Inside A Brutalist Showroom You’ve Probably Never Heard Of This week Reuben and Aiken tour a very different spot from everywhere else they’ve been so far. Located in Jurong, or more specifically, 15 Kian Teck Cres, it’s in an area that you wouldn’t usually associate with such a beautiful… 27 Oct 2022 2 min read 0
Inside A Hidden Architect’s Own Family Home That Reveals A Gorgeous Haven This week, we visit an architect’s very own multi-generation family home that’s been named “Open House”. Architect couple Gwen and Berlin who is one half of the founding team at Formwerkz Architects had to design a home around their young… 27 Oct 2022 3 min read 0
This Hidden Gem Of A Cafe Is A Minimalist’s Dream This week, Reuben and Aiken tour an inconspicuous cafe located at South Bridge Road. Named DAWN, it’s one of those spaces that iykyk, and for fans of that raw minimalist look, you will definitely feel at home here. It’s not… 26 Oct 2022 2 min read 0
We Tour The NEW Lentor Modern, A Rare Integrated Development In District 26 If you’re tired of asking agents for the latest prices, can’t find your must-have feature like a balcony in your bedroom, or have always wanted to see more of your potentially million-dollar purchase than just a floor plan – we’ve… 24 Oct 2022 2 min read 2
Inside A Creative Couple’s Colour-Filled Home & Workspace This week we visit a 4-room 990 square feet BTO home in Tampines. Homeowners Ryan and Ella have stayed there for 3 years already, and have named their space the “AAAH House”. They both had contrasting views when it came… 23 Oct 2022 2 min read 0
Inside A Dark Minimalist 5-Room HDB With A Truly Unusual Layout This week, we visit a 5-room BTO unit at Tampines GreenVerge. Homeowners Terence and Roxanne knew they wanted a dark theme, as they wanted something different from their previous home. The 5-room unit on paper was 1,216 square feet, but… 23 Oct 2022 < 1 min read 0
Inside A Stunning Transformation Of A 1960s School Hall Into A Classy Office It’s a special episode this week, as Reuben and Aiken Chia tour a space that is undoubtedly famous in the design world in Singapore, but one that not many have seen before. It’s the office of the renowned Park +… 22 Oct 2022 3 min read 0
Inside A Unique Landed HDB Home With A Idyllic Japanese Zen Garden Given that nearly 80% of the population stays in an HDB home, and that there are only about 284 HDB landed units, that makes this week’s home a really really rare one. Homeowners Grace and Wei Xiang (together with their… 21 Oct 2022 2 min read 0
Inside A $150k Tastefully Renovated 2 Bedroom Unit At Nomu In Orchard In this week’s Insider Tour, we check out a unit at Nomu! In case you’re wondering how the name came about, it’s actually a shortened version of “North of Museum” in reference to the Planning Area. The boutique development along… 20 Oct 2022 2 min read 0
Inside An Architect’s Own Curved 3-Room HDB Home In Bedok North This week, we visit an architect’s own home in Bedok North. Kenneth and his puppy Jinko are staying in a 3-room HDB sized at 732 square feet. He chose a neutral palette and restricted the choice of materials to just… 20 Oct 2022 2 min read 0
Inside A Taiwanese Designer’s HDB Home With A Lovely Open Balcony + Studio This week we visit a really special home in Bukit Batok West. Homeowners YaYa and Jun Yao have really transformed this 1,490 square feet 5-room resale HDB into a unique home + studio arrangement. From the custom made metal gate… 16 Oct 2022 2 min read 0
We Tour DJ KoFlow’s Lifestyle Venue In A Shophouse At Ann Siang This week Reuben and Aiken Chia tour yet another shophouse space, although this time located in the hip Ann Siang enclave. Named HONCHO, it’s a lifestyle venue that is set over 3 levels, each with its own distinct personality, a… 13 Oct 2022 < 1 min read 0
Inside A Unique Indochine-Inspired Walk Up Apartment In The East This week, we visit a charming walk up apartment located in Marine Parade. Homeowner Chris self-designed the entire home, which was formerly divided into 6 rooms for rental. He has gone for a rather unconventional theme that you don’t see… 9 Oct 2022 < 1 min read 1
Inside A $10k Renovated Colourful 4-Room HDB At McNair Towers This week, we tour McNair Towers – a newly-MOPed HDB that’s very close by City Views @ Boon Keng and Bendemeer Light, two HDBs that we’ve also recently toured. Unlike the latter two HDBs, McNair Towers is more exclusive. Tucked… 4 Oct 2022 2 min read 0
Inside An Interior Designer’s Wabi-Sabi Penthouse Home In Joo Chiat This week, we visit a penthouse home set in the low-lying Joo Chiat. Homeowner Brandon created and designed the space for his family of 3 – and incredibly did so without any drawings of the space. It’s a 1+1 room… 2 Oct 2022 2 min read 0
Inside A Gorgeous Art-Filled Interior Design Studio In Singapore When an award-winning interior design studio launches a new office, you can bet that there will be certain high expectations of how it would turn out. And so this week, Reuben and Aiken tour the exclusive studio space of White… 29 Sep 2022 2 min read 0
Inside A $100k Cosy 5-Room HDB + City View @ Boon Keng DBSS Tour City View @ Boon Keng boasts great views, transport links, and amenities and is within 2 primary schools. With a 5-room flat that went for a cool $1,288,888, it may sound like a lot to pay for even with the… 27 Sep 2022 < 1 min read 0
Inside A Self-Designed Raw Industrial HDB Home With A Creative Flair We love visiting the homes of previous homeowners that have opened up their homes to us, and so this week we are especially excited to be able to visit version 2.0 of Tobby and Kaiyi’s home. For those of you… 25 Sep 2022 2 min read 0