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Rain Tree House / Guz Architects

Hana Abdel — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000

The rain tree house was conceived as a multigenerational family house arranged around a large garden and a beautiful old rain tree which was protected and preserved. The house was designed with passive cooling measures integrated into the design, with large overhanging roofs to protect from sun and rain in Singapore’s hot, humid climate. Ponds and pools were also integrated into the design, as were roof gardens, all to help passively cool the house. All spaces closely relate to the green spaces around the house, creating a seamless transition between inside and outside.

Water Courtyard House / Guz Architects

Hana Abdel — Sun, 15 May 2022 17:00:00 +0000

The Water Courtyard House was conceived as a house in a garden in land-scarce Singapore, with greenery and garden forming the heart and backdrop for the house. The building folds itself around a water courtyard and at the same time terraces back with roof gardens, such that even the bedrooms above, always have a view of greenery and roof gardens.

Sky Pool House / Guz Architects

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:00:00 +0000

The client for the Sky Pool house originally intended to make alterations and additions to the existing house. However, after designing for some months they realized that the existing house really did not match their new requirements and it was more ideal to just start from scratch. The site sits on an elevated plot at the end of a small cul de sac, and is considered a prime residential area of Singapore.

Tembusu House / Guz Architects

Hana Abdel — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 23:00:00 +0000

This is a large family home centered around the owner’s vision of having as much greenery on site, and as low a site coverage as possible. As home to a large, extended family, the built-up area required is substantial. However, a human-scale is maintained by working the house into the existing terrain, softened by layers of roof gardens and sloping terraces.

Logie Point House / Guz Architects

Hana Abdel — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 21:00:00 +0000

Two houses on a stunning headland site in Jersey UK. Jersey is a small island off the north coast of France. The site is a beautiful headland covered in native heather and gorse, it being too windy and exposed to allow trees to grow.

Botanica House / Guz Architects

Martita Vial della Maggiora — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 21:00:00 +0000

The client requested an exciting dynamic house that made the most of the spectacular steeply sloping site which overlooked the world heritage site of the botanic gardens. The clients brief was very much an organic process, in the making, with rooms being added as the design developed. This made it hard to maintain a coherent design, so constant rationalisation of the spaces and the overall massing was a continual process.

The Ficus House / Guz Architects

Martita Vial della Maggiora — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 22:00:00 +0000

This is a large extended family house for siblings, with their own their families and parent. Responding to the brief and site context, an L-shaped layout allows for necessary privacy between 2 households, and at the same time provides a common courtyard with interconnected social spaces.

Dalvey Road House / Guz Architects

Martita Vial della Maggiora — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 22:00:00 +0000

The owners approached us to design a courtyard home to house their multi-generational family. They would like a house that allowed water and greenery to flow through the house, reminding them of their Peranakan roots. They also asked that the house seeks inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, which they visited once and it left a strong impression on them for its engagement with nature.

Willow House / Guz Architects

Martita Vial della Maggiora — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 22:00:00 +0000

The Coral House was located on a square flat site in a quiet residential neighbourhood in Singapore. Designed for a young couple with three small children, the house aimed to create dynamic spaces that encourage play and interaction. The house embraces Singapore’s tropical climate by creating open, well ventilated spaces in an interlocking composition of building, garden, pool, pond and roof gardens that integrates as much as nature as possible in the in the densely urban environment of Singapore.

Cluny House / Guz Architects

Andrew Rosenberg — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The project demonstrates how technology, planning and design can be applied sensitively to generate a comfortable, luxurious, yet sustainable family home.

Sky Garden House / Guz Architects

Andrew Rosenberg — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This house is located on a new housing estate on the island of Sentosa adjacent to Singapore. The plots are not large and neighbouring buildings are built close to the sides of each house.

Tangga House / Guz Architects

Nico Saieh — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The house is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional courtyard house, laid out around a central green courtyard with a double height stair and entry area forming the focal point of the project. The L-shaped plan creates open spaces which encourage natural ventilation and offer resident’s views over the courtyard to the verandah, roof gardens and beyond. Lushly planted roof gardens surround the house and add to the effect that nature is evident in every part of the house. The large roof above the courtyard creates an indoor and outdoor space leading to the gardens and swimming pool which wraps around two sides of the house.

Fish House / Guz Architects

Nico Saieh — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

This modern tropical bungalow encapsulates the essence of living in the hot and humid climate of Singapore by creating open spaces which encourage natural ventilation and offer residents views to the ocean.