Mont Kiara Condominium
A developer-finish condominium reworked with sage walls, fluted oak joinery and a hidden home office.
- Scope
- Design and renovation
- Size
- 1,350 sq ft
Interior design and renovation studio, Kuala Lumpur
Rooms that feel calm the moment you walk in.
We design and build homes, cafes, shops and offices with warm materials, honest light and details that last. One studio from the first sketch to the day we hand you the keys.
- 10 Years designing Malaysian homes and spaces
- 180+ Projects completed and handed over
- 420,000 Square feet designed and built
- 96% Of clients who would hire us again (sample)
01The studio
Small team, whole process.
Ruang means space in Malay, and space is what we give back to our clients: rooms that are easier to live and work in, with storage where you need it and nothing you do not.
Our designers, visualisers and site team work from one studio in Bangsar, so the person who drew your kitchen is the person who checks it on site.
- In-house design, 3D visualisation and build team
- One project lead from consultation to handover
- Material samples you can touch before you decide
02What we do
Six ways to work with us.
Take the full design-and-build service or just the part you need. Every engagement starts with a paid consultation that is credited back if you go ahead.
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Residential interior design
Whole-home design for condominiums, link houses and bungalows: layouts, joinery, lighting and finishes planned around how you live.
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Renovation and build
Our own site team handles hacking, wet works, carpentry, electrical and finishing, with one project lead and a weekly photo report.
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Cafe and retail fit-out
Cafes, bakeries and boutiques designed around the customer journey and the people working behind the counter, delivered to an opening date.
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Office interiors
Workplaces for teams of 10 to 150: focus rooms, meeting spaces and pantries planned around how your team really works.
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Design consultation
A two-hour session with a senior designer on site or at the studio, with a written summary, sketches and a budget range within five days.
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3D visualisation
Photorealistic stills and walkthroughs from our in-house visualisers, for homeowners, developers' show units and landlords' leasing material.
03Selected work
Homes, cafes and workplaces.
Kain Studio Boutique
- Scope
- Retail fit-out
- Size
- 900 sq ft
Johor Bahru Family Kitchen
- Scope
- Kitchen renovation
- Size
- 420 sq ft
Ipoh Old Town Shophouse Home
- Scope
- Heritage home conversion
- Size
- 3,100 sq ft
Jonker Street Guesthouse
- Scope
- 12-room guesthouse
- Size
- 5,200 sq ft
Putrajaya Bungalow
- Scope
- Full interior design and build
- Size
- 5,800 sq ft
04Case studies
From brief to handover.
Three projects told in full: what the client asked for, what we found on site, and what changed after we finished.
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01 Residential · Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
Bangsar Link House
Three walls came down, one skylight went in, and a family stopped switching the lights on at noon.
- Weeks on site
- 14
- More usable floor area
- +22%
- Linear metres of storage
- 18 m
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02 Cafes and hospitality · George Town, Penang
Lorong Kopi Cafe
A narrow heritage shophouse, a queue out the door, and a counter that had to move 400 cups on a Saturday.
- Seats
- 32
- Cups on a Saturday
- 400
- Days late on opening
- 0
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03 Offices · Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur
Selasar Office, Damansara Heights
Sixty advisers, forty desks, and a team that needed meeting rooms more than it needed seats.
- Meeting rooms
- 2 to 6
- Room booking rate
- 70%
- Working days lost
- 0
05How we work
Four steps, one project lead.
The same person guides you from the first conversation to the handover walk.
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Listen
A two-hour consultation at your space. We agree the brief, the budget range and what success looks like.
Week 1
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Design
Layouts, 3D views and a material board you can hold. Two rounds of changes are included.
Weeks 2 to 7
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Build
Our site team builds to a fixed quotation, with a photo report every Friday.
8 to 14 weeks
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Hand over
We style the rooms, walk you through every detail and stay on call for 12 months.
Handover day
06Material library
Six materials we keep coming back to.
Sourced in Malaysia where we can, chosen to age well in our heat and humidity.
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White oak
Floors, joinery and tabletops
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Terrazzo
Counters, floors and vanity tops
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Rattan cane
Cabinet fronts and pendant shades
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Washed linen
Curtains, upholstery and cushions
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Brushed brass
Handles, trims and light fittings
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Limewash
Feature walls with soft movement
Developers and brands we have worked with
Fictional client names for this demo
07Kind words
What our clients say.
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They listened for an hour before drawing a single line. The house works better than we knew to ask for.
Farah and KevinHomeowners, Bangsar -
We opened on the date we promised our customers. In hospitality that is everything.
Jason OoiCo-founder, Lorong Kopi -
The Friday photo reports meant I never once had to chase anyone for an update.
Aminah YusofHomeowner, Shah Alam
Sample testimonials for this demo
08People
The people behind the drawings.
Designers, visualisers and builders in one studio.
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Nadia Rahman
Founder and principal designer
Trained in Kuala Lumpur and London. Started Ruang in a Bangsar shophouse in 2016 and still leads every consultation.
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Daniel Lim
Design director
Twelve years of hospitality and retail interiors. Leads our cafe, shop and office projects.
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Siti Aisyah Kamal
Senior interior designer
Specialises in kitchens and storage. Has never met a corner she could not turn into a cupboard.
Let's make some room.
Book a two-hour design consultation at your home or our Bangsar studio. The fee is credited back if you go ahead.