The Timber Emporium
A home-furnishing showroom in dark timber, revealed level by level.
Dark timber connects the levels of this home-furnishing showroom. Room settings, sample displays and spaces in between let visitors consider furniture and materials together.
- Sector
- Retail showroom
- Size
- 12,000 sq ft
- Scope
- Design and build
- Duration
- 12 months
- Lead designer
- Evva Lim
01 — The arrival
A dark timber lobby with a single metal desk, a softly lit sign and a hidden door. The mood is set before a word is said.
02 — The living floorMirrored columns and split levels let each showroom be glimpsed from the next, so you are always drawn onward.
03 — Room settings
Furniture is shown as rooms to step into: two living rooms, pale and dark, and two bedrooms, one veiled in metal and curtain, one wrapped in timber.
04 — The curtain boutique
Dark timber, parquet underfoot and a round sample table beneath a veiled pendant. Fabrics are meant to be handled here.
05 — Flooring and tables
Bright rooms made for choosing: timber flooring to run a hand across, and a metal-lined corner for composing a table of your own.
06 — Wardrobes
Glass-fronted wardrobes, a red-tiled marble counter and an accessories island, in dark timber over pale parquet.
07 — Between the showrooms
The spaces in between are given the same care: the atrium, a timber corridor and a washroom in dark tile and marble.
08 — The upper floor
Beneath the exposed roof, a chequered counter stands before tall doors and windows, open to the light.
