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Inside A Bold Monotone Bachelor’s Pad In Punggol

This week, we visit a 3-room HDB rebuild in Punggol. Homeowner Johan was particular about the layout of his home, and specifically chose this because it was on a high floor and a corner unit. It’s a 3-room resale HDB…

• 18 Dec 2022
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Touring A Freehold $1.5 Million Penthouse With A Private Pool

Bliss Loft is a small freehold development located in the bustling Balestier area. With just 48 units, it’s as exclusive as they come, especially with this 2 bedroom 1 bathroom unit that we toured. At a size of 1,399 square…

• 15 Dec 2022
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The Story Of HDB’s Struggles With The DBSS: Why It Was Doomed To Fail

The Design Build And Sell Scheme (DBSS) was first introduced by the then Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan in 2005. It aimed to involve private developers in the building of public housing to offer buyers with higher incomes…

• 15 Dec 2022
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Inside A $60k Sleekly Renovated 5-Room HDB + EastGlen @ Canberra Tour

Canberra probably doesn’t inspire much excitement in you considering how new the neighbourhood in Sembawang is. Yet, it’s this newness that actually makes this pretty exciting! Termed a “Ghost Town” by Rice Media in a recently published article, Canberra is…

• 14 Dec 2022
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Touring A Playful Co-Living Space With A Brutalist Exterior

This week Reuben and Aiken Chia tour the lyf One-North, a colourful and vibrant co-living development in One-North. It’s conceptualised as a community space for the neighbourhood, with 324 housing units that is housed within 2 seven-storey blocks. Special thanks…

• 13 Dec 2022
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Inside An Inventive HDB Home With Clever Carpentry Details And A Cosy Balcony Setup

This week, we tour a really expansive 1,500 square feet 5-room resale HDB home in Yishun. Homeowners Qian Wei and Charmaine self-designed their home, and along with the expertise from Qian Wei (who is into carpentry) has fashioned a home…

• 13 Dec 2022
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Inside An Intimate Private Dining Walk-Up Apartment With A Pottery Studio

This week, we visit a really unique space – an old walk-up apartment in Woodleigh Park. Homeowners Chun and Wen Yeu were on the lookout for something different, and when they chanced upon this older home with the air ventilation…

• 11 Dec 2022
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Inside A Modern Peranakan Shophouse With A Beautiful Courtyard Garden

This week, we visit a special shophouse in Joo Chiat that was completely rebuilt by homeowners Natalie and Al. It’s a 3-storey shophouse that sits on 3,490 square feet of land, and a spacious 3,000 square feet of built up…

• 4 Dec 2022
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Aiken & Reuben Tour The Coolest Hidden Bar In Singapore

Welcome to our new design series, Tastemakers! With a new series, comes our new co-host, Aiken (whom we are sure needs no introduction, but please visit his new YouTube channel here @AikenChiaMing )! Along with Reuben, they will be touring…

• 2 Dec 2022
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Touring A $80k Renovated 2 Bedroom Home With Sea Views

In this week’s Insider Tour, we tour a 2 bedroom condo unit at One Amber. This is a freehold development with 562 units that’s located in the East. There’s a mix of 1 to 4 bedroom units here, with a…

• 1 Dec 2022
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Unexpectedly Gorgeous Rooftop Views At The Hyde: Inside A Boutique District 10 Condo

It’s always a pleasure to visit a condo development that we’ve reviewed from its show flat days (particularly one that was as fun as staying overnight with Ghib Ojisan). The Hyde is now ready, and there were a few things…

• 1 Dec 2022
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A Hidden Wellness Club Most People Don’t Know About

This week, Reuben and Aiken visit a beautiful pastel-coloured fitness and wellness club located in a heritage shophouse in Tanjong Pagar. Occupying 4 stories, Trapeze Rec Club consists of a yoga studio, gym, outdoor sauna and cold plunge, reflexology, and…

• 30 Nov 2022
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This Man Turned Waste Materials Into DIY Furniture For His HDB

This week, we visit an HDB home on Clementi Avenue that is one of the most unique homes that we’ve seen so far. Homeowner Shu has totally transformed this original condition 1978 HDB unit into a Scandi-themed one that has…

• 29 Nov 2022
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Inside A Dreamy Remake Of A 1970s Home With A Sky-Lit Atrium

This week, we visit a landed home in the East that was designed in the 1970s. It’s part of a cluster of 4 townhouses that was built for an extended family to stay together. Designed by Gwen Tan of Studio…

• 27 Nov 2022
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Inside A $80k Stylishly Renovated 4-Room HDB + Hougang RiverCourt Tour

Hougang RiverCourt was launched in the November 2015 BTO exercise alongside projects in Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Punggol, Sengkang and Toa Payoh (Bidadari). At first glance, Hougang RiverCourt doesn’t seem to stand out – it’s in a non-mature estate…

• 25 Nov 2022
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Touring The Hotel-Like Sloane Residences With Gorgeous Landscaping

Sloane Residences was the very first new launch project we covered back in 2020. It’s not a big development, with just 52 freehold units on 38,943 square feet of land, but seeing it in person, the landscaping has been done…

• 24 Nov 2022
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This Spin Studio Looks Even Better Than Some Luxury Hotels

Another week, another episode. This time, Reuben and Aiken visit Ally Gym, which possibly is the most luxurious spin studio in Singapore. At a size of 6,500 square feet, it houses not just the gym, but a modern in-house cafe…

• 24 Nov 2022
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Inside A $68k Modern Victorian 4-Room HDB + Matilda Sundeck Tour

Matilda Sundeck is a recently completed HDB project in Punggol. It’s got a fascinating history that pays homage to a century-old bungalow in Punggol that had a reputation for being “haunted”. The home was once owned by one of the…

• 22 Nov 2022
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