4.8
Average rating
140+
Projects completed
94%
Client satisfaction
8+
Years in practice
Client Reviews
"We had a 900 sq ft apartment in Bangsar South that felt much smaller than it should. After the Space Dialogue consultation, Yun Xiu gave us a brief that reframed how we thought about the living and dining areas entirely. The suggestions were specific and immediately useful. We went on to engage the full Design Craft service and the result is a space we are genuinely happy to be in."
Tan Wei Jie
Bangsar South, KL · March 2025
"The thing I appreciated most was that nothing felt imposed. When I asked about a particular material I had seen elsewhere, the team took it seriously rather than redirecting me toward their preferred option. The final palette is one I came to genuinely — with guidance rather than instruction. The realization phase had a few coordination moments that needed attention, but they were resolved without drama."
Priya Ramasamy
Damansara Heights, KL · February 2025
"I have worked with two other studios before Hako. The difference in documentation quality is significant. Our contractor told us directly that the Hako specification package was the clearest he had worked from in years. That alone saved us multiple conversations and at least one expensive misunderstanding mid-build."
Lim Kheng Siong
TTDI, Kuala Lumpur · March 2025
"We used the Space Dialogue service for a studio space before committing to a renovation budget. It gave us a realistic picture of what was achievable and what was not — which was exactly what we needed before making a decision. We decided to proceed with the full design service on the basis of that conversation."
Siti Amirah Zainudin
Chow Kit, KL · January 2025
"The material choices in our dining and kitchen area have held up well through eleven months of daily use, which was our main concern after a previous renovation where surfaces looked tired within a year. The team was direct about which finishes would perform in a high-traffic area and which were better suited elsewhere."
Rajan Nair
Petaling Jaya · February 2025
"What surprised me was how much the written brief clarified my own thinking. I came in with a general sense of what I did not want — clinical, white, minimal in the empty sense — and through the Space Dialogue process I arrived at a clearer sense of what I did want. The brief became a reference point I kept returning to throughout the project."
Olivia Chin Mei Ling
Mont Kiara, KL · April 2025
Case Studies
Case Study 01 — Residential Apartment, TTDI
Challenge
A 1,200 sq ft condominium with a corridor-heavy layout that fragmented the living areas. The client had lived there for six years and found the space functional but joyless — dark despite sufficient windows, and without a clear area for relaxed gathering.
Solution
Design Craft & Documentation rearranged the central zone by removing a non-load-bearing partition and repositioning furniture to open the sightline from entry to window. Material palette shifted to warm timber tones and a clay-plaster feature wall that redirected light without adding artificial brightness.
Result
The client described the finished space as "recognizably the same flat, but one I want to come home to." Construction completed in 9 weeks, within the agreed Design Craft timeline.
"The spatial brief alone was worth the fee. Everything that followed built on it."
Case Study 02 — Photography Studio, Chow Kit
Challenge
A commercial photography studio occupying 600 sq ft of a shophouse row. The space needed to function as both a working studio and a client-facing environment, without the typical "studio grey" that felt impersonal for client meetings.
Solution
Full service engagement: Space Dialogue followed immediately by Design Craft and Realization Guidance. The design maintained neutral surfaces for photographic use while adding a warmly lit client corner — separated by a low joinery shelf that defined zones without enclosing them.
Result
Realization completed in 11 weeks. The studio owner reported that clients consistently remark on the space during sessions — an outcome that has supported the studio's positioning as a considered, design-literate operation.
"It does not look like a studio that was designed. It just looks right."
Case Study 03 — Landed Home, Damansara Heights
Challenge
A 3,000 sq ft house that had been renovated in two separate phases a decade apart, leaving the interior spatially disconnected. The ground floor in particular moved through three distinct material languages that did not speak to each other.
Solution
Design Craft provided a unifying material strategy — a consistent flooring treatment and a limited palette of wall finishes that held across all rooms — without requiring complete replacement of existing elements. Realization Guidance managed phased works to keep parts of the house habitable throughout.
Result
Construction lasted 14 weeks in two overlapping phases. The client noted a marked improvement in how the house felt to navigate — a coherence that had been absent for years. Final arrangement session completed within the agreed scope.
"For the first time in ten years, the house feels like one house."
Credentials
MIID Registered
Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers
MIDA 2023
Residential Category Shortlist
Since 2017
Eight years of continuous practice
TTDI Studio
Established KL base, Klang Valley reach
Studio Contact
Phone
+60 3-7729 4063Address
45 Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi
Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 KL
Hours
Mon–Fri 9am–6pm
Sat 10am–3pm
Next Step
We welcome enquiries from clients at any stage — from early curiosity to a confirmed brief.
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