Room for passion

Photographer and videographer Benny Loh is on a quest to unlock the hidden stories behind living spaces through his Instagram vignettes

Designed by Chalk Architects, this five-room Housing Board flat has a Japanese-style concept, where its living room (above) adjoins a tatami room.
Designed by Chalk Architects, this five-room Housing Board flat has a Japanese-style concept, where its living room (above) adjoins a tatami room. PHOTOS: BENNY LOH
Designed by Chalk Architects, this five-room Housing Board flat has a Japanese-style concept, where its living room adjoins a tatami room (above).
Designed by Chalk Architects, this five-room Housing Board flat has a Japanese-style concept, where its living room adjoins a tatami room (above). PHOTOS: BENNY LOH
Light wood and a neutral palette imbue the home with a warm vibe.
Light wood and a neutral palette imbue the home with a warm vibe. PHOTOS: BENNY LOH
Designed by home owner Soh Chee Lip (above right), the two-room HDB flat gives the content marketeer space to think, work out and relax.
Designed by home owner Soh Chee Lip (above right), the two-room HDB flat gives the content marketeer space to think, work out and relax. PHOTOS: BENNY LOH
Designed by home owner Soh Chee Lip, the two-room HDB flat gives the content marketeer space to think, work out (above) and relax.
Designed by home owner Soh Chee Lip, the two-room HDB flat gives the content marketeer space to think, work out (above) and relax. PHOTOS: BENNY LOH
The four-room HBD flat of music teachers Pamela Krakauer (above) and Peter Krakauer houses two pianos – an August Forster and a Steinway M – and plenty of shelving.
The four-room HBD flat of music teachers Pamela Krakauer (above) and Peter Krakauer houses two pianos – an August Forster and a Steinway M – and plenty of shelving. PHOTOS: BENNY LOH
The four-room HBD flat of music teachers Pamela Krakauer and Peter Krakauer (above) houses two pianos – an August Forster and a Steinway M – and plenty of shelving.
The four-room HBD flat of music teachers Pamela Krakauer and Peter Krakauer (above) houses two pianos – an August Forster and a Steinway M – and plenty of shelving. PHOTOS: BENNY LOH
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In the Instagram account quizzically named "In.Visible Space", one video shows the camera trying to catch up with two children running riot across a capacious hall in a five-room Housing Board (HDB) flat, tricked out to double as a playground.

In another video, a couple tinkle the ivories of two grand pianos placed side by side in a retrofitted Toa Payoh North HDB flat.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 09, 2020, with the headline Room for passion. Subscribe