What Sandbox Studio does

Sandbox Studio is a Singapore-headquartered specialist boutique design practice founded in 2010 by Dennis Tan, focused on design and build services for the healthcare and laboratory sectors across Asia. The firm operates three integrated service lines — Healthcare Design Services (hospitals, medical centres, diagnostic labs, ambulatory surgical centres, OT/ICU/CSSD planning), Laboratory Design Services (pharmaceutical, clinical, genomics, agricultural, and educational labs including MEP solutions and cleanroom planning), and Interior Design Services (corporate, coworking, retail, and F&B) — supported by modular pre-fabricated construction and bespoke commercial fit-out capabilities. Its core technology is human-led specialist planning rather than a software platform, delivered by a multidisciplinary team of architects, interior designers, medical and laboratory planners, engineers, scientists, and project managers.

The business operates as a private, founder-owned professional services firm (Sandbox Studio Pte Ltd) with 51–100 employees and a single Singapore office at 219 Henderson Road. Revenue is generated through custom-quoted project engagements with enterprise and public-sector clients; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales across Asia — covering Singapore, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia — sourced through professional networks, referrals, and direct outreach to government agencies, hospitals, laboratories, and commercial enterprises. The named customer base includes Singapore public hospitals (Sengkang General, Ng Teng Fong General, Mount Alvernia), private hospitals (Crawfurd, Farrer Park, Shah Alam), diagnostic and lab operators (Radlink, Parkway Radiology, Parkway Laboratory), global pharmaceutical and life sciences firms (Novartis, Lonza, Biocon, EDDC A*Star), and commercial clients (Alice + Olivia, ITS Regional HQ, UpGen Etiqa Coworking). The firm holds no disclosed patents, partnerships, or external funding, operating as a bootstrapped boutique anchored on specialist talent and project credentials.

Name

Sandbox Studio

Legal name

Sandbox Studio Pte Ltd

Website

https://sbx-s.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sandbox Studio is a Singapore-based specialist boutique design practice founded in 2010 by Dennis Tan, delivering healthcare facility design, laboratory planning, and commercial interior design services to enterprise, government, and pharmaceutical clients across Asia via a 51–100 person multidisciplinary team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Design and Build Services: Professional design and styling services for healthcare, laboratory, and interior design projects. Includes space planning, workflow optimization, regulatory guidance, modular construction, and commercial fit-outs.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sandbox Studio is a Singapore-based boutique design practice delivering specialized planning, design, and build services for healthcare facilities, laboratories, and commercial interiors across Asia. The firm combines architects, medical and laboratory planners, interior designers, project managers, and engineers to provide regulatory-compliant, workflow-optimized design solutions for hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, research facilities, and commercial spaces, supported by modular pre-fabricated construction capabilities.

Product overview

Sandbox Studio is a specialist boutique design practice that operates as a single unified service offering, not a platform with separate modules. The company provides three integrated core design service lines: Healthcare Design Services, Laboratory Design Services, and Interior Design Services. These services are supported by specialized offerings including modular pre-fabricated systems construction and bespoke commercial projects and workspace fit-outs. The team comprises Architects, Interior Designers, Laboratory & Medical Planners, Project Managers, Engineers and subject matter specialists who collaborate across all service areas to deliver comprehensive design solutions for government agencies, hospitals, laboratories, medical centres, architectural and engineering firms, research facilities and private companies throughout Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Design Services Comprehensive healthcare facility design for medical centres, aesthetic clinics, ambulatory surgical centres, hospitals, diagnostic labs, and care homes, with specialization in OT, ICU, CSSD/TSSU, clinical laboratory, and ward environments.
• Laboratory Design Services Specialized laboratory planning and design for research in genomics, bioengineering, translational medicine, material science, pharmaceutical, agricultural, manufacturing, food and beverage, cleanroom, and educational laboratory environments, including MEP solutions and sustainable lab design.
• Interior Design Services Full-service commercial and corporate interior design covering corporate and workspace designs, repurposing and renovation support, DFMA designs, co-work space design, and interior design consultations for retail, restaurant, and F&B clients.
• Modular Pre-fabricated Systems Construction Design and implementation of modular pre-fabricated building systems for medical, commercial, and laboratory complexes.
• Bespoke Commercial Projects and Workspace Fit-outs Custom commercial project design and workspace fit-out services for private companies throughout Asia, including end-to-end management of corporate workspace transformations.

Named customers25 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CannonDesign: Integrated design practice with strong healthcare, research, and learning environment practices, offering architecture, interior design, and engineering services. Closely comparable to Sandbox Studio in combining healthcare design, lab planning, and interior design under a single multidisciplinary firm.
• CO Architects: Architecture firm specialising in healthcare, science, and higher education facilities, with experience in academic medical centres, hospitals, and research labs. Comparable to Sandbox Studio in the niche of healthcare and laboratory facility design.
• SmithGroup: Integrated design firm with dedicated Science & Technology and Health practices, designing research labs, clinical environments, and healthcare facilities. Direct comparable to Sandbox Studio on healthcare + laboratory design under a multidisciplinary model.
• Flad Architects: Specialist architecture firm focused on healthcare and science & technology facilities, including research laboratories, clinical labs, and medical centres. Highly comparable to Sandbox Studio's specialist boutique positioning in healthcare and laboratory design.
• Payette: Architecture and design firm with deep expertise in science, medical, and academic research facilities, including advanced laboratory and clinical environments. Comparable to Sandbox Studio as a specialist design practice in laboratory and healthcare facility design.

Broad incumbents

• HDR Architecture: Large global AEC firm with one of the largest healthcare architecture practices worldwide, including hospital master planning and clinical lab design. Comparable to Sandbox Studio in healthcare and lab design specialisation, but with much deeper resources and a global footprint including Asia.
• Perkins&Will: International architecture firm with strong healthcare and science & technology practices, designing hospitals, research labs, and academic medical centres. Comparable to Sandbox Studio in the integrated healthcare + laboratory design niche, though larger and globally distributed.
• Stantec: Global architecture and engineering firm with dedicated healthcare and laboratory design practices, including acquired specialists (formerly Anshen + Allen). Overlaps with Sandbox Studio on hospital planning, lab design, and healthcare interior design, but operates at vastly larger scale and with broader service lines.
• NBBJ: Architecture and design firm renowned for healthcare facility planning, including acute care hospitals and specialty clinical environments. Overlaps directly with Sandbox Studio's healthcare design focus, but with a US-anchored network and broader portfolio.

Regional players

• ONG&ONG: Singapore-headquartered integrated design practice offering architecture, interior design, and engineering across Asia. Comparable to Sandbox Studio as a Southeast Asian design firm competing for similar healthcare, commercial, and corporate interior design projects in the region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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