Inside A Taiwanese Designer’s HDB Home With A Lovely Open Balcony + Studio

This week we visit a really special home in Bukit Batok West. Homeowners YaYa and Jun Yao have really transformed this 1,490 square feet 5-room resale HDB into a unique home + studio arrangement.

From the custom made metal gate at the entrance, it sets the tone for the distinctive details of the home. They customised the kitchen to make it smaller, but what’s really interesting is that as the windows were originally outside the balcony, they removed it all to create a really serene balcony. As such, the balcony is like an extension, but separated with foldable glass panels that allow them to open up the entire space.

The size of the home also allowed them to create a separate studio space, that is accessible from the balcony - which is almost like coming out of your home and into your office/studio space. The studio itself features a custom light from Taiwan, and display cabinets to showcase materials.

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[calvin]

One of the best interior designs featured here that gives Singaporeans a different perspective.

It is not a painstaking recreation of a certain "look" that is on trend at the moment.
It is not minimalistic / industrial / japandi / mid-century modern or whatever genres you have out there.

You'd be hard-pressed to find specific tropes and trends that oh-so-many owners have adopted in this apartment.

What you will see is an expression + exploration of different textures and materials while leaving the rest of the design to age along with the inhabitants of the space.

This is the aesthetic of living.

[axela]

this is what good design is - designed around needs and behaviours, not lookbooks and pinterest boards. the attention and respect to materials is something not commonly seen in local designers - with a clear preference (and budget) for laminates, for example. But here, you don't get that sense that you choose a material for something that was designed, but it's part of the design. Which is what I admire.

[Gurugurustan]

Taiwanese home owners brought a new perspective to how they see interior designs.

[alphaalignment]

Yup, I would say this is one of the most comfortable homes ive seen 👍

[ezekielk.]

For a moment, i thought this was an apartment in Taipei and not Singapore

Particularly love the open concept balcony space that act as an walk way into the workstation/studio .

this sort of concept is less commonly seen in SG and I love to meet home owner whom share same bold ideas of doing something out of the ordinary and not follow trends

[edithnguyen]

Wow, I especially love that the entrance to their work studio is outside of their main living space. The walk out of their living room, through the outdoor balcony would really make it feel separate to their home. Brilliant concept.

[sarahg]

By far the best home presented by Stacked Homes imo ❤❤❤

[jasperkp]

It's not only an eye opening to all of us, but also an eye opening to the contractor who did the job for them too. So cozy... This is what the balcony should be ... Sitting there and enjoying the view, giving a peace of mine but of course no blocking view is always the best. If block Liao sure sien...

[sayamalu]

One of the best homes that truly represents the owners’ characters and living style, not just blindly following the trend.

[aungmyintoo]

They are fully utilized all the space they have, it is functionable and in a good use. The small little garden is like a therapy after hectic daily activities.

[charmainewee]

Love how lived in the house looks, esp in their studio space. You can really see how they fill up the shelves with work materials. It’s not so posed or “new” and that’s what makes their home design practical.

[elvingoh]

This is truly a beautiful house that is fit to the living of the owners. Truly inspiring.

[daphinelam]

I literally watch it 2 times so i could capture the details i may hv missed out earlier 🤭 I love the concept and how the owners curated their profession and lifestyle into their home. Livng in HDB is never easy to incorporate a touch of nature, but the owners manage to cleverly do so. I felt so comfortable watching it and I am sure the owners enjoy and appreciate even more 😃 太棒了！ 赞👍！

[ronniechan]

Absolute breath of free air in Singapore's HDB design. Breathtaking

[ys]

Love the design and concept so much. I'm very touched the moment she says about bringing her chair designed and made in Taiwan all the way to Singapore so that she has a companion whenever she missed Taiwan. Nice work the Stacked Home team! Just love the series so much ❤. Thank you!

[Itspavi]

Their tastes complement each other perfectly ❤

[bubblemelody]

I like the airiness and brightness of this design. Feels comfortable

[paulwin]

Love the Balcony design. 👍👍👍👍👍👍, indeed very rare and special in an HDB flat.

[lamdao]

Lovely. I really like what they did creating a balcony and open air space for themselves.

[dancingnachos]

Stacked Videos are becoming addictive🥰