HENDERSON
Type: HDB | Location: 95 Henderson Road, Singapore | Home to: 2 Adults
Designer: Farrah | Project Manager: Jane
‘A minimalist design, with muted and earthy colours that is consistent throughout the house’ was the design brief our wonderful clients came to us with. The functional brief was to have a proper entrance area leading into the home, and a spacious living room where they would spend most of their time hosting and/or chilling.
Without cutting the spaces up, a subtle entrance segregation was made through lowering the ceiling and having the shoe cabinet end along the same line. Walls for one of the bedrooms were collapsed for a spacious living/dining space.
Some other layout changes aside from integrating a room and the living space: a bedroom was converted into a walk-in wardrobe for more storage needs. We also patched up the original master bedroom entrance for more privacy, and a cleaner look from the perspective of the living room.
We built-in most of the carpentry within the home to pull off the desired minimalistic aesthetic. Doors were concealed, and vertical faces to match or compliment floor finishes to optically enlarge spaces.
Though minimalistic in nature, the colors chosen for the home were made to be soft and neutral, and not completely sterile white. Hard finishes like tiles were scrutinised for an appropriate fit for the home’s overall shade.
