Celebrate National Day: 54 Uniquely Singaporean Homes on Houzz
What better way to celebrate the nation's 54th than with 54 of the most popular Singaporean homes through the years?
With an average of two homes featured a week, we’ve racked up a couple of hundred Houzz Tours over the years. Some of the things that are most popular with Singaporean homeowners include the Singaporean interpretation of the Scandinavian style, industrial-style loft concepts, and inspiration from colonial black-and-white bungalows and SIT flats.
We looked at the data throughout the years to find out which Houzz Tours Singaporeans love reading. Here are your 54 favourite homes on Houzz:
We looked at the data throughout the years to find out which Houzz Tours Singaporeans love reading. Here are your 54 favourite homes on Houzz:
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House at a glance: One of our most popular Houzz Tours, this five-room flat in Punggol is Scandi-inspired, but the bespoke built-ins are one of a kind.
Designer: Space Atelier
Read more: A Young Couple’s New Nest Exudes Scandinavian Style
House at a glance: One of our most popular Houzz Tours, this five-room flat in Punggol is Scandi-inspired, but the bespoke built-ins are one of a kind.
Designer: Space Atelier
Read more: A Young Couple’s New Nest Exudes Scandinavian Style
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House at a glance: Scandustrial meets colonial black-and-white styling in this Serangoon maisonette.
Designer: Free Space Intent
Read more: Cool Hookups for a Modern Scandinavian HDB Maisonette
House at a glance: Scandustrial meets colonial black-and-white styling in this Serangoon maisonette.
Designer: Free Space Intent
Read more: Cool Hookups for a Modern Scandinavian HDB Maisonette
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House at a glance: The ultimate hipster home – a Tiong Bahru SIT flat – is beautifully restored, with some trendy tweaks.
Designer: SOLID
Read more: Heritage is Artfully Celebrated in a Pre-War Art Deco Flat
House at a glance: The ultimate hipster home – a Tiong Bahru SIT flat – is beautifully restored, with some trendy tweaks.
Designer: SOLID
Read more: Heritage is Artfully Celebrated in a Pre-War Art Deco Flat
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House at a glance: Owner’s Japan holiday set the tone for her walk-up’s dramatic transformation.
Designer: Obllique
Read more: A Transformed Walk-Up With a Social Media Following
House at a glance: Owner’s Japan holiday set the tone for her walk-up’s dramatic transformation.
Designer: Obllique
Read more: A Transformed Walk-Up With a Social Media Following
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House at a glance: Layers of previous renovations were peeled off to bring this shophouse’s former charm back to life.
Designer: EZRA Architects
Read more: Old Meets New in a Restored Pre-War Shophouse
House at a glance: Layers of previous renovations were peeled off to bring this shophouse’s former charm back to life.
Designer: EZRA Architects
Read more: Old Meets New in a Restored Pre-War Shophouse
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House at a glance: Filmmaker Royston Tan’s vintage aesthetic is incorporated in his new home.
Designer: Free Space Intent
Read more: Vintage Dreaming in a Filmmaker’s Modern Apartment
House at a glance: Filmmaker Royston Tan’s vintage aesthetic is incorporated in his new home.
Designer: Free Space Intent
Read more: Vintage Dreaming in a Filmmaker’s Modern Apartment
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House at a glance: An oriental-patterned teakwood screen gives this corner bungalow its unique look, while providing its owners privacy from passers-by.
Designer: Aamer Architects
Read more: A Reconstructed Bungalow Lights up its Neighbourhood
House at a glance: An oriental-patterned teakwood screen gives this corner bungalow its unique look, while providing its owners privacy from passers-by.
Designer: Aamer Architects
Read more: A Reconstructed Bungalow Lights up its Neighbourhood
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House at a glance: Pantone’s 2016 colours (Rose Quartz and Serenity) lead the sweet, bright and airy look of this Punggol flat.
