19 Sunset Place Contemporary Bungalow House by ipli architects

Architects: ipli architects
Location: Singapore
Year: 2011
Photo courtesy: Jeremy San
Description:

19 Sunset Place is a home house situated in the advanced city-condition of Singapore. The house is a reconciliation of the old and the new, a house inside of a house.

Incorporating the old and new

The current house was a house from the advancement venture in the sixties. Its dividers are done by excellent red blocks and dim strong timber strips. The timber floor and stairs are likewise exceptionally all around safeguarded. It was clear that the past proprietor adored and nurtured this house; it would be a disgrace to decimate such an enchanting building. Then again, its current size couldn’t meet the space necessities of the customer. Along these lines the system of concealing the current house with a bigger solid shell was detailed.

Materiality

The new wrapping structure is produced using board stamped structure strengthened cement, united incompletely over the saved block dividers. The board checked surface echoes the current timber façade. The rural mix created an architectonic extravagance. The solid structure layers over unique parts of the house to make new material spaces as a protected yard, overhangs, and a semi-outside shower. Spaces stream from one into another, uncovering looks of the old and the new, of differentiating materiality. A stroll through the house is an unending trip of delightful astonishments.