SOHO @ The Central: Luxurious working and living space by the river

Knock off work at 5:00PM. Reach home at 5:03PM. Think that’s impossible? Think again. Meet SOHO, Small Office Home Office a concept development by the Clarke Quay riverbank in downtown Singapore. Combining classy office features with luxurious lifestyle within one unit, you could be at work and at play any time you want.

As the pioneer of work-and-live lofts, SOHO offers 227 exclusive purpose-built units that are column free. As such, they could easily be divided and partitioned into meeting rooms (or living rooms) as you deem fit. Typically 635 sq ft in size and floor to floor 4.5m in height, the flexibility and creativity in layout is further enhanced by its spaciousness. Officially approved as a commercial unit, SOHO is not subject to government restrictions and yearly application for licensing, unlike home offices in Singapore. Just to make work and life easier for you, each SOHO unit is broadband internet ready. Move in with your MacBook and business is as usual.

Then the clock strikes 5:00PM. As promised, you’ll be putting your feet up at 5:03PM since all you have to do is walk across the room. Even though SOHO poised itself as an office, it is fully completed with beautiful kitchen and bathroom fittings. The designers were meticulous with the details to create a comfortable and sophisticated living environment. They also remember to add in a luxurious outdoor Jacuzzi, an elegant sky garden and a well-equipped gym in the building for a deserving break immediately after a hard day’s work. What’s best – SOHO overlooks the stunning view of nightlife by the riverbank. Take it all in, baby!

Located on the fringes of Central Business District, SOHO is accessible through various forms of transportation. A short ride will send you to the clients in Raffles Place and City Hall. What we prefer however, is the river taxi that takes us to work in a breeze – no such thing as rush hour! If you need to run an errand around Orchard Road, rest assured that it’s just 10 minutes drive away.

Good enough for you? We haven’t even told you about the really good part. SOHO is attached to The Central, latest high-end retail in the riverside area. It houses a large variety of fashion labels, particularly Japanese and Korean cult brands – from kawaii (cute) pouches to traditional kimono. These luxurious indulgences are linked to SOHO, just press a few lift buttons and you’re there. After work, head down (and I mean down, literally) to the posh bars along quay for a drink or two and watch the river go by. Now that’s what I call life.

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