9 Jalan Merlimau

The rain flows, the wind blows, light glows, and green grows. These elemental considerations guided the design of this 3-level house. Spaces, and consequently light, air, and views, flow seamlessly from outdoors to indoors through all levels of the house. Large window walls and interconnected volumes in the house unite both the environment and activities. The prioritisation of ‘family/together’ over ‘personal/isolation’ offered an interesting test of the degrees of tension between openness and interconnectedness, between exposure and seclusion. Eventually, unity prevails in a space specifically crafted to encourage ‘family’.