Residential
PJ8.
A 1,200 sq ft studio apartment redesign in Petaling Jaya, completed in 2020.
Area
1,200sq ft
Year
2020
Location
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Concept
The Curator's Lounge
About the project
A studio apartment for a bachelor — built to entertain now, scale to two later. The starting space worked against itself: awkward partitions, a kinked kitchen, and no real storage. We rebuilt 1,200 sq ft into a home that actually fits the way one person lives in it.
Palette
Charcoal
Warm Oak
Sand
Brass
Concept
The Curator's Lounge.
We took down the partitions that weren't earning their keep — the apartment now reads as one continuous space, zoned softly instead of hard-walled. The kitchen's awkward corner became a feature: an IKEA modular system hugs the existing geometry instead of fighting it. Storage is integrated into the joinery throughout, so the space stays uncluttered. At the bedroom, a single step up marks the threshold to the bathroom — separating wet and sleep zones without closing the open plan back down.