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This project is a multi-generational family dwelling unit located on a long and linear plot in a neighborhood populated by multistory terrace houses. In a city where a piece of personal green is sought after, the house was conceived as a series of living spaces woven about a landscape. A courtyard is inserted in the heart of the house, various planters introduced on the upper floors, and a large garden space on the ground floor provides the space for a large communal area for the family at the back of the house.
With its surrounding neighbors in close proximity, there was also a need to create a sense of exclusivity and privacy. The project conceived of views as framed, screened and some set within a view of another. Using screens and orchestrated openings, the house offers intermittent views of the surrounding landscape (some even of its neighbor’s).
The house was also designed to address the needs of an intergenerational family and the issue of aging-in-place. The relationship between autonomous and communal spaces co-existing within the house was also explored. The parents’ master suite is located on the 2nd floor, while the young family is primarily located on the 3rd floor. The living-courtyard-dining unit forms the anchor on the ground floor, providing for a social space for the families to gather. The patio-dining-garden area at the back of the house is visible from the balconies of the 2 master suites above, and offers another place to connect and celebrate family life together.