Surprising Windows Between Rooms Create Connections on a Whim in This Singapore Apartment

When Lim Shing Hui of L Architects was tasked to redesign the interior of this 1,658-square-foot apartment for a newly married couple, the task at hand was to reorganize the interiors in a way that better fostered family connection. Things weren’t ideal as they were; the living and dining spaces, positioned at the center of the plan, were closed off from one another, flanked by two bedrooms on each side.

"We felt the efficiency of the layout preceded everything else," says Lim. A default approach would have been to demolish walls to open up the plan, but Lim envisioned something else.

"We have always wondered if there was another strategy that maintained some privacy, a key element that people need within the setup of modern-day living," says Lim. "We wanted to see if we could find a sensible balance between enclosure and openness, seclusion and integration."