Gensler
Angela Spathonis

WELL AP, SIDAC, GAICD

Principal, Managing Director

Singapore

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Biography

Angela is a Principal and Managing Director of Gensler's Singapore office, where she leads business strategy and multidisciplinary design across workplace, retail, residential, hospitality, and other sectors. With more than 25 years of international experience, she helps clients create human-centered environments that deliver lasting value.

Angela is known for pairing strategic clarity with design excellence, shaping projects that strengthen brand identity, user experience, and business performance across markets and sectors. She works closely with clients and teams to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions that respond to evolving workplace expectations while advancing broader organizational goals. Beyond practice, Angela is an honorary adviser to the Society of Interior Designers Singapore, an executive committee member of the Singapore Interior Design Accreditation Council, and a board member of the CoreNet Global Singapore chapter. She is also a frequent speaker on workplace transformation and the future of cities.

Angela Spathonis

Creating a better world through the power of design is something we talk about often, but for me, it starts with our people.

Angela SpathonisPrincipal, Managing Director

Selected Projects

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Shaw Plaza Balestier

Reimagining a 20-year-old mall as a family-focused lifestyle and entertainment destination shaped by Balestier’s heritage, community life, and a more immersive retail experience.

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One Raffles Quay

One Raffles Quay repositions a Marina Bay landmark through adaptive reuse, creating a hospitality-led workplace that elevates tenant experience and long-term asset value.

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X-Press Feeders

Designing a headquarters that unites dispersed teams and translates X-Press Feeders’ maritime heritage into a more connected, future-ready workplace.

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DBS Social Hub

Designing a workplace social hub that reinforces DBS’ strong culture through comfort, sustainability, and shared experiences in the hybrid work era.

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Catapult Executive Learning Centre @ Rochester Commons

Designing Southeast Asia’s first shared executive learning centre as an immersive hub for leadership development, hybrid learning, and workforce transformation in Singapore’s one-north.

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Viettel Group Headquarters

Designed for Vietnam’s leading technology company, Viettel Group Headquarters creates a high-performance workplace that strengthens corporate identity and sets a new benchmark for sustainable design.

In the News

FPO Media Mention

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The Straits Times

Shaw Plaza was spotlighted as an example of malls evolving into community hubs through Gensler’s experience-led, neighborhood-focused approach to placemaking.

FPO Media Mention

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The Straits Times

Gensler Singapore’s interior design for Shaw Plaza was spotlighted as part of a broader look at Singapore’s most magnetic places and evolving urban experience.

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[FPO] Gensler Marks 60 Years with “City in 60” Exhibition in Singapore

Qualifications and Recognition

Bachelor of Built Environment in Interior Design

Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Graduate Diploma in Interior Design

Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Registered Interior Designer (ID Class 1)

WELL Accredited Professional

Honorary Adviser to the Society of Interior Designers Singapore

Council Member of the Singapore Interior Design Accreditation Council

Board Member of the CoreNet Global Singapore Chapter

Panelist, Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) Singapore Conference

Panelist, FIND — Design Fair Asia

Panelist, AWCIS x Gensler Fireside Chat

Expertise

Financial ServicesTechnologyProfessional ServicesStrategyHospitality