{"id":276832,"date":"2025-11-22T07:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T07:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/276832\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T07:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T07:20:15","slug":"l-architects-fills-singapore-flat-with-double-bullnose-brick-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/276832\/","title":{"rendered":"L Architects fills Singapore flat with double-bullnose brick features"},"content":{"rendered":"

Double-bullnose brick<\/a> referencing the older parks of Singapore<\/a> informed the renovation of In a Park, a flat<\/a> redesigned by architecture studio L Architects.<\/p>\n

Located in Singapore’s Hougang neighbourhood, the 98-square-metre (1,054-square-foot) flat was designed for\u00a0a couple who began gardening during the Covid lockdown and wanted to refresh their home to accommodate an expanding collection of plants.<\/p>\n

\"InL Architects has renovated a flat in Singapore<\/p>\n

“In this project, because we had to design around quite a large collection of plants, we felt that finding good placements for them ranked quite high among our design priorities,” L Architects<\/a> principal Lim Shing Hui told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“We had to make sure that the plants would enjoy the spaces we planned for them as much as the users themselves.”<\/p>\n

\"InteriorsThe flat is filled with double-bullnose brick features<\/p>\n

L Architects drew upon the older parks of Singapore for the design scheme. The studio knocked down the walls of two of the original bedrooms to create a one-bedroom flat with an open-plan living, study, dining and kitchen space.<\/p>\n

“As we recall the older parks in Singapore, we realised that the double-bullnose brick was commonly used for outdoor benches, walkway edges and planters that were unique to park settings,” said the studio.<\/p>\n

According to the studio, local factories had stopped producing double-bullnose bricks due to low demand, but the team managed to source the last remaining batch of 571 bricks from a local supplier.<\/p>\n

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Within the open-plan space, double-bullnose brick features on either side of the study area, separating it from the living and dining spaces.<\/p>\n

On one side of the study, L Architects created a perforated partition wall using the bricks to separate it from the living area.<\/p>\n

Along the intersection of the study and dining area, the team added a two-way curved bench created with double-bullnose bricks.<\/p>\n

\"InteriorsDouble-bullnose bricks were used to create a two-way curved bench<\/p>\n

In the kitchen, the bricks were used to form the base of an island, topped with a limestone counter.<\/p>\n

Terracotta-toned tiles resembling a brick pathway stretch from the entrance to the dining area. The remaining areas are filled with dark grey textured tiles.<\/p>\n

\"InteriorsWood-clad cabinetry and open shelving are installed in the open kitchen<\/p>\n

Furniture in muted colours is dotted around the open-plan space, complemented with wood-clad kitchen cabinetry and open shelving. The clients’ plants are scattered throughout.<\/p>\n

In the dining area, a pendant lamp resembling a corrugated roof hangs over a limestone-topped dining table.<\/p>\n

L Architects replaced the walls of the only bedroom with glass doorways and louvered windows to improve natural ventilation and the flow of daylight.<\/p>\n

\"InteriorsA pendant light resembling a corrugated roof hangs over the dining tabe<\/p>\n

“So much effort has been put into ensuring that the plants have sufficient daylight and cross ventilation,” L Architects explained.<\/p>\n

“Unknowingly, that also created a wonderful environment for our clients where they would be able to use the space in the daytime, where they were less reliant on artificial lighting and active cooling methods.”<\/p>\n

\"InteriorsThe walls of the bedroom were replaced with louvered windows<\/p>\n

L Architects is a Singapore-based architecture and design office founded by Hui in 2016. In a Park has been shortlisted in the residential interior (small) category<\/a> of Dezeen Awards 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in Singapore, local architecture studio Park + Associates has completed a 3D-printed house made from layered concrete<\/a> and Ministry of Design has completed the interiors for The Standard hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Jovian Lim<\/a>.<\/p>\n