The private residence, located in Namly Crescent, Singapore, was conceived as a single-family residence with multiple loft-like private bedrooms connected by a roof terrace on the top floor.

The limitations imposed by the size and shape of the site, as well as its prominent location along the street, required an innovative approach to design. The foregrounding of the residence was an important element in defining the presence of the house. By introducing the garden as foreground to the three storey structure, itself as the backdrop to the landscape, and by raising the main level through a stepped plinth that appears to float above the garden, the residence attains a level of grandness common to bungalows, far beyond that which the site and its narrow plot area affords.

The utilization of a more minimalist architectural language throughout, in combination with landscape elements with sculptural expressions, enhances the interaction between the house and its surrounding landscape, juxtaposing solid lines of built form and planar strips of glass against landscaped walls, hardscaped surfaces, ponds, terraces and gardens.

The introduction of the roof terrace on the third floor, vertically connected through the dynamic stairwell element, captures natural light through a skylight designed as a single sheet of glass. The private roof deck connecting the bedrooms on the upper levels acts both as an extension to the landscape when seen from the street below as well as a private deck away from the street where the family comes together.