Amongst the greenery of in Puchong, Selangor is a 535-acre modern township named 16 Sierra. As its name suggests, 16 Sierra is built on the unique concept of having 16 gardens, all of which are distinctive to one another.
The owner of this 2,200 sq ft unit, that comes with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, is a bachelor in his mid-thirties who wanted a home that is bold and masculine, yet inviting and cosy.
“To begin with, the client himself has a very exquisite sense for design,” says Ceres Tiew, interior designer of Nu Infinity, who is in charge of the project. “He has this meticulous attention to details, like colours, shapes, space connectivity and a principal to using honest materials.”
As like most new developments of today, the floor finish came in standard beige tiles which Nu Infinity changed to solid wood flooring, supplied by Lumbermart.
The original layout was rather cramped and narrow, restricted by the staircase that took space off the living and dining area. This became the biggest challenge in redesigning the home. Eventually, Ceres and her team decided to break down a room at the rear of the house and converted it into a dining area encased in glass.
“By tucking the dining into the allocated corner, we manage to give the living area more clearance to cater for a larger space,” explains Ceres. “Doing so, we knew we had to design a larger TV backdrop that could justify the size of the living room, and this was where the idea of ‘connectivity’ comes to place.”
The TV cabinet feature stretches along the wall, all the way to the staircase which also acts as a divider for the stairwell. The openness and connection of the new layout are the factors that convinced the client to embark on the extensive change.
“It is a full-on functional kitchen which can be enclosed to prevent the cooking smell from flooding the living area,” says Ceres. “And after dinner, it turns into a bar, where he could enjoy some drinks with his friends.”
Upstairs, the master bedroom came with a typical bathroom, which was torn down, and similarly, encased in glass.
“We changed the conventional bathroom tiles into a waterproof plaster solution that gives the bathroom a mysterious and elegant touch,” adds Ceres. “Doing so, the master bedroom now feels larger with the glass bathroom as an additional feature to the space.”
The rest of the bedroom was kept simple and minimalistic with a monochromatic colour scheme, topped off with some accent leopard cushions and a sleek grey bedframe from Moods Design.
The renovation took four months in total, and costs RM350,000, inclusive of draperies and loose furniture.
