Materials
Why we keep coming back to oak.
A short note on why oak still earns its keep in Singapore homes — humidity, grain, and the way it ages.
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Notes from
the studio.
A space for design thinking — material studies, project stories, and lessons from twelve years of building homes in Singapore.
Process
What the first meeting is really for.
The first meeting isn't about ideas — it's about listening. Here's what we're actually trying to learn.
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Project
Inside the Holland Grove rebuild.
A landed home rebuilt around a single move — bringing the kitchen out of hiding and into the centre of family life.
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Sustainability
Three eco-conscious choices that pay back.
Specs that lower environmental cost without compromising the look — and that pay back over five years.
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Style
On minimalism, gently.
Why "minimalist" rarely means empty — and how restraint creates room for the things that matter.
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Studio
Ten years on Ean Kiam Place.
A reflection on a decade in our Joo Chiat studio — what we've learned and what we've let go.
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A monthly note from the studio.
Materials we're loving, projects we've shipped, and ideas worth holding onto. No more than once a month.