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Trio Stack (a.k.a Project #10)

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Singapore
Approaching the house is an encounter of a folded corner in the concrete band.
Approaching the house is an encounter of a folded corner in the concrete band.
At the junction between 2 roads; The house slowly reveals.
At the junction between 2 roads; The house slowly reveals.
Garden walls, in black bricks, lead onto a flight of gentle steps.
Garden walls, in black bricks, lead onto a flight of gentle steps.
Ascending the steps, the journey culminates at the Garden.
Ascending the steps, the journey culminates at the Garden.
Arriving at the Garden is a view of an all-glass enclosure; A glass box, above which is the concrete band crowned by the pavilion-like steel box.
Arriving at the Garden is a view of an all-glass enclosure; A glass box, above which is the concrete band crowned by the pavilion-like steel box.
The Kitchen is a through space with views to the gardens on either ends.
The Kitchen is a through space with views to the gardens on either ends.
Carefully positioned apertures frame a view of the rear garden; a herb garden behind the Kitchen.
Carefully positioned apertures frame a view of the rear garden; a herb garden behind the Kitchen.
A strip of clerestory window positioned above the kitchen ushers in a ray of daylight.
A strip of clerestory window positioned above the kitchen ushers in a ray of daylight.
A flight of stairs, wrapping around an off-form concrete wall, provides vertical connection between floors.
A flight of stairs, wrapping around an off-form concrete wall, provides vertical connection between floors.
Louvers, lining the concrete band, shield the interior spaces from the harsh tropical sun.
Louvers, lining the concrete band, shield the interior spaces from the harsh tropical sun.
Louvers animate the interior spaces with an ever-changing play of light and shadow.
Louvers animate the interior spaces with an ever-changing play of light and shadow.
At one end of the concrete band is a bedroom with a view of a courtyard.
At one end of the concrete band is a bedroom with a view of a courtyard.
Looking across the Courtyard, nested in the concrete band, is a framed view of the trees in the vicinity.
Looking across the Courtyard, nested in the concrete band, is a framed view of the trees in the vicinity.
Black bricks flow into the interior and animated by light and shadow.
Black bricks flow into the interior and animated by light and shadow.
The pavilion-like steel box is lined with ribbon windows framing a panoramic view of the estate.
The pavilion-like steel box is lined with ribbon windows framing a panoramic view of the estate.
Culminating at the roof terrace is a view of the estate and a distant view of the natural reserve beyond.
Culminating at the roof terrace is a view of the estate and a distant view of the natural reserve beyond.
Looking up from the Outdoor Room is a view of the sky framed by the concrete band.
Looking up from the Outdoor Room is a view of the sky framed by the concrete band.
Looking across the Courtyard, nested in the concrete band, is a view of the Outdoor Room below.
Looking across the Courtyard, nested in the concrete band, is a view of the Outdoor Room below.
The Outdoor Room, with a lone Caesalpinia tree, nestled at a corner of the house.
The Outdoor Room, with a lone Caesalpinia tree, nestled at a corner of the house.

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From Studio Wills + Architects

TRIO STACK (a.k.a Project #10) is a house sited on an elevated land and offers its occupants panoramic views of the estate and a distant view towards a natural reserve.

A severe building set-back requirement imposed across the entire length of the site, stipulated by local planning authorities, drastically limited the buildable footprint. To regain the areas lost to the set-back requirements, the building stretches itself over the entire length of the site giving the illusion of a large building; This distorts the edges of a pristine box-like Concrete Band contextualizing the otherwise ubiquitous Modernist Box for an odd-shaped plot resulting in a folded viewing aperture for a Study at one end and a Courtyard above an Outdoor Room at the other end.

The Concrete Band provides ample shading for a Glass Box below it from the harsh tropical sun and supports a Pavilion-like Steel Box with viewing terraces above it; a trio stack of Glass Box, Concrete Band and Steel Box. A single pier wrapped in black bricks, containing the vertical circulation, binds the trio stack as one and gives the illusion of a single point of support; a sense of lightness for a site congested with houses.