The initial brief for this boutique hotel was to refresh the 20 guestrooms, while really elevating the five bar and restaurant spaces to appeal to the local Singaporean resident as well as the hotel guest. It’s the old hospitality idea of an ale house with rooms attached.

Tiger's Milk is the lush rooftop bar and your journey up the stairs from street level takes you through a dream-like exotic jungle scene. French post-impressionist painter Henri Rousseau's "The Dreams" was printed into wall covering which surrounds the vibrant red-painted stairs leading to the rooftop.

Inside the hotel on the check-in level is the all-day-dining and cocktail lounge. A classic Herringbone stone tile floor pattern runs throughout. Dark timber wall niches feature beautiful hand-painted de Gournay wall covering which sits alongside an eclectic mix of contemporary and colonial objects.

The rich colour palette continues with green, signal blue, warm brown and orange colours used throughout the furniture, lounge space and into the nearby B28 Jazz Bar. The space is curated with these thoughtfully selected objects which are very residential in style. The red Fritz Hansen's Swan Chair, which was designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, is alongside Australian artist Leila Jeffreys' vibrant-coloured bird photographs. Three guestroom colour palettes of mustard saffron, signal blue and lilac are all balanced with the same grey base colour.