Genevieve Chew and Jacqueline Chak are the minds behind EDITECTURE, the architecture and design studio whose sustainability-driven ecosystem now spans retail, interiors, branding and education. Most recently, they’ve expressed their vision in reEDIT Future Lab, a circular-design destination in Starstreet Precinct built from Hong Kong’s own waste.
Here, The Style Sheet speaks with the founders to learn more about the philosophy behind reEDIT, the thinking that shaped reEDIT Future Lab, and what circularity means when it moves from architecture to everyday life.
1. EDITECTURE has transformed from a design studio into a wider ecosystem across architecture, retail, interiors, branding, sustainability and education. Was this your intention from day one, or a natural evolution?
Genevieve: It was a very natural evolution. From our first project, we were driven by a restless curiosity to solve problems through design. Initially, we sought to give our clients physical environments that enhanced their well-being. But over the years, we realised our impact needed to scale to designing for the planet.
Working across architecture and retail, we confronted the reality of industry wastage. We formed reEDIT in 2022, initially to upcycle our own construction materials. It became our rebellion — a way to prove that sustainable design isn’t a compromise, but something highly desirable and intentional.
Similarly, Edit Academy was born to nurture the next generation of leaders and changemakers, empowering them with the values of sustainability and empathy from their most formative years. This ecosystem allows us to tackle global challenges holistically by building a community that thinks circularly by instinct.
Jacqueline Chak (left) and Genevieve Chew (right) at reEDIT Future Lab
2. As co-founders, how do your roles differ? What do you think each of you brings to the business?
Jacqueline: Our friendship came before the company, and it's still the most important ingredient in everything we do. My background is in architecture, so my lens is rooted in the structure of materials — reading their limits, their tension, their memory. I'm drawn to the question of how things can be made, and to the possibility that it could be made differently. Genevieve brings an incredible strategic vision that grounds our ambitions and turns them into reality. She’s the one who can look at an experiment and see how it becomes a sustainable project.
3. reEDIT Future Lab blends a cafe, retail hub, workshop, event venue, maker’s lab and recycling station into one fluid space. What motivated you to reimagine all these elements under a single roof?
Genevieve: If sustainability stays hidden in remote factories, it remains an abstract concept. Future Lab provides us with a physical, accessible space where processes are on display, giving our community the chance to see how material waste can be given a second life. By bringing everything under one roof, we hope to create a cultural destination that feels fun and inviting — a place that encourages visitors to linger and reignite their curiosity, and to see that a circular future is something you can actively participate in every day.
4. What drew you to Starstreet Precinct for the first reEDIT Future Lab, and how does the space’s vision align with the character of the neighbourhood?
Jacqueline: Starstreet Precinct has always had a beautifully curated, community-oriented soul. It’s a place where people appreciate intentional design, quality and a slower, more mindful pace of living. Setting up shop here lets us invite people into circularity in a place they already associate with lifestyle and inspiration.