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Riding on Red Bricks

A blog by a Singaporean architecture student which began during his exchange in Delft, Netherlands but continued upon returning...

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    renovation updates... Sunday, March 14, 2010 |

    The house renovations have entered its later stages of the entire construction process, what people in the field will call "defects" period. Alas, there won't be a DLP, so we gotta identify any eyesores that we can find right now, before the contractors get their full payment.

    Anyhowz, some pictures...

    The living room floor. I like how the c/s screed turned out. Pic above is how it looks, after the matt-finish sealer has been applied on. The contractor also added a darkening agent, prior to the sealer coat, to enhance the contrast. Must be careful though, it's not as resilient as tiles are, and will be prone to scratches. Guess imperfection / randomness is going to be part and parcel of this house, any wear and tear to this floor will probably add to its richness. jhee positive thinking~!

    Master wardrobe, with a small dressor for Chet and a display cabinet (with glass door, yet to be installed at point of time photo was taken) for the little memoirs that we created together / bought in the past decade, and certainly for our future... Big mirror sliding door, I like :) Hidden behind is Ikea's pole system wardrobe...

    The look after stepping into the house... dining light heights still need to be adjusted slightly for more randomness / play... Happy how the aircon in the living room turned out as well... we managed to hide all the coolant / drainage pipes rather well throughout the whole house. The red kitchen also turned out nicely, I'll be the 1st to admit that I didn't think it was a good idea in the beginning...

    Living room TV console, and small display unit, where my 12" figures / statues will be consolidated. I think all the carpenters hate me by now... for rejecting alot of their works. Alas, I do think that they can only blame their boss, who does have a renegade in him, to say the least.

    Home, kitchen, wife.

    Wedding Photo Shoot Friday, March 12, 2010 |

    I was rather stressed out before our wedding photo shoot, with work, with renovation, and with the perpetual coughing (probably also stressed induced), and it took my boss to remind me that the wedding photo shoot is something that is done, once in a life time... Well, at least for most people. Anyway, we enjoyed ours alot. It wasn't as tiring as we thought, though the outdoor shoot was pretty rushed. Already chosen the photographs that will go into the album, but we'll be getting the softcopy of all the photographs taken that day, thanks to a rather expensive offer by Sattine for suckers like us (though we think it was worth it). So... more updates once the photographs have been touched-up.