Decidedly a DINK (Double Income, No Kids) couple client, we broke the house free of rigid partitions provided by developers by creating an open studio. The open plan provided a multiplier for natural sunlight and use of light toned furniture to enhance the spaciousness of the apartment.

The parti is evolved from a furniture centrepiece supplied by our star hairdresser client with great love to mid-century modern mixed matched with new elements.

The sofa was designed by Stephen Kenn, utilizing mid-century modern principles with a twist of his denim obsession - juxtaposition of avant-garde and rigorousness. We took this particular furniture as a cue to design the apartment by evolving interior components around its design language.

A special cross sectioned “column” is placed in the back of the sofa near exterior wall, not only paying a tribute to the signature column of Mies Van der Rohe, but also providing a wiring space for the headboard shelf.

By matching another mid-century iconic chest by Charlotte Perriand to the sofa, the motives of the chest is expanded to the scale of the interior as built-in furniture with different design variations, such as rotation, re-scaling and witty adaptation.

Just like the Stephen Kenn’s sofa, the house is anchored in mid-century modern but filled with twists of contrasting components such as avant-garde golden coffee table to go with the denim sofa and a street lamp to create intricate balance to a monotonous white wall.

In the end, a mix and match of furniture design history is fitted into an apartment, creating an equally, if not more, interesting new kind of apartment space.

Material Used :
1. Flooring: Engineered wood flooring, Quick Step
2. Doors: Formica Laminate
3. Windows: Aluminium
4. Roofing: Cement paint
5. Interior furniture: Formica Laminate & Wood Veneer