Renovation problems across Sarawak.
Worked examples of how ELS's design and coordination approach addresses humidity, flood resilience, mould risk and space planning — the conditions every Sarawak renovation has to survive.
Design studies — hypothetical problems worked through in concept renders, not photographs of the homes described. (A completed client job with a measurable outcome is a Case Study; a delivered job is a Completed Project — see the project library.)
Sibu Wet Kitchen: Designing Out the Swelling-Board Failure
A common Sibu situation: a wet kitchen built in moisture-resistant particleboard, where heavy wok cooking, daily washing-down and humidity had swollen the base cabinets. The owner wanted a rebuild that would not repeat the same failure.
Sibu Terrace House: A Ventilation-First Plan Against Mould
A long, narrow terrace with a dead-air middle zone — the classic Sarawak condition where trapped heat and humidity grow mould on ceilings and inside closed cabinets.
Sibu Terrace: Humidity Control Retrofit
A common Sibu complaint: black mould returning on the ceiling, windows that condensate for much of the year, and stagnant air in the kitchen and bathrooms.
Kuching Shophouse: Flood-Resilient Kitchen
A typical ground-floor, flood-prone shophouse situation: a kitchen where a seasonal flood can destroy appliances and finishes, and the owner wants one designed to survive water of roughly 1.2m with minimal loss.
Sibu Condo: Space Planning for Multi-Use Living
A common small-condo brief (around 900 sqft) that has to work as home office, guest bedroom and storage at once — where the existing layout feels cramped and the owner is unsure about layout and cabinet sizing.
Sibu Bathroom: Planning the Vanity Wall and the Wet Floor Together
A common Sibu bathroom brief: a vanity wall and a shower floor that has to drain, in a small room where the trap, the falls, and the vanity's basin and drawers all depend on one another.
Sibu Living Room: One Calm TV Wall, Planned with the Light and the Cooling
A common Sibu living room: a TV wall that has to hold storage, a screen and its cabling, with an air-conditioner, the lighting and the floor all chosen around it.
Sibu Master Bedroom: A Wardrobe Wall That Keeps the Room Calm
A common master bedroom brief: a bed, a window and a full wardrobe wall in one room, where the door type decides how much floor stays clear and how the room feels.
Hypothetical technical studies, by design.
They demonstrate ELS methodology on real Sarawak conditions. Completed client work is published separately and is never represented by these studies.