An open plan house maximising room widths, creating contiguous living zones punctuated by staggered air wells and voids.
This is a 3 storey new erection of an intermediate terrace house within a typical landed housing estate in the East Coast of Singapore. The project is for a private client with a young family of 2 children, an older family member and a live-in helper.
The client‘s brief was to maximise open and interconnected spaces as much as possible. They also wanted to situate the back of house/utility areas to the rear of the top floor, such that a bedroom for the older family member with easy acess to the living areas can be located at the 1st storey.
The project seeks to relook at the typical intermediate terrace house plan. To address the need to create open and interconnected living spaces within a typical 6m plot width, the circulation areas and toilets are organised into a linear strip along opposite sides of the party walls, leaving a clear, uninterrupted central zone optimised for the living spaces and habitable rooms. These spaces are then distributed along the plot length according to the functional relationship between the spaces, as well as the need for views, light and air.
At the heart of the 1st storey is a double height dining space which anchors the living/ dining/dry kitchen open space sequence. This acts as the focus of the house; on the upper levels, the void space connects the other open spaces of the 2nd storey, the family room and the study room, which is where the family will spend most of their time. Drawing additional light deep into the plan of the house are 2 lightwells, placed in a staggered manner in section. These lightwells also act as ventilation zones for the 3 adjacent toilet cores, as well as allowing light to serve the central staircase.
The 3rd storey comprises mostly of the master and additional bedroom, as well as the utility and terrace areas at the rear of the house. The main roof is lifted off the central zone of the house and pinched inwards, allowing light to enter the rooms from clerestory windows running the length of the house.
An open plan house maximising room widths, creating contiguous living zones punctuated by staggered air wells and voids.
This is a 3 storey new erection of an intermediate terrace house within a typical landed housing estate in the East Coast of Singapore. The project is for a private client with a young family of 2 children, an older family member and a live-in helper.
The client‘s brief was to maximise open and interconnected spaces as much as possible. They also wanted to situate the back of house/utility areas to the rear of the top floor, such that a bedroom for the older family member with easy acess to the living areas can be located at the 1st storey.
The project seeks to relook at the typical intermediate terrace house plan. To address the need to create open and interconnected living spaces within a typical 6m plot width, the circulation areas and toilets are organised into a linear strip along opposite sides of the party walls, leaving a clear, uninterrupted central zone optimised for the living spaces and habitable rooms. These spaces are then distributed along the plot length according to the functional relationship between the spaces, as well as the need for views, light and air.
At the heart of the 1st storey is a double height dining space which anchors the living/ dining/dry kitchen open space sequence. This acts as the focus of the house; on the upper levels, the void space connects the other open spaces of the 2nd storey, the family room and the study room, which is where the family will spend most of their time. Drawing additional light deep into the plan of the house are 2 lightwells, placed in a staggered manner in section. These lightwells also act as ventilation zones for the 3 adjacent toilet cores, as well as allowing light to serve the central staircase.
The 3rd storey comprises mostly of the master and additional bedroom, as well as the utility and terrace areas at the rear of the house. The main roof is lifted off the central zone of the house and pinched inwards, allowing light to enter the rooms from clerestory windows running the length of the house.
An open plan house maximising room widths, creating contiguous living zones punctuated by staggered air wells and voids.
This is a 3 storey new erection of an intermediate terrace house within a typical landed housing estate in the East Coast of Singapore. The project is for a private client with a young family of 2 children, an older family member and a live-in helper.
The client‘s brief was to maximise open and interconnected spaces as much as possible. They also wanted to situate the back of house/utility areas to the rear of the top floor, such that a bedroom for the older family member with easy acess to the living areas can be located at the 1st storey.
The project seeks to relook at the typical intermediate terrace house plan. To address the need to create open and interconnected living spaces within a typical 6m plot width, the circulation areas and toilets are organised into a linear strip along opposite sides of the party walls, leaving a clear, uninterrupted central zone optimised for the living spaces and habitable rooms. These spaces are then distributed along the plot length according to the functional relationship between the spaces, as well as the need for views, light and air.
At the heart of the 1st storey is a double height dining space which anchors the living/ dining/dry kitchen open space sequence. This acts as the focus of the house; on the upper levels, the void space connects the other open spaces of the 2nd storey, the family room and the study room, which is where the family will spend most of their time. Drawing additional light deep into the plan of the house are 2 lightwells, placed in a staggered manner in section. These lightwells also act as ventilation zones for the 3 adjacent toilet cores, as well as allowing light to serve the central staircase.
The 3rd storey comprises mostly of the master and additional bedroom, as well as the utility and terrace areas at the rear of the house. The main roof is lifted off the central zone of the house and pinched inwards, allowing light to enter the rooms from clerestory windows running the length of the house.