The homeowners are a couple in their 40s who work in finance. They purchased the home sometime in 2019, but shelved renovation plans due to the pandemic. This gave the couple, their elderly parents and three children-a 15-year-old daughter and two boys aged 12 and 10, more time to consider what they wanted in their new home.
Their search for an interior designer brought them to Lawrence Puah, design director of Akihaus Design Studio. “We appreciate that Lawrence has a background in architecture. He also has experience working on old houses and understand the challenges that these projects may entail,” say