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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. UNTITLED #8 in Singapore by Studio Wills + ArchitectsMarch 11th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Studio Wills + Architects Untitled #8 is an interior renovation to a 27 year old residential unit in the northern part of Singapore. Surrounded by tall buildings, all windows in the original interior were covered up almost completely to prevent overlooking by its neighbours. As a result of that, views and light were erased from the interior.  Arriving at the Foyer, with a ‘LIGHT BOX’ and illusionary rays of light beyond, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT
 In the Living, a sliding panel with illusionary ray of light hides, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT The design strategically introduces openings on the ceiling with artificial lighting as internal light sources. The result is a matrix of ‘LIGHT BOXES’ within the new interior. The decision to keep the existing broken marble flooring prompted the choice of a palette of white and grey, to complement the existing floor. The surfaces of all cabinets and large sliding panels are adorned with a series of diagonal patterns, in the chosen palette, creating illusionary rays of light that seemingly illuminate all the spaces and bind the entire interior as one.  a Study Nook deep in shadows, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  The Study Nook, carved out of a former balcony, ensures that everything has its place, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT One wonders if a fictitious interior where rays of lights, real and illusionary, play on each other will give visual delight and spatial relief to the once oppressive and dark interior nested within such a highly urbanized environment.  Closing the sliding panel leaves behind an illusionary ray of light that illuminates the interior, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  The Living leads into the Dining, a ‘LIGHT BOX’ in the heart of the interior, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Beyond the Kitchen is a ‘LIGHT BOX’ terminating a visual axis, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  A ‘LIGHT BOX’ in the heart of the interior, casting illusionary rays of light across adjacent spaces, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Looking back from the Kitchen is the Dining, a ‘LIGHT BOX’, and the Bedroom beyond, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  In the Bedroom, real and illusionary rays of light illuminate the perimeter of room, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  deep into the inner sanctum, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  In the Master Bedroom, white and grey wardrobe doors hide extensive storage spaces in a warm hue, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Leaving behind the Master Bedroom is an illusionary ray of light, Image Courtesy © BETON BRUT  Untitled #8 is an interior renovation to a 27 year old residential unit surrounded by tall buildings, Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  All windows in the original interior were covered up almost completely to prevent over-looking by its neighbors. Views and light were completely erased, Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  The design strategically introduces openings on the ceiling with artificial lighting as internal light sources, Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  The result is a matrix of ‘LIGHT BOXES’ within the new interior, Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  A series of diagonal patterns, in white and grey, cast illusionary rays of light from the ‘LIGHT BOXES’ that seemingly illuminate all the spaces and bind the entire interior as one, Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects  Layout plan, Image Courtesy © Studio Wills + Architects
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