small space ideas

February 26, 2026

A 530sqft condo reworked with smart storage and space-saving zoning

Artistroom reconfigured this 530sqft River Valley condo with a custom storage divider, multifunctional cabinetry and carefully planned zoning to support both daily living and hosting.

December 12, 2025

Inside a 650sqft apartment near New Bahru designed for slow living

Ascend Design reimagines a once-gloomy apartment as a warm, timber-wrapped retreat shaped around daily rituals, a dedicated coffee corner and the quiet calm of Amayadori.

November 23, 2025

Living well with less in a 710-sq-ft Concourse Skyline apartment

Designed by MYNMYN Studio for a couple who value quality over quantity, this compact home channels boutique-suite serenity through a restrained palette, a bold feature wall, and thoughtful detailing.

August 13, 2025

A tiny apartment turned open studio

A 560-square-foot condo is transformed into an open studio, where clever space planning and calming tones create a serene, functional home for two fitness professionals.

July 28, 2025

A Japanese way of living, in the heart of Geylang

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.

March 28, 2025

HDB flats that look nothing like HDB flats

These radical renovations will change how you see public housing.

February 20, 2025

A retiree’s Muji-inspired Flexi Flat

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.

January 20, 2025

Home, office and photo studio in a 516sqft flat

This HDB flat showcases the possibilities of integrating living and working spaces in the urban city, offering a blueprint for adaptable and efficient home design.

December 28, 2024

Inside a flexible 242sqft Hong Kong nano flat

By synthesising adaptive layout strategies with innovative material applications, Sim-Plex Design Studio delineates a model of nano living that is simultaneously responsive to individual needs and contextual exigencies.

December 9, 2024

This two-room flat is a wabi-sabi oasis for one

Cosy and cocooning, this petite HDB flat is designed by Darwin Interior as a bachelorette’s gateway.

September 12, 2024

A most elegant HDB retirement nest

This HDB flat designed by Rhiss Interior caters to the homeowner’s golden years with a design that’s classically timeless and future proofed.

August 27, 2024

A tiny apartment’s vertical expansion

In addition to adding not one but two mezzanine levels, Rhiss Interior also introduced clever storage solutions to optimise space in this tiny apartment.