After considering the brief and site, the designers altered the living area opening, changed the new folding door, added built-in carpentries in most areas, and created a hidden pantry, kitchen, and different themes for different rooms.

Lim also designed the space to encourage a feeling of tranquillity in the residents: "We want the owners to feel calm when they come back to the home and want to spend more time in the space that we crafted."

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To this end, the designers implemented mostly natural finishes, such as timber veneer and natural stones, in the design. In addition, reflective finishes such as mirrors and stainless steel were added to highlight design details.

"The finishes palette we specified is towards the direction of subtlety. There's a minimum combination of different finishes in one area, not overshadowing the character of the site condition. We intended to invite natural light, ventilation and landscaping to the interior," says Lim.

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Natural ventilation and landscaping were the critical elements of this project, especially the common areas such as living and dining. Therefore the designers created an immense folding glass door in these areas to invite the natural ventilation and landscape to be a part of the living and dining space.

"It became the backdrop of our design and well connected to the interior. We believe that there shouldn't be a very clear distinction between the interior and exterior; both should be connected as one," muses Lim.

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While the seamlessness of the interiors seems effortless, the process of getting there was not.

"For example, the ceiling in common areas now looks sleek and simple. This might seem like an easy job but those in this field would understand the challenge of concealing the M&E services such as air conditioning, good lighting ambience and so on," opines Lim.

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With the fixed interiors in place, the designers matched the elegant envelope with an appropriate mix of furniture.

Some loose furniture was customised by local joinery manufacturers, and others from international brands such as Porada from Studio 216 and Nabo. To bring some of the outdoors in, the designers also collaborated with Stardust for the interior landscape feature in the central staircase area.

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While initially, Lim recalls that it was a challenge to align the studio's design philosophy with the client although they eventually aligned. The client understood why the designers insisted on getting on the precision of even little details.

Now that the home is completed, Lim reports that the client couldn't be more pleased with the results: "They love what we've created and feel like spending more time at home more than ever now, which aligns with our initial objective of this project—creating peace, calm, and timeless design."

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