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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. Ittka House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Fabian Tan ArchitectOctober 6th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Fabian Tan Architect This house is a double storey intermediate terrace house which sits on a 7m (23’) width by 26m (85’) land size. The previous design was typical.  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong
 Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong The limitation of the site and ideas explored led to the reversal of the floor arrangement. Thus, the first floor became the living space, whilst the ground floor became the bedrooms. The transition between the floors attempts to unify and provide connections between the private and the social spaces of the house. Resulting contrasts between the more solid enclosed bedrooms on the ground and the “roof deck” living spaces on the first floor inverts the tension between the interior and the exterior of the house, creating a visual expansion. The main circulation spaceconnecting the bedrooms are double volume, outlining the first floor spaces of living, dining and kitchen to be a continuous open space. Skylights provide the interior with natural light, reflective of the day’s mood and time.  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong Elements of nature and privacy are evident. The courtyard tree is a focal point to the bedrooms with large sliding doors to create shifts of privacy and openness when required. A large 6m door at the end of the main corridor opens to a private garden. The living room at the front opens to a roof garden which is private from street level view.  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong Basic material finishes were chosen with restraint, so as not to accentuate any part of the whole. The intent is to create a calm space defined purely by volume, depth and light.  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 © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Eiffel Chong  Image Courtesy © Fabian Tan Architect
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