Long before it had a modern name, Balestier Road was known to the Hokkiens simply as okio — black bridge. This freehold condominium takes that name literally: in the lobby, a handcrafted sculpture reinterprets the bridge itself, warmly lit whilst also functioning as seating area. A tidal line in the floor marks where the driveway ends and home begins; a small, deliberate threshold in a building designed to connect the neighbourhood’s past to what it’s becoming.

Only 104 units share the address, each one crafted to make a small footprint feel generous. A sofa with a pull-out coffee table that becomes a footstool, a dining table that tucks away until it’s needed. On the fifth storey, a shared deck gathers the building together; a 25-metre lap pool, hydrotherapy spa, gym and BBQ pavilion, all built for neighbours to bump into each other on purpose, not by accident. Higher up, just 4 penthouses claim a private jacuzzi each on their own roof terrace; a smaller circle within an already intimate one.