Inside, walls flow and circular columns exude grandeur, especially in the double-storey living and dining area. A visit is akin to a museum tour with a learned guide. The owner, retired businessman Robin Yeo, patiently narrates the stories behind the curated melange of iconic and antique pieces in his home—though the house itself, designed by EHKA Studio, is the most significant work of art.
“Curves create a flow, resolve awkward angles and connect spaces and forms; we find curves very useful and appealing as a design element,” says Hsu Hsia Pin, who heads the architectural firm with his wife Eunice Khoo. “Not all clients are willing to explore this free-flowing design language and the owner was very brave to take that risk with us.”
“I'm fascinated by curves. I told the architects I wanted undulating walls,” affirms Yeo. His love of curves is omnipresent, even down to the furniture that he selected; he quips that furnishings with right-angled legs are “forbidden” in this house.
In the living area, a white Prado sofa from Ligne Roset and tall planters accentuate the loftiness of this space. A ruby red B&B Italia Serie Up armchair by Gaetano Pesce melds with the wavy, transparent Cini Boeri-designed Ghost armchair from Fiam Italia. Meals are enjoyed around an oval Reef dining table from Cattelan Italia and on shapely white-leathered S chairs by Tom Dixon.
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