What a design process built around your kitchen gives you
Not a generic service. A process shaped around how you cook, the materials that hold up in your conditions, and documentation that a cabinet maker can actually work from.
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Brief before layout
The process starts with a conversation about how the kitchen is used, not with a layout suggestion. The brief is written and shared before any drawings are made.
Trade-ready documentation
Drawings and schedules are prepared to a standard a cabinet maker can use directly. Dimensions are verified. Finishes are specified by name and supplier where possible.
Materials knowledge for local conditions
Malaysia's humidity and heat affect how finishes and substrates age. Recommendations account for this — not just how a material looks in a sample card, but how it performs over years of daily use.
Written responses at every stage
Questions and decisions during the process are responded to in writing. This keeps the record clear for the client, the cabinet maker, and any contractor involved in the build.
Fixed fees, stated upfront
RM 460 for a brief session, RM 2,750 for full documentation, RM 1,820 for sourcing and oversight. The cost is known before work begins, with no ambiguity around scope.
Site oversight during installation
For clients who want their evenings free during the build, the sourcing and oversight service includes site visits at key stages — before installation begins and at final walk-through.
How each advantage works in practice
Experience in kitchen fit-outs across Klang Valley
The studio's lead designer has worked on kitchen projects across Kuala Lumpur and Selangor for over fourteen years, across apartment refits, landed house builds, and mixed-use projects. That background informs how problems are identified early — before they reach the build stage where they become expensive to resolve.
- Fourteen years in kitchen and interior fit-outs
- Projects across apartments, landed homes, and new builds
- Knowledge of local cabinet makers and their working methods
- Familiarity with Klang Valley supplier networks
- Brief produced before any layout work
- Two structured revision rounds within documentation fee
- Each decision tracked in writing
- Clear handover package for the cabinet maker
A clear sequence from conversation to documentation
The process is designed to prevent the ambiguity that causes delays and budget overruns during a kitchen fit-out. The brief conversation establishes what is needed before any drawing time is spent. Revision rounds are structured rather than open-ended. The final documentation package is prepared for handover, not for internal reference only.
A service sized to where you are in the project
The three services are designed to be used individually or in sequence. If you have a layout already and need documentation for a cabinet maker, the documentation service stands alone. If you are at the start of a project and want to build from a proper brief, the brief session is the natural entry point. This avoids paying for work that isn't relevant to your current stage.
- Services can be used individually or combined
- Entry point matched to your stage in the project
- No bundled packages that include work you don't need
- Questions during the process answered in writing
How this approach differs from the alternatives
| Typical approach | Sirene | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Layout shown at first meeting | Brief conversation first, layout follows |
| Materials advice | Showroom samples, limited context | Durability and care notes included |
| Documentation level | Sketch or rough plan only | Trade-standard drawings and schedules |
| Revision process | Open-ended, unclear scope | Two structured rounds included |
| Fee structure | Quoted after assessment, variable | Fixed fees stated before work begins |
| Site involvement | Design only, no on-site oversight | Visits and walk-through available |
Features that are less common in kitchen design practice here
A written output from the first session
The brief session produces a written document — not just a conversation. You leave with a record of the layout direction and materials thinking that the project is built from. This is not standard practice in most design engagements at this price point.
Materials guidance specific to Malaysian kitchens
The humidity levels common in Klang Valley apartments and the cooking temperatures typical of Malaysian home cooking affect how materials age. Advice takes this into account rather than drawing on European or North Asian design references where the conditions differ significantly.
Walk-through with the cabinet maker, not after
The final site visit in the sourcing and oversight service happens with the cabinet maker present — not as a client inspection after they have left. Issues that need to be addressed are raised while the team is still on site and able to respond.
3D views as part of documentation, not an add-on
The detailed documentation package includes 3D views as standard. These are prepared alongside the cabinetry drawings, so the spatial reading of the layout can be checked before anything goes to the cabinet maker.
Milestones and professional recognition
Working on kitchen and interior fit-outs across KL and Selangor since 2011.
Completed kitchen briefs, documentation packages, and oversight engagements.
Cited in the BCI Asia Interior Design Index across three consecutive years for kitchen documentation quality.
Professional member of the Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers.
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