The steeply sloping site for this 7000sf house, orientated approximately east-west, falls by 11.5m from the road to the rear with rainforest views to the east of this 7000sf house. The house is designed to ?float? over the site ? touching it lightly, and allowing the natural slope to remain, heightening our awareness to & informing us about the natural site contours.

© Lin Ho Photography

Architects: Design Unit Sdn Bhd

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Architect In Charge: John G N Bulcock

Area: 7000.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Lin Ho Photography

© Lin Ho Photography

From the architect. The steeply sloping site for this 7000sf house, orientated approximately east-west, falls by 11.5m from the road to the rear with rainforest views to the east of this 7000sf house. The house is designed to ?float? over the site ? touching it lightly, and allowing the natural slope to remain, heightening our awareness to & informing us about the natural site contours.
© Lin Ho Photography

Consisting 2 independent structures ? a 2 storey living & bedroom block constructed of exposed structural steel supported on a ?forest? of irregular spaced columns that enhance the feeling of ?floating?. This steel structure is cantilevered over a lower independent structure housing an art gallery & cinema and is constructed of off-form ...