On a tree-lined stretch beside the Istana, minutes from Orchard Road by pedestrian bridge, Hijauan on Cavenagh sits low and discreet. Six storeys, 41 handcrafted apartments, built for a grace that doesn’t announce itself. A reflective screen at the entrance catches the surrounding foliage and folds it into the drop-off, so the greenery reaches you before you’ve even stepped inside. Every unit opens with a handcrafted copper door, and every penthouse claims a private roof terrace of its own.

Inside, Cengal wood floorboards run straight through to the balcony, space carried out rather than stopped short. Downstairs, a mechanical car park frees up ground level for what matters more — a nearly 3,700 sf garden, a rarity locally, where Eucalyptus trees, spider lilies, and water lilies edge a pool made more for lingering than laps. A quieter kind of luxury, for a more considered era.