A+Awards: featuring a swimming pool, waterfall, Koi carp pond and a terraced roof garden, this large family home in Singapore was another of the winners in Architizer's 2016 A+Awards (+ slideshow).
Designed by Singapore studio Chang Architects, the home was created to accommodate a multi-generation family with space for future additions if the children marry.

Six bedrooms, a gym, entertainment spaces, a library, and multiple dining areas are arranged around a central courtyard with a swimming pool, and a waterfall and Koi carp pond at basement level.
Plants feature heavily throughout the building, with a green courtyard, entrance foyer, window-box-like structures, and an expansive roof garden.

"The parents needed an 'open home, a cool tropical paradise for the family', encouraging their children to 'raise their families here when they grow up'," said Chang Architects, which was founded by architect Chang Yong Ter. "The family and nature share the same breathing space," added the studio. "Plants, water bodies, and living spaces are integrated as one."

Built on a sloping plot, the structure is a redevelopment of an existing house that previously occupied the site. Chang Architects designed the new house to almost completely fill the plot, with most living spaces opening onto the internal courtyard.

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