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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Voila House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Fabian Tan ArchitectSeptember 11th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Fabian Tan Architect The brief was to transform a typical pitched roofed bungalow house into a modern contemporary home. The configuration of the bedrooms upstairs were retained, extended only to make the rooms larger. The major redesign focused on the ground floor with the disassembling of walls into open plan spaces.  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong
 Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong From the first site visit, the large umbrella trees in the garden left a deep impression. Inspired by this, the design of the family rooms would naturally face this green serene outward view. The common areas extend into the garden, in a U-shape manner; with the private rooms and kitchen placed on the other side of the house.  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong The umbrella trees pleasantly help shade the tropical sunlight into the double volume formal living room. A set of high revolving doors were specifically created, in order to maximise viewing angles. When closed, it provides a secured shaded screen with windows inside for ventilation, making it effectively a cool indoor living room. However, once opened, the room transforms into an unobstructed outdoor space. This circular form allows the flexibility for these swift obscuring of boundaries between the garden and the room.  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong Past the staircase behind the formal living, is the wide open plan informal living, kitchen and dining. These spaces were designed intentionally in a white palette to allow natural light to emanate through the space. At the rear end of the house, an extended dining room provides an element of privacy from the neighbouring house. Also, it offers a longitudinal view towards the garden, trees and the defining circular living room.  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Fabian Tan Architect  Image Courtesy © Fabian Tan Architect
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