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Houzz Tour: This Apartment's Interior Hauls in the Stellar View
Room-widening features form a frame to show off the view outside
Bringing the outdoors into the confines of a home, let alone a high-rise apartment, sounds like quite an unimaginable feat. Joey Khu and his eponymous firm, however, were confident they could make it work. When they first arrived at this four-bedroom condominium unit, they were taken by the undisrupted view from the balcony. Not only did it allow an abundance of daylight into the home, it also prompted the decor style that would best flaunt the million-dollar view.
Extending towards the dining area, the ceiling feature forms a visual plane which culminates in a fitting focal point: modern artwork that complements the dusky woodgrain. The cerulean blue in the two paintings breaks the receding darkness of the woodgrain and anchors the dining space.
Surreal art that takes over the wall space forms another sort of frame or visual demarcation for the dining area which share the same confines as the living room.
Form and function come into play in the rest of the communal areas. A floating console near the front entrance offers display and storage close to the main entrance. “It can be used as a key drop or a catchall for loose change,” say the designers.
The dry kitchen is opposite the console and row of full-height shoe storage. It is fronted by a counter of Caesarstone quartz worktop, tinted mirror strips and a dark laminate base. The mirrors reduce the visual bulk of the counter and their reflective surfaces also give the illusion that the quartz countertop is floating.
The bed was placed to soak in the awesome city view making every morning a wake-up treat. The black-and-white city skyline photograph above the headboard reiterates the actual view outside.
Space abounds in the master bedroom as it has been merged with another bedroom. A contemporary grey and white colour scheme was chosen for it room expanding qualities. The bed frame incorporates two bedside tables. They explain: “The bedside tables are meant to look like serving trays with a protective guard to prevent accidental drops.”
The ensuite wardrobe and study are enclosed by sliding glass doors. The cabinets reach to the ceiling and its light laminate finish contrasts against the dark woodgrain in the other spaces.
This study room – previously another spare bedroom – ticks all the boxes for a stylish and storage-friendly workspace. An entire wall is decked out with a bookshelf with two different tones of shelf backing. The maroon and black backings offer an interesting interplay of colour and texture against the light woodgrain. Best of all, they add visual depth to the space.
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Who lives here: A couple
Location: Four-bedroom condominium unit in Dakota Crescent
Size: 148 square metres (1,600 square feet)
“It wouldn’t be right if we didn’t capitalise on the picturesque scenery,” Joey Khu Interior Design says. “We wanted to create a ‘frame’ of sorts to capture this picture of tranquility.” That they did, and the overhead design feature creates plenty of buzz by cutting an outstanding feature across the ceiling of the open-plan living and dining. Comprising of staggered laminate strips in a dark woodgrain finish, the ceiling feature accentuates the view like an expansive photo frame. The custom-built fixture continues as a TV console and sets a cohesive modern resort design language to unite the space harmoniously.