Home Tour: A conservation shophouse in Selegie with massive art collection
Breathtakingly beautiful home from 2014...
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This home, designed by Homme Space, is one of a kind. Step inside this conservation shophouse and you'll be blown away by the sheer volume of art and design objects on display.
Not only is it a beautiful heritage conservation shophouse located in Selegie, its interior designer-owner has lovingly transformed the home into a veritable gallery, with virtually every square inch covered in eye-catching pieces. From the moment you enter, you're surrounded by the homeowner's discerning collection amassed over many years. It's a maximalist's dream come true.
Multi-coloured metallic rabbits from Paul Smith boutique sit in a neat row on a shelf; they are sometimes rotated for a completely different look.
Conservation shophouse interior
The ground floor of this conservation shophouse sets the tone, serving as both an entertainment space and working area for the design-savvy owner. Everywhere you look, precious acquisitions demand your attention - from striking paintings and designer furniture to quirky sculptural pieces. A row of Paul Smith's iconic multicolored metallic rabbit figurines sit pride of place on a shelf, occasionally rotated to create new vignettes.
There's even art on the ceiling: A Rainer Lagemann sculpture hangs off the ceiling against an X-shaped lighting though - an artistic way to decorate a conventionally bare space.
Art in every inch of space
But the artistic touches don't stop there. An antique mirror ingeniously installed under the staircase creates a visual trompe l'oeil, doubling the sense of space in the narrow shophouse interior. Overhead, a gravity-defying Rainer Lagemann sculpture hangs from the ceiling beside an X-shaped light installation in a wonderfully creative use of the oft-neglected ceiling plane.
Black and white photography prints rest on the master bedroom's curtain pelmet.
Sunshine enters through the skylight and floods the kitchen while the high ceiling provides ample vertical wallspace for more art.
Kitchen in conservation shophouse
This passion for collecting overflows into the upstairs living quarters as well. In the master bedroom, black and white photography prints are casually displayed along the curtain pelmet. Even the kitchen gets the art treatment, with the skylight and soaring ceiling providing the perfect canvas for more works.
Hung all along the staircase, the eye-popping work of Takashi Murakami commands attention.
Takashi Murakami art collection
Perhaps the biggest showstopper, however, is the iconic Takashi Murakami artworks that stretch up the entire stairwell in a vibrant burst of colors and forms. At the top of the stairs, the landing has been transformed into the homeowner's favorite space - a curated art gallery in its own right.
The staircase landing on the upper floor is designed to look like an art gallery, and is the homeowner's favourite space.
At the end of the corridor on the upper floor is a roof garden, with a skylight that overlooks the kitchen.
Roof garden in conservation shophouse
Last but not least, this exceptional conservation shophouse reserves one final surprise - a roof garden accessible from the upstairs corridor. Flooded with light from a skylight overhead, it's the perfect outdoor oasis to relax and admire the rest of this incredible interior.