Kar-Hwa Ho Head of Interior Architecture Dip.Arch. (Hons), M.Arch

Profile                                                                                                  Kar first worked with Zaha Hadid Architects in 1985 following his studies at the Architectural Association. After completing his studies in the UK and United States, Kar worked on projects around the world with a focus on interior architecture and retail design before re-joining ZHA as Head of Interior Architecture in 2014. His residential interiors, in particular, have won numerous awards and been widely published.

Education & Teaching                                                                       Kar began his studies at the Architectural Association in London, where he obtained his diploma in architecture with honours in 1985. He subsequently studied at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, graduating in 1990, and qualified as an architect in New York in 1993.

Project Experience Overview                                                      Before re-joining ZHA in 2014, Kar spent eleven years with Kohn Pedersen Fox, where he led design teams responsible for the design conception, development and implementation of mixed use, commercial and retail projects in the United States, China, Singapore, and London. He then spent eight years with Louis Vuitton Malletier, leading the design planning, development and implementation of Louis Vuitton retail stores in China and the Asia-Pacific region.

At ZHA, Kar has worked on the teams for the Vitra Fire Station and the Monsoon Restaurant and now leads the practice’s interior architecture team, drawing on his expertise in retail, commercial, and residential interior design to allow the practice to offer a complete design service from masterplanning through to architecture, interior architecture, and product and furniture design.

Today, he leads ZHA’s interior architecture team, drawing upon his expertise in retail, commercial, and residential design, to expand ZHA’s offering to a complete design service from masterplanning through to architecture, interior architecture, and product and furniture design.

Kar oversees the design of all ZHA interiors projects.