House Tour: $65,000 renovation for this modern industrial-style four-room HDB unit

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For their new home, Mr Koh and Ms Neo wanted the grungy-chic look of an industrial warehouse-turned-loft apartment. Through a renovation that cost $65,000 (excluding furniture) and was overseen by designer Edmund Ng of Fuse Concept, their cookie-cutter HDB flat was transformed into a cool, modern industrial-style home with distressed-looking surfaces.

While epoxy-finished concrete screed is used for the flooring, the walls of the living area are kept white, apart from painting selected accent walls blue and black for contrast.

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Stepping through the main door, steely, masculine shades set the tone of the flat.

An architecturally inspired feature wall frames the dining area, helping to visually zone the living area.

 

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This focal point – which appears to be composed of concrete slab panels – was simply created by making vertical and horizontal grooves, as well as drilling holes on the surface of concrete screed.

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In the kitchen, concrete screed mixed with black grouting screed is applied on the wall, making for an eye-catching, textured feature wall.

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Function-wise, one of Mr Koh’s main requests was for a home gym, which the designer combined with the study. For this hobby room, he hacked away a large portion of a solid wall and replaced it with glass panels, such that it has an open concept and looks out into the living area.

Mr. Koh, who is a fitness enthusiast, wanted the hobby room to include a gym rack and bench, apart from a study desk and a corner for his guitar.

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For a roomier master bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe, two rooms were combined and separating glass panels were installed.