RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd., doing business as RSP (formerly Raglan Squire & Partners) is a multidisciplinary architectural and engineering firm headquartered in Singapore and has global offices across 17 cities in different countries including China, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and India.^[4]

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RSP Architects Planners & Engineers

Trade name	RSP
Formerly	Raglan Squire & Partners (1956–1980)
Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Construction & Engineering Real Estate Management & Development
Founded	1956; 68 years ago (1956) Singapore
Founder	Raglan Squire
Headquarters	CapitaSky, 79 Robinson Road, #24-01 Singapore 068897 , Singapore
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	List Kiat Lim (Executive Chairman) Beh Swee Chiew (Chief Executive Officer) Adeline Hwee (Chief Financial Officer) Seah Chee Kien (Senior Managing Director) Ng Meng Hui (Managing Director, Singapore) Chen Hong (Managing Director, Hangzhou, China and Executive Director, Masterplanning, Singapore) Shi Lu (Managing Director, China)[1] Michael Magill (Creative/Managing Director, UAE)[2]
Services	List Architecture Masterplanning Civil engineering Structural engineering Mechanical engineering Electrical engineering Interior design Urban planning Event planning Property development Landscape design Landscape architecture Engineering design
Owner	Peter Lim
Number of employees	≈ 1,400 (2015)[3]
Parent	RSP Holdings
Subsidiaries	AC Consortium Pte Ltd. (AC) Squire Mech Pte Ltd. (SM)
Website	rsp.design

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Its fully-owned subsidiaries include mechanical and electrical engineering firm, Squire Mech Pte Ltd. (SM) and industrial building specialist firm, AC Consortium Pte Ltd. (AC).

RSP was founded in 1956 by British architect Raglan Squire.^[5]

RSP is one of the oldest architectural companies in Singapore,^[6] and was founded in 1956 by British architect Raglan Squire as Raglan Squire & Partners.^[5] In 1960, it opened an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In 1972, RSP completed its first major project in Singapore, the Straits Trading building, the only high rise building in the Raffles Place central business district at the time.^[5] Raglan Squire & Partners was renamed RSP Architects Planners & Engineers in 1980.^[7] In 1994, RSP, in partnership with other Singaporean companies, won its first project in China for the Fuzhou Airport Passenger Terminal.^[8] In 1999, it was conferred the Outstanding Architectural Firm Award by the Singapore Society of Project Managers. In 2006, the company opened its office in Saigon, Vietnam followed by a branch office in Hanoi in 2010. RSP’s first project in the country was the design of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel and Towers in Saigon, completed and opened in early 2003.^{[citation needed]} RSP commenced its operations in the MENA region during the late 1990s and established a dedicated studio in 2009. The Company's completed iconic landmarks in the region include the Palm Tower and Nakheel Mall in Dubai, as well as the Al-Rajhi Bank Headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In 2013, RSP was acquired by Rowsley, an investment holding company listed on the SGX Group and majority-owned by businessman Peter Lim— alongside Vantage Bay Sdn Bhd's land in a S$581 million deal.^[9][7][10]

In 2016, Rowsley bought over the remaining 65% of Squire Mech Pte Ltd., a mechanical and electrical engineering firm in Singapore, to give RSP full ownership of the firm.^[11]

In 2017, Rowsley, through RSP, completed the acquisition of AC Consortium, an industrial design firm in Singapore, giving RSP full ownership of the company.^[12]

Eminent alumni of RSP include Dr. Albert Hong, who joined the firm in 1964 and rose through the ranks to become its first local partner; and Dr. Liu Thai Ker, former master planner of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore and Chairman of the Centre for Liveable Cities.^[13] Liu left RSP in 2017 to start his own company after 25 years as Senior Director.^[14]

In 2018, RSP was spun off from Rowsley and became wholly owned by Peter Lim through RSP Holdings. Chan Lay Hoon, resigned as Director at Rowsley to focus on her new role as Executive Chairman of RSP Holdings.

