Inspired by black-and white colonial houses, home owners Ong Yu-en and Celine Ong wanted architect Wu Yen Yen of interior design firm GAD to incorporate elements such as a monochromatic colour scheme, pitched roof, high ceilings and louvre windows into this interior fit-out to an existing semi-detached house.
The couple, who are in their 40s and are lawyers, say of their two-storey, five-bedroom home in Yio Chu Kang: "We wanted to preserve the traditional architectural features of Singapore, which are slowly being eroded with time."
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