Article source: Wallflower Architecture + Design

The owner wanted external blank walls. Then talk continued to fixed screens. Centre courtyard for light and air. These summed up for them, the tangible facets of an ideal home, a protective enclosure of solitude.

Introversion has a negative connotation in a culture where being social and outgoing are prized above all else. But what is withdrawal to some is energizing for those who thrive on self-reflection and contemplation; life is found within.

Image Courtesy © Albert Lim

• Architects: Wallflower Architecture + Design
• Project: Centennial Tree House
• Location: East Coast, Singapore
• Photography: Albert Lim
• Design Team: Robin Tan, Cecil Chee, Sean Zheng, Shirley Tan & Eileen Kok
• Project Completion: End 2012
• Site Area: 781 m2
• GFA: 796 m2