Design Anthology

Seeing the Light

When confronted with a ramshackle terrace house that hasn’t been renovated in more than 30 years, most people would run in the opposite direction. Not Fabian Tan. ‘I’ve got gritty hands,’ says the Malaysian architect. ‘I liked the idea of working on something that wasn’t new.’

Located in a popular Kuala

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