Aamer Architects

7 Jalan Remis

7 JALAN REMIS

Aamer Architects

7 Jalan Remis
© Sanjay Kewlani

ARCHITECTS
Aamer Architects

PROJECT TEAM
Jasni Ngahtemin, Rayson Kan, Albert Yeo

DESIGN TEAM
Aamer Taher, Rayson Kan

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Singapore

CATEGORY
House

7 Jalan Remis
© Sanjay Kewlani
7 Jalan Remis
© Sanjay Kewlani

Text description provided by architect.

As a typology, the semi-detached house is often perceived as a Siamese twin, reluctantly conjoined to its symmetrical other via a single party wall.

The desire to challenge such a notion drives the parti of this single-family house.

By separating and pulling the main building block away from the party wall, a semi-detached house breaks free.

7 Jalan Remis
© Fabian Ong
7 Jalan Remis
© Fabian Ong
7 Jalan Remis
© Fabian Ong

Not only does this formally and aesthetically liberate the house from its neighbour; it also creates a 3m-wide fissure into which light and air penetrate deep into its interiors.

One enters the house through the front of this fissure, where he is greeted by a double-storey volume foyer naturally lit from above.

7 Jalan Remis
© Sanjay Kewlani
7 Jalan Remis
© Sanjay Kewlani

Light splashes onto the richly-textured brick wall, casting shadows which vary in form and intensity over time.

The light leads one up the staircase onto the second storey.

7 Jalan Remis
© Sanjay Kewlani
7 Jalan Remis
© Sanjay Kewlani

By now, the fissure manifests itself as a gathering realm for the family.

In this funnel-like, naturally-ventilated space, wind passes through freely from the front to the back, both ends at which pockets of green have been inserted.

7 Jalan Remis
© Sanjay Kewlani
7 Jalan Remis
© Fabian Ong

Deep overhangs and operable blinds protect the interiors where necessary.

Here in lies the beauty of the house: a space which is at once sheltered yet connected to its environment. Such is the simple delight of tropical living.


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Drawing 1
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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Cross Section

Aamer Architects
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