Renting in Singapore requires more than just paying monthly rent. You also need to budget for a security deposit, which usually equals one month’s rent for a one-year lease and two months’ rent for a two-year lease. In this guide, we break down how much you should prepare, what the deposit covers, when you get it back, and how to protect your money throughout your stay.
Renting in Singapore requires more than just paying monthly rent. You also need to budget for a security deposit, which usually equals one month’s rent for a one-year lease and two months’ rent for a two-year lease. In this guide, we break down how much you should prepare, what the deposit covers, when you get it back, and how to protect your money throughout your stay.
Moving to Singapore for work? Before you book a flight or sign a lease, learn which neighbourhood fits your lifestyle, commute, and budget. This guide breaks down the best areas for expats and explains your housing options, so you can relocate with clarity and confidence.
Looking for an apartment rental in Singapore within $2,000–$4,000 per month? This guide breaks down exactly what you can expect at each price tier—from compact studios in city-fringe areas to spacious one-bedroom condos and prime district homes—so you can match your budget with the right location, space, and lifestyle.
Creative professionals need more than just a room — they need energy, inspiration, and a strong network. Figment offers thoughtfully restored heritage homes, flexible living, and a built-in creative community in prime Singapore neighbourhoods. As a result, it delivers more than co living. It creates an ecosystem where ideas grow and collaborations happen naturally.
Neighbourhood living in Geylang blends culture, convenience, and character in one of Singapore’s most vibrant districts. From heritage shophouses and iconic food spots to seamless MRT access, the area delivers energy and ease. With Figment’s thoughtfully curated homes and built-in community, residents experience Geylang not just as a location, but as a lifestyle.
Neighbourhood living in Singapore means choosing more than a room — it means choosing a lifestyle shaped by culture, walkability, and community. This article explores how leading coliving brands compare, and why Figment stands out with its heritage shophouses, design-led spaces, and deep connection to character-rich districts like Tiong Bahru and Katong.
Tanjong Pagar blends heritage charm with modern city living. From conserved shophouses and iconic food spots to seamless connectivity, the neighbourhood offers a lifestyle rooted in culture and convenience. With Figment’s Canvas House nestled within Blair Road, living here means immersing fully in the rhythms, stories, and everyday life of one of Singapore’s most character-rich districts.
Live in the heart of Chinatown with Figment at Irama House. Step outside into heritage streets, iconic food spots, and vibrant daily life, while enjoying thoughtfully designed homes made for immersive, long-term living.
At Figment, we design homes for exactly this kind of place. We believe neighbourhood shapes the way people live. Therefore, we build homes that respond to their surroundings. In Joo Chiat, that means embracing memory, craft, and street-level life.
Explore boutique coliving in Balestier with Figment. Heritage shophouse living designed for modern comfort, short-term rentals, and authentic Singapore living.
Explore boutique coliving in Balestier with Figment. Heritage shophouse living designed for modern comfort, short-term rentals, and authentic Singapore living.
Pop the champagne! — During a time of nostalgia for travel and wanderlust, our evocative visual identity designed by our friends at Foreign Policy Design Group has been showcased across esteemed platforms for visual culture worldwide.
Picasso pieces amid Singapore’s “corporate blandness” and “flavourless internationalism”.
Figment has been listed alongside major players in the US and UK in Hospitality Design’s spotlight on the emerging co-living scene.
Co-founder Fang Low is featured in Prestige Magazine’s esteemed 40 Under 40 list.
Find out how design and curation comes in with our partnerships and what’s in store for Figment, despite COVID
Find out how design and curation comes in with our partnerships and what’s in store for Figment, despite COVID
Local design luminary (and Figment collaborator) Yah-Leng Yu shares her thoughts on local heritage and craft, and how her studio Foreign Policy Design Group incorporates this passion into their projects and creative process.
Pop the champagne! — During a time of nostalgia for travel and wanderlust, our evocative visual identity designed by our friends at Foreign Policy Design Group has been showcased across esteemed platforms for visual culture worldwide.
Read about CANVAS HOUSE from the MOD design team and check out photos from the inaugural Case Study Homes launch on 15 Feb
Located along Koon Seng Road, STILL HOUSE is a conservation shophouse redesigned in collaboration with Studio Juju. It is part of the first set of homes in Figment’s flagship Case Study Homes series, launching Feb 2020.
The visual artist talks about her recent explorative works with everyday objects, which have taken over Gallery House.
Thoughts on Jalan Besar from its residents and enthusiasts.
The artist, whose series of paintings Still. Here. occupies Alexandra House, invites the beholder to contemplate their physical and spiritual beings.
The artist, who works across various mediums, shares how recurring themes from his upbringing and lived experiences loom large in his works.
After living in close quarters with their creator, the works by the textile artist now reside in Red Dragon House. She shares why the physical intimacy is significant in her creative process.
Our members are up to all sorts of adventures—in the kitchen, in the neighbourhood, and beyond. Here’s how some residents spent their first weekend in September.
Our characterful homes are designed and inspired by our community of homegrown creatives, and you’ll find some of our conversations and musings here on the Figment Journal. Perhaps there’ll be a lesson or idea to bring into your own home!
From coffee mugs to sake ware, every item inside Yusuke Shibata’s Duxton Hill gallery-store is an exquisite masterpiece.
Thoughts on Jalan Besar from its residents and enthusiasts.
Local design luminary (and Figment collaborator) Yah-Leng Yu shares her thoughts on local heritage and craft, and how her studio Foreign Policy Design Group incorporates this passion into their projects and creative process.
Here’s a personal take on the best of 2020 from some of our team.
Curious about how Figment got started? The glass-and-steel problem we are anxiously trying to solve? Learn about who we are and what makes us shophouse-proud.
Looking for an apartment rental in Singapore within $2,000–$4,000 per month? This guide breaks down exactly what you can expect at each price tier—from compact studios in city-fringe areas to spacious one-bedroom condos and prime district homes—so you can match your budget with the right location, space, and lifestyle.
It turns out our cosy shophouse streets are also great routes for a regular workout, with the city’s best sights not too far away!
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