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Forgetting Time House / Wallflower Architecture + Design

Hana Abdel — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

There is something about a quiet day that slows down time, evokes memories of our carefree childhood, and reminds us of our past when days of timelessness existed. In today's context, however, it is increasingly difficult to forget the notion of time. Imagine relaxing by the garden and pool, sitting under a breezy veranda whilst shaded from the warm tropical sun, teleporting back to that mythological non-time and evoking our memories of timelessness again.

Touching Eden House / Wallflower Architecture + Design

Hana Abdel — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:00:00 +0000

"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet." Plato
At the fringes of utopia, time moves at its own languid pace. Butterflies flit through sunbeams, and the air, heavy with the perfume of blossoms, resonates with the gentle hum of life. The chirping of birds harmonizes with the rustling leaves in a natural symphony. Here, a house stands cloaked in vines and vegetation, nestled amidst a tapestry of lush green overgrowth. Sunlight, filtered through the verdant canopy overhead, casts a mesmerizing play of shadows on the façade. As daylight spills through the foliage, it bathes the mansion in a golden glow, revealing its regal allure.

Rain Tree House / Guz Architects

Hana Abdel — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +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.

Outside In House / HYLA Architects

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:00:00 +0000

This house for a family of five sits on high ground with the rear having the view but facing west. The front faces east on a typical residential street. The design strategy was to place the living areas as well as the main bedrooms facing west to take advantage of the view. These spaces have deep overhangs or operable timber screens to protect them from the afternoon sun.

Concrete Yin Yang House / HYLA Architects

Thuto Vilakazi — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 01:00:00 +0000

Every site has its good and bad aspects. And every architect tries to design the building to take advantage of the good things whilst at the same time shielding it from the bad. This house is no exception. On the front, the house faces west and has a hard streetscape. The side and rear are built up with neighboring houses close and densely built up. Fortunately, the south boundary of the house faces an adjoining road and a large open field and this is the ‘good’ side. And the design of this house is perhaps the clearest expression of the dichotomy between good and bad.

Singapore Residence / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

Collin Chen — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

The traditional Chinese courtyard house or siheyuan is a typology well-known for its illustration of Confucian ideals, accommodating extended family units wherein many generations live under one roof. To live under the same roof means to live together, and this metaphor is the nexus that ties the notion of community, especially in an intimate context, to the form crafted for this project. For this private residence commission, Neri&Hu is given a set of unique requests by the client: the new house constructed in place of the previous one should accommodate all three siblings, who as adults have outgrown their shared house; it should include a small memorial space in the form of a garden for their late mother; lastly, the new construction should retain the memory of the pitched-roof form, a defining feature of their childhood home.

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.

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.

Green Revelation House / HYLA Architects

Hana Abdel — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 23:00:00 +0000

This detached house features 6 separate gardens and courtyards at various levels of the house. As it is surrounded by other houses with the rear neighbors being higher, privacy was a major concern. A courtyard is created at the back of the house to screen the house and at the same time let light and ventilation in.

Camo House / WOW Architects

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Camo House is located on a leafy residential street on the east coast of Singapore. Situated within a dense neighborhood, the building design represents the client’s love of the surroundings and the desire for a house that blends in and not stand out. The house is designed to ensure visual privacy of the residents with green design strategies in place to provide comfort and transform the living quality of the residents.

The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort / WOW Architects

Hana Abdel — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 19:00:00 +0000

The Maldives is most commonly perceived as being a beautiful, pristine, and idyllic paradise destination. All this is true, especially in the best designed resorts but it is a paradise created. The locals live in a delicate balancing act with nature, and are totally dependent on trade, technology, and tourism to sustain themselves.

A Tale of Two Courts House / HYLA Architects

Hana Abdel — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:00:00 +0000

This long site has a public footpath running along its side boundary as well as a high rise high density public housing development at the rear which was under construction. Thus privacy was a major concern for its occupants. The house is designed around 2 courtyards.

Fade to Green / HYLA Architects

Hana Abdel — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:00:00 +0000

Sited within the tropical heritage surrounding of the botanic gardens, the house was designed with the narrative of nature and its relationship with architecture. Building around the inhabitant's experience, the house blurs spatial boundaries to orchestrate light and environment into daily life.

Bamboo Veil House / Wallflower Architecture + Design

Andreas Luco — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The Bamboo Veil House is a semi-detached house that sits on a bend in a street, resulting in a triangular plot with a narrow frontage. The original house was purchased by the owner many years ago and only minimal renovation had been done since then. The ageing house needed upgrading and the time had come for a re-build to fulfil long held desires and preferences. The owner started with simple brief - a minimalist tropical house with a wide social space on the ground floor for family and friends to gather. His family longed for a private yet modern tropical home that responds to Singapore’s dense urban environment and tropical climate. He had also amassed a large collection of art through the years from various continents and saw this as an opportunity to well display them in the new house.

Viewing Back House / HYLA Architects

Andreas Luco — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Nestled behind an unassuming face of granite and glass, this 2-storey brick structure conceals a mesmerising view; offering a glimpse into the garden of Singapore’s former Command House. Situated on a long plot, the "Viewing Back" house capitalises on its length to accentuate its view to the north.

Verdant Verandahs House / HYLA Architects

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 07:00:00 +0000

More than just a screen for privacy and sun-protection, the concrete brise-soleil captures and intensifies nature along the perimeter of the house – a series of lush, landscaped verandahs immediately adjacent to the indoor spaces. Every single room at the upper levels looks into its very own private garden; one with a semi-outdoor bathtub that is literally outside, yet visually protected and well sheltered from the elements.

Custom Shades House / HYLA Architects

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 21:00:00 +0000

The small corner terrace house has an east west orientation so exposure to the sun became a primary parameter in the design. The side faces a primary school with its attendant noise and privacy issues.

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.