Iboluo. Ong lai.
Prosperity, brought home — by drawing, building, and waiting long enough for it to set.
Iboluo takes its name from the pineapple — 菠萝, or in Hokkien, ong lai: prosperity arriving. It's a quiet word with a generous meaning, and a useful one for a renovation studio. Good things — a properly lit kitchen, a hallway that breathes, a shopfront people return to — don't arrive by accident. They're drawn carefully, built honestly, and given the time they need.
Studio motto "Restraint, where we can. Generosity, where it counts."
Our work is mid-market by intent. The same materials, the same crew, the same attention, whether the brief is a four-room flat in Tampines or a café in a shophouse. We draw before we demolish, name a number before we begin, and stay until the defects list is empty.
Four steps. No surprises.
Most projects move through the same four stages. We tell you what each one will cost and how long it will take before we begin.
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IWeek 0
Consult
Free site visit, listening, a rough budget and a sensible timeline. We bring tape, paper, and a notebook — nothing is sold on the first visit. You'll leave with a sense of what's possible and what it will take.
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IIWeek 1 – 4
Design
Measured plans, elevations, joinery details, material schedule, lighting plan. We name a fixed all-in number, line by line. 3D where it helps. Nothing is ordered until you're sure — we expect two rounds of revisions and price them in.
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IIIWeek 4 – 12
Build
Licensed crew on site, weekly photo updates, fixed milestones, a single point of contact. The schedule is shared on day one; the price doesn't move. Site visits are welcome at any time — just let us know.
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IVWeek 12 +
Handover
Defects list cleared before keys are handed over.
In their own words.
Three notes from clients — HDB renovations, commercial fit-outs, and condominiums across Singapore.
"They came in after another contractor walked off the job mid-kitchen. Scoped it clearly, fixed the mess, and handed over a week ahead of the revised date. Two years on, nothing has cracked or shifted.Pei Ling T. · 4-room HDB, Tampines · Kitchen & bathroom renovation
We had a hard opening date tied to the lease. They knew it from day one and never used it as an excuse. We opened when we said we would.
Rajan K. · Café owner, Tiong Bahru · Commercial fit-outWe were upfront that budget mattered. No upselling, no surprises mid-way. The apartment looks like we spent more than we did.
Janet L. · Condominium, Holland Village · Full renovationTell us about the space.
A short note is enough. We reply within two working days.
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