The project set out to address a common occurrence in multi-storeyed residences: the dark lobby.

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Architects: ipli architects

Location: Singapore

Architect In Charge: Yip Yuen Hong

Design Team: Thanyaphat Sukhonthatam, Matthew See

Main Contractor: Planar One & Associates Pte Ltd

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Desmond Han, Goh Kim Hui

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From the architect. The project set out to address a common occurrence in multi-storeyed residences: the dark lobby.
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Lobbies in commercial typologies, more often than not, are dark and claustrophobic to maximize saleable area in the building. In this, with its triangular plot and L-shaped plan, maximum saleable area is achieved by strategic placement of the lift core at the edge.

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A central courtyard within providing an airy, bright space, a private tropical haven that can be shared by all.

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