ABOUT US
CY Studio is a building, spatial, cabinetry, furniture design studio. We offer design services with passion, experience and quality outcome. The design studio is led by the husband and wife team, Stephen Yau and Lambie Chan with wide range experience on variable project types including Architecture, Interior Design, Cabinetry Design & Custom Furniture Design. For 20 years in Melbourne since the couple migrated from overseas, we converted many design ideas into realistic projects with their passion about exploring new design ideas, better design solutions and generating exciting yet quality function design outcomes on every project.
As a small design firm, we aim for quality projects with fully resolved outcomes. Our typical project sectors are including small to medium sized residential design, educational building design & commercial. Majority of our clients are personally owning and using the property that they require custom design to suit the specific taste and needs.
OUR PRINCPLES
The design principle that we adopted is based on 'processes' that determines 'style and outcome' instead of the other way around.
The 'processes' include RESEARCH > CONCEPTUALISE > IDEAS EXTRACTION > TESTING > REFINEMENT > ELABORATION
On each of our projects, we repeat practicing based on the principle but not the elements. We aim to achieve experiential, customised and unparalleled design outcome with full of energy and imagination.
OUR CORE SERVICES
Architectural design - site planning, building floor layout, built form, facade.
Interior design - colour scheme, natural and artificial lighting, materials, finishes, fixtures and fitting, appliances selection.
Cabinetry design - kitchen unit, bathroom vanity unit, wardrobe or custom design cabinetry.
Furniture design - inbuilt or loose furniture such as dining table, seating, sofa, sideboard, book shelves...etc.
Typical project management:
Design brief development to set out project expectations from various aspects.
Meetings with client, consultants, council or contractor.
Liaise with council and lodging town planning applications.
Engage additional consultants e.g. engineer, building surveyor etc.
Liaise and coordinate with works from other consultants.
Liaise with building surveyor, assisting in obtaining building permits and final occupancy certificates.
Tender and assist in engaging building contractors.
Building contract administration.
Publishing works:
Hand concept sketches.
3d images.
Drawing package for planning application.
Technical drawing package for building permit application.
Technical drawing package for construction.
Stephen Yau is an Architect. He received a Bachelor degree of Architecture with 1st Honor at RMIT University in 2006 and registered at Architects Registration Board of Victoria in 2011 (Registration No: 17835). Stephen has extensive design and management experience on residential, educational, cultural and hotel projects. Stephen came across with projects from small budget renovation projects to large scale building complex with involvement on full project cycle including master planning, built form design, interior design and detail design.
Lambie Chan received a Bachelor degree of Industrial Design at Swinburne University in 2005. After completing her degree course, she setup her design practice Lambie Studio, she has since focused on timber furniture design. A number of her art experiential works has been published on The Age, Monument Magazine, Inside Magazine. Her works have been exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Sydney Exhibition Centre, Triptych Apartment Ground Lobby Art Collection. Lambie's works have been recognised by local and national design curators. She is the winner of Melbourne Fringe Ergonomic Design Award in 2005 with the design of Qrious Bench, High Commendation of The Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award for the design of Ribbon Bench.
