Bauke Albada

Project Director & Senior Associate | Large-Scale Mixed-Use, Hospitality & High-Rise | Masterplanning | Sustainability Integration (SBTi, WELL) | 20+ Years Asia & Middle East

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

About

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Senior Associate and Project Director with 20+ years of international experience, specialized in leading complex, large-scale mixed-use, hospitality, and high-rise projects from concept to completion. Proven track record in design innovation, sustainability integration, and multi-disciplinary team leadership across Asia and the Middle East. CORE EXPERTISE: • Specializations: Masterplanning, Mixed-Use Development, High-Rise Design, Façade Design, Sustainable Design (SBTi, WELL Standard). • Project Leadership: Full project lifecycle management (Pre-Concept to Construction Administration), leading teams of 4-40, coordinating with up to 25 consultant disciplines. • Key Project Scale: Managed projects up to 2 million m² and masterplans up to 40 km². MY JOURNEY: With solid and very diverse employments, and well over a 100 hundred projects, my career is already a comprehensive, steady and exciting experience. Each office brought very new, almost opposite, challenges and experiences. Which I see as a great source of knowledge and development of skills. • After graduating I first worked on intricate and lengthy projects at Hertzberger in my native Netherlands. It gave me an experience of working in a small office and in the detailing of relatively small projects. • In contrast my second job was a deliberate choice to work in the large offices of HPA in, for me, unknown China on rapid mega projects. I learned to adapt (and even speak Mandarin) be flexible and became fast in design and production. • Aedas allowed me to go deep into the functioning and detailing of complex buildings and utilize design and organizational skills internationally. • OMA brought me the opportunity to involve in comprehensive research and studies. I learned about challenging the fundamentals of a project and developing clear, thorough, innovative designs. From inception to construction. • 10 Design brought the experience to work on the comprehensive NEOM projects and to realize out of this world buildings. Teaming up with 20+ consultant disciplines gave unique insights in building requirements and how to organize these. Working on the carbon footprint of the office and its projects was exciting and meaningful.

Experience

  • Founder - Director - Architect at ALBADA ARCHITECTS
    Jul 2015 - Present · 11 yrs

    Urban & Architectural research, analysis, studies & solutions. Projects: • Proposal for a new super container port at the centre of the Pearl River Delta • Redevelopment of Kwai Chung container terminal & Tsing Yi Island • Office / hotel tower in PRD • Prince Plaza. Shenzhen, China. Mixed-use. 106k m2. 66k m2 office tower. 209 + 24 m height. 40k m2 commercial. • Sun Yat-sen University Campus. Shenzhen, China. Masterplan and Architectural design. 260k m2. competition.

  • Senior Associate at 10 Design
    Jan 2022 - Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Project Management / Coordination / Reviews / Planning / Running Architecture / Design / Master-planning Pre-Concept / Concept / Detailed Design

  • Project Director at OMA
    Nov 2010 - Jun 2020 · 9 yrs 8 mos

    As project leader and designer Bauke worked since 2010 on 10 projects. Bauke started each project from the initial research stage and lead each project to its latest phase. Project types include: Offices (3), Mixed-use (2), Masterplans (2), Hotel (2), Commercial (2) Residential (2). All projects are done with Partner David Gianotten. 3 of the projects were directly done with Partner Rem Koolhaas. Key projects: • Prince Plaza. Shenzhen, China. Mixed-use. 106k m2. 66k m2 office tower. 209 + 24 m height. 40k m2 commercial. Winning competition entry. CD > SD > DD > CD > CA > under construction. 2012 > current > 2020 • CMG Qianhai Global Trade Center. Shenzhen, China. Mixed-use. 360k m2. CSD + SD. under construction. 2018 > 2020 • Essence Financial Building. Shenzhen, China. Office tower. 70k m2. 180 m height. Winning competition entry CD > SD. With Rem Koolhaas. 2012 > 2013 • Shunde Masterplan. China. 40 km2. Winning competition entry. 2012 • Office tower. 21k m2. Morocco. Competition. With Partner Iyad Alsaka. 2012 • Private villas. Hong Kong. 2k m2. Competition. With Rem Koolhaas. 2011 • Mall. China. 143k m2. Direct commission. 2011 • Changchun Masterplan. China. 16 km2. With culture and leisure zones. Competition. 2011 • Shanghai Financial Centre. Shanghai, China. Mixed-use. 403k m2. 180 m height. Competition. With Rem Koolhaas. 2010 > 2011

  • Senior Associate at Aedas
    May 2007 - Nov 2010 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    As project leader and designer Bauke worked in 3.5 year on 32 projects. Including: Mixed-use (9), Hotels (6), Infrastructure (5), Office (5), Masterplans (4), Residential (3) & Sports (2). Key projects: • Xiamen Fortune Centre. China. 55k m2. 190 m height. Redesign of façade envelope. Built. 2010 • Hangzhou airport. China. 96k m2. Interior design / packages. Built. 2010 • Sports Centre. Hong Kong. CD. 2010 • 2 Metro stations. Hong Kong. CD. 2010 • Mixed-use. Thailand. Commercial, Hotel & Residences. 41k m2. 171m height. CD 2008 > 2009 • Mall & Residential. Foshan, China. 180k m2. CD>SD. 2008 > 2009 • Changsha Masterplan. China. 5 km2. Competition. 2007 • Saraya Hotel. Middle East. 45k m2. Competition. 2007

  • Design architect, Design manager, Team leader at Ho & Partners (HPA)
    Dec 2003 - May 2007 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    As Team Leader and Architect Bauke worked in 3.5 year on 77 projects. Including: Masterplans, Residential, Office, Hotel, Education & Commercial. Key projects: • Ma on Shan. Hong Kong. Residential towers & podium. 14k m2. Built. 2005 > 2007 • Cheung Kwan O. Hong Kong. Residential towers & podium. 472k m2. Built. 2005 > 2007 • Laoshan. Nanjing, China. Residential Development. 630k m2. Built. 2006 • Casino & Hotel. Macau, China. 63k m2. Competition. 2006 • Office tower. Lanzhou, China. 60k m2. 2005