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SCENE IN BALESTIER A MADE-IN-SINGAPORE FURNITURE BRAND WITH A FOCUS ON HERITAGE AND HISTORY WAS INVITED TO DESIGN PIECES FOR THIS CO-LIVING PROJECT IN THE SUBURBS. WORDS LOW S HI PING
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/ P H OTOGRAPHY J ESS ICA WONG, IVAN TAN
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isitors to Singapore residing in Shang House can truly say they
For starters, the co-living space is
Specifically, it is inside a conservation shophouse on the quiet residential street, offering five suites across four storeys, complemented by generous living and Taking the cue from the locale, the team from made-in-Singapore furniture label Scene Shang fitted it out with homeware rattan-
manufacturing past. At the same time, it also stays true
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Keeping out prying eyes is the threeporous
Teng
Wicker
Screen
placed behind the Ming Console Table in solid elm wood just inside the front door. Immediately, the connection to Balestier’s heritage is established at the entrance. Once inside, the attention is distracted
dining rooms, and a kitchen.
Balestier’s
the façade. sectioned,
Balestier on Pegu Road.
referenced
The narrow frontage of the shophouse belies the generous space concealed behind
have lived like a local.
located in the suburban neighbourhood of
that
WEAVING A NARRATIVE
by an atrium soaring four-and-a-half storeys up and filled with daylight. The canvas is predominantly white, apart from the grey-veined flooring on the ground floor, and timbre strips making up the staircase banisters and steps.
to its signature Shanghai Art Deco style,
“When I first saw the shophouse, I was
albeit with a contemporary take, to keep it
excited by the modern space offering a good
relevant for urbanites of today.
balance of openness and airiness,” says
1. The narrow frontage of the shophouse belies the generous space concealed behind the façade. / OPPOSITE. An atrium soaring four-anda-half storeys up sits immediately beyond the living room.
