The Space Between Walls / HYLA Architects

Architects: HYLA Architects
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Lead Architect: Han Loke Kwang
Project Team: Crystal Chew, Kompiya Rattanangkul, Chong Wen Jin, Thomas Ong
Area: 455.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Derek Swalwell

Structural Engineer: Thymn Pte Ltd
Main Contractor: QS Builders Pte Ltd
Landscape Contractor: Green Forest Landscape Pte Ltd

Text description provided by the architects. This semi-detached house is detached from its façade and party wall to create courtyard spaces that allow light, ventilation and private views.

At the front, an almost blank brick wall conceals these spaces and the front door is similarly hidden in a timber wall. A swimming pool runs along the side and front creating a tranquil oasis for the house.

The timber staircase overhangs the pool and its covered by a glass and timber pergola that runs along the length of the house. Upstairs the gardens continue into two more courtyards which two bedrooms and a study look into.