When the D’Marvel Scale designers first arrived on site, they were concerned by how little daylight this terraced house received. Design Principal Derrick Lim says, “The floor plan is quite elongated and with a staircase in the middle, the light path was blocked by several obstacles.” This lacking in light

Characterised by a carefully curated collection of unobtrusive furnishings and soothing shades of grey, the appeal of this double-storey resale apartment located in Mountbatten lies clearly in its efficient design. Thought up by Ambika Chowdhry from local interior design firm DISTINCTidENTITY, this bachelor pad follows the design principles of a

A monochromatic theme is one of the easiest interior design palettes to execute, but it can also be one of the most difficult styles to get right. Done properly, these homes use shades of black and white to great effect while mixing in textures to keep things interesting. But if

Architecture and interior design firm UPSTAIRS_ often raises the bar by establishing itself as a cross-disciplinarian design studio that doesn’t play by the book and instead prefers to re-write the rules that many designers are bound to. Its creative director, Dennis Cheok, is proof that they practice what they preach

Under the interior design umbrella, the concepts of “oriental” and “grunge” don’t usually go hand-in-hand. But for the bachelor living in this 8-year-old resale unit, those two design themes were exactly what he wanted for his new home. “To meet the homeowner’s request, we blended modern-contemporary elements with oriental aesthetics