Through quiet sensitivity and the artful randomness of context and content, we craft unexpected spaces where reveries unfold.

Founded in 2017 by Ar. IDr. Lim Kee Yen as a design-focused architectural practice grounded in sensitivity, contextual awareness, and thoughtful experimentation.

Rooted in the tropics of Malaysia, the studio is known for its carefully considered residential works that explore the dialogue between interior and exterior, natural and built, restraint and expression. Each project is approached through multi-perspective thinking and rigorous design development from conceptual clarity to construction detailing.

By taking on selective commissions, the practice remains personally involved in every stage of its projects, nurturing architecture that is refined yet unexpected, poetic yet rational. Guided by the belief in responding to the sensitivities and randomness of the world, KYA shapes contemporary living environments that are deeply human, environmentally attuned, and quietly distinctive.

About KYA

Kee Yen Archiitect | KY Architects Sdn. Bhd.

Ar. IDr. Lim Kee Yen

Registered Architect with the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM) | A/L 372

Registered Interior Designer with the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM) | ID/L 78

Corporate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Architects (Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia, PAM)

Corporate Member of the Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (MIID)

Part-time Lecturer at University Putra Malaysia (UPM), 2020-2021, 2022-2024

Lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture & Built Environment, City University Malaysia, 2019-2020

Selected Accolades
MIID REKA Awards 2025, Honourable Mention, The Concrete Ribbon House (Residential-Large)

MIID REKA Awards 2025, Honourable Mention, Parametric Revival (Public & Institutional)

PAM Awards 2024, Silver Award, Single Residential, 3-Juxta House

PAM Awards 2024, Shortlisted, Single Residential, Project Conservatory

30 under 40 Emerging Architects of Malaysia 2011-2021: A Decade of Design Exhibition, 2021

A’Design Award 2021, Italy, Silver, Project Fillet House

PAM Awards 2018, Technical Reviewer

30 under 40 Emerging Malaysian Architect: Revisited 2015, Exhibition

30 Emerging Malaysian Architects Under 40, 2011

Selected Publications
DesignBoom 2024, 3-Juxta House

Archdaily.com, 2024, 3-Juxta House

Architecture Malaysia (AM) Volume 36.0 - Issue 1/4 2024, Project Conservatory

Archdaily.com, 2024 - Project Conservatory

Architizer.com, 2024 - Project Conservatory