Designer: Free Space Intent
Read more: Playful Scandinavian Design in a 4-Room HDB Flat
House at a glance: Pantone’s 2016 colours (Rose Quartz and Serenity) lead the sweet, bright and airy look of this Punggol flat.
Designer: Free Space Intent
Read more: Playful Scandinavian Design in a 4-Room HDB Flat
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House at a glance: The mood is anything but blue in this stunning blue-and-black apartment.
Designer: Studio Wills + Architects
Read more: A Bold Renovation Through Blue and Black ‘Boxes’
House at a glance: The mood is anything but blue in this stunning blue-and-black apartment.
Designer: Studio Wills + Architects
Read more: A Bold Renovation Through Blue and Black ‘Boxes’
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House at a glance: An architecture-trained homeowner collaborated with design firm to make his Compassvale flat warm and welcoming with gorgeous wood detailing.
Designer: Team Interior Design
Read more: Chance Encounter Results in a Happy Design Collaboration
House at a glance: An architecture-trained homeowner collaborated with design firm to make his Compassvale flat warm and welcoming with gorgeous wood detailing.
Designer: Team Interior Design
Read more: Chance Encounter Results in a Happy Design Collaboration
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House at a glance: Metal hoarding sheets and well-placed curves set the street-inspired, urban look so this condo unit could show off its eclectic collection of art and objects.
Designer: KNQ Associates
Read more: A Bachelorette Pad Bursts With Vibrant Street Style
House at a glance: Metal hoarding sheets and well-placed curves set the street-inspired, urban look so this condo unit could show off its eclectic collection of art and objects.
Designer: KNQ Associates
Read more: A Bachelorette Pad Bursts With Vibrant Street Style
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House at a glance: Home to coffee lovers, it was only natural that this Bukit Batok flat’s interiors would be inspired by the cafes they frequent.
Designer: Distinct Identity
Read more: Come Home to This Cafe-Industrial Look Flat
House at a glance: Home to coffee lovers, it was only natural that this Bukit Batok flat’s interiors would be inspired by the cafes they frequent.
Designer: Distinct Identity
Read more: Come Home to This Cafe-Industrial Look Flat
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House at a glance: Mid-century modern influences punctuate the contemporary chic theme of this urban apartment.
Designer: Ming Architects
Read more: A Seven-Year-Old Apartment’s Stylish Update
House at a glance: Mid-century modern influences punctuate the contemporary chic theme of this urban apartment.
Designer: Ming Architects
Read more: A Seven-Year-Old Apartment’s Stylish Update
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House at a glance: Innovative, space-saving solutions create a now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t effect for the storage and hidden rooms of this flat.
Designer: Produce
Read more: Big Improvements in a Small 4-Room BTO Flat
House at a glance: Innovative, space-saving solutions create a now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t effect for the storage and hidden rooms of this flat.
Designer: Produce
Read more: Big Improvements in a Small 4-Room BTO Flat
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House at a glance: Light-and-shadow are optical illusions that make this flat seem bigger and brighter than it is.
Designer: Studio Wills + Architects
Read more: This 27-Year Old HDB Flat Finally Sees the Light of Day
House at a glance: Light-and-shadow are optical illusions that make this flat seem bigger and brighter than it is.
Designer: Studio Wills + Architects
Read more: This 27-Year Old HDB Flat Finally Sees the Light of Day
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House at a glance: A sense of warmth, openness and simplicity, accessorised with the owners’ wedding colours – dusty rose and sea foam green – constitute this apartment’s modern, clean-lined and clutter-free design.
Designer: Studio Roundtop
Read more: This Flat’s Defining Style is Streamlined and Cosy
House at a glance: A sense of warmth, openness and simplicity, accessorised with the owners’ wedding colours – dusty rose and sea foam green – constitute this apartment’s modern, clean-lined and clutter-free design.
Designer: Studio Roundtop
Read more: This Flat’s Defining Style is Streamlined and Cosy
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House at a glance: The rudimentary building material – hollow blocks – proved its worth by diffusing harsh daylight and maintaining privacy in this semi-detached home.
