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The Sengkang Riverside Park Childcare Centre has been one of Freight‘s most defining projects to date. Click on the link below to find out what are some key learning points that Jing Zhi Kee, Co-Founder of FREIGHT ARCHITECTS, has realised as a result of working on it. Photo credit: Darren Soh

Pandan Valley ranks among one of the first and most iconic condominium developments in Singapore. Designed by pioneer generation architect Tan Cheng Siong and completed in 1979, it is part of the country’s precious stock of modernist buildings that seems to be fast disappearing, despite calls to conserve them. It is therefore heartening to learn about homeowners who not only appreciate such developments’ heritage, but also encourage their interior designer to respect it in the renovation process – as this one did with Artistroom. One of the distinctive characteristics of Pandan Valley is how the units were conceptualised to have the feel of a landed house. The result is expansive spaces and selected ones with layouts that span multiple floors. It is precisely these features that attracted the owners to purchase an apartment there. Click on the link below to read more about how Artistroom sensitively renovates this apartment that can continue to stand the test of time. Location: District 21 Project Name: Pandan Valley Apartment Design Firm: Artistroom Photographer: Edward Hendricks #sgcondo #sgcondos #sgcondominium #singaporecondo #singaporecondominium #singaporecondos #sghome #sghomes #singaporehomes #singaporehome #singaporehouse #singaporehouses #sghouse #sginterior #sginteriordesign #sginteriordesigner #sginteriordesigners #sginteriors #singaporeinteriordesign #singaporeinteriordesigner #singaporeinteriordesigners #singaporeinterior #singaporeinteriors

When it comes to creating a desirable environment, one of the biggest challenges is having a vision strong enough to pull together disparate elements to achieve a cohesive result. For this project by Joey Khu Interior Design, this obstacle was overcome in a beautifully simple fashion, because of the clients’ love for the work of one man: Christian Liaigre. “The design brief provided by the owners was quite specific and centred on their admiration for the renowned French interior designer,” shares joey khu, who runs his eponymous firm and helmed the project along with his colleague Jerry Tan. “The owners wanted to incorporate this design concept into their home, as it would blend seamlessly with their existing Christian Liaigre pieces.” Click on the link below to read more about how STUDIO CHRISTIAN LIAIGRE drives the design of this semi-detached house by Joey Khu Interior Design. Location: District 10 Project Name: Effortless Chic Design Firm: Joey Khu Interior Design Photographer: studio periphery #christianliaigre #semidetached #semidetachedhouse #semidetachedhome #sghome #sghomes #singaporehomes #singaporehome #singaporehouse #singaporehouses #sghouse #sginterior #sginteriordesign #sginteriordesigner #sginteriordesigners #sginteriors #singaporeinteriordesign #singaporeinteriordesigner #singaporeinteriordesigners #singaporeinterior #singaporeinteriors

The request for a neutral palette is a common one in residential design. For this five-room HDB apartment by Arche Design Co., it was especially pertinent since one of its owners is an influencer. This means her home has to be a stage for her to video and photograph the products she endorses, while also doubling as a personal sanctuary and retreat from the outside world. According to Edward Seet, Principal Designer of Arche, the owner did not have a specific ask around how the neutral palette should play out, except that she likes wood tones. “She said she can vibe better with this theme,” he explains. As a result, they settled on the Scandinavian farmhouse aesthetic and had it unfold across the entire 110sqm. Click on the link below to read more about this project. Location: District 19 Project Name: Discovering Hygge Design Firm: Arche Design Co. Photographer: Marcus Lim #sghdb #sghdbrenovation #hdb #hdbrenovation #hdbresale #hdbresaleflatmakeover #hdbresalerenovation #sghome #sghomes #singaporehomes #singaporehome #singaporehouse #singaporehouses #sghouse #sginterior #sginteriordesign #sginteriordesigner #sginteriordesigners #sginteriors #singaporeinteriordesign #singaporeinteriordesigner #singaporeinteriordesigners #singaporeinterior #singaporeinteriors

Pass this terrace house in Sembawang Hills too quickly and you might just miss its most interesting design element: a curlicued façade that gives it a graceful, monolithic form and an architecture that evokes calmness and tranquillity. Sitting on a plot of approximately 2,000sqft, it is designed by S+Arch Design, which demolished the original property on the site and built this new house to accommodate a total built-up area of 3,590sqft. The house’s thoughtfully curated material palette – lime wash plaster, micro cement, oak timber, brushed metal, bush hammered granite and honed marble – complements its curvilinear minimalist silhouette, while creating a highly textured backdrop for its pared-back, Mediterranean-inspired interiors. Click on the link below to read more about how S+Arch Design employs a curlicued façade for this terrace house. Location: District 20 Project Name: Curlicue House Design Firm: S+Arch Design Photographer: Kevin Siyuan & Stanley Tan #terracehouse #terracehouses #terracedesign #sghome #sghomes #singaporehomes #singaporehome #sgproperty #sgproperties #singaporehouse #singaporehouses #sghouse #singaporerealestate #singaporerealestates #sgarchitecture #sgarchitect #sgarchitects #singaporearchitecture #singaporearchitect

