{"id":7241,"date":"2026-07-21T04:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T04:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/?p=7241"},"modified":"2026-07-21T04:53:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T04:53:24","slug":"integrated-sustainability-in-a-modest-hdb-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/zh\/integrated-sustainability-in-a-modest-hdb-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrated Sustainability in a Modest HDB Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7241\" class=\"elementor elementor-7241\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e5b796 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40e5b796\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20b796 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f20b796\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f3dc67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49f3dc67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c40e59 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"76c40e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-minus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Future Atlas Digital; Project; Sustainability<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a0ff1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73a0ff1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc0820c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"4cc0820c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h6 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title\">Integrated Sustainability in a Modest HDB Home<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Designed for a homeowner and two cats, this 800-square foot, reconfigured 3-room HDB flat in Pasir Ris blurs the threshold between interior and exterior. The 37-year-old unit reconciles aesthetics with function, and modesty with exuberance. <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ddb623 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41ddb623\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c857d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c857d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1409\" src=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WL.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7261\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WL.png 2000w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WL-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WL-1024x721.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WL-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WL-1536x1082.png 1536w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WL-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a6c120 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10a6c120\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703c4689 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"703c4689\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120ccd68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"120ccd68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d01766 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"69d01766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-pencil\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Winston Lim<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709b0a28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"709b0a28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a881aa3 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a881aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rather than chasing styles or trends, the home concentrates on adaptability, durability and flexible use of spaces. Since the design rejects under-utilised rooms and ornamental excess, each zone can accommodate multiple activities across the day, ensuring no space sits idle.<\/p><p>Discussions of sustainable interiors often centre on costly technologies, smart systems or engineered climate solutions. Yet in Singapore\u2019s compact public housing, long-term sustainability can also depend on more pragmatic renovation choices. Decisions about spatial need, active use of rooms, and how daily routines affect energy, upkeep and waste may carry as much weight as any single product or system. This ageing HDB unit was renovated with those questions in mind.<\/p><p>The project argues that sustainability extends beyond minimising construction impact at the point of renovation. A home should also remain relevant, adaptable and maintainable over time, without falling into repeated cycles of demolition and refitting. Key decisions here included building only what was necessary, ensuring each design element served more than one role, and favouring adaptability over fixed, single-use planning. Materials were chosen for long service life and ease of care, while existing structures were retained where feasible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332cb2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"332cb2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/418-PASIR-RIS-new-plan-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7248\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/418-PASIR-RIS-new-plan-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/418-PASIR-RIS-new-plan-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/418-PASIR-RIS-new-plan-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/418-PASIR-RIS-new-plan-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/418-PASIR-RIS-new-plan-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/418-PASIR-RIS-new-plan.png 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Open plan of the flat. Image: Winston Lim<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb816a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb816a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Designing to Actual Spatial Needs<\/strong><\/p><p>A foundational question in residential sustainability is how much space is genuinely needed. Many homes contain rooms that are seldom used, yet still have to be cooled, lit and maintained. Larger plans can also invite additional built work and furnishings that place further demands on resources.<\/p><p>This apartment takes the opposite premise. Its scale is deliberately modest, tuned to the routines of the homeowner and two cats. Instead of dividing the plan into fixed single-use rooms, the design favours open, overlapping zones that remain active through the day.<\/p><p>The open arrangement improves visual continuity and allows air to move more freely through the flat. Without solid doors or fixed partitions, the compact footprint feels more generous and less constrained. The kitchen anchors the home and extends into living, working and sleeping areas. A peninsula island operates simultaneously as prep surface, dining table, desk and spatial threshold, organising the plan without relying on walls.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf2520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"adf2520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cat-condo-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cat-condo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cat-condo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cat-condo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cat-condo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cat-condo-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cat-condo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pegboard is reinterpreted here as a core architectural element; spaces to allow the cats to move around freely. Image: Winston Lim<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95efa11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95efa11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>This is an excerpt of Winston Lim&#8217;s contributed project published in <a href=\"https:\/\/quantumapac.com\/product\/future-atlas-q2-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Future Atlas 2Q 2026 digital edition<\/a>. Read the full story there.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><em><span style=\"color: black;\">Winston Lim is a Singapore-based architect and interior designer focused on sustainable interiors for compact urban homes. His work explores spatial adaptability, biophilic design and multifunctional residential planning, with a focus on how modest living, practical sustainability and simple technologies can be integrated into everyday home environments.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb6061 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abb6061\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cce10c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5cce10c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" 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status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-contributed-essay tag-collectives tag-development tag-ecological-repair tag-environmental-systems tag-india tag-land tag-regeneratives tag-sustainability\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/zh\/can-regenerative-collectives-offer-a-different-way-to-live-with-land-in-india\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TV-300x211.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7235\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TV-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TV-1024x721.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TV-768x541.png 768w, 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src=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RR-300x211.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RR-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RR-1024x721.png 1024w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RR-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RR-1536x1082.png 1536w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RR-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RR.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thefutureatlas.com\/zh\/from-river-system-to-material-system\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFrom River System to Material System\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a 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