In October 2023, Kiat Lim was appointed Chairman of RSP, where he led a brand refresh of one of the oldest architectural firms in Singapore.^[15] Under his leadership, RSP launched new initiatives like RSP.SM Energy Group, RSP Lifestyle Group, RSP Academy, and RSP META, to address sustainability and innovation needs as well as educational outreach.^[16]

In 2002, RSP completed the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange. At the time of its opening on 19 May 2002 by then Minister for Transport, Yeo Cheow Tong, it was the first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore .

In 2007, the Company completed Xilinx's Asia Pacific headquarters in Changi Business Park, Singapore. The standards of sustainable design integrated into the project saw it awarded the BCA's Green Mark Award (Platinum), the first privately established industrial development to receive this award in Singapore.^[17] Key green features of the facility include the use of high performance low-emissivity double glazing unit for all external windows;^[18] the installation of pre-cooled air handling units (AHUs) which significantly save energy compared to traditional AHUs;^[17] sectionalised and computerised lighting management to alternate the lighting based on environmental needs;^[17] recycling of waste chips to usable signage thus cutting down on waste disposal;^[17]and a solar-powered heat pump for the hot water system.

Completed in October 2012, the ITE College Central & Headquarters is another demonstration of RSP's efforts towards sustainability, wellness, and ESG. Described as "the epitome of a world-class sustainable and innovative green design" by the National Parks Board, the building was awarded the Skyrise Greenery Award in 2013 and the President’s Award for the Environment in 2014.^[19]

In 2022, RSP formalised the RSP.SM Energy Group, a sustainability studio dedicated to advocating for the importance of sustainability and minimising the Company's carbon footprint for clients. The group’s priorities include looking at how to enhance the energy efficiency of hotels and retail malls, with the objective of attaining 60% energy savings in compliance with unique operating conditions.

RSP constructed Asia’s largest Mass Engineered Timber (MET) building, the Gaia NTU,^[20] in collaboration with Toyo Ito & Associates and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).^[21] Gaia, a certified zero-energy building, was built using timber sourced from sustainably managed forests.^[22]According to the World Economic Forum, replacing the trees used in constructing the building would offset 5,800 tonnes of CO2, equivalent to 17,000 return flights between Singapore and Hong Kong.^[22] In 2023, RSP was awarded the BCA Green Mark Platinum (Zero Energy) accreditation for its work on NTU Gaia, the highest award to recognise zero-energy buildings.^[23]

RSP was also awarded the BCA Universal Design Excellence Award 2023 for its work on Changi Terminal 2 expansion and the Mandai Bird Paradise.^[24] The award recognizes outstanding architectural works that have delivered scalable, meaningful and empathic designs, that exemplify innovative universal design solutions.

RSP is the first architect to introduce the i-Mesh material to Singapore’s and Southeast Asia's built environment through a fabric-like external façade for H&M’s Orchard Building refresh.^[25] The firm collaborated with H&M to identify an architecturally appropriate vision that would best-represent their brand’s focus on fashion. This was the first time the material was being used for an external façade in Singapore,^[25]with RSP working closely with regulators to ensure that this was in compliance with safety regulations.

RSP designed the BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi,^[26] the largest temple in West Asia with a capacity of up to 10,000 people.^[27] It is also the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East,^[28] and a symbol of the UAE’s commitment to tolerance and diversity. The temple was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 February 2024.^[29]

RSP is the only architecture firm in Singapore to build MRT stations over existing operational trainlines, with the aim of improving residential connectivity for the community.^{[citation needed]} Dover MRT station was the first MRT station built on an operational trainline.^[30] Practical construction methods were employed to ensure project delivery and minimise diversions amidst busy carriageways. Canberra MRT station is a second train station in Singapore to be built over an existing operational trainline, serving over 17,000 households; giving RSP credit as a pioneer in this are of sustainable design and innovation.

