Yip Yuen Hong together with his partners establishedip:li Architects. He was born in Singapore and attended the Singapore National University from where in 1987 he managed to graduate with a degree in Bachelor of Architecture. After his graduation, Yip Yuen Hong managed to be employed at William Lim and Associates, Housing and Development Board and at Arkitek Tenggara II. He eventually decided to start HYLA Architects together with his partners Vincent Lee and Han Loke Kwang in 1993. Martin Modern by Guocoland is engaged by Yip Yuen Hong as the master architect for the project.
He is a qualified architect that is also registered with the Architects Board. As an architect, throughout the course of his profession, he has been able to be mentored by respected architects including Liu Tai Ker, TayKheng Soon, and of courseWilliam Lim. For that reason, he has managed to greatly refine his skills.