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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. 22 Jalan Kembangan in Singapore by Timur Designs LLPSeptember 26th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Timur Designs LLP The site for this house posed several challenges to overcome. Firstly, it is located right at the junction of two busy 4-lane roads. And in addition to that, the overhead MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) viaduct for the East-West cross-island train is located just beyond one of these roads. There is constant noise coming from cars and the passing train. The front of the site, where the main gate is located, faces almost West. To keep out heat and glare from the low angle western sun, the 2 most visible facades cannot have too many see-through openings.  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan
 Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan Thus, in trying to shield the interior spaces from the traffic noise and the Western sun, the semi-detached house is “flipped” inwards by carving out large voids between the house and the party wall adjoining its neighbour. Natural light is directed down these voids, some of which stretch over the entire 4 storeys of the house. All the bedrooms on the upper floors are buffered from the road noise by a common corridor and their windows open into the air-well voids for natural daylight (indirect) and ventilation.  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan This explains why the front and side elevations are expressed with small fenestrations (except for the first storey which opens out onto the patio and garden). The use of natural burnt-brown facing bricks as the façade material further enhances the “closed” look, in direct contrast to the windows opening onto the air-well voids which are often full-height from floor to ceiling. This inner side of the house is fully protected from direct sun and traffic noise. There are also many spatial permutations set within the voids – ranging from the 4-storey high open air-well that ventilates the Powder room to the interlocking high volume entrance “Foyer”. The interlocking voids often permit lots of visual connections between different parts of the house, giving an illusion of more spaciousness than there really is.  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Tim Nolan  Image Courtesy © Timur Designs LLP  Image Courtesy © Timur Designs LLP  Image Courtesy © Timur Designs LLP  Image Courtesy © Timur Designs LLP  Image Courtesy © Timur Designs LLP
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