Born in Karachi, Pakistan on June 1971 of Minang parents. Her childhood is spent with her parents and 5 siblings in Cairo, Jakarta, and Wellington. She gained her degree from the Department of Architecture Fakultas Teknik Universitas Indonesia in 1994, followed by a 7 year stint in Denton Corker Marshall Jakarta, followed by starting up titik|garis|bidang, before starting her own firm in 2005.