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\u201cNotable climbs I particularly enjoyed were Matterhorn in Switzerland, Mt Khuiten in Mongolia, and Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania,\u201d he enthused, adding that his sons have all started their climbing journey with indoor rock wall climbing in Singapore, as evidenced by small rock-climbing shoes hung neatly in the equipment room.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It was on one of these climbing trips \u2013 an attempt to scale Mount Fuji in winter, later aborted due to bad weather \u2013 that the husband reconnected with Yeo, his secondary school classmate. \u201cIt was in 2015. We had bumped into each other at Narita International Airport, as I was coming to Tokyo,\u201d said Yeo, recalling the serendipitous meeting that led to their collaboration on the house years later.<\/span><\/p>\n While the husband veers towards a modern contemporary style, his wife provides softer decorative touches. She bought two Hermes scarves for the home, which were framed and hung at the staircase landings. The first, titled \u2018Academia Hippica\u2019 and designed by Jan Bajtlik, is placed on the first storey. Its Trojan Horse imagery aligns with this year\u2019s Chinese zodiac animal. The second, titled \u2018Herm\u00e8s Parade\u2019 and designed by Jonathan Burton, depicts balloons in robot, rocket and other whimsical forms. It is displayed at the third-storey landing, where the boys\u2019 bedrooms are located.<\/span><\/p>\n The wife also influenced the home\u2019s champagne tones. \u201cI like this colour theme. I also like a luxe feel because I like to stay in nice hotels on holidays,\u201d she shared, listing Rosewood, Park Hyatt and Four Seasons among her preferred hospitality brands.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n