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Luxury hotel Soori Penang is architect Chan Soo Khian’s tribute to the place he grew up in
Chan Soo Khian grew up next to Khoo Kongsi, in a world of aunties, uncles, cousins, and a compound alive with activity. His 15-suite hotel now sits in that same historic orbit, translating personal memory into design details and rare after-hours moments inside the clan grounds.
