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REDEFINING LUXURY

Having designed more than 130 exquisite houses in Singapore and the Southeast Asian region, it is fair to say that award-winning RT+Q Architects is an authority on domestic luxury. We asked firm co-founder Rene Tan to share more about what constitutes luxury these days.

“LUXURY USED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH MAXIMISING SPACE. TODAY, THE EMPHASIS IS NO LONGER ON MAXIMISATION, BUT OPTIMISATION.”
– RENE TAN, RT+Q ARCHITECTS

HOW HAS THE NOTION OF LUXURY CHANGED TODAY?

Covid has contributed to the way we view

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