VALECHE Studio is a Hong Kong-based landscape design and research consultancy founded in 2013. We believe in an urban future that will be shaped by new expressions ecology and community in the city. Our work explores the capacity for landscape to sustain healthy and high-density living. Building on our experience as practitioners, educators, and scholars, we take an approach to design and planning that is both rigorous in its scientific and professional application, but sensitive to nuanced readings of place and meaning. We make things that endure and evolve; we design places that respect the people in them; we shape environments that are immersive, vibrant, and stimulating; we draw connections between nature and the city in rich and unexpected ways.
VALECHE Studio offers a range of services and are experienced in commercial and residential design, public-realm improvements, and large and small-scale public parks. Our research and design work has been exhibited internationally and the founding partners have lectured regionally on our body of work and its underlying research interests.
Ivan Valin HKILA (Assoc.); MLA / MArch UC Berkeley
Ivan is a founding partner of VALECHE Studio and assistant professor in landscape architecture at the University of Hong Kong. He brings more than 15 years of practice in the fields of landscape architecture, architecture, and construction. Before founding VALECHE Studio, Ivan led a wide range of project types, including strategic landscape master plans, mixed-use landscapes, waterfronts, and public parks.
Natalia Echeverri HKIUD; AIA (Assoc.); MArch / MCP UC Berkeley
Natalia is a founding partner of VALECHE Studio and adjunct assistant professor in landscape and architecture at the University of Hong Kong. She brings broad experience in the fields of architecture, urban design, planning and landscape architecture. Before founding VALECHE Studio, Natalia worked on architecture and landscape architecture projects including public parks, commercial planning, interior architecture, and installations.