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The living space is anchored by a porcelain tiled island which acts as a buffer to the kitchen . Two storage volumes provide symmetry , balance , and proportion to the plan and sectional form of the living space .
Loose furniture and rugs are favoured over traditional sofas and ‘ typical ’ living space arrangements for flexibility and constant adjustments , consistent with the owners ’ view that a home is a space for creative self-expression and freedom .
Graphic and Colour Line , circle and colour block motifs are animated by the shifting daylight and shadow cast by venetian blinds . Playful visual procession draws you through the spaces . Views are framed by colour portals , scenography is created by layered colour walls and objects placed in perspective , drawing you through the connected spaces .
Colour blocked ‘ gallery walls ’ slide to conceal the television and reveal artworks , the walls separate the living space from the study , bedroom , bathrooms and dressing room . The movable elements support the alternative the patterns of domestic liveability .
Coloured laminates are used extensively to colour block the entrance , kitchen , study and dressing room . Vinyl sheet flooring provides a seamless floor surface making the spaces appear larger and fluid ,
Spaces The original formally planned 132 sqm , 3 bedroom apartment driven by its oppressive windowless corridors has been transformed by collapsing the former circulation space into the formally aligned “ enfilade ” open living spaces .
The spatial plan was shaped by the owners ’ view that light and the view of Singapore ’ s verdant landscape should be plentiful .
The new spaces are thus framed to focus towards views . Existing shear walls frame the spaces , supplemented by sliding wall panels and pivoting doors .
The design of the entrance doors with circular motifs is mirrored in interior doors . Circular vision panels with textured frosted glass glow at different intensities with changing light conditions .
The apartment is a mirror of the owner ’ s love of colour and design , the apartment is a bright canvas for art and delightful objects and furnishings .
SPARK has achieved a lyrical and romantic space that combines craftsmanship with an imaginative use of space a negotiation between the ideals of Singapore ’ s residential modernism and the demands of contemporary life .
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Panoramic sunrise and sunset views across Singapore ’ s forested heart are embraced into the distinctive luminous environment giving the apartment many moods , never will there be a single day like the other .
The existing entrance was modified to create a striking and spacious threshold which frames the interior gallery . The previously solid utility space is now a daylight filtering glass block wall flooding the kitchen with light . The space transforms into a soft glowing ‘ lantern ’ in the evening .
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