Not Every Old Wall Needs to Look New | EASYRENO DESIGN NOTES 02
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Not Every Old Wall Needs to Look New | EASYRENO DESIGN NOTES 02
During a recent stop at a café in Ipoh, one particular feature caught our attention — the old wall.
Peeling paint, exposed bricks, uneven textures and marks left behind over the years were all still visible.
Instead of covering everything up and making the wall look new again, the café chose to keep much of its original character.
And somehow, it worked.
The imperfections became part of the atmosphere.
They gave the café a sense of history, warmth and identity that would have been difficult to recreate with a brand-new finish.
DESIGN DEPENDS ON CONTEXT
Of course, this does not mean every old wall should be preserved.
What works well in a café or commercial space may not be suitable for a new condominium home.
Commercial spaces often have more freedom to use raw finishes, exposed materials and stronger visual character.
Residential spaces usually have different priorities — comfort, cleanliness, maintenance, practicality and the lifestyle of the people living there.
But the thinking behind the design can still be useful.
A good design idea does not always need to be copied literally.
Sometimes, what we learn from an old café wall can be translated into a home in a much subtler way:
• allowing natural materials to show more texture
• creating contrast between new and existing finishes
• keeping a meaningful furniture piece or object
• avoiding the need to make every surface look overly perfect
• understanding what already has value before deciding what to replace
LOOKING BEYOND CONDOMINIUMS
At Easyreno, our main focus is designing and renovating condominium homes in Penang.
But we believe good design thinking should not come only from looking at other condominiums.
We learn from cafés, hotels, old buildings, shophouses, streets and the way people experience different spaces.
The purpose is not to copy what we see.
It is to understand why something works, what feeling it creates, and whether that thinking can be translated into a different context.
