Curtain Apartment is a private residence located in Singapore.
It was designed by HUE D with an elegant and airy interior.
Curtain Apartment by HUE D:
“The apartment in downtown Singapore, which belongs to a young
couple, is very small in area. To maximize space, the public arena which
consists of the Kitchen, Dining and Living, is in one open continuous
space. This space leads further to an outdoor balcony. The private
spaces of a bedroom, a utility room and a bathroom are tucked away.
The clients have an additional request for the Living to be
speedily converted into a guest room when their relatives stay over on
some days of the month.
We decided to use fabric as a demarcation device and take the
opportunity to play up on the various ways curtain fabric in residential
interiors can be utilized other than to filter natural sunlight from
the exterior.
At the Living, when the curtains are drawn back, they parked
neatly by the 2 sides of the lounge sofa-bed. When the need arises for
the space to be converted into a sleeping area, the curtains can be
readily closed from the 2 sides to form an enclosed zone within the
Living. A room within a room is created. One can still access the
outdoor balcony without entering into the newly converted room.
The pelmets on the ceiling that hide the curtain track, are
designed and detailed to negotiate 2 different ceiling heights of the
Living.
The pelmets are also intended to be the design interests of the
ceiling, and over the dining table, it becomes light pelmet to hides
track lights within them.
The clients asked for as much storage as possible in the tiny Bedroom.
In response to that, we designed the sleeping area on a low
timber platform and detailed a full height open storage area for
wardrobe and other storage uses. In place of typical wardrobe doors, we
designed fabrics which can be drawn to cover up the storage area. The
same fabric is also used as curtain for the windows opposite storage
area. When closed, the full height fabrics soften the look of the
bedroom as they hide the windows and the storage shelves. During
daytime, the bedroom feels lofty as natural daylight filters in gently.
At night, the bedroom exudes a chic and intimate ambiance, which the
clients appreciate.”
Photos courtesy of HUE D
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