SINGAPORE: Imagine a Build-to-Order (BTO) flat with a contiguous living and bedroom space - beamless and not separated by walls.
This is a new open-concept layout that the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will be offering as part of a trial, starting with a BTO project in the Kallang-Whampoa area that will be launched in October.
The project will have 310 units of three-room and four-room flats, and buyers will have the option of choosing the new open-concept layout when they are invited to book a flat.
Called the White Flat layout, it is aimed at giving home owners the flexibility to configure their spaces.
Because such flats will not
"This will appeal to young home owners who may prefer an open-concept home or carving out the spaces within their home using furnishing ideas," HDB added.
"The White Flat pilot will also provide home owners the option to install walls in future to meet their needs at different life stages."
An artist's impression of a White Flat layout, which gives home owners more flexibility to design spaced to suit their needs and preferences. (Image: HDB)
There will be no visible beams between the living and bedroom spaces, as the structural columns are rotated and
tucked to the edges of the unit, said HDB.
The omission of
Those who do not opt for the White Flat layout will receive the standard layout with walls.
In response to changing preferences, HDB has over the years made adjustments to flat layouts that would give home buyers greater choice and flexibility in how they want to use and design the space.
For instance, all new BTO projects since 2018 come with an open kitchen concept where the layout permits.
In October 2022, HDB announced that a BTO project in Tengah would feature "beamless" flats that provide more headroom. It would also give home owners more flexibility to configure layouts without having to take into account the position of ceiling beams.
Flat types have also evolved over the decades to keep up with changing demographics.
HDB noted, for instance, that since the 2000s, windows of the living room and bedrooms were reoriented along the facade of the buildings for external views instead of into the corridors. This also provides greater privacy.
The common bathroom has also been relocated from within the kitchen to be nearer to the common bedrooms, and the service yard is now separated from the kitchen with a door.
"Moving forward, HDB will continue to refine our flat offerings and building designs to keep in step with Singaporeans’ aspirations and lifestyle needs," it added.
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This is a new open-concept layout that the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will be offering as part of a trial, starting with a BTO project in the Kallang-Whampoa area that will be launched in October.
The project will have 310 units of three-room and four-room flats, and buyers will have the option of choosing the new open-concept layout when they are invited to book a flat.
Called the White Flat layout, it is aimed at giving home owners the flexibility to configure their spaces.
Because such flats will not
"This will appeal to young home owners who may prefer an open-concept home or carving out the spaces within their home using furnishing ideas," HDB added.
"The White Flat pilot will also provide home owners the option to install walls in future to meet their needs at different life stages."
An artist's impression of a White Flat layout, which gives home owners more flexibility to design spaced to suit their needs and preferences. (Image: HDB)
There will be no visible beams between the living and bedroom spaces, as the structural columns are rotated and
tucked to the edges of the unit, said HDB.
The omission of
Those who do not opt for the White Flat layout will receive the standard layout with walls.
In response to changing preferences, HDB has over the years made adjustments to flat layouts that would give home buyers greater choice and flexibility in how they want to use and design the space.
For instance, all new BTO projects since 2018 come with an open kitchen concept where the layout permits.
In October 2022, HDB announced that a BTO project in Tengah would feature "beamless" flats that provide more headroom. It would also give home owners more flexibility to configure layouts without having to take into account the position of ceiling beams.
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Flat types have also evolved over the decades to keep up with changing demographics.
HDB noted, for instance, that since the 2000s, windows of the living room and bedrooms were reoriented along the facade of the buildings for external views instead of into the corridors. This also provides greater privacy.
The common bathroom has also been relocated from within the kitchen to be nearer to the common bedrooms, and the service yard is now separated from the kitchen with a door.
"Moving forward, HDB will continue to refine our flat offerings and building designs to keep in step with Singaporeans’ aspirations and lifestyle needs," it added.
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