nomás is an interdisciplinary architectural firm based in Singapore. We design regenerative living and learning environments that nurture resilience, reciprocity, and reverence for nature and all of humanity. Our work is inspired by nomadic and indigenous ways of being, where people learn from the land, from everyday life, and from one another.

Ar. Jezamine Chua
+65 9815 4328
[email protected]

Jezamine is registered architect with near a decade of experience in overseeing multiple projects of various scales and typologies as the lead architect. Her design and project management expertise extends to children’s homes, homes for the intellectually-infirmed, alongside inclusive public spaces and urban acupuncture from large-scale town wide revitalisations to wildlife parks and permaculture gardens embedded within the community.An artist and educator at heart, she deeply believes in design and the creative arts as a channel and process to uncover the ingenuity and potential of our local spaces and communities.

Design for Safety Professional
2025Green Mark Accredited Professional
Singapore Green Building Council
2023Universal Design Assessor
Building and Construction Authority
2018Master of Architecture with Distinction
B.Sc in Architecture and Sustainable Design
Singapore University of Technology and Design
2017

Veerasamy
Village

𖡡 Blk 635-638 Veerasamy Rd

Nested between Blk 635, 636 and 638 Veerasamy Rd, this linear courtyard is an oasis within the highly-dense urban neighbourhood of Jalan Besar. It is today a popular after-school hangout for students, meeting point for neighbours, and leisure ground for families.Framed by the diagonal paths taken by residents, planes of play and respite punctuate the plaza, injecting colour and vitality into every nook and cranny. With the co-location of the playground, the adult and elderly fitness corner, multi-purpose court and children’s garden, generational boundaries between the residents are blurred through the common language of play and leisure.

Kent Ville
Pavilion

𖡡 Blk 51 Kent Rd

Site Area
10,568 sqmGross Floor Area
193 sqmContract Value
$318, 676

guerilla
gardens

𖡡 Blk 25 Jalan Berseh

Tucked between Blk 25 Jalan Berseh and Rochor Canal, Garden of Love is a community garden co-created with the residents of Kampong Glam Kelantan Residents’ Committee and Jalan Besar Town Council, made up of Singapore's historic bumboats, upcycled crates and plastic bottles.Primarily used for drainage and transportation, and an important source of water for local industries in the past, the Rochor waterway was critical in shaping Jalan Besar as it is today. We are elated to celebrate the heritage and character of our Kelantan neighbourhood with this pocket of community green!Garden of Love was awarded the Garden of the Year 2022 by NParks, as part of the Community in Bloom Awards.

dande-lier

𖡡 Esplanade Park

Dande-lier is designed for iLight Marina Bay 2017, an annual light festival initing contributors and installations by artists from all over the world.Umbrellas are held by seven layers of triangular PVC pipe modules, resting on each other to create a reciprocal dome structure. The pipes, commonly used in local construction are held together by galvanized iron pipe clamps and screwed together by a customized thread. The system makes Dande-lier both adaptable and easily deployable.On the inside, the view of the outside world is warped, transporting visitors into an alternate world, with a smart lighting system that responds dynamically to the visitors’ position in the sculpture. during the day the well ventilated dome provides shaded seating areas and respite from the heat.

FABRIC
FOREST

𖡡 101 Arab St

Fabric Forest is an urban installation that envisions to enliven and enhance this leftover pocket of space by transforming it into a vibrant gateway into the Kampong Gelam district, and laying a blank canvas for community adaptations, gatherings and pop-ups.Drawing from the district’s past as a port for pilgrims en route to Mecca, this installation offers a sanctuary for spiritual respite, rejuvenation and reflection. Made up of a euphony of canopies and tiered seatings, the installation weaves together a myriad of grounds for congregation and respite under the majestic shade of the Angsana trees. The forest of fabrics encircling the trees enfold and unveil with the ebb and flow of pedestrian traffic, bringing to fore the textile heritage and charm that continue to define Kampong Gelam today.

CHANGI
CIRCLE

𖡡 24 Halton Rd

Changi Circle is a self-sustaining research and residential sanctuary that transforms Singapore's historic Changi Hospital site into a living laboratory for sustainable innovation.The project conserves heritage hospital blocks 24 and 37 as research and recreational facilities, while replacing block 161 with a lightweight CLT structure for entrepreneurial research activities.By integrating urban farms and wellness villas with research facilities, Changi Circle creates a circular feedback loop where sustainable solutions are developed, tested on-site, and refined based on real-world data—addressing Singapore's urgent need for context-specific approaches to greening existing buildings in dense urban environments.

ACTIVE
AGEING
CENTRE

𖡡 756 Woodlands Ave 4