Seductive Simplicity House in Singapore, South East Asia
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Seductive Simplicity House in Singapore
1 Mar 2020
Seductive Simplicity House
Design: Aamer Architects
Location: Singapore
Designed to fit snugly into a tight bungalow plot in the East of Singapore, the Seductive Simplicity House project stands out for its austere simplicity and unpretentious timelessness.
Due to flood level planning controls, the first storey has been raised a full floor above the ?basement? entrance making the basement perfect for communal and leisure activities like entertainment, gym and spa.
Plenty of natural light and ventilation penetrate the whole house through courtyards and skylights. The main materials are off-form concrete, tropical hardwood, and bamboo. The combination of raw concrete and bamboo that forms long dramatic architectural lines also serves the functions of security, privacy and sunshade while the hardwood walls and ceilings in the basement make for good acoustics.
The raw materials may gather moss and the external bamboo will fade over time however this will give the house indeed character similar to the Japanese concept of ?wabi-sabi? or ?the beauty of imperfections?.
At the time, a small family of Mom, Dad and one son in his early thirties, who was soon to be married and their brief was for two master suites with additional smaller bedrooms for guest and future grandchildren.
The father has a company specialising in swimming p...
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