Residential
Bishan Maisonette
HDB maisonette, full renovation
Location
Bishan, Central
Size
1,600 sq ft
Duration
16 weeks
Year
2024
A two-storey HDB maisonette redesigned around the staircase as the organising element, rather than a leftover circulation space.
The brief
The stairwell ate light from both floors and the owners — a multi-generational household — needed a ground-floor room that could flex between guest bedroom and study.
Our approach
We opened the stair void with a slatted timber balustrade instead of a solid wall, letting light reach the ground floor hallway. The flex room got a fitted daybed and a full-height door track, keeping both uses genuinely usable rather than compromised.
The result
Ground-floor light readings improved enough that the family stopped using daytime lighting in the hallway — a small, specific outcome that mattered more to them than any single finish.
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