STATUTES OF LIBERTY

Empowered by creative freedom and a bold design ethos, Spacebar Design crafts a tactile sanctuary that fuses architectural clarity with personal storytelling

- Shermin Ng

This 1,800 sq ft, two-bedroom apartment located in Amber Residences is a bold departure from conventional structure. Designed by Jayelle Choo, co-founder of Spacebar Design, the full-overhaul project rejects conformity in favour of emotional resonance and spatial poetry.

When the client—a lighting entrepreneur and long-time friend of Choo—approached her with an open brief, the stage was set for something special. It laid the groundwork for a dynamic and collaborative journey, allowing for a design process that was at once fluid and intentional.

The homeowner had desired an abode that feels calm but not flat, and is expressive but not overdone—a canvas on which the play of materiality would tell a quiet, confident story. “The brief pretty much gave me free rein,” recalls the designer. “It was [an invitation] to push the boundaries, to explore bold ideas, and to let the space tell a story that felt both personal and unexpected.”

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