Article source: Atelier M+A

Setting amidst the nature reserve that bounds the Upper Seletar reservoir, the bungalow at Mandai area is bestowed with the serenity and repose rarely found in the island of buzzling Singapore.

In the island where every inch of land is dear, the owner’s brief for a single-storey bungalow house is unusual, and reflects a nonchalant attitude towards the mainstream practice of maximising the allowable buildable area granted by the authority.

Image Courtesy Robert Such

• Architects: Atelier M+A
• Project: Mandai Courtyard House
• Location: Mandai, Singapore
• Photography: Robert Such
• Project Team: Masaki Harimoto, Ng Ai Hwa
• Project Year: 2011
• Site Area: 572 sqm
• Built Area: 268 sqm

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