C & C
Address: 102A Bidadari Park Drive
This is a newly built BTO 4 room apartment (ground level) in Bidadari. The homeowner opt in for no floorings and an open concept kitchen. However, the peculiar thing about this layout is that the kitchen still feels enclosed. A wall is blocking from the side and there’s a water point behind it. In other words, HDB “forcefully” encourages the sink at the spot, to have a parallel kitchen cabinet on both sides.
Open-concept
The homeowner didnt like the idea of a sub-open concept kitchen. It will look half-hearted and as though the works are not planned well. Therefore, we decided to knock down the small wall and repipe the water to the opposite side. The only disadvantage is that the kitchen storage space is limited. The homeowner isn’t disheartened, instead he found ways to resolve the constraints.
He purchased standing dish racks and small metal drawers to hide behind the fridge. We built in suspended racks in the service yard for additional space too.
Home Gardening
Moving into his first home, the homeowner explores into nature. He read up online to search for easy maintenance plants. Those that can survive in low light conditions and doesn’t wither very easily. Staying at the ground level gives the homeowner an opportunity to have his own mini garden. Here is a plant that hangs on a hook, 3M taped to the beam.
He shared that gardening it isn’t always rainbows and butterflies. However, his proudest possession is his Alocasia. It started from a single leaf and now it has grew and multiplied to 3.
Big Foot vinyl
The vinyl were personally purchased and installed by the homeowner. Big Foot is made in Korea, it is eco-friendly and made from non-toxic plasticiser. Overall, the selected maple color is on point and it is comfortable to walk on. The joints feel sturdy and it doesn’t have an odour that some vinyls tend to have.
The bathrooms are kept minimal, retaining hdb tiles, we only included a fixed panel showerscreen and switch out the box-up covers to frosted acrylics.
To Design & Render
The homeowner isn’t much particular on the overall look of the home but he wished for a home that feels different and simple at the same time. He wanted a peranakan + modern home as it reminds of his childhood. His parents also stayed at the ground floor where he has friends frequently visits for a game of soccer.
“It isn’t about me but the society that we lived in, these are my favourite memories and I believed my wife agrees on that.”
We chose for grey floor tiles and black finishes fittings for its versatility. The homeowner is kinda mysterious, so it added as a bonus to his personality. Moreover, being on the “dark side” gives a modern and cool vibe to the home.
Spearheading with this concept, I decided to include Louis Poulsen modern lights in the renders. The backsplash displays the iconic Peranakan aesthetic, complimenting it with a laminated dark walnut cabinet. Rattans, plants and ceramics are decors placed on purpose so that the Peranakan look is consistent throughtout the apartment, it harmonizes well with the backsplash too.
Here are some images of the home photoshoot!
