Every photo here is from a real Wong Lye job in Singapore - landed house A&A, steel mezzanines, storage racking, solar canopies and metal fabrication. Projects are listed under an anonymised job code; no client names or addresses are published.
A two-storey landed house taken from its original cream facade through demolition to a dark, timber-clad frontage with a glass balcony screen. Inside: a timber-tread staircase with a slatted arched display niche beneath it, a tiled bathroom, an outdoor bar and a covered deck with a stone water-feature wall.
Before & after
Before: the original two-storey house with a cream facade, tiled roof and timber gateAfter: the completed front elevation with timber cladding, dark panels and glass balcony balustradeBefore During demolition: the ground floor stripped back with the ceiling opened up and rubble on the slabAfter: open-plan living and dining area with the new staircase and a timber-slat display niche built under itBefore During works: the bare internal staircase before finishes, with wiring still exposedAfter: close view of the arched display cabinet set into the timber-slat wall beneath the stairs, wine fridge alongside
Gallery
Front elevation after A&A - dark panelled and timber-clad facade, glass balcony screen and a black metal gateTimber pivot front door with a black frame and glass side panel at the entranceLooking up the timber-clad and dark-panelled facade from the drivewayOutdoor bar counter with a timber top, two white bar stools and a round mirror on a white wallTop-down view of the timber-tread staircase with a black metal balustradeBathroom with green wall tiles, a patterned feature-tile panel and a built-in bathtubCovered outdoor deck with a timber pergola ceiling and a stone-clad water-feature wall with two spouts
An older terrace house with a tiled roof, window grilles and terrazzo floors, reworked with a white rendered facade, a horizontal-slat gate and a glass balcony screen. Inside, an open-plan living and dining area with a black-framed staircase, a stone-splashback kitchen with an island, new bathrooms, bedrooms and a home study.
Before & after
Before: the original terrace house with a pitched tiled roof, black metal fence and gateAfter: the completed frontage with a slatted gate, glass balcony screen and ceiling fans on the porchBefore: the original kitchen and dining area with dark floor tiles and window grillesAfter: kitchen with a stone-pattern splashback, white overhead cabinets and dark timber-grain base unitsBefore: the original living room with a terrazzo floor and a timber-balustrade staircaseAfter: open-plan living area with marble-look floor tiles and a black-framed staircase to the upper floor
Gallery
Front elevation after A&A - white rendered terrace house with a horizontal-slat metal gate and glass balcony screenBedroom sitting corner with two armchairs and glass doors opening to the balconyBedroom with a leather armchair and sheer curtainsBathroom with beige stone-look wall tiles and a window fitted with white plantation shuttersBathroom vanity with a wall mirror and a timber drawer unit against grey tiled wallsLiving room with a light sofa, an arc floor lamp and the staircase beyondBalcony with a striped awning, a metal louvre screen and a small white bistro tableHome study seen through a black-framed glass door - desk, chair and drawer unitTimber pivot front door with a black frame and glass side panelsThe timber front door seen from inside, with glass side panels and a dark stone floorBlack-framed glass bi-fold doors between rooms, with the timber front door to the rightOpen-plan living and dining with an L-shaped sofa, dining table and a black-framed staircase with timber treadsKitchen run with a stone-pattern splashback, under-cabinet lighting and dark timber-grain cabinetsHallway with flush white doors and built-in wardrobes over a timber floorKitchen island with a stone-pattern top, pendant lights and a bar stool beside a louvred window
Steel racking built inside a covered boat storage shed: blue uprights and orange beams fitted with galvanised bunk brackets and timber bunks, stacking jet skis five tiers high and boats on two and three tiers, with safe-working-load labels on the beams.
Five-tier steel rack with blue uprights and orange beams holding jet skis, standing at the edge of the storage shedMulti-tier jet ski rack inside a shed bay, seen head-onWide view of two-tier boat racking under the shed, boats resting on bunks across several baysRow of two-tier boat racks seen from the apron, boats stored on the upper beamsBoat hull resting on timber bunks mounted on the orange racking beamsBlue uprights and orange beams seen from below a stored boatGalvanised bunk bracket bolted to an orange beam, with the timber bunk fixed on topBunk bracket bolted through the racking beam, seen from underneathLine of bunk brackets along a beam carrying a boat, with the safe working load label visiblePanoramic view of the boat racking bays under the shed roofTall racking with boats stacked three tiers high and a ladder alongsideBoats on the upper tiers of the racking, looking up from the aisleBoat on an upper tier of the blue steel racking, seen from the aisleTwo-tier boat racks along the shed with bunk brackets in the foregroundFront view of the five-tier jet ski rack with jet skis on every levelRacking bay with boats and outboard motors stored on the tiers, wet floor belowJet ski on the ground tier with boats racked on the levels above
A steel mezzanine built inside a factory unit, with a black mesh balustrade, hazard-striped edge and a checker-plate staircase, giving a second level of floor space above the forklift and pallet area. The deck is finished in a grey coating with ceiling-mounted air conditioning.
