Natura Loft Apartment

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Natura Loft Apartment

Firm

AO Studios

Type

Residential › Apartment

SIZE

10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft

There are obvious advantages to being in the design profession when it comes to
renovating a home and it made all the difference for an architect’s new home in
Bishan Town, located in central Singapore. The main priority, like many other
Singaporean homes, was to enlarge the feeling of the spaces in the apartment and
ensure that it was spacious, free flowing and clutter free.

Having the advantage of a third bedroom which was not needed at present, the
dining room was moved into the spare room. Unlike the usual practice of breaking
down walls to incorporate an open concept dining and living area, no walls were
broken down here as the couple preferred a large isolated living room to entertain
guests and for movie nights. However, in order to fit a six-seater dining table, chairs
and bookshelf into the spare room, space-saving ideas would have to be
incorporated ingeniously.

To accommodate the dining room basics and also allow for better usage of space, a
portion of the partition walls between the new dining room and guest room was
removed. Thiswastoaccommodateathree-wayslidingdoorsystemwhichwas
designed to allow the dining room and guest room to be more easily accessible with
a larger entryway and to create a conducive social area for the couple to entertain
in. Thenewandimprovedslidingdoorsystemalsoallowsforanaddedillusionof
space for both rooms while still allowing each room to maintain exclusivity when
required. When guest stays over, the three-way sliding door ensures that the guest
bedroom serves its purpose and stays private. It also allows the guest room to
combine with the dining room to create an extended living space for the room.

An extensive feature wall that conceals the service areas and flows right through the
home binds the spaces while creating a seamless language with light wood grain
finishes. All the original swing doors were also replaced with pocket sliding panels
that hides away when not in use. This space-saving solution also means that less
room is taken up by the opening and closing of doors, thereby giving the home a
voluminous vibe.

The whole idea was to devise a series of sliding door panels throughout the
apartment so that the home could be segregated into different sections when it is
needed. Compartmentalising the living room and other spaces is a perfect way to
minimise wastage when the air-conditioning is switched on to minimize energy
consumption. However, most of the time the living and circulation spaces in this
1300 square feet apartment just flows into one another providing clutter free spaces
which boast minimal fuss.

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