One team, from concept to handover
Clarissa Yeo founded Noir & Oak in 2013 after one too many projects where a designer drew a beautiful home and a separate contractor quietly value-engineered it away. The design and the build had no one holding them together.
So she built a studio that keeps it whole: design and build under one roof, one project manager, one accountable team. The home you approve in 3D is the home that gets built — materials, proportions, lighting and detailing intact.
Twelve years on, that’s still the studio — characterful homes and spaces, designed and built to be lived in.
What sets the studio apart
Design-led, always
Every project starts with considered design, not a price list. We shape spaces around how you actually live and work, so the result feels intentional rather than assembled.
One studio, design to build
We design and build under one roof, so the home that gets built is the home that was designed. No drift between a designer’s vision and a contractor’s shortcut.
Craft in the details
Made-to-measure carpentry from our own workshop, materials chosen to last, and the small details that quietly separate a designed home from a decorated one.
Honest about budget
A fixed scope in writing before we start, and a frank conversation about what your budget can and can’t do. No vanishing quotes, no surprise variations.
On time, accountable
One project manager who picks up the phone, a sequenced programme, and a delivery date we plan backwards from — not a chain of subcontractors pointing at each other.
Warranty-backed
A workmanship warranty on every project. We stand behind what we design and build, long after the styling photos are taken.
Meet the studio
Clarissa Yeo
Started Noir & Oak to do interiors properly — designed and built by one accountable studio. Still leads every concept and signs off every handover.
Damien Ng
Runs the build teams and the programme. The reason a Noir & Oak renovation runs in the right order, holds its budget, and finishes when promised.
Hui Shan Lim
Leads residential projects and the material library. Has an eye for the detail that makes a home feel considered rather than decorated.