Steel mezzanine with a black mesh balustrade and checker-plate staircase inside a factory unit, yellow timber barriers belowThe mezzanine seen from the factory floor, with a forklift and stacked pallets stored beneath itOn the mezzanine deck - grey-coated floor, mesh balustrade and ceiling-mounted air conditioningMezzanine deck edge with the mesh balustrade, wall fan and cassette air-conditioning unitEmpty mezzanine deck with a grey coated floor and the mesh balustrade along its edgeThe mezzanine from below at an angle, showing the staircase and the hazard-striped edgeUnderside of the mezzanine and staircase with pallets stored below
A high-ceiling office unit fitted with a mesh-railed loft floor and a staircase of cantilevered timber treads on a single steel stringer, with a blue accent wall and timber-look flooring below and carpet tiles on the loft.
Office with a timber-tread steel staircase rising to a mesh-railed loft, blue accent wall and timber-look floorThe loft staircase beside full-height windows with a view over neighbouring buildingsCantilevered timber treads fixed to a central steel stringerLoft edge with black mesh railing above the doorway and the staircase to the rightStaircase with a timber handrail leading up to the mesh-railed loftUnderside detail of the cantilevered treads on the steel spineClose view of the loft's mesh railing and timber handrail beside a windowLoft level with carpet-tile flooring, mesh railing and a blue painted ceilingLoft level looking towards the window, carpet tiles underfootThe loft's mesh railing seen from the staircase, blue wall behindStaircase with timber treads and a black steel railing at the loft edge, wall-mounted air conditioner beside itView from the doorway of the staircase and loft over the timber-look floorThe staircase with potted plants beside a windowOpen shelving units in black and timber beside a door, with a wall-mounted air conditioner above
A black steel loft platform on posts inside an industrial unit, with a mesh balustrade, a timber-tread staircase with black railings, a dark-coated loft floor and shelving fitted in the space beneath.
Black steel loft platform over a shelving area, with a timber-tread staircase and black railingThe loft from the side - timber-tread staircase, shelving under the platform and lighting fixed beneath itOn the loft - dark-coated floor with a mesh balustrade around the edge and the stair openingLoft floor looking out over the unit, mesh balustrade in front and exposed ducting at the ceilingLoft edge with mesh balustrade panels and the stair handrailLooking down the timber-tread staircase from the loft, with a desk and green glass partition belowThe loft platform and staircase seen from the floor of the unit
A red-painted steel canopy over a rooftop terrace with solar panels forming its roof, plus rows of panels on frames across the flat roof.
Solar panels on a flat roof, with surrounding rooftops and open land beyondRed-painted steel canopy over a rooftop terrace with panels on top, beside the rooftop roomUnderside of the steel canopy with the solar panels forming its roofSolar panels held in the steel canopy frame, seen from belowThe canopy over the terrace next to the rooftop room, ladder against the wallThe canopy from below at the side, with a frangipani tree in the foregroundSolar panels on a tilted frame at the roof edge, looking out over open landThe steel canopy over the rooftop terrace with a planter and step beneath itPanel array on a red steel frame at the edge of the roofRows of solar panels laid across the flat roofUnder the canopy - the terrace with a scaffold and ladder, neighbouring buildings beyondSolar panels on the roof with a timber board in the foreground
A blue-painted steel mezzanine with a galvanised grating deck, railings and an access stair inside a factory, shown from the crane delivery of the steel sections and the site briefing through to the finished platform.
Blue steel mezzanine platform with railings, staircase and a grating deck inside a factoryCrane lorry unloading steel sections in the yard, with workers in high-visibility vests and traffic conesSteel beams lifted off the lorry on crane chains, workers guiding the loadSite briefing - workers in safety helmets gathered inside the warehouseGalvanised steel channel sections laid out in the yardBlue steel mezzanine frame with railings above the shelving, under the factory roofClose view of the galvanised grating deck panels on the mezzanineMezzanine deck with blue railings beneath the factory roof trussesPallet racking loaded with goods beside the mezzanine deck
Bundles of orange racking beams, blue upright frames and galvanised deck panels stacked in a warehouse.
Panoramic view of a warehouse stacked with bundled orange racking beams and blue uprightsBundles of orange racking beams and blue upright frames in the warehouseStacked blue upright frames with orange beams bundled on topShrink-wrapped bundles of orange racking beams stacked on blue framesWarehouse with racking components stacked in rowsOrange beams, blue uprights and galvanised deck panels stacked ready
A steel mezzanine inside a factory unit with a black mesh balustrade, hazard-striped edge and a checker-plate staircase, giving a second level of floor space above the forklift and pallet area.
Steel mezzanine with a black mesh balustrade and checker-plate staircase inside a factory unit, yellow timber barriers belowThe mezzanine seen from the factory floor, with a forklift and stacked pallets stored beneath it
A ground-floor unit given a full-height framed glass frontage, a steel entrance staircase with checker-plate treads and pipe handrails, and glass-partitioned office rooms with timber-look flooring inside.
