architecture - interiors - construction - joinery fabrication
Awards / Recognition
2024 '40 under 40' design Award [Interior Category] - Noel Chan XLMS
2023 Hong Kong Design Association's Brand Design Awards for 'Excellence in Best Distinctiveness Award in category of Architecture & Construction'.
2023 Home Journal Awards, Bronze Winner - Best Designer Awards Apartment, for more than 1,500 sqft category. Apartment in May Tower Hong Kong
2022 The Outstanding Property Award London, winner Votion Studios, Hong Kong in the category of ‘Interior design of Workplaces’.
2022 The Outstanding Property Award London, winner for Mountain Court Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong in the category of ‘Interior design of apartment/ condominium’
2022-2023 A' Design Iron Design Award for Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category - Apartment in Mountain Court Hong Kong
2020-2021 A' Design Iron Design Award for Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category - Reckitt Benckiser Office Hong Kong
2022 BLT Design Awards Honourable Mention for "Votion Studio, Hong Kong" design in "Interior design" category.
2020 German Design Award, Winner for Azalvo, Causeway Bay in the category Excellent Architecture - Interior Architecture.
2020 German Design Award Winner for Wenchang Luxury Beach Resort Hotel, China in the category Excellent Architecture - Conceptual Architecture
2019 HKB Management Excellence Awards - Innovator of the Year
2019 XLMS Best Architectural Planning & Build Company - Build Magazine U.K.
2019 REA Interior Design Award [Commercial] for Azalvo, Causeway Bay Hong Kong
2018 REA Interior Design Award [Residential] for the Larvotto Apartment, Ap Lei Chau
2017 '40 under 40' design Award [Architecture Category]
2017 Interior Design Confederation Singapore (IDCS) Interior Design Excellence Award - Best Sustainable Design, Asia Pacific. Bronze: Cundall Hong Kong Office
Awards / Recognition
2025 Global Design Award - LOJEL Headquarters, Hong Kong for Interior Design Commercial and Office Spaces
2025 Global Design Award - Votion Studio, Hong Kong for Interior Design - Entertainment
2025 Global Design Award Gold - Shenzhen, Chow Sang Sang Office, for Interior Design Commercial and Office Spaces
2025 Global Design Award - Apartment in Jardine’s Lookout, Wing On Towers for Interior Design - Residential
2024 '40 under 40' design Award [Interior Category] - Noel Chan XLMS
2022 Home Journal Awards, Best Designer Awards Apartment, for the 800-1,500sqft category. Apartment in Mountain Court, Ho Man Tin Hill Road.
2020 LIV Hospitality Design Awards - Treasures and Scent at Langham Hotel Shenzhen
2019 HKB Management Excellence Awards - Innovator of the Year
2019 XLMS Best Architectural Planning & Build Company - Build Magazine U.K.
2019 REA Interior Design Award [Commercial] for Azalvo, Causeway Bay Hong Kong
2019 Most Reputed Architecture & Interior Design Solutions Of The Year, Hong Kong's Most Outstanding Business Awards 2019
2018 - 2019 Runner up for A’Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category - Wenchang Luxury Beach Resort Hotel. 15 April 2019, Milan Italy
2018 Best Sustainable Building – Hotels & Resorts [Architecture Category] ‘Wenchang Luxury Beach Resort’ - Asia Pacific Design Centre & International Design Award
2018 Best New Office Space [Interior Design Category] ‘Campfire Media Co-Working, Wong Chuk Hang’ - Asia Pacific Design Centre & International Design Award
2018 REA Interior Design Award [Commercial] for Campfire Media, Wong Chuk Hang
2018 REA Interior Design Award [Residential] for the Larvotto Apartment, Ap Lei Chau
2018 Honourable Mention 11th International Design Awards (IDA), Los Angeles U.S.A.for Campfire Media, Wong Chuk Hang
2018 Most Valuable Companies Award, Hong Kong.
2017 IDCS Interior Design Excellence Award - Best Sustainable Design, Asia Pacific. Bronze: Cundall Hong Kong Office
2017 '40 under 40' design Award [Architecture Category]
Publications / Talks / Exhibitions
2023 Retail Asia Conference & Expo, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
LA Weekly article "12 Hong Kong Designers not to miss"
XLMS featured in DX Co-creating Hong Kong exhibition at DesignInpsire.
2020 Certificate Membership of Hong Kong Designers Association
“Think Asia, Think Hong Kong” (TATHK) campaign held at JW Marriot Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles.
“Co-Creating Hong Kong” exhibition at DesignInspire on December 5 – 7, 2019. The exhibition is at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
2019 Design Inspire: Design Without Boundaries: The Creative Stories in Hong Kong', The Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Ian Hau Speaker @ Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair (SZIDF) Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, Hall 2 from November 3 - 5, 2019.
Build Review 2019 Architecture Awards Winner’s Booklet
‘Pecha-Kucha’, Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) International Chapter, Hong Kong 9 May 2019
Press Logic - Business Interview with XLMS founder Ian Hau, 29 Jan 2019
2018 Certificate of Graduation, Design Incubation Programme - Hong Kong Design Centre
2018 Design Inspire: Design Without Boundaries: The Creative Stories in Hong Kong', The Hong Kong Trade Development Council
‘Urban Serenity’, Published Jul 4, 2018 squarefoot.com.hk
‘Cundall Office by XLMS’ Dulux China -2018 Publication
‘A Tour of Campfire Coworking – Media’Published Officelovin’ 2018
‘Client Profiles XLMS Limited’ - Invest HK Published January 2018
‘Using Knowledge-Based Community Design to Cope with the New Reality | XLMS’ - 2017 HKMVC publication
2017 Corporate Membership of Hong Kong Institute of Interior Design
2017 ‘7+1’ Entrepreneurship for Design & Creative Business Certification
‘Placemaking’, Perspective Global - Published September 2017
2017 Membership to the Hong Kong Design Center
‘Feng shui dictates the renovation of this prime Ap Lei Chau apartment’ – Home Journal Published 29 Nov 2017
‘Welcome Home’ - Published Today's Living - Dec 2017
‘XLMS’ - Published City Weekly 2017