Photographed by Derek Swalwell, this impressively designed 974 square feet home in Singapore was imagined by A D Lab. After discussions with the owners, the architects found that many of the associations they had to the existing house were related to its double pitched roof form, as well as to its bright and open spaces that gave the feeling that the house was sitting in the gardens. With the new design, the architects retained the concept of the original roof form with one pitch at the front and one pitch along the side of the development. These pitches were then related to the entrance of the parent’s house at the front left side of the lot, and the side pitch defined the son’s house along the right side of the property. Elements of the old house were cleverly introduced into the new residential project “to facilitate the transference of experience and collective memory from the old to the new houses.” Hence, the double pitched roof shape and bright open spaces were re-imagined to fit the new family lifestyle.
