The Wall House Singapore, Contemporary Residence, Home, Building Design, Architect

The Wall House, Singapore

New Residential Development in Southeast Asia – design by FARM Architects

20 Aug 2013

The Wall House in Singapore

Design: FARM, Architects / KD Architects / Locus Associates / Base6 / Terre Pte Ltd

photo : Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

The Wall House

This is a tale of two houses – similar looking, yet independent and coming together to form a coherent whole. The two blocks sit on a sprawling piece of land, belonging respectively to the retired parents and one of their children.

photo : Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

This separation of the house into two blocks, in part a response to the sheer scale of the land, is also a requirement brief given by the clients. Programmatically, it consists of a two-storey block with the main living and master bedroom area, and a single-storey block housing the entertainment areas of the house.

photo : Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

What links these two volumes together is the huge central courtyard at the entrance expressed in an austere geometry of granite floor and wall, an organically shaped oculus and a minimalist planting of six willowy trees. Like a sparse yet artful Chinese landscape painting, this sets the tone for the rest of the spaces.

photos : Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

The landscape design, similar to the house, is also experienced in multiple correlated layers. It takes its inspiration from the philosophy of classical Chinese Garden where views are borrowed through cutouts and vistas, and where sight lines and spaces begin to overlap.

photos : Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

The Wall House Singapore – Building Information

Type: Residential
Services: Architectural Design / Masterplanning
Year: Completion 2013
Team: Tiah Nan Chyuan, Lee Hui Lian(FARM), Kurjanto Slamet (KD Architects)
Collaborators: KD Architects, Locus Associates with Base6 and Terre Pte Ltd
Total Floor Area: 1,116 sqm

Photographs: Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

photos : Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks