Contemporary Home for Today - Singapore

Colonial home in Singapore, rennovated by Ong and Ong, an international architectural and design firm.

This home is on Blair Drive on a wide trapezium shaped lot.  The windows have built in wooden louvers for privacy and light control.



The original home was designed with a central courtyard which was redesigned to feature a swimming pool with garden area that can be seen through floor to ceiling glass.

Architecture and Interiors by Ong-Ong, Singapore

 The use of wood and windows make the home, which is on a small lot, still feel like it is surrounded by nature.  The colors inside, including the greens contribute to this design.  This is a contemporary home that is built to have a warm, welcoming feel.

Using marble in a neutral color allows the greenery to show thru the beautiful windows.  Bringing
 nature in always gives a home a serene look.

The architecture of this Singapore home is timeless and and will give the homeowners a fresh design palate for this home.


The architectural firm of Ong and Ong has offices in 11 cities, and you can see their portfolio of work on their web sited:    https://www.homestratosphere.com/ongong-59-blair-road/

High in the Sky -an Art Filled Home

You are too late, this extraordinary home sold last year.  If it was on the market now, I would have featured it on my other blog, Interior Ambitions, under "On the Market".

It is the decor, the furnishings, the art, the ceilings, the moldings etc etc, that will be appreciated on this blog, which is about Interior Design.  Nevertheless, this is an extraordinary property. This pre-war apartment with the 24 foot high living room, was listed by Monica Luque of Prudential Douglas Ellman.  It was listed for $20,000,000.

The homeowners found this large, high ceiling, light filled space that would be the perfect backdrop for their large art collection after looking at 120 apartments.

 

The apartment has more than 4,200 square feet, three bedrooms and 2½ baths. The home has a dining room with original paneling, wine cellar, library, another fireplace and a large kitchen built for entertaining.

The Miro-like ceiling is by Madrid-based artist Ramon Canet, who lived and painted in the apartment while the owners did early renovations.

In the day, light floods in. At night, the minarets of the museum appear like tops of lit temples in Marrakesh or Istanbul. An 8-foot working stone fireplace built in the 17th-century on the Iberian Peninsula centers the room. Floor to ceiling Corinthian columns give the feeling of being in a museum, castle, or giant public library.

Looking north over the American Museum of Natural History and Central Park through a movie-screen-size wall of steel-cased windows, a single living room with 24-foot-high ceilings is half as long as a basketball court.

 

Pictures, information about property, listing information collected from: New York Daily News,  Elite Daily News, Designrulz Blog, Miss-DesignBlog, Design Attractor Blog.