The Screen House is located on a triangulated plot of land somewhere in the western part of Singapore.  Prior to the rebuilding, the carparking for the house was located on a steep incline leading up to the 1st storey of the house which is approximately 2.5m higher than the adjacent road level.  In order to take advantage of the topography of the site, the decision was made to ?carve? out a basement storey. With this strategy, the carparking area is hidden away.  An entire new basement storey could then be tucked neatly into the site. The new house from road level looks like a 2.5 storey house when in fact it is a 3.5 storey volume.  

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Architects: Poiesis Architects

Location: Singapore

Architect In Charge: Tan Sok Tuan
Design Team: Ho Shok Wan, Eunice Wung Shuk Pui

Area: 950.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Roland Tan Yeow Teck

Structural Engineer: SB Ng & Associates CE

M&E Engineer: B S Ong

Quantity Surveyor: BKG Consultants Pte Ltd

Main Contractor: H & D Construction & Engineering

Landscape Contractor : Nyee Phoe Flower Garden Pte Ltd

© Roland Tan Yeow Teck

Text description provided by the architects. The Screen House is located on a triangulated plot of land somewhere in the western part of Singapore.  Prior to the rebuilding, the carparking for the house was located on a steep incline leadin...