Singapore-based architects pencil office has shared images of the 'stereoscopic house', a multi-storey private dwelling on the flat reclaimed landscape of Sentosa Island, Singapore. Taking advantage of the plot's ideal vantage point, the design extends and distorts a tube-like volume to frame views of the ocean and adjacent golf course while remaining conscious of sustainable living.
Flanked on both sides by neighbouring structures, the house opens up towards the front and the back with continuous spans of floor-to-ceiling glass. A series of perforated shutters on the street facade enable the inhabitants to control both privacy and level of sunlight entering the interior. Wrapped in a dynamic wooden skin finished in a herringbone pattern, the roof and upper volume is rendered as a monolithic form that hovers above a translucent base.
Taking note of the tropical climate, the design integrates a number of outdoor zones into the organization of the layout: a large third storey terrace generated by an excision in the pitched roof secure views of the neighbouring islands, while a poolside veranda under the cantilevered volume benefits from shading. The language of the perforated screens is continued throughout the house to facilitate natural cross ventilation and daylighting. A series of angular skylights and organically-shaped openings in the ceiling create an ever-changing play of light and shadow. In order to reduce energy demands, the house is equipped with rain harvesting systems, solar hot-water heating, and low-e glazing to prevent overheating for the interior.
'Stereoscopic house' by pencil office in Singapore
All images courtesy pencil office
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