Charisse Faith Wong

About

Charisse approaches interior design through a user-centred lens, shaped by her background in communication design from Temasek Polytechnic.

She considers how people move through and experience space, while being drawn to clean, aesthetic environments.

Charisse believes simplicity in design requires careful thought and precision. With attention to flow, proportion and detail, she aims to create spaces that are intuitive and considered.

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Between 401

Distributed communal interventions across mid-level sky terraces

Between 401, rethinks communal life in newer HDB estates by activating underutilised sky terraces across different levels, with existing amenities that see limited everyday use.

Instead of a single void deck, it distributes programmes along movement paths, turning in-between spaces into moments for pause and interaction.

Informed by site observations and shifting lifestyles, it introduces varied spatial intensities to support both daily use and occasional events, forming a flexible framework for similar housing contexts.

The project is grounded in site observations of how residents move through and occupy existing mid-level spaces. Rather than introducing a singular intervention, it explores how communal programmes can be embedded along circulation paths, allowing interaction to emerge within everyday routines.

Programmes are organised as a spectrum rather than fixed categories, creating variation in spatial intensity across the development. This allows quieter, everyday use to coexist with more active and collective moments. The design is guided by key considerations of redistribution along movement, variation in intensity and temporal flexibility.

The spatial form is derived from the existing bridge, translating its horizontal logic into vertical lift elements. The rectangular communal deck is retained and reinterpreted, with its configuration shaped by programme and user needs, reinforcing connection and shared use.