EMPT Studio's home in Mont Kiara is a simple but detailed canvas for a young family
Ideally, a home for a family, especially a young one, should grow with the family unit. This was the idea behind EMPT Studio's house for a couple who had just had a baby. Fittingly so as this young Penang-based interior design studio's tagline reads: "We give life and purpose to a space."
Located in Mont Kiara, the apartment was a generous 2.900 sq ft but was not in good condition when the designers visited it. "It was partially renovated 10 years ago by the previous owner but the condition was very old, and it didn’t fit the client’s idea of how he wanted to live with his family," recalls Jamie Kok, co-founder of EMPT Studio.
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The client was a young couple who had moved a few times in the past years due to the nature of the husband’s work but decided to settle down in Kuala Lumpur after having a baby.
After contacting the designers through social media, the designer visited the site with the client and could see the potential of turning it into a "warm and lovely yet stylish home" despite the condition of the site.
The core idea was to frame each space within its section with a custom partition wall creating a uniform wall design throughout the shared space. To this end, the designers excavated usable space for cabinetry and terminated the joining edge with half-cylindrical wooden strips to complement the classical setting.
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