DEUS stands for Dynamic Eco Urban Solutions.
We are a Singapore-based bureau dedicated to creating sustainable, smart, resilient, and regenerative
urban design for cities of today and tomorrow.
In a future that is increasingly filled with uncertainty and unforeseen shocks, we believe that cities should be able to bend and not break. We practice urban design that enables cities to be smart, flexible, adaptable, and resilient to an ever-changing world, whether those changes
be environmental, economic, technological, or socio-cultural.
There is no greater issue in the world today than the climate change crisis, and we believe that urban planning and urban design have a very important role to play. Recognising that it is no longer enough for design to do no harm to the environment, we create nature-based and biophilic urban solutions that are not only sustainable, but also regenerative as well.
In this age of global urbanisation, we will redefine what "urban" means when designing the human settlements of the post-pandemic future. We adopt a people-centric approach, creating places that not only satisfy needs like food, shelter, and community, but also help improve the planet through concepts such as smart cities, circularity, and urban regenerative agriculture.
Our ethos applies to all sectors and scales of design in the built environment - from regional urban planning to site planning, from landscape design to concept architecture. We offer evidence-based urban design solutions that are grounded in rigorous research and balances
user experience with commercial viability, ecological services, place-making, and delight.
People
Jon Carlo has over 16 years of master planning, urban design, and architecture experience on projects in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Philippines, London, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.
Career highlights include:
2018 - Lead urban designer and project manager for the concept master plan of Kallang Alive Sports & Entertainment Precinct in Singapore.
2020 - Awarded two honorary mentions for his entries to URA’s open international design competition for the redevelopment of Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore.
2013 - Lead urban designer for the Zhongshan Park Transit-Oriented Development project, which won 1st prize at the international design competition held in Xiamen, China. It also won the 2013 Urban Design Project of the Year at the Singapore Institute of Planners Award and
was also one of ten projects shortlisted in the Future Projects (Master Planning) category at the 2014 World Architecture Festival (WAF) awards.
2017 - Lead urban designer and project manager for a finalist and one of only four multi-disciplinary teams that were shortlisted by the URA for the master plan and urban design of the Bayshore Precinct in Singapore.
2013 - Lead urban designer and project manager for a finalist and one of only five multi-disciplinary teams shortlisted by HDB for the master plan of Tengah New Town in Singapore.
He has a Master's Degree in Urban Design from the National University of Singapore and has been based in the city-state since 2005.
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