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Big Boy’s Residence by CRL Designs: Before and After

An avid sneaker and art toy collector wanted his home transformed into a gallery for over a thousand items.
May 25, 2017
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By 
Angel Yulo

CRL Designs just completed their most memorable project yet. Big Boy Cheng, an avid sneaker and art toy collector, asked design principal Cai Lim-Regala and her team to transform his family home of ten years into a gallery for his ever expanding collection currently composed of over a thousand art pieces, shoes, and knickknacks. During the renovation, they unboxed and transferred numerous items to new display shelves.

“This not just out-of- the-box. This is totally upside down!” Lim-Regala shares. See the transformation of the different spaces in the pictures below.

Foyer – Before

Foyer before | Courtesy of CRL Designs

Foyer – After

Foyer after

Living Room and Dining Room – Before

Living room before | Courtesy of CRL Designs
Dining room before | Courtesy of CRL Designs

Living Room and Dining Room – After (now called the “Sneaker Room”)

Sneaker room 1
Sneaker room 2

Study Room – Before

Study room before | Courtesy of CRL Designs

Study Room – After (now called the “Graffiti Room”)

Study room after

Pool Room – Before

Pool room before | Courtesy of CRL Designs

Pool Room – After (now the Dining Room)

Kitchen and Dining after

Theater – Before

Theater before | Courtesy of CRL Designs

Theater – After (now called the “Brick Room”)

Brick room

Second Floor Lounge – Before

Second floor lounge before | Courtesy of CRL Designs

Second Floor Lounge – After

Second floor lounge before after

This story supplements the article Unboxing in BluPrint Vol. 3, 2017.

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