01 VERDUROUS HOUSE

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AutoCAD

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SketchUP

Enscape

A house that connects its occupants with nature. This is achieved through pulling the massings apart and open concept design to allow for wind to flow naturally through the spaces as well as allow daylighting to penetrateinto even the darkest spaces. The use of adjustable vertical fins and louvers gives its user freedom to control the amount of daylighting and wind flowing through the spaces. By making the sunshades adjustable, it makes the house feel like it’s “ALIVE” when the sunshades move over the course of the day. Apart from this, landscape elements such as trees, a reflective pool and garden creates a calm ambience within the house and allows for an all rounded connection with nature.

With the site being close to a nearby MRT station, bus stop, roads and a pedestrian walkway, this leads to a lack of privacy and excessive noise pollution. Hence, design strategies, spatial planning and layout were carefully thought out, planned and optimised to effectively mitigate the constraints. Apart from this, living spaces and opportunities for natural ventilation and daylighting were enhanced in consideration of the sun path and wind path of the site