It's a femininomenon: Swathed in a palette of pinks and plums and anointed with rounded silhouettes, the apartment's living room gives off a sensual feminine energy.
When the developers of this luxury condominium in Singapore's District 10 approached Gwen Tan to design the interiors of a duplex penthouse apartment slated for relaunch, her first instinct wasn't to hit the drawing board. To create something really desirable, the founder and principal designer of Studio iF had to think outside the box.
A site survey revealed that the 2,500 sq ft apartment was housed in a stack with a unique, staggered configuration, so adjacent units fit into each other like a jigsaw puzzle. This particular unit abutted a larger, 3,500 sq ft duplex unit. A thought struck Tan. What if the units could somehow be combined to form a super penthouse?
TWO BECOME ONE
Her years of executing projects for private clients taught her that the demand for such properties was strong. Buyers were always on the lookout for something special on the market. Even in one of Singapore's plummiest districts, penthouse units of this size were exceedingly rare.
"We've had clients in the past who waited a long time for adjacent units (in their condos) to become available, and as soon as they did, they would snap up the properties, knock down the (dividing) walls, and create larger units," Tan shares.
"If the buyers can afford a unit here, they could have also afforded a Good Class Bungalow. However, some owners prefer to live in a highrise rather than a landed property. They want to feel on top of the world, have spectacular views, and (to be) smack in the middle of town," she adds.
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Plum Job
In this home belonging to a young family, design principal Gwen Tan of Studio iF sought to capture the beauty and ephemerality of Japan's plum blossom season.
Braveheart
Syed Ahmad Bin Abdul Rahman Alhabshee ponders his legacy as one of Singapore's few woodworking craftsmen.
A New Dawn for Sake in Singapore
More Singaporeans are entering sake breweries and shaking things up. The Peak explores how these trailblazers are reimagining the age-old drink one grain at a time.
Summer Bliss
In the words of one Belinda Carlisle, \"heaven is a place on earth\" - when you're test-driving the facelifted Rolls-Royce Cullinan in sun-kissed Ibiza, that is.
Greek Expectations
Who says jewellery houses and \"it\" bags don't go together? Not in Bvlgari's case, asserts its new creative director of leather goods and accessories, Mary Katrantzou.
Micro in Size, Mighty at Heart
Home-grown Vario grew from a hobby strap business into a promising watch brand within eight years-all because its founder, Ivan Chua, dared to dream.
More Than a Pretty Face
Richard Mille ups the ante on colour science by introducing two vibrant new shades to the formidable RM 65-01 Automatic Split-Seconds Chronograph.
IN THE STYLE OF
EVEN AS THE HOROLOGICAL WORLD CONTINUES TO REFERENCE ART AND DESIGN MOVEMENTS, WATCHMAKERS NEVER FAIL TO SURPRISE WITH NEW AND SOMETIMES MIND-BLOWING INTERPRETATIONS.
Raising the Roof
Meet Raphael Yee, the fresh-faced CEO using AI to break design norms and change how homes are seen in Singapore.
Room to Grow
The executive chairman of LHN Group has a strategy to turn Singapore's old spaces into new opportunities and fuel economic renewal.