Apartment Renovation in Singapore / Studio Wills + Architects

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  64
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
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  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Astro Lighting, Glos, INCLASS, Ikea, Kalon Studios, Lambert & fils, MUJI, Santa & Cole, Skagerak, Skovshoved Mobelfabri, Toto, Trimble Navigation, WON Design
  • Lead Architects: Ng William, Kho Keguang
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Apartment Renovation in Singapore / Studio Wills + Architects - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Lighting, Shelving, Chair
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Text description provided by the architects. PROJECT #13 is a renovation to a 30-year old HDB FLAT. The project seeks to re-examine the ‘interface’ between the flat and the public corridor, create a sense of space within a ‘MICRO’ FLAT, address the requirements of 2 PROGRAMS (an OFFICE and a HOME), and achieve a ‘framework’ to enable the FUTURE-PROOFING of the flat.

Apartment Renovation in Singapore / Studio Wills + Architects - Interior Photography, Closet, Shelving
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Nested in a public housing block served by common corridors, such corridors were originally envisioned as social interaction spaces. However over time many units facing these corridors were observed to have their curtains permanently drawn over its windows as a result of the changing behavioural patterns with increased need for privacy of its occupants.

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The introduction of a foyer, as the first space off the corridor, resulted in a ‘buffer zone’ between the public and private domains and 2 separate entry points enabling the spaces within to OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY.

Apartment Renovation in Singapore / Studio Wills + Architects - Interior Photography, Table
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The need to accommodate the requirements of the office and home, lead to CO-SHARING of facilities and SPACE-SAVING strategies of compacting functions at strategic locations.

Apartment Renovation in Singapore / Studio Wills + Architects - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Bed
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Louvered windows and epoxy flooring, commonly found in such flats, were adopted throughout the interior to assimilate the flat with its neighbours. Internal surfaces were kept white for daylight reflection with accents of timber for a warm appearance.

Apartment Renovation in Singapore / Studio Wills + Architects - Interior Photography, Bathroom, Windows, Door
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The result is a new flat that re-engages the corridor in varying degrees of openness and privacy, an interior of contrasting spaces which is open yet intimate and a ‘framework’ that allows EASY RE/ADAPTATION for a VARIETY OF USES (office and home) and a VARIETY OF USE PATTERNS (one or more households) within a formerly single-use residential unit.

Apartment Renovation in Singapore / Studio Wills + Architects - Interior Photography, Windows, Handrail
© Finbarr Fallon

PROJECT #13, while small in scale, hopes to serve as impetus for the RE-PURPOSING of a HDB flat where more than 80% of Singapore’s population resides, sustaining it over the course of the building’s life.

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Cite: "Apartment Renovation in Singapore / Studio Wills + Architects" 14 Jan 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/954840/apartment-renovation-in-singapore-studio-wills-plus-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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