SGF 2024 Fantasy Gardens

Fantasy Gardens Designers and Implementing Partners

ERIN ANGELA BRIDGET YAP & GLICERIO E. GALAC JR (SINGAPORE) will be pairing up at SGF 2024. Erin Yap is a dynamic landscape architect with eight years of experience spanning the Philippines and Singapore. As a Senior Landscape Designer at Vertical Green Pte Ltd in Singapore, she collaborates closely with Glicerio Galac, leading innovative projects focused on vertical walls, urban greenery, and landscape design. With a foundation of five years in the diverse terrains of the Philippines, Erin seamlessly blended cultural influences and environmental consciousness into her designs. Her portfolio showcases a fusion of cultural influences, environmental consciousness, and cutting-edge techniques. Erin's passion lies in creating spaces that harmonise with nature while fostering vibrant communities.

Glicerio Galac is a licensed architect with 18 years of experience in architecture, interior design, and landscape projects. Currently working as the Design Manager at Vertical Green Pte Ltd, he spearheads innovative projects focusing on vertical gardens, showcasing his passion for sustainable design. With nearly 11 years of dedicated service to Vertical Green, his leadership and creative vision have delivered exceptional greenery works, transforming urban spaces into vibrant, eco-friendly environments. He is behind integrating nature into interior and architectural designs, advocating for sustainable practices that harmonise with the environment.

Local implementing partner: Vertical Green Pte Ltd

HU SHIYANG (CHINA) is part of YiXiang Studio, which was founded in Shenzhen. The studio specialises in interdisciplinary planning and design with a focus on space, culture, and activities. Guided by unique 'Yixiang' (intentions), they aspire to bring life and energy to urban spaces and enhance quality of culture through landscape design, spatial design, exhibition curation, and city branding. They provide professional spatial design solutions for institutions, the public, and individuals alike.

Local implementing partner: Swee Bee Contractor Pte Ltd

SANITAS PRADITTASNEE (THAILAND) has worked for four years at Colin K. Okashimo & Associates (Singapore), before pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at Chelsea College of Art and Design (London). After graduating, she joined Martha Schwartz & Partners, a landscape architecture company specializing in installation arts. Since 2010, her company Sanitas Studios has produced numerous award-winning art installations, landscape projects and sculptural works. Not only do they break the boundaries between architecture and fine art, they also push for sustainability, by encouraging people to question their relationship with and responsibility to the earth.

Local implementing partner: Lawrence Landscape & Construction Pte Ltd

LEON KLUGE (SOUTH AFRICA) is an internationally recognised landscape designer, artist, botanist, presenter and writer. Over the years, he has designed and installed gardens ranging from immense commercial landscaping to small residential gardens. He has won several prizes around the world, including Gold, Best of Show and the Horticulture Excellence Award in the Fantasy Garden category at SGF in 2018. Leon is known for his modern and contemporary landscapes, sustainable community projects and his specialisation in vertical gardens.

Local implementing partner: Tropic Planners & Landscape Pte Ltd

JULES MOORE (NEW ZEALAND) has built an extensive landscaping design career in New Zealand with her companies JM Landscapes and Touch of the Tropics Garden Centre & Nursery. For 38 years Jules has designed and built gardens of exceptional quality. She has a natural gift for intuitive landscape design, is passionate about people, and connecting on a personal level. Her designs are supported by a strong practical background in building and construction, as well as extensive horticultural experience. Jules has propagated many of her own plants having owned and operated three nurseries. She is one of the top designers in her field.

Local implementing partner: Limelite Productions Pte Ltd

HWANG JI-HAE (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) studied Fine Art and has been working in the fields of sculpture, installation art and environmental art for the past 20 years. She likes to approach gardens from the viewpoint of conceptual art. She is also particularly keen to refine gardens to a higher level of art from diverse perspectives.

Local implementing partner: Earthscape Concepts Pte Ltd