronaldo.
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Certificate in Front Office Operations
Lux Dev Hospitality Training School
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Architecture Tomorrow:
Developing Our Identities in Buildings for Myanmar
Zaw Lin Myat | TEDxYangon
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What are quintessential Myanmar design characteristics? What should they be in the future? Myanmar architect Zaw Lin Myat takes us on a delightful visual journey to explore how he builds a Myanmar identity in his work. He challenges us to question and imagine how Myanmar design can create happiness, sustainability and togetherness in today's world where global influences are huge and resources are scarce. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.