Designer: Materium
Read more: Hollow Blocks Solve This Landed Home’s Longtime Flaws
House at a glance: The rudimentary building material – hollow blocks – proved its worth by diffusing harsh daylight and maintaining privacy in this semi-detached home.
Designer: Materium
Read more: Hollow Blocks Solve This Landed Home’s Longtime Flaws
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House at a glance: Cafe-style vibes bring a fresh spin to the Scandinavian-industrial style of this 4-room flat.
Designer: Distinct Identity
Read more: Finally, a Scan-dustrial Home That is Different
House at a glance: Cafe-style vibes bring a fresh spin to the Scandinavian-industrial style of this 4-room flat.
Designer: Distinct Identity
Read more: Finally, a Scan-dustrial Home That is Different
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House at a glance: The “cosy, homely” design brief for this Punggol flat was so well-executed that you can’t see its HDB bones at all.
Designer: Minimology by Minimo
Read more: Warm and Woody for a Couple’s New Abode
House at a glance: The “cosy, homely” design brief for this Punggol flat was so well-executed that you can’t see its HDB bones at all.
Designer: Minimology by Minimo
Read more: Warm and Woody for a Couple’s New Abode
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House at a glance: Interior designer Joey Khu’s own 45 square metre- (484 square foot-) condo optimises space with his trademark sophisticated panache.
Designer: Joey Khu
Read more: Designer’s Home Breaks All Small Space Design Rules
House at a glance: Interior designer Joey Khu’s own 45 square metre- (484 square foot-) condo optimises space with his trademark sophisticated panache.
Designer: Joey Khu
Read more: Designer’s Home Breaks All Small Space Design Rules
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House at a glance: Turning the layout on its head and distracting the eyes with dramatic focal points transformed this 3-room flat.
Designer: I.Poise Design
Read more: This Tiny Low-Ceilinged Flat Gets A Major Style Update
House at a glance: Turning the layout on its head and distracting the eyes with dramatic focal points transformed this 3-room flat.
Designer: I.Poise Design
Read more: This Tiny Low-Ceilinged Flat Gets A Major Style Update
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House at a glance:
An apartment in Pasir Panjang gets dressed up in a modern luxe look with layered touches and dark colours.
Designer: Design Neu
Read more: A Petite Penthouse Gets a Glam Update
House at a glance:
An apartment in Pasir Panjang gets dressed up in a modern luxe look with layered touches and dark colours.
Designer: Design Neu
Read more: A Petite Penthouse Gets a Glam Update
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House at a glance: A kitschy 5-room resale flat is transformed by a carefully considered modern-country theme.
Designer: DB Studio
Read more: Country Style Goes Modern in This Flat’s Radical Reno
House at a glance: A kitschy 5-room resale flat is transformed by a carefully considered modern-country theme.
Designer: DB Studio
Read more: Country Style Goes Modern in This Flat’s Radical Reno
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House at a glance: A bigger kitchen and wardrobe, more storage space, and functional areas for entertaining led the owners’ wish list for the renovation of their two-bedroom condo unit.
Designer: Minimology by Minimo
Read more: Dramatic Changes For A Couple’s Cosy Nest
House at a glance: A bigger kitchen and wardrobe, more storage space, and functional areas for entertaining led the owners’ wish list for the renovation of their two-bedroom condo unit.
Designer: Minimology by Minimo
Read more: Dramatic Changes For A Couple’s Cosy Nest
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House at a glance: A two-bedroom unit and studio apartment come together in a blend of nature-inspired colour palette for the parents and contemporary forms for their teenage son.
Designer: Proj. B Studio
Read more: A Duplex Balances Three Distinctive Styles in Harmony
House at a glance: A two-bedroom unit and studio apartment come together in a blend of nature-inspired colour palette for the parents and contemporary forms for their teenage son.
Designer: Proj. B Studio
Read more: A Duplex Balances Three Distinctive Styles in Harmony
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House at a glance: A Tanjong Rhu apartment meets old-school Tiong Bahru walk-up style in this step-back-in-time renovation.
