Core Design Workshop transformed a Subang Jaya terrace into a post-covid haven for a young couple and their dog
The Covid pandemic changed many things about how we live, and having to stay at home for long periods forced us to reevaluate aspects that often go unnoticed. This was particularly true for a young married couple who spent the entirety of the pandemic on their property.
Having endured numerous lockdowns, they came to a startling realisation—their home, a double-story end lot terrace in Subang Jaya, felt constricting and suffocating, despite being designed for their small family and their beloved dog.
Determined to do something about this, they approached Core Design Workshop to renovate this house built in the late 1980s to correct the problems of bad layouts, insufficient natural light and inadequate air ventilation that houses of the type usually present.
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“This project took place in early 2022, during the tail end of the Covid pandemic, when people were eager to venture out of their homes and construction materials were in high demand due to supply shortages,” recalls architect Chun Hooi Tan, director of Core Design Workshop.
“Given the limitations of the budget and the rising costs of construction, our initial design approach was to challenge conventional user expectations and focus solely on the essential needs of the homeowners rather than their wants. This led to the conceptualisation of minimalising as the guiding principle.”
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