ARES Partners was founded in 2007 in Shanghai. It begins with an insistence on design excellence and a belief of Architecture and Interior Design are inseparable. 
We believe that a small and professional practice will flourish outside the confines of a large corporation and provide better service to its clients.

The philosophy of the practice is to seek innovative but practical design solutions to each challenge. Through the rendering of space, light and natural material complement a project's programmatic needs and spatial characteristics. 

In additions, urban context, building technology, sustainability, craft and details along with meaningful client dialogue, work to meet the budget and schedule are all as primary components of the process. We believe that design with good intentions, creativity and effective execution are critical to a successful project. 

Helen Wang is the founding partner of ARES Partners since 2007. With over  twenty years of professional experience in Architectural and Interior Design, she has commanded a lead role on projects from design conceptual phase to construction completion. These projects range from institutional projects, mixed-use commercial complex, Hospitality and residential works.

Before establishing Ares Partners in Shanghai, she worked as a senior designer in KPF New York office, senior designer in HLW Shanghai office and in DP Architects Singapore office. With KPF, she worked on the expansion of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, New York University Law School, UOB Bank in Singapore and many other projects. With HLW, she is the leading designer for Shanghai Racquet Club and Apartments as well as Citigroup headquarter office in Pudong Shanghai.

With Ares Partners, she has been leading the company’s design and management activities in China. She is actively involved in all aspect of design process. Her work has encompassed a broad spectrum of projects include XY Yun Lu Boutique resort in XingPing Village Yangshuo, Miya | Lost Villa Barn Resor, HOW Art Museum in Pudong Shanghai, Fine Arts Center for Children in New York, Sino-British College USST Campus expansion and renovation, office interior for One Center headquarter in Pudong Shanghai, high-end retail as well as other high profile projects.