A unique loft apartment in monochrome

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Text by Angela Low

Echoing the vertical 
features in the apartment, the designers used a total 
of 715 grey steel rods, arranged in precise rows to form a connective ribbon wall – a feature that creates a textured backdrop for the living room and the master bedroom. It detracts from the lower ceiling in this section of the living space, which enjoys a pop of colour from the blue Raft sofa by Wendelbo and Palette coffee table by
 Jaime Hayon.

The open-plan double-volume common area is anchored by a black marble kitchen island, which also functions as a bar and extendable dining counter. Designed
 as a social space, “the entertainment console also doubles as a bench for spillover guests when the need arises,” shares Dennis Cheok, the designer who helmed the project.

To play up the double-volume space, a mezzanine study is erected – lightly cladded with perforated steel mesh – along with
 a stunning seven-metre-tall steel lattice bookshelf that stretches all the way up to the ceiling. Dennis reveals: “312 steel rods, stacked atop one another, forms this impressive bookshelf that forges a vertical connection within the double-volume space.”

To emphasise the sheer height of the seven-metre-high ceiling, the designers turned the tall, empty wall into a visual highlight by embellishing it with neon-lit text-based art that reads like a love letter.

Previously a space with 
two smaller bedrooms, the master bedroom features a platform bed that undulates to form a dresser table. While steel-framed sliding doors offer privacy, they also help to segregate the room to create a separate study or a kid’s bedroom in the future when the family expands.

A bespoke ombre bedhead doubles as a storage wall. Across the room is a lounge area with a Roly Poly chair by Studio Toogood and a decorative Mood Screen by Grado Design, inspired by Chinese paper umbrellas. Injecting some warmth into the monochromatic space is a suspended wood slab that serves as a bedside table.

The powder room is a melange of textures, the 
most prominent of which is the pebble wash finish that covers the walls and floor. This dramatic element is matched with a black terrazzo sink and offset with a pink-tinted glass reflector above the mirror for a quirky touch of colour.

 

IN-EXPAT
www.inexpat.com.sg

UPSTAIRS_
www.upstairs.sg

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