A brick house in Singapore shared by three generations of a family
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A brick house in Singapore shared by iii generations of a family
After bringing upwardly his children on this plot, a retired homeowner now grows old with his grandchildren in a newer, larger firm on the same piece of land.
The facade of this multi-generational family home is characterised by a layered brick facade. (Photograph: Studio Periphery)
09 Jan 2022 06:30AM (Updated: 09 Jul 2022 02:09AM)
Twenty-eight years ago, a couple bought a house built in the 60s to bring up their two children in. Clad in brick, it had amuse and tactility. The interiors were informal due to its location on the peak of a hill and at that place was a large garden for carefree running and playing.
The possessor enjoys the peaceful and breezy neighbourhood, which is surrounded by nature. "You can see and hear different types of birds chirping and singing, and squirrels running from tree to tree every morning. It is like we are living in the countryside or a resort although nosotros are non far from the urban center," he said.
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When the children left to report overseas, the owner rented the property to a childcare centre. A few years ago, he decided to live in information technology once again simply wanted a new house to accommodate the needs of his daughter and his family who would stay with him. He likewise decided to maximise the footprint for potential investment purposes.
He engaged The Pattern Habitation, who worked with WKL Architects on the project. The Singapore-based firm has designed many homes too as several hospitality projects, including Natra Bintan (formerly The Canopi) – a glamping resort in Bintan.
Following the owner'southward asking, the firm's founder Ewan Wong and its director Adrian Ong (who has since left the company) first relocated the driveway to the other road-facing side of the corner plot. The original entry was close to the junction and driving into the house was inconvenient.
The driveway's relocation too ways the living room at present faces a more expansive garden. "We savour nature and greenery, so having to keep a big portion of the land for landscaping was important to us. We similar gardening and growing our own edible plants. I also enjoy taking my morning and evening strolls around my own garden," said the owner.
The new plan reads as 2 blocks – one for each family – glued in the centre with an open up courtyard. The blocks' staggered levels trace the slope's natural topography. "The stair and lift core was and then inserted in betwixt to weave the levels together," explained Wong.
On the lower side of the first storey is the common living room and guest room, which can become a "granny room" in the future should the owner and his married woman decide to live downstairs in their later years.
In the living room, at that place is no television equally the possessor believes this infinite is for bonding. The dining and kitchen are in the higher block next to the new driveway.
"We enjoy nature and greenery, then having to go along a big portion of the country for landscaping was important to us. Nosotros similar gardening and growing our own edible plants." – The homeowner
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INTERNAL AFFAIRS
The courtyard is an of import part of the internal experience. Information technology connects the ii zones across the dissimilar levels with windows looking in, also equally enhances privacy, daylight and ventilation for the internal spaces. The outdoors is brought in with landscaping, which the daughter described equally her circuit breaker project.
"We tried to grow grass just it did non abound. So I started growing [other plants] in pots. They survived very well like this and are easier to maintain," shared the daughter – a freelance interior designer who contributed to the projection with her expertise.
Her father also had his own initial plan for the courtyard, which was shelved. "I idea of constructing a fish swimming with edible fish like tilapia so that when friends come over, I can fish them out and cook them like in a seafood restaurant," he shared.
The hassle of building infrastructure and hiring an engineer to work on the job deterred him. Now instead, there is a large pot with small fish, which is only as charming.
From the living room side, a slit window to the basement tin be seen at the courtyard. "The basement was designed to be a moving-picture show or karaoke room but now we're not maximising the usage of the entire business firm then it's just used for storage," said the possessor.
Backside the courtyard is another garden – this time, a stone garden that adorns the base of the staircase. "This was sentimental considering some of the rocks and the stone pagoda is from my grandfather's house," said the daughter. Some of the large rocks were discovered on site when the builder tore the house down and excavated the soil for the basement.
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LEVELLING UP
The owner and his daughter'south bedrooms are located on the second storey, separated by half a level. They are almost symmetrical in plan except for some programmatic differences relevant for the two households.
"Each family unit has its own space so we don't infringe on one another. My daughter and son-in-law's friends can hang out on their side and if my friends desire to watch football with me, they can come to my family room on the second storey in my fly," said the owner on how the home's design accords privacy to each family.
Aside from the bedchamber and bathroom, there is a family unit room, study room and prayer room in the owner's wing. In the girl'southward wing, there is a small chamber and bathroom for her two pre-schoolers, as well as a large study that is currently a playroom.
"I phone call the children's bedroom the nursery because when they are immature, they can sleep here merely when they get older, they can sleep in their own rooms," said the girl.
In the attic are three small bedrooms with en-suites allocated for this purpose. They are currently unused. "When yous build a house, you recollect of a ten- to 20-year plan," explained the daughter.
In the new house, Wong inserted a balcony but it at present goes around the house on the second storey, and functions as an external corridor exterior the rooms or a space to enjoy the tropical weather nether shelter.
A facade of alternate perforated, aluminium and brick screens wrap this semi-outdoor infinite, giving the interiors privacy.
"The brick screens are reminiscent of the old off-white-faced brick house. We explored a layered brick pattern, meticulously laid past the builder CapitalGold," explained Wong.
The perforations are reduced when facing direct sunlight, and more porous where it faces away from the sun. They are also skillful for natural ventilation. "It is so breezy here that we don't sleep with the air conditioning. Nosotros just sleep with the windows open," said the daughter.
When it gets especially stormy or windy, she fifty-fifty has to tie the shutters downward, as they are not lockable. The porous brick walls continue to clad the bathrooms of the owner and his girl. In each, an elevated planter capped with a skylight gives the occupants the feeling of showering outdoors.
Half a flying up from the cranium bedroom is a generous roof terrace that is sheltered but open at the sides. Offering unblocked views all effectually, information technology is some other wonderful space for both communal and lonely activities.
The children tin play here, and the family watched the National Mean solar day fireworks from here this year. Meanwhile, the owner, armed with but his mobile telephone, comes regularly to take postcard-like photographs of brilliant sunsets in myriad hues.
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