Flexible design

With clever carpentry, hidden storage and a seamless open-plan flow, this $111K transformation by Happe Design Atelier proves resale flats can be every bit as stylish and functional as new builds

This award-winning, 743-square-foot flat blends Japanese design principles with thoughtful spatial planning — from a chef-worthy kitchen to a sofa-free living space built for hosting and calm.

What began as a standard Bishan executive maisonette now flows with warmth, flexibility and purpose – thanks to Studio Kabi’s vision of adaptable living

In Balestier, ASOLIDPLAN transforms a three-bedroom condo into a warm and open home for a young couple whose lives revolve around family, food, and the familiarity of the neighbourhood they grew up in.

With smart space planning and minimalist design, d’Phenomenal transformed a compact two-room HDB flexi flat into a tranquil, Muji-inspired retreat for a retiree.

LAR+D creatively reworks this resale condominium, inserting ‘volumes’ to delineate yet connect various parts of the home.

At 80-square-metres, this apartment is not exactly tiny, yet the layout by X-Zoo is clearly focused on making the space as large and flexible as possible.

Metaphor Studio manipulated the layout of this Pinnacle@Duxton resale flat as a stage for a couple to live out their best lives for many years to come.

The positive outcomes when the designers at three-d conceptwerke put people, not a style or look, at the centre of their designs.

Architects Kohei Yukawa and Hiroto Kawaguchi design a contemporary home that celebrates the relationship between family and nature in Kyoto, Japan

Following much buzz, the Delaktig open source “platform for living” by Tom Dixon for Ikea will finally be launching in stores in April.