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Amazing Make-Over of 70s House
By Johnni Wong
Photographs by Yap Chee Hong
Section 17 in Petaling Jaya isn’t exactly the most stylish of residential enclaves yet a recent re-design project shows what creative minds can do for a drab-looking 1970s house.
But, of course, the two talented designers plus their co-owner friend (a nursery plant supplier) had to admit that the exercise costs a whopping RM1mil to execute.
And the results are simply amazing. However, this house will probably appeal to buyers with a strong sense of architectural aesthetics due to the predominant use of black trims. But it goes to show the difference between a professionally designed house-and-garden project versus a D-I-Y home-owner’s experimentation.
The guest-suite, pool, lawn and walkway (not in view) were all oriented around the big old chiku tree.
Well-known landscape architect Ng Seksan of Seksan Design and Kevin Low of Small Projects design firm, were the talents behind the re-modelling of the house at No. 463, Jalan 17/13A in PJ.
When asked the objective of the make-over project, Seksan replied: “To turn around and build something we believe in.”
The double-storey detached house sits on a freehold plot that spans 20m by 48m (64 ft by 156 ft). The built-up space is approximately 7,000 square feet (650sq m). There are eight rooms in the house and six bathrooms. Structural additions include a guest suite and a salt-water swimming pool of 4m by 20m (13 ft by 66 ft).
