What Landart Design does

Landart Design is a multidisciplinary design firm founded in 1998 in Penang, Malaysia by Phua Chin Eng. The firm provides three core service lines: landscape architecture, interior design, and master planning and urban design. Its practice is built around biophilic design principles that integrate biodiversity, natural systems, and human-nature interaction into residential, commercial, industrial, hospitality, and public-realm projects. Landart operates as a project-based professional services firm, with 60+ professionals working across offices in Penang (headquarters), Kuala Lumpur, Singapore (via collaboration with Aspex of Design), and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The firm serves enterprise clients including major Malaysian property developers (UEM Sunrise, Mahsing Group, Sime Darby Property, IJM Corporation, Hunza/EXSIM, Paramount Property, MCT Berhad, TA Global), alongside industrial and technology clients (OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Keysight Technologies) and luxury brands (Christian Dior). Notable projects include ALILA² luxury condominiums (Project of the Year at MLAA), TRX Public Realm Plaza in Kuala Lumpur, Cybersouth Central Park, Cantara Residences (FIABCI World Silver 2023), and the Dior Garden installation at Pavilion KL. The firm generates revenue through professional design fees quoted on a project-by-project basis, using direct client engagement with no intermediary channel.

Landart is privately held and founder-controlled with no external institutional investors or venture capital backing. Its legal structure includes Landart Design Sdn Bhd (Penang) and Landart Associates Sdn Bhd (Kuala Lumpur), with jointly controlled Singapore operations and a Vietnam office. The firm has accumulated over 30 international and regional awards including FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence Gold and Silver awards, IFLA Asia-Pacific awards, and multiple Malaysia Landscape Architecture Awards, functioning as a primary brand credential in the SEA property developer market. Leadership includes founder Phua Chin Eng (appointed Adjunct Professor at UPM in 2025), Directors Anuar Ali and Bryan Tang, Associate Directors Hannah James (Singapore) and Pham Tram Anh (Vietnam), and Australian advisor Oi Choong (Marion Mahony Griffin Prize recipient, AILA Fellow).

Name

Landart Design

Legal name

Landart Design Sdn Bhd

Website

https://landart.com.my

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landart Design is a Malaysian multidisciplinary design firm founded in 1998, providing landscape architecture, interior design, and master planning services to property developers, corporations, and luxury brands across Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and the UAE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture & Design Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ), Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Interior design services
• Master planning design
• Urban design services
• Biophilic design solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Penang

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Design Services: Professional design services for landscape architecture, interior design, and master planning on project basis for residential and commercial clients

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Landart Design is a multidisciplinary design firm providing professional landscape architecture, interior design, and master planning services for residential, commercial, industrial, and public sector projects. The firm delivers project-based commissions covering housing developments, high-rise condominiums, resorts, parks, public realm, and urban design across Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and UAE. The firm employs over 60 design professionals and has completed more than 100 projects.

Product overview

Landart Design is a multidisciplinary design firm providing landscape architecture, interior design, and master planning services. The company operates as a unified service offering organized across three core disciplines: Master Planning & Urban Design (including public realm, installations, and competitions), Landscape Architecture (covering housing, high-rise, parks, hospitality, industrial, institutional, and commercial projects), and Interior Design (serving residential, commercial, industrial, and hospitality segments). The portfolio includes landmark projects such as ALILA² luxury condominiums, TRX Public Realm in Kuala Lumpur, KAIA Heights residential development, Summit Park community recreational facility, and Cantara Residences. Projects range from private residences to large-scale public infrastructure, with strong presence in Malaysia (Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City), Singapore, and UAE. The firm employs over 60 professionals and has received numerous international and regional awards including FIABCI World Prix d'Excellence, IFLA Asia-Pacific Awards, and Malaysia Landscape Architecture Awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Full-service landscape architecture covering housing developments, high-rise developments, public parks, resorts and hotels, industrial facilities, institutions, commercial properties, and private residential projects. The firm creates biophilic, sustainable landscapes with amenities including pools, playgrounds, and recreational facilities.
• Interior Design Interior design services for high-rise developments, commercial spaces, industrial facilities, hospitality venues, and private residences. Projects include show units, sales galleries, offices, and residential interiors with focus on biophilic design and contemporary aesthetics.
• Master Planning & Urban Design Comprehensive urban planning and master planning services including public realm design, installations, and design competitions. Projects span public spaces, roundabouts, highways, waterfronts, and urban regeneration initiatives across Malaysia, Vietnam, and UAE.

Quantifiable outcome

• 47% green space coverage achieved at ALILA² project (6.4 acres of Cymbopogon citratus and herb species), meeting GBI Gold Certificate standards
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MVRDVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Penang South Islands (PSI) - Masterplan Design Competition (MDC). Landart worked with MVRDV on this shortlisted project for the masterplan design competition.
• Aspex of DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration for Singapore operations. Landart in collaboration with Aspex of Design maintains a presence at 156A Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427434, serving clients in the Singapore market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hassell: International design practice with architecture, interior, and landscape studios across Australia and Asia. Comparable to Landart in multi-disciplinary design and APAC developer focus, but operates at significantly larger scale with global brand presence.
• AECOM (Landscape Architecture Practice): Global infrastructure consulting firm with substantial landscape architecture and urban design teams delivering master planning and public realm projects across SEA. Comparable on public realm and large-scale developer work, though landscape is one of many AECOM service lines.
• Sasaki Associates: Global planning and design firm with integrated landscape architecture, urban design, and architecture studios. Comparable to Landart's multi-disciplinary, master-planning-heavy offering, though operating at substantially larger scale with broader international reach.
• Arup (Landscape Architecture): Global engineering and design firm with a dedicated landscape architecture and urban design practice. Comparable to Landart on developer-led master planning and public realm tenders in SEA, with substantially broader engineering and consulting capability.
• SWA Group: Internationally renowned landscape architecture and urban design firm with a long track record on large-scale master planning and public realm projects. Highly comparable to Landart at the upper end of the market, though SWA is materially larger and globally diversified.

Direct peers

• Boffa Miskell: Asia-Pacific focused landscape architecture and planning firm with offices in New Zealand and Australia. Comparable to Landart in multi-disciplinary practice (landscape + urban design + ecology), regional focus, and developer/public-sector client mix.
• Grant Associates: Award-winning landscape architecture practice with strong Asia-Pacific project portfolio (notably Gardens by the Bay in Singapore). Direct peer in landscaped public realm, master planning, and developer-led landscape commissions.

Regional players

• Shma Company Limited: Bangkok-based landscape architecture and urban design practice with active projects across Thailand and SEA. Comparable to Landart on residential developer landscape, master planning, and tropical design DNA, serving similar developer and hospitality clients.
• Ong & Ong: Singapore-headquartered multi-disciplinary design firm covering architecture, interior, and landscape. Notably, Pham Tram Anh (Landart's Vietnam Associate Director) previously worked at Ong & Ong, illustrating the direct talent overlap and competing peer positioning in SEA.
• TROP (Tirawanich Landscape Architects): Thailand-based landscape architecture and urban design firm with strong regional award record (IFLA Asia-Pacific). Direct peer in tropical landscape design, biophilic and resort/condominium developer work, and SEA regional scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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