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4 YEARS AGO
Normally, within an apartment unit or a house, there should be at least an enclosed room with a door separated from the rest of the unit’s interior. In a project named after the sole owner, Alex, Spacedge Designs challenges the need of a door, even the need of a separated room in the first place. “In a space for one, there is technically no need for doors within the flat,” says William Chan of Spacedge Designs.
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4 YEARS AGO
Lyf Funan Singapore is a response to the growing trend of co-living, lifestyle, and travel habits among millennials. The hotel/co-living space was designed with young people’s social life in mind so there are plenty of spaces to mingle and to take pictures for social media.
PROJECT
5 YEARS AGO
In Singapore, it is not unusual to see rows of heritage shophouses transformed into boutique hotels, be it for backpackers or luxury travellers. Most of these hotels, however, were renovated with the approach to restore or uplift the shophouses’ original exterior as well as the interior, resulting in the ubiquitous, predictable impression when staying at one of these properties.
NEWS
5 YEARS AGO
In handling the COVID-19 outbreak, Singapore has come up tops in its whole-government response (Statnews) in acting quickly; rigorous detection and strict quarantines, as well as effective communication (Time). How exactly do the measures play out in terms of space and building use? We take a look at some of the key governmental measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 that have impacted the use of common/public and commercial/private spaces.
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5 YEARS AGO
David Nelson of Foster+Partners Addressed the Importance of Reusing Buildings in SIA Conference 2019
This year, the theme for the festival was Craft. Working alongside artisans, architects develop an understanding of materiality and techniques that often reflect the genius loci. While it is easy to focus on the role of craft in the discourse of architecture, the theme had the potential to encompass far more.
NEWS
5 YEARS AGO
HASSELL’s Panda Land Project Wins Big at Singapore’s 2019 Landscape Architecture and Planning Awards
HASSELL’s Chengdu Panda Land Master Plan has been widely recognized at Singapore’s 2019 landscape architecture and planning awards, collecting three awards for this standout project.