Designer: Versaform
Read more: Replicating the Heritage Charm of a Tiong Bahru Walk-up
House at a glance: A Tanjong Rhu apartment meets old-school Tiong Bahru walk-up style in this step-back-in-time renovation.
Designer: Versaform
Read more: Replicating the Heritage Charm of a Tiong Bahru Walk-up
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House at a glance: A 30-year-old apartment is renovated for easy entertaining.
Designer: The Carpenter’s Workshop
Read more: This Condo’s Revamp is a Meeting of Styles and Needs
House at a glance: A 30-year-old apartment is renovated for easy entertaining.
Designer: The Carpenter’s Workshop
Read more: This Condo’s Revamp is a Meeting of Styles and Needs
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House at a glance: This industrial-inspired terrace house is a warm and bold revelation bathed in natural light with touches of fresh greenery.
Designer: A_Collective Architects
Read more: Breezy Terrace House Brings the Outdoors In
House at a glance: This industrial-inspired terrace house is a warm and bold revelation bathed in natural light with touches of fresh greenery.
Designer: A_Collective Architects
Read more: Breezy Terrace House Brings the Outdoors In
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House at a glance: A two-storey semi-detached house gets a new lease on life with open spaces and a grided sunscreen.
Designer: Atelier Here
Read more: A Light-Filled Home Experiences The Best of Nature
House at a glance: A two-storey semi-detached house gets a new lease on life with open spaces and a grided sunscreen.
Designer: Atelier Here
Read more: A Light-Filled Home Experiences The Best of Nature
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House at a glance: Industrial style meets modern luxe in this 4-room flat in Bendemeer.
Designer: The Scientist
Read more: A Newlyweds’ Home Goes Dark and Gilded
House at a glance: Industrial style meets modern luxe in this 4-room flat in Bendemeer.
Designer: The Scientist
Read more: A Newlyweds’ Home Goes Dark and Gilded
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House at a glance: Four-room flat takes the industrial style to a whole new level with Asian carpentry detailing.
Designer: The Inside Job
Read more: The Details in this Flat Stand Tall
House at a glance: Four-room flat takes the industrial style to a whole new level with Asian carpentry detailing.
Designer: The Inside Job
Read more: The Details in this Flat Stand Tall
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House at a glance: Interior designer had to address the needs of the different generations while creating a unified look for his family’s apartment.
Designer: Urban Habitat Design
Read more: Textural Details Give This Family Home A Rustic Edge
House at a glance: Interior designer had to address the needs of the different generations while creating a unified look for his family’s apartment.
Designer: Urban Habitat Design
Read more: Textural Details Give This Family Home A Rustic Edge
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House at a glance: Husband-and-wife designers test their bold ideas in their own 5-room flat in Sengkang.
Designer: Wee Studio
Read more: Pushing Boundaries in a Flat That’s High on Style
House at a glance: Husband-and-wife designers test their bold ideas in their own 5-room flat in Sengkang.
Designer: Wee Studio
Read more: Pushing Boundaries in a Flat That’s High on Style
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House at a glance: Orange – extracted from the feng shui palette prescribed for the owner –brings modern design and positive energy to this home.
Designer: Proj. B Studio
Read more: Feng Shui Paved the Way for This Flat’s Renovation
House at a glance: Orange – extracted from the feng shui palette prescribed for the owner –brings modern design and positive energy to this home.
Designer: Proj. B Studio
Read more: Feng Shui Paved the Way for This Flat’s Renovation
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House at a glance: This minimalist apartment is a sanctuary for both its human and feline residents.
Designer: Mr Shopper Studio
Read more: This Clean and Crisp Flat is a Cat Haven Too
House at a glance: This minimalist apartment is a sanctuary for both its human and feline residents.
Designer: Mr Shopper Studio
Read more: This Clean and Crisp Flat is a Cat Haven Too
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House at a glance: A four-room flat is renovated into a cosy home where the owners can enjoy entertaining family and friends with their festive creations.