RSP designed Reunion, the first purpose-built social space for seniors in a local museum in Singapore.^[31] This collaboration between the National Museum of Singapore and Lien Foundation seeks to support the growing needs of this community, in line with Singapore’s 2023 Action Plan for Successful Ageing.

Building alongside Singapore even before the nation’s independence in 1965, RSP has been involved in the design and construction of many buildings in Singapore. These include:

• Jewel Changi Airport, a nature-themed entertainment and retail complex consisting of the world's tallest indoor waterfall, the Rain Vortex, on 78 Airport Boulevard, Singapore (2014–2019).^[32]

• ION Orchard and The Orchard Residences, one of the busiest pedestrian malls in Singapore, integrated with a residential tower above it (2006–2010).^[33]

• Gaia NTU, the largest MET building in West Asia, located at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2019–2023).

• Singapore Institute of Technology's Punggol Campus Court in Punggol, next to the Punggol Coast MRT station (2019–2023).

• LASALLE College of the Arts building in 1 McNally Street, Singapore (2005–2008).

• CapitaSpring , a skyscraper in Downtown Core, Singapore (2017–2021).

• CapitaGreen, an office tower in Raffles Place, Singapore (2012–2015).

• The The Pinnacle@Duxton, a 50-storey residential development on Cantonment Road, Singapore (2005–2010).

• Funan, a mixed-use development comprising a retail mall, two office towers, and an apartment tower in Downtown Core, Singapore. The retail mall is the first in Singapore to have an indoor cycling path and the first to have an Urban Farm (2017–2021).

• Holiday Inn Express Singapore Clarke Quay, a 442-room hotel on 2 Magazine Road, Singapore (2011–2014).

• Henderson Waves, a pedestrian bridge crossing Henderson Road in the Southern Ridges area in Singapore (2006–2008).

• One Pearl Bank Apartments, a 39-storey condominium in 1 Pearl Bank, near Chinatown, Singapore (2019–2024).

• Punggol Watertown and Waterway Point, a mixed used retail and residential green construction in Punggol, Singapore. It is the first integrated waterfront development in Punggol (2012–2018).

• EFG Bank building located on 25 North Bridge Road, Singapore (2008–2017).

• Wilmar Headquarters building in Singapore (2018–2021).

• Eden Residences, a 22-storey residential oasis on Orchard Road, Singapore (2016–2019).

• The Interlace, a six-storey residential development on 180, Depot Road, Singapore.^[34]

• Canberra MRT station, an elevated MRT station on the North South MRT line, in Sembawang, Singapore (2016-2019).

• Dover MRT station, an elevated MRT station on the East West MRT line in Queenstown planning area, Singapore (1999-2003).

• Chinatown MRT station, an underground MRT interchange station between the North East and the Downtown MRT Lines in Outram, Singapore (1997-2002).

Dr. Liu Thai Ker, often dubbed the "architect of modern Singapore" after his influential tenures at the Housing and Development Board and the Urban Redevelopment Authority,^[35] was at the helm of the Master Planning division at RSP until his departure in 2017.^[14] He was succeeded by Ms. Chen Hong, the Managing Director (Hangzhou, China) and Executive Director, (Singapore).

The division consists of 20 workers, across 6 nationalities, based in both Singapore and China, with expertise in master planning, urban design, architecture, and landscaping, having completed over 200 projects across 12 countries.^{[citation needed]}

RSP's key masterplanning projects include;

• Conceptual Master Plan of Zhuhai City, China.

• Master Plan & Urban Design of Zhuhai High Speed Railway Station in Hezhou Area, China.

• PH Eco collection, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

• Weiyuan Ecological Science and Technology Innovation City Project.

• The Conceptual Planning of Zhuhai Xiangzhou District Green Connector Network.

• The Conceptual Planning and Urban Design of Wenzhou Eastern New City.

• The Spatial Development Strategic Planning (Conceptual) of Yuzhong Ecological Innovation City.

RSP's designs, employees, and the Company at large have received numerous awards and recognition for various aspects of their designs.

• List of tallest buildings in Singapore
• List of companies of Singapore