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“What is Meridian Home®
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Architect Profiles
Jaffar
Founder, Meridian Homes® | Qualified Architect and Arbitrator (Singapore)
Jaffar is the founder of Meridian Homes® and now serves as a mentor to the company. A qualified architect and arbitrator in Singapore, he has been involved in and consulted on several hundred landed properties, conservation shophouses, multi-storey commercial buildings, and industrial buildings across Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia.
He was the first in Singapore to commercially introduce modular house designs with built-in flexibility for house development. He is also the first architect in Singapore to fully own and operate military-grade thermal imaging equipment for building diagnostics, a practice he has applied since the mid-2000s.
Jaffar is thoroughly experienced in tropical & practical house design methodology for long term low-maintenance houses. Having majored academically and with hands-on experience in Construction Law, Arbitration & Project Management, he applies his knowledge judiciously with his team across various building types in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand & Indonesia.
He is regularly consulted for his professional opinion by established law firms in Singapore on disputes in construction & due diligence matters
Andrew
Founding Mentor, Meridian Homes® | Qualified Architect (Singapore)
Andrew has been a founding mentor of Meridian Homes® since the late 2010s. A qualified architect in Singapore, he has been involved in and consulted on a wide-ranging portfolio that includes landed properties—particularly Good Class Bungalows. His experience also spans conservation shophouses, buildings of worship, and multi-storey industrial and commercial buildings in Singapore and the region.
About Meridian Homes
Meridian Homes® is a boutique design-build company for end-user homes. Helmed by professional Architects specialising in landed properties, we are a turnkey solutions provider that manages projects from start to finish. Our scope of work involves pre-purchase inspections, concept design, general construction, interior design, project management (working with contractors and clients), delivery, and maintenance. Under a single point of responsibility, we manage coordination, quality management, cost control, and schedule adherence. This one-stop working model allows us to guarantee the completion of every Meridian Homes® project.
Our priority goes beyond constructing a house with four walls and a roof. We aspire to develop quality design through responsible architecture and interior design. In this respect, we keenly pursue new designs, products, and systems, integrating them into the Meridian Homes® standards where appropriate.
Unlike many design-based firms, we are highly sensitive to the design-versus-cost narrative, recognising that not everyone needs to build a house with museum-like aesthetics and a high budget.
With 30 years of experience, we remain firmly grounded, committed to building your new house in the most cost-effective way—prioritising practicality and minimising maintenance in the years ahead.
The Launch of Meridian Homes
Meridian Homes catalogue was first launched in 2005. It was ground-breaking in Singapore then in that it introduced pre-designed & competitively priced templates of new/remodelled houses. After 20 years of continuous experience, we now introduce new customisable tropically-designed houses, with cost calculators that are unmatched to make your house-building journey more cost-effective with contemporary design to boot. With this renewed effort, it will be regularly updated with the latest cost-competitive prices & direct-cost approach to deliver an unmatched unit rate cost of house building in Singapore. All with the guided hands of experienced architects in project management, cost tracking, builder management & client-hand-holding throughout your house building journey right up to completion and maintenance.
Journey At Meridian Homes
At Meridian Homes®, we understand that a landed property is a financial and emotional investment which requires careful consideration. Therefore, our annual publication is carefully conceptualised to complement this process. Produced in tens of thousands of copies and distributed in the region (with our compliments), the Resort Homes® 2006 publication is filled with useful ideas and information.
Within Meridian Homes®, we have upgraded our operations to protocol-based solutions for both our customers and attending staff. Put simply, this means our systems have become even more organised, controlled and objective to ensure quality deliveries every time. With the continued participation of our vendors and suppliers, we have a range of experienced partners to work with.
We want the Meridian Homes® website to be a fount of practical knowledge for both home-owners and industry practitioners. In particular, the Technical Reviews section will receive regular updates about the technical problems which may arise – like dampness of the ground floor slab or a leaking clay tile roof. We will be discussing the possible causes and remedies for these issues.
We hope this brochure will help you as you embark on an exciting journey to create your ideal home.