Formwerkz Architects

Diamond House in Singapore

DIAMOND HOUSE IN SINGAPORE

Formwerkz Architects

Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim
Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim

ARCHITECTS
Formwerkz Architects

AREA
5000.0 m²

YEAR
2012

PHOTOGRAPHS
Albert Lim

LOCATION
Singapore

CATEGORY
Houses

Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim
Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim

Text description provided by architect.

The house along Cove Drive in Sentosa sits on a slightly tapered site that faced a man-made lake. Built for a small family that greatly cherish their privacy, the house turns it back on the street and the sides where the neighbours are in close proximity.

Like a monolith resting over the gardens, the single, faceted volume house the main spaces with their primary view to the waterway. The main entrance brings one into the centre of the house with the living and dining space on the sides.

Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim
Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim

The upper floors are split in the middle into two volumes that house the daughter and the parent’s bedrooms.

The basement accommodate the guest room, entertainment, services and garage, lit and ventilated largely by the sunken courtyards.

Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim
Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim
Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim

The massing on grade is kept deliberately small to create more garden spaces within the tight site.

The geometry is derived from negotiating with the planning parameters imposed on the neighborhood and the desire to simplify the building form.

The front and side facades are pared down with openings strategically position to allow optimal daylighting with minimum compromise in privacy.

Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim
Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim
Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim

The sloping walls at the corners allow for a smaller footprint while expanding the spatial volume at upper levels.

Like its simple form, few architectural materials were used. The facades are entirely wrapped in iron wood.

Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim
Diamond House in Singapore
© Albert Lim

The interior adopts a lighter palette of oak and travertine. At nightfall, fragments of the internal spaces are seen on the facade.

The muted, impenetrable volume gradually gives way to the volumes of internal light, revealing the intricacy within.


Diamond House in Singapore
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Diamond House in Singapore
Basement Floor Plan
Diamond House in Singapore
First Floor Plan
Diamond House in Singapore
Second Floor Plan
Diamond House in Singapore
Floor Plan
Diamond House in Singapore
Site Plan
Diamond House in Singapore
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Formwerkz Architects
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200 Turf Club Rd, #07-01, 287994, Singapore