Peaceful Simplicity

This modest four-room HDB Flat in St George’s Lane shows how to create a timeless and tranquil interior by simplifying its floor plan and dressing it up with a minimalist material palette. Asih Jenie finds out more.

- Asih Jenie

WHO LIVES HERE

A family of three

HOME Four-room HDB flat in St George’s Lane

SIZE 990 sq ft

The layout and zoning of a space play as crucial a role in creating a feeling of spaciousness as its actual square footage. Home to a couple and their two-year-old son, this four-room HDB flat in St George’s Lane is one excellent example. Wanting a more spacious living and dining area for the family, the owners turned to L Architects to turn the standard HDB flat layout into something tailored to their lifestyle.

L Architects started by tinkering with the layout of the space. “We want the users to move into a bright and airy space where they feel comfortable,” says Lim Shinghui, founder and principal architect of L Architects, who helmed the project. “The interior layout has been reconfigured to form fewer but larger living spaces that allow for more natural light.”