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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.

Nomad House in Singapore by A D Lab Pte Ltd

 
January 10th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: A D Lab Pte Ltd

An intriguing element of the brief for this corner terrace house in Central Singapore became the inspiration for its design. The owners approached architects AD Lab Pte Ltd with a desire to live in the house as nomads, moving the living and sleeping areas from room to room, and having the ability to alter the function and meaning of the spaces over time.

Situated at the end of a row of terrace houses with a green reserve toward the rear of the house, the site naturally had one side that was limited by the boundary wall, and the other that was more related to the surrounding greenery. The designers took advantage of the linked boundary wall to house a linear strip of the “function” or “service” elements of the house, leaving the more open and flexible space to face the side garden and long swimming pool, front balcony and rear views to the greenery.

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

  • Architects: A D Lab Pte Ltd
  • Project: Nomad House
  • Location: Singapore
  • Photography: Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen
  • Project Team Members: Warren Liu, Darlene Smyth, CJ Foo, Wilson Kwan
  • Civil and Structural Engineering Firm: CMP Consultants Pte Ltd
  • Builder/ Construction Company: Mehetabel Building & Construction Pte Ltd
  • Site Area (sq-ft or sq-metres): 142.6m²
  • Total Floor Area (sq-ft or sq-metres): 337.89m²

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

This organization of service and served spaces is clearly expressed in the façade with the left side of the house being more solid, built in heavy cast in-situ concrete, to accommodate the bathrooms, kitchen, staircase and store rooms. In contrast, the right side of the house is constructed of lightweight steel and expressed as an open, glass and aluminium-clad structure.

This organizational logic carries through to the interiors of the house, with its contrast of the darker and more enclosed “service” side and light and open flexible side. Even in the basement of the house, the openness is felt through shimmering light emanating from long windows directly into the side of the swimming pool which stretches across the entire length of the house.

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Image Courtesy © Elliot Lee and Studio Three Sixteen

Basement Plan, Image Courtesy © A D Lab Pte Ltd

1st storey plan, Image Courtesy © A D Lab Pte Ltd

2nd Storey Plan, Image Courtesy © A D Lab Pte Ltd

Attic Plan, Image Courtesy © A D Lab Pte Ltd

Roof Plan, Image Courtesy © A D Lab Pte Ltd

Elevation 1, Image Courtesy © A D Lab Pte Ltd

Elevation 2, Image Courtesy © A D Lab Pte Ltd

Elevation 3, Image Courtesy © A D Lab Pte Ltd

Section A-A, Image Courtesy © A D Lab Pte Ltd

Section B-B, Image Courtesy © A D Lab Pte Ltd

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Categories: House, Residential, Swimming Pool, Terrace




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