Location: Bukit Batok West
ECLIPSE
Where light and dark exist in harmony
Eclipse — an aptly named project that fully encapsulates the transition from light to dark within this 4-room space for a young couple who were looking to inject some strong contrast in their new home.
​
To capture the contrast and the heart of an eclipse, the living area was deliberately designed to be bright and clutter-free whilst the colour palette of the bedroom was kept to solely grey with a touch of dark wood.
The front door of the apartment opens up to the living and dining area that is left bare save for a dining set at the end of the room, next to the windows; and a long storage bench with a concealed LED that stretches across the entirety of the space, attracting guests to it and gently luminating the room just as an eclipse does.
Attached to the wall is a round mirror with a warm yellow frame that draws reference to the soft glow of a solar eclipse. The room is then completed with moon-inspired pendant and wall lights.
Aiding in the transition between light and dark is the corridor, with its walls painted with dual tones — white and grey — along with a mixture of both light and dark wood that hints at what’s to come.
Branching out of the norm, the walk-in wardrobe and study table were built with dark fabric inspired laminate and the floor is all decked in a dark wood finish — similar to that of the corridor.
To counteract the effect that dark walls have on small rooms, the walls to the second bedroom were knocked down to create a bigger, more open space that the owners can feel more at home and at peace in.
