Recently, SIA organised the Archifest 2009 that rang out with a bang. The festivities included talks by notable architects both from Singapore and the world - including the likes of UN Studio. The Architrours also proved very popular, with many tours fully booked.
I managed to get into one of the tours that showcased some very nice work by local Singaporean architects. Staged as Architour, the tours were organised site visits to different locales around Singapore- showcasing reccent completed works.
In the first of this series of articles I am showing are the Lien Collectives- a series of 5 houses designed by fresh, young local firms. This one is by Zarch Collaboratives who did one of the houses.
The facade is volumentric and zany, with alot of funky features-exposed timber, fair-faced concrete, steel sculpture floating above a pebbel pool and even a playful metallic cube in the outdoors...
The flavour of the house was definitely very experimental. I liked the way the various materials are used. Certainly one of the most interesting houses on this site....
Needless to say, all the students and visitors went crazy with the shutters. There was indeed much to see in the house. I just wished I brought a better camera to capture all the details!
Indeed, there were many interesting details that caught my eye - from the staircase to the toilets and windows, there was something for everyone. The details, materials and placement of various elements were definitely different and varied. In my opinion, the look seemed edgy and experimental.
The evolution of the spaces seemed to be in terms of 'boxes' of spaces, with a lot of corridors and walkways that were naturally ventilated. There is also alot of glass and metal elements used to let light in and blur the inside and outside. This gave the whole house a open feel, similar to a outdoors play house...
Accompanied with many fascinating features and niches, the house was definitely one that made many want to stay longer to explore further. Unfortunately we had to move on quickly to cover the other houses...
chapman says this is an amazing house!
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