When interior design is about designer products and ‘design’, this becomes a challenging brief. The location is along the quaint Club Street. AT first glance, it is just another hip street. On a second glance, the street itself is alive with its conserved details and shophouse facade. Have a look at the original existing site. It needed quite a bit of work to bring it to life.

The essence of a good design is such that it should be site specific. Means, the design should compliment its surroundings and ambience. At least, i believe so. Thus, many aspects of what constitutes a shophouse is retained. (the timber beams on the ceiling, the presence of a stairs leading to the upper floors, the colors of the five-foot way floor, the timber grilles and window louvres).

Brief given is simple:- Retail boutique for designer products with good circulation, high ceiling and good displays. I had 3 weeks for the project given the tight timeline. I spent a week to conceptualise, and the other 2 weeks for renovation works.

Had some sketches and details which started the design off.

To retain the high ceiling and timber beams, i added a series of drop down track lighting with LED spotlights. The tiles were replace with cement-like homogeneous tiles and the wall are given fresh coat of paints. The displays units are the boutique’s signature shelves with some new additions for a more complete theme.

Check out this clip:-

And finally the completed boutique which will definately be worth your visit.