The Precious Unrefined

LA Design Studio turns this Singapore apartment into an opulent yet restful haven that honours the sensory appeal of raw materials, biophilic elements and evocative brutalism

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When something stands in the way of your vision, you can either fight the circumstances, or you can embrace the challenge and turn it into something remarkable. LA Design Studio's Adeline Lim, the lead designer behind the lush interiors featured here, found herself at this crossroads when the homeowners requested an open-concept living room and bar area, despite the presence of an immovable, and rather sizeable, structural column.

"We turned this limitation into an opportunity," declares Lim.

Together with the LA Design Studio team, she turned the troublesome column into the central highlight of the common areas, “emphasising its character and texture”. The team drew inspiration from its structural importance—“being the key element that supports the entire house”—leaning on this as the foundation for the design concept.

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