With its elegant and wonderfully layered monochromatic look, this home belonging to Joan Chang and her husband Ngiam Juyong is a calming space that also celebrates its owners’ love of the outdoors
Modern, minimalist, and utterly calming: these are some of the descriptors that spring to mind when you enter the home of Joan Chang and Ngiam Juyong. Indeed, those very words also encapsulate the look and feel of Lloyd’s Inn, the hospitality brand Chang helms as its director and co-founder.
The eldest daughter of Herman Chang, founder of property developer Macly Group, the formidable 31-year-old was never pressured into following in her father’s footsteps. But she has always had her eye on design; she professes a passion for modern architecture as well as beautiful handmade objects. Even during her childhood, Chang was busy redecorating her room, and as she grew older, she was roped into helping to furnish her parents’ home.
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It thus comes as no surprise that she’s as invested in the design of her own abode. Located in central Singapore, the 6,500sqft property stands conveniently beside her husband’s family home, while offering the couple the convenience and privacy they sought. They were also taken with the rustic, cottage-inspired look of the house, and sought to modernise its dated interior while preserving its most unique elements.
“I love the ceiling profile and the roof; we definitely wanted to keep that instead of doing a false ceiling underneath it,” says Chang. “I also liked the existing pond and planter box, so we decided to turn it into a water feature and add a mini garden next to the powder room so we’d have a bathroom that overlooks greenery.”
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