Sometimes good design is about adding something new.
Sometimes, it is about understanding what is already there — and knowing what is worth keeping.
๐ PLACE WE OBSERVED
Observed & shared by: Chin
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EASYRENO DESIGN NOTES 02
ไธๆฏๆฏไธ้ขๆงๅข๏ผ้ฝ้่ฆๅๆๆฐ็
ๆ่ฟๅจๆกไฟ็ไธๅฎถๅๅก้ฆๅไธๆฅๅๅๅกๆถ๏ผๆไธ้ขๅข่ฎฉๆไปฌๅค็ไบๅ ็ผใ
่ฑ่ฝ็ๆฒนๆผใ่ฃธ้ฒ็็บข็ ใไธ่งๅ็็บน็๏ผ่ฟๆๅคๅนด็ไธๆฅ็ๆง็่ฟน๏ผ้ฝ่ขซไฟ็ไบไธๆฅใ
ๅๅก้ฆๅนถๆฒกๆๆๆด้ขๅข้ๆฐๆน็ฐใ้ๆฐไธๆผ๏ผ่ฎฉๅฎๆขๅคๆไธ้ข“ๅ จๆฐ็ๅข”ใ
็ธๅ๏ผไปไปฌ้ๆฉไฟ็ๅๆฌ็็ถๆใ
่่ฟไบๅๆฌๅฏ่ฝ่ขซ่ฎคไธบๆฏ“ไธๅฎ็พ”็ๅฐๆน๏ผๅ่ๆไธบไบๆดไธช็ฉบ้ด็ไธ้จๅใ
ๅฎ่ฎฉ่ฟไธชๅๅก้ฆๅคไบไธ็นๅๅฒๆใๆธฉๅบฆๅๅฑไบ่ชๅทฑ็ไธชๆงใ
่ฎพ่ฎก๏ผ่ฆ็ๅบ็จๅบๆฏ
ๅฝ็ถ๏ผ่ฟๅนถไธๆฏ่ฏดๆๆๆงๅข้ฝๅบ่ฏฅ่ขซไฟ็ไธๆฅใ
ๅจๅๅก้ฆๆๅไธ็ฉบ้ด้้ๅ็่ฎพ่ฎกๆๆณ๏ผไธไธๅฎๅฏไปฅ็ดๆฅๆฌ่ฟไธไธชๆฐ็ๅ ฌๅฏไฝๅฎ ใ
ๅไธ็ฉบ้ด้ๅธธๅฏไปฅๆฅๅๆดๅผบ็็่ง่งๆๆ๏ผไพๅฆ่ฃธ้ฒๆๆใๆงๅขใ็ฒ็ท่กจ้ขๅๆฏ่พๆไธชๆง็่ฎพ่ฎก่ฏญ่จใ
ไฝๅฎ ็ฉบ้ด่่็ๅดไธไธๆ ทใ
่้ใๆธ ๆดใ็ปดๆคใๅฎ็จๆง๏ผไปฅๅๅฑไธป็ๆญฃ็็ๆดปๆนๅผ๏ผ้ฝไผๅฝฑๅๆๅ็่ฎพ่ฎกๅณๅฎใ
ไฝ่ฟๅนถไธไปฃ่กจๅไธ็ฉบ้ด้็่ฎพ่ฎกๆ็ปด๏ผๅฏนไฝๅฎ ๆฒกๆไปทๅผใ
ไธไธชๅฅฝ็่ฎพ่ฎกๆฆๅฟต๏ผๅนถไธไธๅฎ้่ฆๅๅฐไธๅจๅฐๅคๅถใ
ๆๆถๅ๏ผๆไปฌไปไธ้ขๆงๅขๅญฆๅฐ็ไธ่ฅฟ๏ผๅฏไปฅๅจไฝๅฎ ้็จๆด็ป่ ป็ๆนๅผ่กจ่พพ๏ผ
• ่ฎฉๅคฉ็ถๆๆไฟ็ๆดๅค็ๅฎ็บน็
• ๅฉ็จๆฐๆงๆ่ดจไน้ด็ๅฏนๆฏ
• ไฟ็ไธไปถๆๆไน็ๆงๅฎถๅ ทๆ็ฉไปถ
• ไธ้่ฆๆๆฏไธไธช่กจ้ข้ฝๅค็ๅพ่ฟๅบฆๅฎ็พ
• ๅจๅณๅฎๆ้คๆๆดๆขไนๅ๏ผๅ ็่งฃๅๆฌๅทฒ็ปๅญๅจ็ไปทๅผ
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ไฝๆไปฌ็ธไฟก๏ผๅฆๆ่ฎพ่ฎกๅธๅช็ๅ ถไปๅ ฌๅฏ๏ผๅญฆไน ็่ๅดๅฐฑไผๅๅพๅพๆ้ใ
ๅๅก้ฆใ้ ๅบใ่ๅปบ็ญใๅบๅฑใ่ก้๏ผ็่ณไบบไปฌๆๆ ทไฝฟ็จไธไธช็ฉบ้ด๏ผ้ฝๅฏไปฅๆไธบๆไปฌๅญฆไน ็ๆฅๆบใ
ๆไปฌไธๆฏไธบไบ็ งๆฌไธไธช่ฎพ่ฎกใ
่ๆฏๆณ็่งฃ๏ผ
ไธบไปไนๅฎๅจ่ฟ้ๆๆ๏ผ
ๅฎๅ้ ไบไปไนๆ ท็ๆๅ๏ผ
ๅๆ ท็ๆ่๏ผ่ฝไธ่ฝๆขไธ็งๆนๅผๅบ็จๅจๅฆไธไธช็ฉบ้ด๏ผ
ๆๆถๅ๏ผๅฅฝ็่ฎพ่ฎกๆฏๅ ๅ ฅๆฐ็ไธ่ฅฟใ
ๆๆถๅ๏ผๅๆฏๅ ็่งฃๅๆฌๅทฒ็ปๅญๅจ็ไธ่ฅฟ๏ผๅๅคๆญไปไนๅผๅพไฟ็ใ
่งๅฏไธๅไบซ๏ผChin
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#ๅฎคๅ ่ฎพ่ฎก
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#ๆงๅๅฎคๅ ่ฎพ่ฎก
#ๆกไฟ
During a recent stop at a café in Ipoh, one particular feature caught our attention — the old wall.
Peeling paint, exposed bricks, uneven textures and marks left behind over the years were all still visible.
