00:04Alex was looking for a minimalist design with a wood-filled interior and a desk for building his
00:10Lego. This kind of design is not every one cup of tea. You know, some may like it,
00:18but most of them, they will feel differently. This flat is a new 14-story HDB, public housing,
00:28flats in the west of Singapore.
00:37Bukipatok is a housing estate with a variety of private dwellings,
00:41with all the necessary facilities and amenities. It was built in 2019.
00:54My name is William Chan. I'm the founder and chief designer of Space Search Designs.
00:59My client Alex, a bachelor who works in the finance industry, lives in this apartment.
01:05He gives us basically creative freedom on everything. We actually design everything
01:09centred on Alex himself. He's a very disciplined guy whereby he don't really have much things.
01:16This space is very art gallery, very modern. It is unconventional.
01:25When I told him that your space can actually have some possibilities in turning it into something
01:30more interesting and more specific to your needs. You know, that you can actually optimize and maximize
01:36the space, but we can do it minimal.
01:41We removed the wall between the old bedroom and living room. Close off one entrance to the bathroom
01:47and move the kitchen to the living room and replace it with a shower and vanity.
01:52Since Alex loves Lego, we repurposed the existing home shelter into a Lego gallery. The door is 180 degree
02:01inches and without removing the door, we actually hide it with a new cabinet.
02:10Based on the new layout, Alex actually approached the feng shui master to work according to our layout.
02:18My design was based on the idea that the continuous open space with a well thought up design is the
02:24most suitable for a single occupant in a small flat. At the entrance of the flat, there's a corridor
02:34straight ahead that leads to the main space and the private areas such as the toilet and shower are
02:40on the right. To the left is the Lego gallery. This space was originally a bomb shelter that is
02:46still functional today. They need one bomb shelter for every household when you build a new residential
02:52project in Singapore. So we decided to use that space for Lego gallery and it's a perfect fit for that
02:59size. As you walk through the corridor towards the main living area, you are surrounded by floor to
03:07ceiling with light walls and storage. They are raised off the ground and appear to float. We specially
03:15saw the hinges for the cabinets so they were as streamlined as possible.
03:21The living room is L-shaped and wraps around the sleeping area. There's a desk that folds out so Alex
03:27can do his work and can fold away to reduce clutter when not in use.
03:34The super single size bed is housed within a cabin like enclosure. Hanging lights is actually USB and battery operated.
03:45The blue box is a versatile item that functions as storage and seating and stores under the bed when not
03:52in use.
03:59The coin box representing wealth was placed at the location based on Alex Feng Shui requirements.
04:05I designed the wall hung coin box. The shape and high energy color is one modern art piece in this
04:11landscape of straight lines.
04:15The kitchen and pantry is hidden behind a door on the other side of the room. The walls around the
04:21kitchen and the tap were accented in dark blue. This color is used throughout the flat in order to give
04:26contrast to the light wood look of the cabinets. Blue is also one of color whereby Feng Shui recommends it.
04:34It is good for his well-being. Due to Feng Shui reason, the stove cabinet is facing on the other
04:40side of the cabinets.
04:42Alex don't use kitchen so much so we decided to make this kitchen cabinet smaller, just enough for his daily
04:49light cooking meals.
04:53The light actually is an uplighting whereby it starts glaring to eyes and has very soft lighting effects and embells.
05:00We decided to introduce here from wall to wall, horizontal strip, you know, just to appear like an artwork.
05:09From the entrance, the same micro cement floor flows seamlessly into the bathroom with a slight downward slope towards the
05:17shower area.
05:20Since Alex lives here by himself, there was no need to close up the shower which visually opens up the
05:26space.
05:26When you look at the fittings that I chose, we selected Vola which is very minimal and very iconic design
05:33which is using tube.
05:36There's a floating vanity with a sink with built-in storage for clothes and personal items.
05:44As the vanity sits higher off the floor, there's room for Alex shoes underneath.
05:53Across from the vanity is a room with a toilet, laundry and also a hidden fridge.
06:01There's a fairly large existing window in the toilet area.
06:05The intention of covering up the WC windows is to be in line with my wood-look cabinet wall coverings,
06:12while at the same time to unlock ventilations and lights in.
06:16The window next to the shower allows the space to dry quickly.
06:20Due to privacy, we actually introduced vertical blinds.
06:23So it's basically waterproof and highly functional for wet areas and shower areas.
06:28We actually used cream colours for the shower area as compared to the white colours for the living areas.
06:35In the space for one, there's technically no need for doors within the flat.
06:39We introduced this glass panel to cordonel, the icon usage just strictly for bedroom areas.
06:47Even though we do not have double volume height,
06:51there's still ways to reimagine it and to create something unconventional.
06:57But most importantly, I think it has to be functional.
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