Sennett Residence Review

Sennett Residence has a simple look matched with a cooler colour scheme. Its glass towers and spacious walkways offers a sense of open-ness and calm despite how much denser it is compared to neighbours Sant Ritz and The Venue Residences.

The bridge on the 7^th floor that links two towers together that is also where the 50m pool is on, is built without any pillars hanging off the sides. The design is simple and clean and even though it’s only the 7^th floor, standing on it while overlooking the infinity-like pool makes you feel as if you’re higher up than you actually are. It helps that where the pool is facing, the lower level landed houses allow a view of more sky than buildings.

Sennett Residences 50m pool on 7th storey

The club house is located just behind the pool, on the bridge. From this vantage point, upcoming Poiz Residences can be seen in its totality. The bridge is built out of reinforced material so it is sturdy. It also is a link to the next block where the gym is located.

Units: Sennett Residence is currently having its last touches being applied. Things like flooring is being installed and the kinks in the lifts are being sorted out. So while there aren’t any fitted units available to show what a lived in unit actually looks like, the bare units easily illustrates the sheer amount of space the units are built with.

Three units where shown; 4BR (1,389 sqft), 3BR + 1 ground floor unit (2,358 sqft) and 5BR penthouse (3,671 sqft).

Most of the units follow a typical layout with only the orientation being determined by which side it faces. Penthouses are all different, as they are available in either two or three-storeys as well as with different layouts. The different layouts ensure that every penthouse owner will have a home that is unique unto itself.

But uniqueness is not the only selling point of Sennett Residence. The development’s attractive layout and large regular units are.

4BR unit (1,389 sqft)

The unit shown like the others have no fittings. The flooring has yet to be done and there is much to clean. But all of that did little to diminish the overall impact walking into the 4BR unit made. Immediately noticeable is how the kitchen is not next to the main door. The open kitchen as it is, is located at the far end of the living room but designed to look like a bar counter instead. Behind it are the cabinets and space built for a fridge.

The true genius of the design however is how the yard space is hidden by a door. The washing center is located in the yard space and its elongated rectangular shape is sufficient for a washing machine on one end and a clothes rack in the middle.

4BR kitchen

With the entry way to the yard being covered by a door that blends with the cabinets, the kitchen when furnished will look good. All units do come with the induction stove, hob and oven. A very large cabinet is built for the fridge so owners aren’t pigeonholed into purchasing a fridge too small for their needs.

The rest of the living room is spacious. The lack of furnishing certainly helps to sell the size of it and while no doubt some people might find it too small, it’s hard to fault the more efficient square-ish shape. The large floor to ceiling windows also play a huge part in establishing in establishing its volume with plenty of light flooding in.

The balcony extends to the back of the kitchen but while long it isn’t overwhelmingly huge so as to eat up valuable living space. During the early days of Sennett Residence, potential buyers could replace the windows in the kitchen with a door. The one questionable thing here is the location of the stove. While the hood helps with sucking up the fumes, having it next to a window would be better instead of where it is on the other end. And since this is an open kitchen, errant fumes would enter the living space much easier.

Typical 4BR unit living room and kitchen

Fortunately, the large windows will help with ventilation so this is a minor thing that can be overlooked or rectified with additional renovation. This is essentially what a typical unit would look like regardless of its size. The kitchen is almost always in the same location, at the back of the living room, and in the same style. The windows are also all floor to ceiling, with the promise of lot of light and better ventilation when they’re opened.

The common bedrooms are large enough for a queen size bed, next to the built-in wardrobe. The large windows offers a fantastic view, provided you’re high enough and facing the landed developments.

4BR master bedroom

The master bedroom comes with its own bathroom and the shape of the room is slightly different from the common bedroom.

While the common room is largely cube-shaped, the master bedroom is longer and wider. The wardrobe being situated next to the bathroom frees up space to install a king size bed with some wall space for a mounted TV and a shelf.

4BR master bedroom view

A work table could also be installed, depending on how the furnishing is done. There is a decent amount of space to play around with.

3BR + 1 ground floor unit (2,358 sqft)

The ground floor units at Sennett Residence resemble single storey terrace houses than they do condominiums. The living room here looks twice as big as the living room in the 4BR unit.

Ground floor 3BR unit living room and kitchen

The entire kitchen area looks like it may very well be an additional bedroom and the patio that surrounds the property is large enough to accommodate large groups during parties. The unfitted living room feels overwhelmingly large and when the sliding doors to the patio is opened, it can’t help but look even bigger.

4BR ground floor unit private patio

The patio extends to all the bedrooms, separated only by tinted sliding doors. This lets the residents to further customize the patio to be part of the living areas. As much of it is sheltered from rain, you can theoretically place a few couches, chairs, or tables outside.

Of course the shelter can’t fully protect furniture from heavy rain being blown in by wind so extra protection should be taken if you plan to put furniture out there. Trellises and plants help to block out the sun as well as keep prying eyes out.

The bedrooms have a similar layout to the other units but where the rest are largely square, the bedrooms here are rectangular and long. The length is unconventional and can be divisive for some people but it does look and feel more spacious.

Ground floor 4BR common bedroom

There are two bedrooms with a personal bathroom and one of them is shared with the study room. The master bedroom therefore, is interchangeable between both rooms. The actual master bedroom however is located on the left of the living room when facing the kitchen.

The other bedrooms are located next to each other on the right of the living room and sport the same long and rectangular layout. The study area is borderless so the owner can furnish it however they want.

5BR penthouse (3,671 sqft)

Penthouse units in Sennett Residence look like something out of a movie. The higher floors offer largely unobstructed views and the full length windows on all three sides of the living area gives a staggering view of the area.

3-storey penthouse living room

This penthouse is three-storeys and the third storey is the roof top where a small pool is installed on a terrace where the wind gets so strong you might have to bolt down your furniture. Suffice to say, the view up here is fantastic.

3-storey penthouse swimming pool on 3rd level

And being on the highest floor, there’s a view to take in on each of the three levels. The master bedroom area is the one bedroom that has the best all-round look at the area compared to the others.

Penthouse roof view

The master bedroom has its own balcony and since it is built like it’s on a mezzanine level while being huge makes it feel like a self-sustained unit. The large windows help to make it look bigger and this is most apparent in the attached bathroom. The distance and height of the unit however shouldn’t cause any privacy issues.

Penthouse master bathroom

But seeing as how the shower area overlooks the full length windows, conscious residents may want to install blinds. The rest of the bedroom however is fine. Installing curtains would only block out all the light that comes flooding in as well as the wind.

And the breeze up here in the afternoon can get very strong so night-time fresh air would likely limit your use of air-conditioning.

Penthouse master bedroom

Each floor also has access to a common corridor as if each floor is its own unit. This promotes efficiency and privacy when you have to work late and can leave through the main door on your floor instead of making your way up from the living area.

Children sneaking out however, is an issue parents will have to tackle on their own. But aside from that, it’s an extra layer of convenience that is simple in its execution.