Instead of covering everything up and making the wall look new again, the café chose to keep much of its original character.
And somehow, it worked.
The imperfections became part of the atmosphere.
They gave the café a sense of history, warmth and identity that would have been difficult to recreate with a brand-new finish.
DESIGN DEPENDS ON CONTEXT
Of course, this does not mean every old wall should be preserved.
What works well in a café or commercial space may not be suitable for a new condominium home.
Commercial spaces often have more freedom to use raw finishes, exposed materials and stronger visual character.
Residential spaces usually have different priorities — comfort, cleanliness, maintenance, practicality and the lifestyle of the people living there.
But the thinking behind the design can still be useful.
A good design idea does not always need to be copied literally.
Sometimes, what we learn from an old café wall can be translated into a home in a much subtler way:
• allowing natural materials to show more texture
• creating contrast between new and existing finishes
• keeping a meaningful furniture piece or object
• avoiding the need to make every surface look overly perfect
• understanding what already has value before deciding what to replace
LOOKING BEYOND CONDOMINIUMS
At Easyreno, our main focus is designing and renovating condominium homes in Penang.
But we believe good design thinking should not come only from looking at other condominiums.
We learn from cafés, hotels, old buildings, shophouses, streets and the way people experience different spaces.
The purpose is not to copy what we see.
It is to understand why something works, what feeling it creates, and whether that thinking can be translated into a different context.
Sometimes good design is about adding something new.
