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Tropical Avant-Garde in Singapore
29 Sep 2020
Tropical Avant-Garde, Singapore
Design: Aamer Architects
Location: Singapore
Tropical Avant-Garde

The form is a direct result of the occupants? needs to have separate bedroom ?units? with full en-suite facilities (walk-in wardrobe and bath room), including a planter and balcony for every bed room.

The direction of the ?units?, which seem to pop-out of the main house relates to the views while the form of each ?pop-out? with different overhangs relates to the sun direction providing ample shade to every room, further accentuating the unique form which seems to have ?organically? grown and sprouted in different directions in direct response to the climate and context.
Undeterred by style, convention or ease of construction, this tropical house is really an Artist?s response to the brief and site, in a truly avant-garde manner.

It was conceived as a house which ?grew? extensions (pods) ?organically? in response to the context, view, sun etc. The project takes advantage of distant green views. The building form is derived with strategically angled pop-out boxes with full height fenestration on the higher floors angled to the views. This is done with sufficient overhangs that relate to the sun-direction for adequate shade from harsh tropical sun.

A typical sub-urban Singapore neighbourhood, tightly packed but with some potential for distan...