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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. Screen House in Singapore by POIESIS ARCHITECTSJanuary 9th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: POIESIS ARCHITECTS The Screen House is located on a triangulated plot of land somewhere in the western part of Singapore. Prior to the rebuilding, the carparking for the house was located on a steep incline leading up to the 1st storey of the house which is approximately 2.5m higher than the adjacent road level. In order to take advantage of the topography of the site, the decision was made to “carve” out a basement storey. With this strategy, the carparking area is hidden away. An entire new basement storey could then be tucked neatly into the site. The new house from road level looks like a 2.5 storey house when in fact it is a 3.5 storey volume.  Image Courtesy © ROLAND TAN YEOW TECK
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 Image Courtesy © ROLAND TAN YEOW TECK  Image Courtesy © ROLAND TAN YEOW TECK Internal Garden Courtyard Basements usually conjure up imageries of being dark and dimly lit. In this case, an internal garden courtyard is inserted into the center of the house. A central skylight fitted with Vari-shield self-cleaning glass provides day-lighting to flood the basement area. The Vari-shield glass is self-regulating much like transition lenses to regulate the amount of day-light into the internal area. 27 numbers of spherical pendants suspended at varying heights serves as an interesting counterpoint to the trees.  Image Courtesy © ROLAND TAN YEOW TECK  Image Courtesy © ROLAND TAN YEOW TECK Screened Façade Vertical trellised screen façade set at varying spacing follows the angulated façade to shield from the west facing sun along the front façade. During the day, the house takes on a very “private” front shielded by the screened wall. The house transforms in the evening when lighted as artificial lighting from within creates a warm-glow to provide glimpses of the interior.  Image Courtesy © ROLAND TAN YEOW TECK  Image Courtesy © ROLAND TAN YEOW TECK  Image Courtesy © ROLAND TAN YEOW TECK  Image Courtesy © ROLAND TAN YEOW TECK  Image Courtesy © POIESIS ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © POIESIS ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © POIESIS ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © POIESIS ARCHITECTS  Image Courtesy © POIESIS ARCHITECTS
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