Full-height framed glass frontage on the ground floor of an industrial building, with the steel entrance stair during worksThe framed glass frontage and steel entrance staircase seen from the drivewaySteel entrance staircase with checker-plate treads and a pipe handrail beside the glass wallThe glass wall seen from inside, trees reflected in the panelsFramed glass wall panels with the timber-look floor insideLooking out through the glass frontage to the car parkInterior with a glass partition and glass door over timber-look vinyl flooringView through the glass frontage from inside towards the trees and roadOffice room with white walls, timber-look floor and internal window panelsOffice room with a glass partition to the front and a window to the sideSmall room with white walls and timber-look flooringRoom with a black door and an internal window
A grey-painted structural steel mezzanine on I-beam columns with metal decking, pipe railings and staircases finished in red checker-plate treads.
Underside of the steel mezzanine - grey-painted I-beams carrying metal deckingTwo-level steel mezzanine structure with staircases and railings inside the buildingSteel staircase with red checker-plate treads and grey pipe railingsUnderside of the mezzanine decking on grey steel beams and columnsLooking up through the steel framing and the staircase flightsMezzanine level with grey steel beams, railing and a stair with red treadsStaircase with red checker-plate treads and grey railings
Long runs of two-tier blue steel racking built to hold cable drums in a covered shed and open yard, shown from the empty site through welding of the steel frames to the loaded racks, plus checker-plate steel dock platforms with a safety railing.
Before & after
Before: the empty covered shed with a lorry parked insideAfter: aisle between two-tier blue racks loaded with cable drumsBefore: the open yard with trees and drums stored along the fenceAfter: aisle between the drum racks in the open yard, drums on both sides
Gallery
Long two-tier blue steel rack holding rows of cable drums under a shed roofCable drums seated on the blue racking, seen close upRows of cable drums on the ground tier under the shed roofLarge cable drums on the blue racking along the aisleAisle between the drum racks, drums on both tiersBlue drum racks with a dark steel frame in the foregroundLooking up at drums on the upper tier of the rackingTwo-tier drum racks along the yard holding drums of several coloursForklift working beside the loaded drum racksAisle between two loaded drum racksCable drums on the racking, seen from the aisleDrum rack with cable drums seated on the beams, close viewWelder working on a steel column joint for the racking frameWelder on a boom lift welding the steel racking frame at heightWelder at a beam-to-column connection of the steel frameRed-oxide primed steel racking frame with drums on the upper tier during constructionCable drum seated in a red-oxide primed steel rack bay, seen from belowMulti-bay red-oxide primed steel racking structure before the drums were loadedSteel loading platforms with checker-plate tops outside the shedRow of steel dock platforms on yellow-marked legs in the yardChecker-plate surface of the steel dock platforms, cable drums in the backgroundSteel railing at the dock edge with a safety sign fitted
A bare industrial space turned into a rehearsal studio: insulated stud partitions, a control-room window, timber wall panels and a faceted timber ceiling with recessed lighting and speakers, shown from construction through to the finished room.
Before & after
Before: the bare industrial space with an exposed steel ceiling frame, pallets and a forkliftAfter: the finished room with the faceted timber ceiling, red wall panels and percussion instrumentsBefore During works: partition walls plastered and the ceiling framed, with materials stacked on the floorAfter: timber wall panels and angled ceiling panels with downlights, before the furniture went in
Gallery
Finished rehearsal room with a faceted timber ceiling, red and grey walls, timber floor, grand piano and drumsCeiling detail - timber facets with downlights against a black-painted ceilingConstruction: rockwool insulation packed into the stud walls, with the control-room window openingConstruction: an insulated stud partition with a ladder alongsideConstruction: stud wall with insulation and the ceiling opening aboveClose-up of rockwool insulation between the studs with cabling run throughCorridor lined with insulated partitions, materials on the floorInsulated partitions beneath a dark ceiling during constructionPainting stage - grey and red walls, ladders and the control-room windowBlack-painted ceiling with cables dropped for the speakers, curved timber panel taking shapeCurved timber panels and ceiling in progress, ladder in placeAngled ceiling panels being fitted around the speakers, ladder belowRed and green painted ceiling facets with speaker cut-outs at the plastering stageTimber wall panels installed with materials still on the floorTimber panels and painted ceiling with the control-room windowRoom with timber panels, a scaffold and materials during fit-outDetail of the faceted timber ceiling panels with downlightsRed wall and timber panels with a ladder and materials during worksTimber wall panels and ceiling with recessed speakersBare space with plastered partitions and a work lightPlasterboard partitions in the bare space, lit by a floodlightCurved timber wall panels with downlights and speakers aboveTimber wall panels with grey and red walls and a dark ceilingTimber panels along a wall over the bare concrete floor
