8D House is located on a hillside in the affluent suburb of Bukit Damansara with views of KLCC Twin Towers. The surrounding neighbourhood is fully developed with generally large vernacular 2 to 3 storey bungalows. The brief required a house for a two generational family with resort facilities and also green sustainable features

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Architects: DRTAN LM Architect

Location: Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: H.Lin Ho

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8D House is located on a hillside in the affluent suburb of Bukit Damansara with views of KLCC Twin Towers. The surrounding neighbourhood is fully developed with generally large vernacular 2 to 3 storey bungalows. The brief required a house for a two generational family with resort facilities and also green sustainable features
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Elevation

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The site comprised a long and narrow lot sloping down from the road by about 10 meters. The long road frontage provided an opportunity to design a 70m long tropical verandah which would be the main façade axis that ties the entire program together from arrival to living and recreation. The verandah material was steel and off-form concrete with sawn timber finish. This was complemented by the raw clay brick boundary wall...