DOTY 2026 Tri-star Achievement Award: DAA Design Associates Sdn Bhd

For Johor Bahru-based design and renovation company DAA Design Associates Sdn Bhd, design should be human centric. As seen through its projects that won at the Designer of the Year Award (DOTY) 2022, 2023 and 2025, it makes full use of people-oriented design and innovation to create unique spaces that value the life experiences and well-being of their users.

Project: Batu Pahat, Johor (DOTY 2022 Merit Residential Design – Landed)

This residence in Batu Pahat, Johor, which features elements from Muji, Zen and Minimalist themes, perfectly demonstrates DAA Design Associates’ ability in blending different design styles. It is a living space that embraces natural materials and quality craftsmanship, producing a scenic yet tranquil atmosphere that values privacy and well-being.

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Project: D’Art Hills Residence (DOTY 2023 Best Showhouse Design)

The timeless refinement of Japanese design and the cosy practicality of Scandinavian aesthetics are exceptionally exemplified by DAA Design Associates in this showhouse in Kulai, Johor. For discerning potential homebuyers, the residence offers them a real-world example of how Japandi design principles can create an environment that is both breathtaking and conducive to their overall well-being.

Project: Opulent Dwelling (DOTY 2023 Best Residential Design – Landed)

DAA Design Associates’ commitment to people-centric design is well reflected in this family home in Johor Bahru. Employing innovative solutions while maintaining sophistication, the design firm weaves a tapestry of opulence, functionality and spatial fluidity; a modern contemporary home that will last for generations.

Project: Rimba Residence (DOTY 2023 Merit Residential Design – High-Rise)

For this high-rise living space in Kuala Lumpur, its inhabitants take precedence. To ensure the needs of these people are met, DAA Design Associates has reconfigured the residence’s layout, transforming it into a minimalistic-style home that promotes comfort, adaptability, liberation and interconnectedness.

Project: Avina (DOTY 2025 Merit Residential Design – Landed)

This landed residence in Permas Jaya, Johor Bahru challenges DAA Design Associates to design a space where art and nature thrive together. Exuding luxury and tranquillity, the home is also comfortable and humane – a philosophy that this design firm always adheres to.

Project: Villa 8 (DOTY 2025 Best Residential Design Award – Landed (Gold))

Elegance, timelessness and contemporary are at their finest in this residence in Johor. Here, DAA Design Associates establishes a cohesion of liveability, beauty and sophistication through soft colour palettes, earthy materials and textures, effective spatial planning, and even its client’s art collection, creating an artistic, free and relaxed environment.

About the Designer of the Year Awards and the Tri-star Achievement Award

The Designer of the Year Awards (DOTY) aspires to discover and honour the exceptional works of talented local and international designers. It sets the benchmark of excellence in design and is committed to championing them in architecture and interior.

The theme of DOTY 2026, “Celebrating Design Intelligence”, highlights how design has evolved beyond mere aesthetics to encompass functionality and sustainability, where user experience, environmentally-friendly materials and technology integration are essential to well-being and efficiency.

Introduced in 2019, the Tri-star Achievement Award celebrates the achievements of design firms who have been awarded DOTY for three consecutive years. Recipients of this accolade this year have previously won DOTY in the 2022, 2023 and 2025 editions.

Visit doty.com.my for more information.