Adaptive
HDB
Concept
2020
2020
Location: Singapore
Project Type: Interior Apartment Residential
Date: 2020
Team: Absolute X
Scope: Interior Architecture
Award: Gold, Best Residential Concept, Singapore Interior Design Award 2023
Conventional apartment designs often fail to meet evolving spatial needs, leading to costly relocations or renovations. Our innovative solution introduces a movable wall system and modular furniture, creating a flexible, adaptable living environment without altering the original space.
In a 93m² apartment, 62m² of flexible space adapts to changing needs. For a newly married couple, the layout includes a master bedroom, workspace, living, and dining areas. Movable walls allow spaces to expand or combine—for example, shifting the workspace to enlarge the living room for entertaining.
As their needs evolve, the system enables transformations: a children’s bedroom with Murphy bunk beds can be added while maintaining key areas. Later, the workspace can convert into a third bedroom with plug-and-play furniture, preserving a living room and studio space.
This design empowers residents to reconfigure their home seamlessly, meeting diverse needs without renovations. Movable walls and modular furniture offer the freedom to adapt spaces as lifestyles change—efficient, flexible, and future-ready.
The apt. is resized.
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