Sometimes, it is about understanding what is already there — and knowing what is worth keeping.
๐ PLACE WE OBSERVED
De Cafe & Rest House, Ipoh, Perak
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/2tpXiULM1qEY22eS9Observed & shared by: Chin
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EASYRENO DESIGN NOTES 02
ไธๆฏๆฏไธ้ขๆงๅข๏ผ้ฝ้่ฆๅๆๆฐ็
ๆ่ฟๅจๆกไฟ็ไธๅฎถๅๅก้ฆๅไธๆฅๅๅๅกๆถ๏ผๆไธ้ขๅข่ฎฉๆไปฌๅค็ไบๅ ็ผใ
่ฑ่ฝ็ๆฒนๆผใ่ฃธ้ฒ็็บข็ ใไธ่งๅ็็บน็๏ผ่ฟๆๅคๅนด็ไธๆฅ็ๆง็่ฟน๏ผ้ฝ่ขซไฟ็ไบไธๆฅใ
ๅๅก้ฆๅนถๆฒกๆๆๆด้ขๅข้ๆฐๆน็ฐใ้ๆฐไธๆผ๏ผ่ฎฉๅฎๆขๅคๆไธ้ข“ๅ จๆฐ็ๅข”ใ
็ธๅ๏ผไปไปฌ้ๆฉไฟ็ๅๆฌ็็ถๆใ
่่ฟไบๅๆฌๅฏ่ฝ่ขซ่ฎคไธบๆฏ“ไธๅฎ็พ”็ๅฐๆน๏ผๅ่ๆไธบไบๆดไธช็ฉบ้ด็ไธ้จๅใ
ๅฎ่ฎฉ่ฟไธชๅๅก้ฆๅคไบไธ็นๅๅฒๆใๆธฉๅบฆๅๅฑไบ่ชๅทฑ็ไธชๆงใ
่ฎพ่ฎก๏ผ่ฆ็ๅบ็จๅบๆฏ
ๅฝ็ถ๏ผ่ฟๅนถไธๆฏ่ฏดๆๆๆงๅข้ฝๅบ่ฏฅ่ขซไฟ็ไธๆฅใ
ๅจๅๅก้ฆๆๅไธ็ฉบ้ด้้ๅ็่ฎพ่ฎกๆๆณ๏ผไธไธๅฎๅฏไปฅ็ดๆฅๆฌ่ฟไธไธชๆฐ็ๅ ฌๅฏไฝๅฎ ใ
ๅไธ็ฉบ้ด้ๅธธๅฏไปฅๆฅๅๆดๅผบ็็่ง่งๆๆ๏ผไพๅฆ่ฃธ้ฒๆๆใๆงๅขใ็ฒ็ท่กจ้ขๅๆฏ่พๆไธชๆง็่ฎพ่ฎก่ฏญ่จใ
ไฝๅฎ ็ฉบ้ด่่็ๅดไธไธๆ ทใ
่้ใๆธ ๆดใ็ปดๆคใๅฎ็จๆง๏ผไปฅๅๅฑไธป็ๆญฃ็็ๆดปๆนๅผ๏ผ้ฝไผๅฝฑๅๆๅ็่ฎพ่ฎกๅณๅฎใ
ไฝ่ฟๅนถไธไปฃ่กจๅไธ็ฉบ้ด้็่ฎพ่ฎกๆ็ปด๏ผๅฏนไฝๅฎ ๆฒกๆไปทๅผใ
ไธไธชๅฅฝ็่ฎพ่ฎกๆฆๅฟต๏ผๅนถไธไธๅฎ้่ฆๅๅฐไธๅจๅฐๅคๅถใ
ๆๆถๅ๏ผๆไปฌไปไธ้ขๆงๅขๅญฆๅฐ็ไธ่ฅฟ๏ผๅฏไปฅๅจไฝๅฎ ้็จๆด็ป่ ป็ๆนๅผ่กจ่พพ๏ผ
• ่ฎฉๅคฉ็ถๆๆไฟ็ๆดๅค็ๅฎ็บน็
• ๅฉ็จๆฐๆงๆ่ดจไน้ด็ๅฏนๆฏ
• ไฟ็ไธไปถๆๆไน็ๆงๅฎถๅ ทๆ็ฉไปถ
• ไธ้่ฆๆๆฏไธไธช่กจ้ข้ฝๅค็ๅพ่ฟๅบฆๅฎ็พ
• ๅจๅณๅฎๆ้คๆๆดๆขไนๅ๏ผๅ ็่งฃๅๆฌๅทฒ็ปๅญๅจ็ไปทๅผ
ไธๅช็ๅ ฌๅฏ๏ผไน็ๆดๅคไธๅ็็ฉบ้ด
Easyreno ็ฎๅไธป่ฆไธๆณจไบๆงๅ็ๅ ฌๅฏ่ฎพ่ฎกไธ่ฃ ไฟฎใ
ไฝๆไปฌ็ธไฟก๏ผๅฆๆ่ฎพ่ฎกๅธๅช็ๅ ถไปๅ ฌๅฏ๏ผๅญฆไน ็่ๅดๅฐฑไผๅๅพๅพๆ้ใ
ๅๅก้ฆใ้ ๅบใ่ๅปบ็ญใๅบๅฑใ่ก้๏ผ็่ณไบบไปฌๆๆ ทไฝฟ็จไธไธช็ฉบ้ด๏ผ้ฝๅฏไปฅๆไธบๆไปฌๅญฆไน ็ๆฅๆบใ
ๆไปฌไธๆฏไธบไบ็ งๆฌไธไธช่ฎพ่ฎกใ
่ๆฏๆณ็่งฃ๏ผ
ไธบไปไนๅฎๅจ่ฟ้ๆๆ๏ผ
ๅฎๅ้ ไบไปไนๆ ท็ๆๅ๏ผ
ๅๆ ท็ๆ่๏ผ่ฝไธ่ฝๆขไธ็งๆนๅผๅบ็จๅจๅฆไธไธช็ฉบ้ด๏ผ
ๆๆถๅ๏ผๅฅฝ็่ฎพ่ฎกๆฏๅ ๅ ฅๆฐ็ไธ่ฅฟใ
ๆๆถๅ๏ผๅๆฏๅ ็่งฃๅๆฌๅทฒ็ปๅญๅจ็ไธ่ฅฟ๏ผๅๅคๆญไปไนๅผๅพไฟ็ใ
่งๅฏไธๅไบซ๏ผChin
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#ๅฎคๅ ่ฎพ่ฎก
#่ฎพ่ฎกๆ็ปด
#ๆงๅๅฎคๅ ่ฎพ่ฎก
#ๆกไฟ
30 Aug 2026
