DESPITE the bad press and claims by non-governmental organisations that Penangites are generally against reclamation projects, many people and local businesses have benefited from such developments.
April 20, 2021
Qanvast
The homeowners found inspiration in various industrial-style cafés as well as the Harry Potter fantasy series.
As far as HDB homes go, executive maisonettes are a unique flat type that can only be found on Singapore’s resale housing market. But Kamal and Sri’s (@acupofteaatlas) recently-renovated home at Lorong Ah Soo stands out even amongst these rare properties that are no longer built by HDB – all thanks to a unique curved-nook-turned-home-library.
“Most of the maisonettes that we viewed didn’t have this feature, and I think most homeowners when they see a curved corner, they’ll hate it, but we saw it as an opportunity to create something special,” shares Sri. “The first thing we thought we could turn it into was a reading area because my daughters and I read a lot.”