Victor Njo
Victor is one of the founders of HUGE and as of 2011 Managing Director. He was born in Indonesia and lived with his parents in Australia in his first years. At the age of three the family moved to The Netherlands. He grew up in Western Europe and gained a Masters degree in both Urban Planning and Architecture from the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands, where he holds his architect registration.

During his time at Delft University he collaborated with BBVH Architecture and Rapp + Rapp. In addition he ran a company designing and manufacturing ties. He organized a study trip to New York, investigating the phenomenon of the grid-city, which resulted in the book named “Grid City Tour II: New York”. After that he initiated another architectural study trip to China, visiting Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Upon returning to The Netherlands he worked at Claus & Kaan Architects.

In 2003 he decided to pack his bags and experience Australia again. Victor started at COX Richardson Architects and was part of the team working on the competition for the Beijing CBD, which was awarded 2nd place. He received an offer to work at PTW in Sydney soon after. In Australia he worked at the PTW Sydney head office on projects in Australia, China, the Middle East and Vietnam and traveled extensively to all project locations. After working in the Middle East, Victor transferred to the PTW Shanghai office. Built projects with his major involvement are the SportBOX, a sport centre and office opposite the Westin Bund Center Hotel in Shanghai, the Wuhan Urban Planning Institute Building, the Capland Center in Qingdao and the Palm Jebel Ali in Dubai. Before starting HUGE he collaborated with MADA s.p.a.m., experiencing a totally different approach of working in China. He was also visiting critic for final year architecture studios at Sydney University, UNSW, UTS and Jiaotong University in Shanghai.

Hary Amalan
Australian architect, Hary Amalan is Director of HUGE. Hary grew up outside Sydney in the mountain forests of the Blue Mountains to Sri Lankan parents, and lived in 6 countries in Europe, Asia & the Middle East before finishing High School at the International School in Beijing. He returned to Australia for university education and completed Honours in Architecture at the University of Technology Sydney, and the University of New South Wales.

It was his experience living abroad that gave him a cross-cultural interest in China, and fostered an international perspective and curiosity in the cultural diversity and common intertwined influences that are driving increased urbanization across the globe. This experience also made him appreciate the importance of retaining cultural identity and integrity in developing stylistic and functional solutions to enhance the urban living environment.

Whilst completing studies as an undergraduate at the University of Technology, Sydney, Hary worked with one of Australia’s most famous design companies, Harry Seidler and Associates for 3 years. He later completed an Honours Degree in Architecture at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He has been involved in Project Management for one of Australia’s biggest construction companies, Grindley Construction. Furthermore, Hary worked as an Associate for PTW Architects Australia in numerous locations, including Shanghai and Hangzhou, China.