Designer: Studio FortyFour
Read more: A Play of Lines and Curves Defines This New Home
House at a glance: A four-room flat is renovated into a cosy home where the owners can enjoy entertaining family and friends with their festive creations.
Designer: Studio FortyFour
Read more: A Play of Lines and Curves Defines This New Home
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House at a glance: A configurable space turns this apartment’s pavilion from living to dining area to yoga room.
Designer: 0932 Design Consultants
Read more: This Apartment’s Versatile Pavilion is a Multi-purpose Room
House at a glance: A configurable space turns this apartment’s pavilion from living to dining area to yoga room.
Designer: 0932 Design Consultants
Read more: This Apartment’s Versatile Pavilion is a Multi-purpose Room
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House at a glance: A 1980s maisonette is transformed into a glamorous Art Deco-inspired home that is inspired by its owners’ extensive travels.
Designer: Design Intervention
Read more: This Maximalist Modern Apartment is All Glitz and Glamour
House at a glance: A 1980s maisonette is transformed into a glamorous Art Deco-inspired home that is inspired by its owners’ extensive travels.
Designer: Design Intervention
Read more: This Maximalist Modern Apartment is All Glitz and Glamour
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House at a glance: Named ‘Tree House’, this home is a “work-in-progress” as its architect-owners lovingly nurture its evolving design.
Designer: Formwerkz Architects and Studio iF
Read more: This Inter-Terrace Home is Designed to Evolve With Time
House at a glance: Named ‘Tree House’, this home is a “work-in-progress” as its architect-owners lovingly nurture its evolving design.
Designer: Formwerkz Architects and Studio iF
Read more: This Inter-Terrace Home is Designed to Evolve With Time
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House at a glance: A four-room flat is transformed into a couple’s dream home through the layering of rich textures and a mature colour palette.
Designer: Joey Khu Interior Design
Read more: Modern Luxe is Celebrated in a Swanky Flat
House at a glance: A four-room flat is transformed into a couple’s dream home through the layering of rich textures and a mature colour palette.
Designer: Joey Khu Interior Design
Read more: Modern Luxe is Celebrated in a Swanky Flat
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House at a glance: An award-winning art gallery-inspired concept surprises with hidden design elements that turns a regular HDB flat into an unconventional space.
Designer: Spacedge Designs
Read more:
Wonder Box, a 4-Room HDB Flat
House at a glance: An award-winning art gallery-inspired concept surprises with hidden design elements that turns a regular HDB flat into an unconventional space.
Designer: Spacedge Designs
Read more:
Wonder Box, a 4-Room HDB Flat
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House at a glance: A Marine Parade HDB flat oozes girly sophistication in a child-friendly setting.
Designer: Styledbypt
Read more: A Child-friendly Home with Touches of Femininity
House at a glance: A Marine Parade HDB flat oozes girly sophistication in a child-friendly setting.
Designer: Styledbypt
Read more: A Child-friendly Home with Touches of Femininity
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House at a glance: This five-room flat in Delta Avenue strikes a balance between cosiness and creating freedom of movement.
Designer: Chark
Read more: Turning an Old Flat into a Wheelchair-Friendly Home
House at a glance: This five-room flat in Delta Avenue strikes a balance between cosiness and creating freedom of movement.
Designer: Chark
Read more: Turning an Old Flat into a Wheelchair-Friendly Home
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House at a glance: The clever use of simple materials – laminate, concrete and paint – form the striking features in this 4-room loft-inspired flat.
Designer: Fuse Concept
Read more: A Grungy Chic Flat Meets Fitness Goals
House at a glance: The clever use of simple materials – laminate, concrete and paint – form the striking features in this 4-room loft-inspired flat.
Designer: Fuse Concept
Read more: A Grungy Chic Flat Meets Fitness Goals
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House at a glance: Dark walls paired with warm browns make an impeccable impression in this reconfigured-for-functionality apartment.
