ZONE Architect, an international architecture and design consultancy firm, was founded in 1993 by Ar. Jeffery Cheah and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The firm has branch offices in Abu Dhabi, UAE; Sydney, Australia; Yangon, Myanmar; and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and has overseen projects worth over RM3 billion in numerous countries. After working in Australia from 1987 to 1991, Cheah returned to Malaysia and subsequently established ZONE Architect, initially focusing on projects within Malaysia before expanding internationally in 2002. In 2016, the firm launched a subsidiary, Zone Designworks Sdn Bhd.