Take your office home: Singapore developer GuocoLand offers dual-concept flats
- As working from home goes mainstream amid the pandemic, a Singaporean developer has designed flats that enable owners to run an office from home
- One-bedroom flats at Midtown Bay in the Bugis central business district start at US$1.08 million
Capitalising on the current work-from-home trend, a Singaporean developer has launched a concept for a home that doubles up as an office.
Flats at Midtown Bay in the city’s central business district combine colour schemes and furniture designs to simulate an office’s corporate look while featuring a spacious living and dining areas with wardrobes and kitchen furnishings, according to Dora Chng, general manager for residential at GuocoLand.
“We have been looking at the changing lifestyle of people living in the city, how they are working. With the introduction of smart devices, we are working extended hours now whether we like it or not or consciously or unconsciously,” said Chng. “At Midtown Bay we have designed the units in such a way you can operate an office from your home.”
The building is part of Guoco Midtown, a mixed-use development of premium offices, public and retail spaces, residences and a conserved building in Bugis, which hosts an interchange station on Singapore’s underground mass transit. It is similar to the Admiralty district in Hong Kong, which is next to the main business zone of Central.
Working from home has become a new normal since the start of last year as organisations adopted flexible work arrangements to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
