Good news folks who are planning to ballot for a unit at Tengah’s upcoming November 2022 projects, Garden Waterfront I and II @ Tengah. As a reward for being pioneers in a brave new world, you will be pioneers in <a href="https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/hdb-pilot-beamless-flat-designs-new-tengah-bto-project-2017131" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BTO units that have no ceiling beams</a>! 
For current BTO homeowners, you’ll understand how structural ceiling beams have always been a huge pain in the butt, as evidenced by these homes:
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-161906" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/1-Aesthete-ID-Henderson-Road-25.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1000" />The built-in wardrobe is partially eaten by the structural ceiling beam.
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/aesthete-interior-design" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aesthete Interior Design</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172822" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/2-chengyi-interior-design.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="1200" />A structural beam protrudes out from nowhere.
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/chengyi-interior-design" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chengyi Interior Design</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172823" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/3-weiken-tampines.jpeg" alt="" width="1500" height="1001" />Thanks to the structural beam, the feature wall design doesn't get to seamlessly stretch across the length of the home.
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/weiken-com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Weiken</a>
Our article <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/what-you-can-do-with-that-unhackable-structural-beam-in-your-hdb-ceiling" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> talks about some ways to overcome this structural ugliness. 
If this “beamless” design is well-received in Tengah's upcoming BTO, we can only hope it will be carried to other developments in the future. For now, the rest of us can only look on in envy at the increasing number of design ideas that are now possible:
<h2>1. You can now decorate your ceiling with abandon</h2>
With no more beams, your ceiling is now a blank and unhindered canvas for more daring designs. Because the design is now able to stretch across a larger expanse of space, the result will feel a lot grander and more impressive. From wood slabs and beadboard to wallpaper and fluted panels, you can now turn the fifth wall into a proper focal point:
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172824" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/4-The-Scientist-Ferraria-Park-3.jpeg" alt="" width="980" height="500" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/the-scientist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Scientist</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172825" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/5-ehka-studio-paterson-suites-6.jpeg" alt="" width="1988" height="1326" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/ehka-studio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ehka Studio</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172826" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/6-ovon-punggol.jpeg" alt="" width="1239" height="826" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/ovon-design" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ovon Design</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172827" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/7-932-design-1.jpeg" alt="" width="1440" height="960" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/0932-design-consultants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">932 Design</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-76243" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/In-Expat-Interior-The-Seafront-Condo-Design-1.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="801" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/in-expat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In-Expat</a>
And if you are missing those beams, you can always incorporate them back for a chic farmhouse look. Of course, this time, you actually get to choose how long and where you want the beams to be.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-102606" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/The-Local-Innterior-Punggol-Drive-11.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="790" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/local-inn-terior" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Local Inn.terior</a>
<h2>2. You can now do up your layout however you wish</h2>
No more having to follow HDB’s recommendations on how much space you should allocate for your dining area or home office because of those structural beams. You can now arrange your layout however you wish. Change up standard orientations! Make your workstation bigger than your living room! Go crazy! With great flexibility comes great design responsibility people, so make sure things still stay chic and functional, like in these homes:
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172828" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/2a-Aart-Boxx-Interior-1.jpg" alt="" width="884" height="590" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/aart-boxx-interior" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aart Boxx Interior</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172829" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/2b-medina-tiongbahru.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="675" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/medina-design-interiors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Medina Design &amp; Interiors</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172830" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/2c-lemonfridge-bto.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="802" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/lemonfridge-studio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lemonfridge Studio</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172831" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/2d-nitton-architects-study.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="1200" />
Design: Nitton Architects
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172832" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/2e-Jubilee-Woodsville-Close-2.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="667" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/jubilee-interior" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jubilee Interior</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172833" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/2f-Voila-SkyPeak-BTO-2.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/voila" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Voila</a>
<h2>3. You can now incorporate more storage</h2>
With BTOs becoming smaller, this “beamless” design should come as a great relief because it means that extra headroom can now be replaced with full-height storage. More storage is always welcomed in a small space.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-93301" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/Design-Identity-416-Fernvale-5.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="799" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/design-identity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Design Identity</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172834" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/3b-MET-interior-yishun.jpeg" alt="" width="1500" height="1101" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/met-interior" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MET Interior</a>
For folks who are thinking of setting up that walk-in wardrobe between the master bedroom and another common bedroom, the extra ceiling beam between the rooms will no longer be an issue and you can raise your closet to as high as the ceiling goes. Use that extra space and turn them into open cubbies for luggage or rope in baskets to keep things organised up there.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-99176" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/Icon-ID-149-Tampines-13.jpg" alt="" width="1080" height="717" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/icon-interior-design" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Icon Interior Design</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172836" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/3-Space-Atelier-Bukit-Batok-Modern-Contemporary-7.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="786" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/space-atelier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Space Atelier</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-40703" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/DISTINCTidENTITY-BukitBatok-17.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="667" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/distinctidentity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DistinctIdentity</a>
<h2>4. You can now make your home look taller than ever</h2>
Relying on a design trick to make your home appear taller can have its limitations, especially when there's a pesky structural ceiling beam blocking said trick from realising its full potential. But with "beamless" ceilings, you now can incorporate all these neat ideas to make your ceiling appear taller than ever.
Use full-height glass panels:
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172837" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/4a-mr-shopper-studio-bedok-south-horizon-5.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/mr-shopper-studio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mr Shopper Studio</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172838" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/4b-space-factor-1.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/space-factor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Space Factor</a>
Go with mirrored ceilings:
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172839" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/4c-akihaus.jpg" alt="" width="929" height="1162" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/akihaus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Akihaus</a>
Keep the wall and ceiling the same colour:
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172840" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/4d-Space-Atelier-Circuit-Road-BTO-3.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/space-atelier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Space Atelier</a>
Take dividers all the way to the ceiling:
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172841" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/4e-Story-of-us-Edgedales-Plains-10.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/story-of-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Story of Us</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172842" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/4f-linearspace-anchorvale.jpg" alt="" width="857" height="1200" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/linear-space-concepts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Linear Space Concepts</a>
<h2>5. You can now do (proper) raised platforms</h2>
Because of the “beamless” design, you can probably do up a decent platform now. HDB currently has regulations surrounding platform design, one of which recommends that you keep to at least a 2.4-metre distance between the platform and ceiling. While you probably still won’t be able to do up a storage platform legally, you can design a pretty ledge that can help divvy up your spaces or turn your home into a modern ryokan.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172844" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/5a-monocot-soleil-9.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/monocot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monocot</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172845" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/5b-goy-architects-bukit-batok.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="675" />
Design: Goy Architects
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172846" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/5c-ethereall-gym.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="792" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/ethereall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethereall</a>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-172848" src="https://d213h1b7vxzzl3.cloudfront.net/editor/5d-UNO-Interior-Punggol-Walk-4.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="936" />
Design: <a href="https://www.renonation.sg/professional/uno-interior" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UNO Interior</a>

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