BOWERMAN | Top of the Class 2023

The team behind Bowerman is always curious, always eager. Curious of what is out there and what is available, and eager to learn from industry allies and clients- their stories, their needs, and how the team can ride this journey with them. They envision themselves as storytellers in collaboration with homeowners. Adopting Bruce Lee’s “Be like water, my friend” philosophy, they believe in being adaptable.
It is not about keeping to one style, one look or merely following trends. It is about their clients’ stories, incorporating things that matter to them into the designs and refining the space planning to create curated spaces that evoke emotions and excite the senses.
Through these spaces, the homeowners’ stories unfold. The majority of their projects involve breathing new life into dreary old houses and transforming them into beautiful abodes where a new chapter of the story begins. They are comfortable working with an average budget of above $100k.

Year of establishment: 2011
Address: 5 Lorong Bachok, Singapore 387782
Tel: 9487-9324

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Project 1: Semi-detached home at Sennett Drive (3,800 sq ft)

With the last renovation carried out about two decades ago, this three-storey home belonging to a lawyer couple was overdue for a major overhaul. The project involved extensive reconfiguration of the
existing layout and hacking of walls to create spaces that are better suited to the needs of the couple and their three young daughters. Everyone has their own space.
The dry kitchen is the Missus’ domain, expressing her preference for a modern farm chic. The wet kitchen is the husband’s territory and a nod to homes in Arizona and Utah with a distinctly outdoor cooking ambience. The girls share a bedroom and playroom with a pink and princess-y theme. Even the powder rooms and bathrooms are celebrated with statement wallpaper and mother-of-pearl mosaics. Newly-installed Crittall-style arched doors, panels and windows in various external and internal locations help contemporise the look, as well as introduce plenty of natural light.

Project 2: Walk-up apartment at Keng Lee Road (1,006 sq ft)

The success of this project lies in how the team worked closely with very hands-on homeowners, a doctor and business analyst in their 30s, in identifying what needed to go and what to retain, taking into
consideration their lifestyle and aesthetic preferences, while preserving the character of the 37-year-old apartment.
Instead of walls, furniture is used as spatial markers to define the various rooms. This helps to keep the apartment bright and open. A trio of custombuilt open shelves separates the dining and living areas and also serves as a “gallery of memories” where the homeowners display collectibles and memorabilia from their travels. Counter-height kitchen cabinets run back-to-back with a bookcase in the study, demarcating the two adjacent open-concept spaces. When a mango wood table that the homeowners fell in
love with was too long to fit into the dining room, the team creatively upcycled offcuts into bedside tables. Fluted panels were introduced into the master bedroom and master bathroom to admit as much light as possible without compromising on privacy.

Project 3: Conservation shophouse in Tanjong Pagar (2,750 sq ft)

This project showcases Bowerman Interior Planner’s commercial portfolio. The Singapore office for an investment consulting firm is located in a conservation shophouse. The client wanted design elements that are steeped in local culture to portray unique country traits for their Singapore office.
The curved batten wall at the entrance reception was inspired by the crescent moon on the Singapore
flag. Rattan furniture in the pantry reflects a Peranakan influence. The piece-de-resistance is the colonial style meeting room, which was designed to evoke the feeling of walking into the National Museum.
The conservation guidelines posed a major challenge, but the team managed to resolve the issues in close consultation with the authorities. Despite a very short timeline and renovation works
restricted to after office hours to avoid disrupting other tenants, the team managed to complete the project within seven weeks.