Article source: HYLA Architects

This semi-detached house is detached from its façade and party wall to create courtyard spaces that allow light, ventilation and private views. At the front, an almost blank brick wall conceals these spaces and the front door is similarly hidden in a timber wall. A swimming pool runs along the side and front creating a tranquil oasis for the house. The timber staircase overhangs the pool and its covered by a glass and timber pergola that runs along the length of the house. Upstairs the gardens continue into two more courtyards which two bedrooms and a study look into.

Image Courtesy © Derek Swalwell

• Architects: HYLA Architects
• Project: The Space Between Walls
• Location: Princess of Wales Road, Singapore
• Photography: Derek Swalwell
• Principal Architect: Han Loke Kwang
• Project Team: Crystal Chew, Kompiya Rattanangkul, Chong Wen Jin, Thomas Ong
• Structural Engineer: Thymn Pte Ltd
• Main Contractor: QS Builders Pte Ltd
• Landscape Contractor: Green Forest Landscape Pte Ltd
• Built Area: 455 m2
• Completion Year: 2017

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