Designer: Akihaus Design Studio
Read more: Black Turns an Ordinary Apartment Into a Head Turner
House at a glance: Dark walls paired with warm browns make an impeccable impression in this reconfigured-for-functionality apartment.
Designer: Akihaus Design Studio
Read more: Black Turns an Ordinary Apartment Into a Head Turner
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House at a glance: A four-room HDB flat utilises a clean, white backdrop to play up space-expanding features and metallic and black accents.
Designer: Fineline Design
Read more: This HDB Flat Shines Bright With a Monochrome Palette
House at a glance: A four-room HDB flat utilises a clean, white backdrop to play up space-expanding features and metallic and black accents.
Designer: Fineline Design
Read more: This HDB Flat Shines Bright With a Monochrome Palette
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House at a glance: A two-bedroom condo goes from daytime luxe to party-ready through versatile design.
Designer: Mr Shopper Studio
Read more: Upping the Ante in a Compact Condo
House at a glance: A two-bedroom condo goes from daytime luxe to party-ready through versatile design.
Designer: Mr Shopper Studio
Read more: Upping the Ante in a Compact Condo
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House at a glance: Scandi style meets Singapore lifestyle in this three bedroom apartment that’s home to a family of seven.
Designer: Mr Shopper Studio
Read more: Infusing the Popular Scandi Theme With Local Flavour
House at a glance: Scandi style meets Singapore lifestyle in this three bedroom apartment that’s home to a family of seven.
Designer: Mr Shopper Studio
Read more: Infusing the Popular Scandi Theme With Local Flavour
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House at a glance: Extensive wood detailing and raw elements impart a stylish, masculine appeal to this 91 square-metre- (980-square-foot) apartment.
Designer: AO Studios
Read more: A Bachelor Pad’s Scandinavian-Industrial Flair
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House at a glance: Extensive wood detailing and raw elements impart a stylish, masculine appeal to this 91 square-metre- (980-square-foot) apartment.
Designer: AO Studios
Read more: A Bachelor Pad’s Scandinavian-Industrial Flair
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House at a glance: An Upper Serangoon apartment gets its monochrome inspiration from colonial black-and-white bungalows.
Designer: Chark
Read more: A Staycation Experience Cosies Up This New Condo
House at a glance: An Upper Serangoon apartment gets its monochrome inspiration from colonial black-and-white bungalows.
Designer: Chark
Read more: A Staycation Experience Cosies Up This New Condo
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House at a glance: This five-bedroom apartment is made warm and welcoming by reconfiguring the layout, and enhancing its clean and modern palette with plush textures.
Designer: Arete Culture
Read more: A Family Home Gets A More Sensible Spatial Flow
House at a glance: This five-bedroom apartment is made warm and welcoming by reconfiguring the layout, and enhancing its clean and modern palette with plush textures.
Designer: Arete Culture
Read more: A Family Home Gets A More Sensible Spatial Flow
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House at a glance: This terrace house has gardens on every floor, making it feel spacious and lofty with a seamless indoor-outdoor design.
Designer: A D Lab
Read more: An Ingenious Garden Home in Opera Estate
House at a glance: This terrace house has gardens on every floor, making it feel spacious and lofty with a seamless indoor-outdoor design.
Designer: A D Lab
Read more: An Ingenious Garden Home in Opera Estate
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House at a glance: This five-room flat takes its HDB identity to a posh new level with luxurious details and blush and metallic accents that lift it into the five-star hotel realm.
Designer: Free Space Intent
Read more: Inspired by Hotels, This 5-Room Flat Puts on the Ritz
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House at a glance: This five-room flat takes its HDB identity to a posh new level with luxurious details and blush and metallic accents that lift it into the five-star hotel realm.
Designer: Free Space Intent
Read more: Inspired by Hotels, This 5-Room Flat Puts on the Ritz
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House at a glance: Owner grew up dreaming of living in a colonial black-and-white bungalow, and sought to build a faithful reproduction for his family.
Designer: Aamer Architects
Read more: Building a Black and White Bungalow from Scratch