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Sumit Singhal
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.

Courtyard House in Toh Yi Rd, Singapore by Ming Architects

 
February 28th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Ming Architects

Flanked between the koi pond and the swimming pool, the double volume courtyard – a fulcrum to the house, was introduced to break the monotony of spaces in this linear house. Horizontal and vertical movements are endless and ample daylight floods the key living spaces. A 3-storey high feature steel staircase floats above the koi pond, with a vertical feature wall of black river pebbles as its backdrop. A slim bridge suspends over the courtyard and ties the front and rear wings of the house.

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

  • Architects: Ming Architects (Tan Cher Ming)
  • Project: Courtyard House
  • Location: 22 Toh Yi Rd, Singapore
  • Software used: Google SketchUp Pro, Autocad

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

The house composes of sleek, robust linear architecture with multiple punctuation of varying sizes, completed with balconies and timber screens on its façade. Featuring a consistent chamfered wall detail, the cool sleek white façade is complemented by warm timber elements and further soften with landscaping. Together, they cohesively create a simple yet sophisticated outlook.

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Termed as a visual feast, the interior is a visual layering of spaces, of which spaces superimposes one after another. One traverses through these spaces fluidly, devoided of the typical experience of corridors. When the sliding-folding doors are fully tucked away, the boundaries blurs between the spaces and activities spills over to one another.

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

The house being positioned on higher ground, naturally accommodates an unobstructed view of the surrounding greenery. Capitalizing on this view, coupled with the activation of the roof plane into a roof terrace, allows the client – who frequently entertains guests – to extend their entertainment areas beyond the ground plane and onto this roof, through the pebble-walled feature staircase.

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

Image Courtesy © Ming Architects

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Categories: Autocad, Courtyard, Facade, Family house, Google, House, Interiors, Residential, SketchUp




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