Born in Algeria, Yacine was educated in Milan and Paris where he graduated from the Ecole d’Architecture ParisVillemin (UP1). He worked in Paris, Brussels, Milan, and Singapore and is now permanently based in Hong Kong. In 30 years of professional experience, he developed a multi-disciplinary expertise in architecture, interior design, and luxury fitting-out contracts. Since 1997, he successfully established architecture and interior design firms in Paris and Brussels. He also worked at a management level for an international architecture firm in Asia. Following in 2011 he co-founded In Situ & Partners Ltd, specializing in luxury residential, corporate and commercial projects.