House Tour: Simple, minimalist Woodlands Jumbo HDB flat won an interior design award

Editor's Note: This airy, light-filled jumbo HDB flat is made even more spacious with the use of a neutral palette and partial dividers. It garnered the Bronze award for Best Residential Design (Apartment), at the IDCS 2020 Design Excellence Awards.

Jumbo HDB flats, which are often close to twice the size of a regular 4-room flat, are naturally spacious. When this family approached Lite Design Collaborative (LDC) to design their home in Woodlands, though, they wanted to make it appear even more spacious with an open concept, which would give their child room to explore and grow.

LDC addressed this by bringing in lots of light to the space. A calming, bright palette of neutrals and light wood was used to reflect light, as well as partitions like a glass bi-fold door and screen, which help to segregate spaces without being too visually heavy.

The space also needed some reconfiguring to meet the family's requirements of a wet and dry kitchen, a walk-in wardrobe with a double sink, and helper's room.

Who Lives Here A family of three
Size 1,905 sq ft (177 sqm)
Type Jumbo HDB flat
Interior Design Lite Design Collaborative

Living Room

The living room features a screen at the entrance for privacy. Opposite, the open-concept dry kitchen allows for interaction between family members in the kitchen and living area.

To keep the look clean and streamlined, LDC ensured the track lighting was recessed into the ceiling.

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Foyer
The entryway also features a settee with a cushion for the family to put on their shoes. Here, they've kept to neutrals like white and grey to complement the maple laminate.

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Dining Room
The dining area features storage at the side in the form of a slim, full-height cabinet, so that the family can keep the table clutter-free.

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BiFold Glass Doors
A bi-fold glass wall divider helps to let light through into the middle of the home. When the family has friends and relatives over, this can be opened up for more space.

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Concealed Walk-In Wardrobe
In the master bedroom, a concealed door in the feature wall opens up to reveal the walk-in wardrobe.



This article first appeared on Home and Decor in 2020.