SINGAPORE, Oct. 18 -- The housing board (HDB) has shed light on the design of new BTO flats, following online discussions of the "small" kitchen in a 4-room unit at Tengah.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, HDB wrote: "Some members of the public have shared that this layout provides home owners with flexibility to configure the space to suit their preferences.

"This is indeed HDB's objective - to provide different flat designs to meet the needs of different buyers."

The post comes after the host of a recent walkthrough video by Reno Scout said that the kitchen of a 4-room flat at Garden Waterfront I @ Tengah is "very tiny".

According to him, the kitchen area is very cramped and doesn't have a service yard.

Responding to these claims, ...