ArchShowcase 
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. UNTITLED #1 in Singapore by Studio Wills + ArchitectsJuly 28th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Studio Wills + Architects UNTITLED #1 is an Addition and Alteration (A&A) to an original pitched-roof corner terrace house, nested in a neighborhood consisting of an eclectic mix of single-storey houses and mid-rise apartments.  UNTITLED #1 is an Addition and Alteration (A&A) to an original pitched-roof corner terrace house, nestled in a neighborhood consisting of an eclectic mix of single storey houses and mid-rise apartments.,Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT
 The front facade is given a facelift via the introduction of a large window stretching across 2 storeys and a new terrace, encased in full height sliding mesh panels, hovering above the car porch., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT Cost-benefit analysis resulted in the decision to keep the original house and build a new rear extension, maximized to its allowable building height and set-back requirements.  The new rear ‘extension’ is a structure rising above the original house to complement its taller neighbors in scale and form., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  The original house is separated from the new ‘extension’ by a ‘gap’., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT The result is a tower-like structure rising above the original house to complement its taller neighbors in scale and form. Random openings, of various shapes and sizes, look out to its surroundings and obscure the reading of a 2-storey rear extension with a loft.  The ‘gap’ is a courtyard bringing ample light and ventilation to the Kitchen within the new ‘extension’., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Visual transparency within the house on the 1st Storey allows unobstructed views from the kitchen to the main door and garden beyond., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  On the 2nd Storey, the courtyard provides visual relief to the Master Bedroom (within the Original House) and the new ‘extension’ shields this space from visual intrusions from its taller neighbors., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  The Link-bridge, flanked by adjustable glass louvres natural daylight and ventilation, connects the original house to the new rear extension., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Crossing the link-bridge, one arrives at the bright and voluminous Study., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Within the Study is a cozy Loft, tucked away on the mezzanine level of the double volume space, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Random openings, of various shapes and sizes, look out to its surroundings, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Another large window is strategically placed to frame a majestic palm tree within the neighbour’s plot behind, borrowing a view towards the shared communal garden of the condominium development., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Within the existing house, larger fenestrations are introduced to maximize daylight and natural ventilation., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Reflective surfaces within the interiors strive to bring the greenery from the adjacent decked terrace into the living spaces., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Full height sliding glass doors running across the length of the living and dining rooms replaced the casement windows of the existing house., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  The segregation between the interiors and the outdoors that existed in the old house dissolves away by opening up the living and dining rooms towards the outdoor deck., Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  A simple and understated frontage hides, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  a tower-like structure at its rear. The front and rear additions that sandwich the existing house in the middle have always been conceptually conceived to revitalize the old, both programmatically and visually, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects
Contact Studio Wills + Architects
Tags: Singapore Categories: Autocad, Building, Family house, Residential, SketchUp |
|
|
|||||
|
|
|||||
|
|||||
email
Facebook
Twitter
RSS Feed
