Pi Architects designed this Singapore home for both its owners to enjoy personal and social activities
Built in the 70s, this apartment has been renovated by PI Architects to suit the lifestyle of its owners: a pair of professionals who live with their pet bird. They wanted a home that was tranquil for daily living but was also conducive for hosting friends, which they do often. “In the owners’ words, they were hoping for something that was ‘understated, non-monochromatic, autumnal, cosy and elegant’,” shares Ivan Soh. The firm’s name is derived from the abbreviation of the first names of the co-founders Ivan Soh and Paul Yeo.
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Before these attributes were introduced, the priority was to create a more fluid and usable layout. This starts with a new arrival experience. Several steps that lead from here to the living room were expanded to make a grander entrance. The dual-direction steps also bring attention to the new dry kitchen on one side, which was created by opening up the walls of the original kitchen.
The island counter is part-sculpture, part-architecture due to a structural support made by merging a sphere with a half-sphere. It holds up a long counter that appears to float at one end. Facing the living and dining areas, it is a connecting element around which guests can interact and move about freely.
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