Total Revamp With A Mix Of Retro Feel & Contemporary Touches For This Resale 5-rm HDB | SG.ID Seen
Rustic 70s setting with a modern industrial open living concept, it's hard to believe this apartment was transformed from a 42-year old unit.
By Young Lim -
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An open-concept in this 5-room flat means the space looks even bigger!
SG.ID Seen is a regular column on Home & Decor, where we pick out some of the most interesting home interior projects completed by designers in Singapore and share what we like about them.
We all know that older HDB flats offer larger layouts, but when this couple engaged Modern Haus Renaissance to propose a complete overhaul of their 42-year old resale unit, little did they expect that the design team would make the home look and feel even more spacious. Take a look at the interiors and find out why this particular project caught our eye.
From one end of the open-concept living area, you can see that the kitchen and the living rooms have been combined into an expansive zone. Immediately, the space feels airy and spacious. By painting the beams in a darker colour, you can also see how that adds a sense of depth so visually one feels the area behind the black pillar is even bigger than it really is.
Instead of having a sofa and armchair in the living area, the homeowner couple opted for a curved sofa, which helps to create a modern look. The kitchen cabintery, clad in decorative laminates add a rustic feel enhanced by the soft concealed lighting throughout the home. The addition of greenery throughout the home, along with twinkling fairy lights, add a quirky and homely atmosphere as well.
The homeowners were lucky enough to find a unit with a breathtaking view of the cityscape, and the design team capitalised on this to create an unobstructued vista, which runs along the entire length of the open-concept living area, thanks to the use of folding window panes. We have to say that the view itself, is probably worth a million dollars.
Instead of a television set, the homeowners installed a projector, which visually elongates the width of the room. These modern touches, along with the zinc dining table, gives the home a chic industrial feel.
Located at one end of the open living area is the master bedroom, which also enjoys the same enviable view of the waterfront cityscape. There's a Zen-like feel to the treatment of creating an open sleeping area on a raised platform. Notice how the mattress is also placed against the wall, which has been converted into a glass panel looking into the study area next door. Something else you'll realise is that the design team reconfigured the spaces too, because this area used to be a bedroom while the former master bedroom is located behind the current kitchen counter.
Some homeowners may be concerned about the lack of storage spaces in this area though, but with a view like that you really don't want it to be ruined by the sight of drawers and cabinets.
If you are wondering where the wardrobe area is, it's actually positioned close to the (former master) bathroom.
Even though the master bathroom is diminutive in size, every inch of the space is cleverly utilised.
The common bathroom has the same layout as the master, albeit in a simpler style. We like the attention to detail, where the piping has been painted black to match the counter and the window frames.
By using full-height cabinetry, the design team manages to keep the look of the home looking seamless and uncluttered. The black beams also add a cottage-feel around the home.
The utility yard has been cleverly cordoned away in a small room if its own.
Part of the reconfiguration includes creating a corridor leading to the common bathroom. Although narrow, the use of cline lines and soft yellow lighting helps to enhance the ambiance of the space.