H & M

Address: 615C Edgefield Plains

Homeowners H & M shared their vision for their home, they like to experiment more on colors and differentiate themselves away from others.

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Simplicity at its best

They sought for a warm, cosy, “handcrafted” home. It doesn’t has to be all wooden-like or has to follow a certain style. The essence of their design is about having a communal space for friends and family to feel safe at home. In other words, to live simple and to avoid luxury, to appreciate the little things in life.

More importantly, the home has to look lively, some splash of colours will help to elevate the mood! The living room wall is painted green, and common bathroom is colored in blue. Preparation is critical in this project. We kept consistant with the chosen colors. The blue tiles has to follow closely with the vanity laminate, while the green paint color has to be near identical to the kitchen’s laminate.

These visuals were rendered for pitch to the homeowner. The bathroom renders were created by our in-house drafters. They suggested to demolish half of the wall and replace it with a glass panel. A sub-open concept kitchen and the homeowner will be able to check out their guests when they are busy cooking. That is also why we extended the wall for a L-shaped cabinetry.

Electrical casings, trunkings and cornices

On my site visit, I discovered that old HDBs have crazy amount of electrical casings. Same goes for the network cabling and air con trunkings. For this project, there were cornices at the borders of the ceiling. As the main understanding is to keep the home minimal, the cornices were removed.

This is an image of before & after hacking. The dismantled casings and cornices affects the wall. We can’t paint it over directly as we will still be able to see the bump. These has to be plastered smooth.

For hacked wall tiles, note that these tiny little holes will get you into trouble. They are actually punched into the water pipes, each tiny hole is a leakage. Therefore, we have to change out all of the pipes.

Masonry works

Kitchen before the demolition

Repiped, built walls, cement screed

Even though there are issues installing the half height fixed panel due to the slanted wall, we have resolved it with a different method of installation. Nevertheless, Here are a few snapshots of the Living, Dining & Kitchen areas!