The architect kept a limited palette to keep costs low, focusing on bringing in as much light as possible to the space.

An extension was added to the rear, which is the star of the home, as it now has framed mesh panels that can slide open uninterrupted. This allows total views of the back garden, blurring the boundaries between inside and outside, making the space feels like the outdoors most of the time.

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Another dramatic transformation was this abandoned 4,250 sq ft semi-detached unit located in the upscale gated development of The Airie in Sri Damansara.

Once in bad shape after being neglected for seven years, Space 3 Design transformed it into a fresh modernist haven with fine detailing and designer furniture.

Once the damage was rectified, the designers proceeded to add character to the space with simple but effective finishes and beautiful detailing in the form of materials from Taiwan, Singapore, and Italy.

The furniture was also imported with a preference for clean lines with Scandinavian brands like Muuto and Secto, and a sofa system from King Living. 

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Nicknamed the JC Penthouse, it's no surprise that this home tour for iconic Malaysian designer Datuk Jimmy Choo made it to the top five.

The project was designed by award-winning firm OD&A, who created a home in the Stars Residence which captured and reflected Choo's essence and personal identity.

The penthouse was transformed into a luxurious modern-classic space with details that reflect Choo’s identity.

Staying true to Choo’s local Asian heritage, Ooi incorporated cultural and nostalgic elements from the designer’s upbringing. Many of the furniture pieces were also designed specifically for Choo and included his initials in the design, a homage to Choo’s legacy of bespoke shoe designs. 

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Nicknamed Smolhaven, this one-and-a-half-storey cabin designed by Choo Gim Wah Architect was inspired by Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Illinois.

Built on stilts like the iconic Farnsworth House, it also coincidentally references the traditional Malay kampung house.

Its modernist rectilinear form is emphasised by its immense two-tier platform, which projects weightlessly over the lawned terraces. A corresponding pitched roof, with its 3.5m cantilever, enhances that captured movement to create the cabin’s dynamic silhouette.

This deck beneath the home’s large overhang is a multi-purpose space that can be adapted to serve various purposes and blurs the boundaries between indoor and outdoor living.

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A dramatic overhaul of a two-storey house in Taman Seputeh, the condition was so appalling when the owners, British expat couple Simon and Sue Watts, found it that they affectionately named it Wonky Woo.

Tony Heneberry of Two’s Company came in to assist to transform the house which had four split levels, with the front half split from the rear and sitting about 5ft higher than the rear.

A major renovation was needed, so the house was stripped back to its skeleton and enlarged in the front and back with a retaining wall structure to raise the slope to the rear, into which was built a plunge pool with a home workshop underneath.

Framing the views of the hills in the distance and creating transitions and visual connections to these views with the landscape features was part of the design thinking from the outset.

Heneberry mainly used soft, neutral tones to create a calm, bright space. The material palette was kept simple and natural with plenty of wood, cement and concrete accents and tiling, with a lot of glass wherever possible to maximise the flow of light and air through the house.

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