"Daring vision of bold, spectacular and evocative organic sculptural form sensitively integrated to nature, slope and trees in good weathering materials that are both vernacular and modern."
This house is built for a couple with two grown up children. The client wanted a house that will take full advantage of the views afforded by the site which is situated on a steep slope. The access road at the toe of the hillside is approximately 15m lower than the back boundary, where the first buildable level is at about 11m (for a three storey building) higher than the road.
The first curved line that defines the front face of the living and dining area is largely derived from the existing natural contour line. The organic shape eventually becomes the main body of the building consisting of living, dining and kitchen on the ground floor whilst 3 bedrooms for the family and a guest room are located on the first floor.
The living and dining area on the ground floor are enclosed by full height glass with sliding doors. Instead of concrete column, the pillars on the ground floor are a group of five API pipes to maximize the expansive view. The full height sliding doors promote good cross ventilation. The 1"x2" external Chengal screen that spans vertically from lower ground to the eaves of the roof takes on various tasks; firstly, it filters the sunlight (thus reduces the heat), then it acts as the railing at location and security grills at the other places.
Another slimmer organic shape, that houses the curve entry stairway, gallery and gymnasium, also becomes a buffer ensuring privacy to the outdoor timber deck from any future development on the adjacent lot.
The construction method is essentially RC framed structure with brick infill. The salient point here is that the concrete is unadorned. A good part of the 230mm thick common brick work is also left as fair-faced finish. The wall plaster is left grey unpainted. Grey insitu terrazzo is applied throughout the floor of the house with local aluminium frames/windows and local timber such as Meranti (doors), Yellow Balau (ceiling) and Chengal (external deck and timber screens) are utilised. The interlocking curved roof is made of Zinc Titanium.
This house is built for a couple with two grown up children. The client wanted a house that will take full advantage of the views afforded by the site which is situated on a steep slope. The access road at the toe of the hillside is approximately 15m lower than the back boundary, where the first buildable level is at about 11m (for a three storey building) higher than the road.
The first curved line that defines the front face of the living and dining area is largely derived from the existing natural contour line. The organic shape eventually becomes the main body of the building consisting of living, dining and kitchen on the ground floor whilst 3 bedrooms for the family and a guest room are located on the first floor.
The living and dining area on the ground floor are enclosed by full height glass with sliding doors. Instead of concrete column, the pillars on the ground floor are a group of five API pipes to maximize the expansive view. The full height sliding doors promote good cross ventilation. The 1"x2" external Chengal screen that spans vertically from lower ground to the eaves of the roof takes on various tasks; firstly, it filters the sunlight (thus reduces the heat), then it acts as the railing at location and security grills at the other places.
Another slimmer organic shape, that houses the curve entry stairway, gallery and gymnasium, also becomes a buffer ensuring privacy to the outdoor timber deck from any future development on the adjacent lot.
The construction method is essentially RC framed structure with brick infill. The salient point here is that the concrete is unadorned. A good part of the 230mm thick common brick work is also left as fair-faced finish. The wall plaster is left grey unpainted. Grey insitu terrazzo is applied throughout the floor of the house with local aluminium frames/windows and local timber such as Meranti (doors), Yellow Balau (ceiling) and Chengal (external deck and timber screens) are utilised. The interlocking curved roof is made of Zinc Titanium.
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