What is Urban Loft Style?
Loft apartments have origins dating back to the 1950s and 1960s and its popularity has led countless interior designers to replicate its look in smaller-scale homes. In our local context, it has evolved into the “loft style”, referring to an interior design scheme that takes on the iconic features of original loft apartments in the West. It is often a contrast between raw and refined, gritty and glamorous, laid-back and luxurious.
Is It For Everyone?
With over 20,000 home designs on Qanvast, our team came up with a list of "loft style" homes that suits four different types of personalities.
Interior Designer: The Association
Location: 160 Haig Road
1. For The Artistic Soul
One of the biggest appeals of loft apartments is its industrial elements. Such features include exposed ceiling beams and ducts, structural steel beams, raw brick walls and concrete floors. These essential components, together with furniture, can turn any cookie-cutter apartment into a loft-like home that’s packed with character!
Interior Designer: Story of Us
Location: Braddell Hill
Interior Designer: Story of Us
Location: Punggol Parc Vista
Interior Designer: Three-D Conceptwerke
Location: Jervois Road
**2. For The Modern Executive **
Leather sofas, steel-accented tables and lighting, sleek home accessories, and vibrant artworks help to re-create a swanky loft-living lifestyle. Go for well-made sofas with unfussy silhouettes. Keep your belongings neatly stored, avoid clutter, and refrain from over-decorating to play up the spaciousness of the area!
Interior Designer: Free Space Intent
Location: Telok Blangah
Interior Designer: LU+C studio
Location: Woodlands
Interior Designer: The Local INN.terior
Location: Anchorvale Crescent
3. For The Chill Out People
Authentic loft apartments enjoy large, full-height steel frame windows that bring in enviable amounts natural light. Homeowners living in smaller apartments here can adapt this feature for room dividers. Nothing beats having a coffee or bringing over a few friends to cozy up over the weekends.
Interior Designer: Project File
Location: Parc Emily
Interior Designer: The Scientist
Location: Bukit View
Interior Designer: Wolf Woof
Location: Upper Serangoon
4. For The Family Man
As loft apartments once served commercial industrial usages, they are famed for their soaring ceilings and wide open areas. Hacking as many walls as you can creates ample space for you to keep an eye on your children as they explore, run around or be creative.
Interior Designer: i Chapter
Location: Anchorvale Link
Interior Designer: Asolidplan
Location: 8 Courtyards
Interior Designer: OMUS Living
Location: Costa Ris
