Aamer Architects

Merryn Road 40ª

Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani

Merryn Road 40ª

Aamer Architects

ARCHITECTS
Aamer Architects

CONTRACTOR
TKC Builders Pte Ltd

CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
S B Ng Pte Ltd

INTERIOR DESIGN
Terre Pte Ltd

QUANTITY SURVEYOR
BKG Consultants

PHOTOGRAPHS
Sanjay Kewlani

AREA
Houses

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Singapore

CATEGORY
Houses

“Tan’s Garden Villa” Back in 2001, the Owner, Mr Adrian Tan, commissioned Aamer to design his house(s) at No 42.

Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani

There a large bungalow plot was divided into two to accommodate separate but identical houses which won the prestigious Singapore Institute of Architects’ Design Award in 2004.

Some ten years later Adrian acquired the plot next door, No 40, with the intention of building another home and thus having three houses; one for themselves and one for each of their two grown up sons with their future families.

Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani

The idea, therefore, was to design the new home in sync with the previous two but different, of course.

Adrian specifically requested for a garden courtyard and koi pond.

Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani

Hence, the swimming pool was designed on the roof with amazing views over the estate and surrounding houses which are mostly 2 storey bungalows.

Also, for this house, since the sons are already in their late teens and early twenties they wanted more space and privacy.

Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani

So an interesting planning layout placed the boys’ rooms outdoors via a verandah terrace with their own accessibility from the ground right up to the rooftop entertainment room and pool garden terrace.

Much like the first two houses the materials are very natural like timber, marble and granites, blending well with the lush vertically stacked gardens.

Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani

In addition, similar to the first two houses, gardens and greenery are important to the Owner.

So while the first two houses had trees growing through wooden balconies, this time creepers are twining up vertical timber trellises that extend above the rooftop swimming pool.

Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani

Even the bath rooms are open to gardens with lush flora and fauna like birds & butterflies making this a truly vertical garden villa!


Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani


Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani
Merryn Road 40ª
© Sanjay Kewlani


Merryn Road 40ª
First Floor Plan
Merryn Road 40ª
Second Floor Plan
Merryn Road 40ª
Attic Floor Plan

Aamer Architects
T +65 6476 6441
Aamer Architects
2 Leng Kee Rd, Singapore 159086, Singapore