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Punggol Soka Centre / Formwerkz Architects

Andreas Luco — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 19:00:00 +0000

The new Soka Centre is sited at the intersection of Sumang Walk, near the Punggol waterway. We envision the centre to be an Open Citadel that embraces all yet bears fortitude to safeguard the good foundation of Soka Gakkai’s value of peace, culture and education. It aspires to embody an oasis of happiness for everyone.

Window House / Super Assembly + Formwerkz Architects

Hana Abdel — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 23:00:00 +0000

The brief was to design spaces for intimate family moments, as well as host extended family gatherings on festive occasions. The spaces would maintain privacy, yet also be open to views, greenery, natural light, and ventilation. The house is located in central Singapore on an elevated site flanked on three sides by neighboring properties. The architects conceived the house design as a continuous landscape, where spaces interconnected, each with defining qualities. The architect's employed strategies including splitting the house into multiple levels, and the use of windows and color. These form the central design idea and characterize the house’s unique spatial experience.

Cloister House / Formwerkz Architects

Hana Abdel — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Reinterpreting the cloister as a space imbued with infinite permutations of possibilities, living occurs organically around courtyards.

Building 12 Qplex / Formwerkz Architects + Surbana Jurong

Hana Abdel — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000

Building12 is a standalone retail mall nestled in the heart of the massive Qplex commercial development in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. Encircled by a ring of eleven residential, hotel and towers, Building12 is the natural philosophical center and pulse of the entire development. The design intent places a heavy emphasis on establishing Building12 as a communal center, not just for the Qplex development but also for the number of residential communities around it

Al-Islah Mosque / Formwerkz Architects

Cristian Aguilar — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 22:00:00 +0000

Within a densely populated Punggol new town in Singapore, the 3700 sqm Al-Islah Mosque is planned to serve the local Muslim community with a peak capacity of 4500.

Terrace House / Formwerkz Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 01:00:00 +0000

The semi-detached house in Singapore is re-built for a multi-generation family who has stayed in the same street the past forty years. When the family has decided to rebuild their house to meet the changing needs of the extended household, they wanted their house to be introverted to safeguard their privacy in reaction to the towering neighbor next door where most of the rooms overlook their compound. The wanted a design that can accommodate the need for growth in the future.

The Extended House / Formwerkz Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The house at the intersection of Linden Drive and Jalan Naga Sari in Singapore is built for a multi-generational family that entertains frequently. We retained the existing 2-storey post-war bungalow built in the seventies and added a new block at the rear and a lap pool along the side boundary. The new rear extension sits on higher ground than the pool with its upper volume cantilevering over the deck.

Diamond House / Formwerkz Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The house along Cove Drive in Sentosa sits on a slightly tapered site that faced a man-made lake. Built for a small family that greatly cherish their privacy, the house turns it back on the street and the sides where the neighbours are in close proximity. Like a monolith resting over the gardens, the single, faceted volume house the main spaces with their primary view to the waterway.The main entrance brings one into the centre of the house with the living and dining space on the sides. The upper floors are split in the middle into two volumes that house the daughter and the parent’s bedrooms.

The Courtyard House / Formwerkz Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 01:00:00 +0000

The courtyard house is located in a 3-storey mixed-landed residential district, on the eastern part of Singapore. Built for a multi-generational family who seeks a communal way of living but wanted a space that are private, screened from the prying eyes of surrounding neighbors. While inspired by the Si He Yuan courtyard house, the project seeks to readapt the vernacular typology found in the northern regions of China, to a detached house typology in an urbanized tropical context.

Armadillo House / Formwerkz Architects

Jonathan Alarcón — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The 2-1/2 storey corner terrace house in Singapore, is flanked on its long western face by a Category 3 road with a traffic crossing and a highway viaduct. The site is polluted with noise arising out of the on-coming traffic at 2 different speeds and its accompanying privacy issues due to its close proximity to the main thoroughfares. The site tapers from the front to the back, with its longest face exposed to the heat of the western sun and the front facing an road intersection.The client wanted a house that can adapt to the expanding needs of a multi-generation family and called for a sustainable design that can mediate the extremely unfavorable site condition while minimizing its energy demand from air-conditioning.

Galen / Formwerkz Architects

Victoria King — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

We were engaged by Ascendas to retrofit the lobby of their corporate HQ in Science Park 2, Singapore. They are one of Asia’s leading provider of business space solutions and are interested in seeking sustainable and human-centric design for their future business environments.

The Park House / Formwerkz Architects

Kritiana Ross — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Sited in the northeastern corner of the Singapore, the 2-1/2 storey house sits on a sunken piece of land facing a huge park next to the sea. It is a house designed for a middle-age couple that entertains frequently.

Black & White House / Formwerkz Architects

Victoria King — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

A 12000 sqm bungalow set in caldecott drive, singapore designed by formwerkz architects. Three volumes of varying sizes are arranged to take full advantage of this triangulated site. Blessed with a relatively untouched forest along the longest length of the site, we ran a 50m long, moat-like infinity pool along its boundary to reflect the foliage. The three volumes and its adjoining courtyards are entirely wrapped in black granite, in stark contrast to a predominately white interior. We created an atrium in the main block that vertically connects all the floors, from basement to the roof terrace. This high volume atrium space is adjacent to the front terrace, dining hall and the family room. It becomes the focal point where one will have to pass through while moving within or trying to enter or exit the house.

Alleyway House / Formwerkz Architects

Nico Saieh — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Situated in a non-descript, low-rise neighborhood, the 2½-storey intermediate terrace house is rebuilt for a family of four and their pets.

Wall House / Formwerkz Architects

Nico Saieh — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The existing semi-detached house along Princess of Wales Road was demolished and rebuilt for a family of 6 on a budget of $1.2 million and duration of 12 months. GFA– 370 sqm.

Changi Bungalow / Formwerkz Architects

Nico Saieh — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Formwerkz Architects had to design a space sufficient to house the client’s multi-generation family of 11 persons within a fairly small built-up area of 4600 sq ft. The amount of built-up area allowable for the particular site is largely pre-deteremined by the local authorities' zoning act. In addtion, the client has certain 'fengshui' requirements. Two of the key requirements that to some extend shaped the massing and layout of the design are that “no hole be bored into the ground and the house to be under one roof”.The first requirement ruled out the possibilty of a basement and the need for the swimming pool to be raised above grade.

The Apartment House / Formwerkz Architects

Sebastian J — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Brief

Maximum Garden House / Formwerkz Architects

Nico Saieh — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

One questions the sense of ‘landed-ness’ in a typically maxed-out envelope of a semi-detached typology. What is usually left over after the building footprint is no more than a slender planting strip on the ground. Hence, one of the prime motivations of this house was to seek out more garden spaces/surfaces in an attempt to redress this imbalance while we fulfill the client’s brief.