Given the astronomical prices of Good Class Bungalows (GCB) in Singapore, it is typically the practice for their owners to live in them. Breaking from the norm was this client of Rt + Q Architects, whose request was to design a house that could be rented out. In doing so, the residence had to aim for what it called “a universal appeal” for both its façade and layout. Working in the architects’ favour were elements such as the low-density neighbourhood located in the district of Holland, lots of greenery between the plots and an upward-sloping piece of land. That the 1,500sqm site had a long driveway was advantageous too, since the client wanted the house sited as far back from the road as possible. A final request: something that was “easy to build and compact”. Click on the link below to discover how the team at Rt + Q Architects responded to these requests with a distinctive, square-shaped, two-storey building with a continuous balcony around the entire perimeter of the upper floor. Location: District 10 Project Name: House of Verandahs Design Firm: Rt + Q Architects Photographers: Masano Kawana & Irieeyes #goodclassbungalow #singaporebungalow #bungalowdesign #bungalowdesigns #sghome #sghomes #singaporehomes #singaporehome #sgproperty #sgproperties #singaporehouse #singaporehouses #sghouse #singaporerealestate #singaporerealestates #sgarchitecture #sgarchitect #sgarchitects #singaporearchitecture #singaporearchitect #singaporeluxuryhomes #singaporeluxuryproperty

As design challenges go, Gwen Tan of Studio IF knew she was being presented with an unusual one when a property developer approached her to relaunch part of their condominium project on Orchard Boulevard with a new design angle. The reason for the change? The marketability of the four duplexes on the highest two floors, due to the required blockage (by law and for security reasons) of views from all bedrooms facing a specific direction. Fortunately, during the site inspection, Tan suddenly had an idea, prompting her to question, “What if I could make your biggest constraint your biggest selling point?” Her proposed solution centred on merging the four duplexes into two, such that they stretched out across the building, thus making sure that the homeowners would not lose out on the views. Click on the link below to read more about how Studio IF redesigns four duplexes in a condo on Orchard Boulevard to create villas in the sky. Location: District 11 Project Name: Villas In The Sky Design Firm: Studio IF Photographers: Guo Jie Khoo & Studio IF #sghome #sghomes #singaporehomes #singaporehome #singaporehouse #singaporehouses #sghouse #sginterior #sginteriordesign #sginteriordesigner #sginteriordesigners #sginteriors #singaporeinteriordesign #singaporeinteriordesigner #singaporeinteriordesigners #singaporeinterior #singaporeinteriors #sgluxuryhomes #singaporeluxuryhomes #singaporecondo #sgcondo #sgcondos #sgcondominium

Since Chung Yen Woon founded Metre Architects, he has been on a constant search for spatial patterns that renew your understanding of function and aesthetics. Click on the link below to dive into the full Q&A for a dose of inspiration! #sgarchitecture #sgarchitect #sgarchitects #singaporearchitecture #singaporearchitect #singaporearchitects #architect #architecturedesign #architectstudio #architectanddesign #singaporehome #singaporehomes

FOR SALE | Don’t miss the rare opportunity to acquire this award-winning studio apartment in Bukit Panjang. Faced with the task of incorporating all the functions of daily life into a compact space, many designers would have looked to a compressed layout with an emphasis on foldaway units. However, Chung Yen Woon, founding partner of Metre Architects, took a radically different approach, ingeniously taking advantage of relatively high ceilings to create a layered solution, with work and dining functions at the lower levels ascending to the bed at the peak of the “hill”. “Functionality is built into the design. Every step, every tilt, every indentation, every protrusion, has a purpose and while the final result looks simple enough, the manipulation of the gradient functions was not. The biggest challenge we had was how to assemble the steps, drawers, coffee table, platform bed, sofa and so on, in the most ergonomically sound and aesthetically pleasing way, while allowing ample storage space.” Get more information now about buying this 463 sq ft one-bedroom studio apartment at the below link. Typology: Condominium Location: 530m from Bukit Panjang MRT station Size: 463 sq ft, one bedroom Tenure: 99-year lease Price: $820,000 Design Firm: Metre Architects Photographer: studio periphery #sgcondo #sgcondos #sgcondominium #singaporecondo #singaporecondominium #singaporecondos #singaporecondoforsale #sghomeforsale #singaporerealestate #singaporerealestates #sgproperty #sgproperties #sgpropertyforsale #singaporepropertyforsale #singaporeapartment #sgapartment

One of JOW Architects’ key priorities is in ensuring their designs make their clients’ lives better. Learn how co-founders Zhenwei Lai and Joseph Wong achieve this goal, as well as why they enjoy experimenting and pushing boundaries in their practice. Click on the link below to read the full Q&A for an extra dose of inspiration! #sgarchitecture #sgarchitect #sgarchitects #singaporearchitecture #singaporearchitect #singaporearchitects #architect #architecturedesign #architectstudio #architectanddesign