The private house designed by Park + Associates in Singapore clearly differenciates itself from its neighbours, it has a metallic and traslucent skin wrapped in a metal structure which appears to the visitor on top of a glass wall, as if floating, inviting him to come and enter into the common area of the family. Inside, the space is fluid and connected, not only on the horizontal plane but also on the vertical one with a spiral staircase connecting all floors.
Description of the project by Park + Associates
The project revisits the fundamental role of a home – providing an environment that bonds a family. The design aims to heighten the occupants’ sensorial awareness to increase domestic interactions. To that end, the spaces were interpreted as a flow.
Key to the idea of flow is gestures of connection and circulation, which informed the way the spaces are composed.
Departing from the conventional approach where walls are used to define space, the domestic programmes are composed as interconnected voids. The way the house interfaces with the lush foreground was achieved by composing basic geometric elements, infused with voids to detach from its boundary.
This matrix of borderless spaces is a white translucent box. Functionally, it acts as a screen that brings filtered daylight into the house while maintaining a degree of privacy. Architecturally, it creates a permeable skin that not only dissolves the boundary between inside and outside but also defines the visual character of the house.
The 3-dimensional tapestry of this semi-detached house creates spaces that actively open up domestic dialogue, increasing the opportunities for more interactions - enriching the daily activities of its inhabitants.
CREDITS. DATA SHEET.-
Location.- Bedok, Singapore.
Site Area.- 353.50m².
Completion date.- November 2014.
Architect.- Park + Associates Pte Ltd.
Main Contractor.- CTH Builder Pte Ltd.
Civil and Structural Engineer.- YR2000 Engineering Consultants.
M&E Engineer.- N.A.
Quantity Surveyor.- N.A.
