Having a degree in Architecture Engineering from Universitas Katolik Parahyangan (Bandung) batch of 1986, he pursued his study in the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and got his degree of Master of Architecture.  He then founded and developed Tri Matra, an organization focusing on communities of art, design and culture for youth in Bandung.  He also founded Rumah Belajar Semi Palar, consisting of a playgroup, a kindergarten and an elementary school in Bandung in 2004.  This school applies the holistic concept of education.