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by Ionel Muresan August 14, 2014

Voila House: U-Shaped Contemporary

House with Circular Outdoor Living, by

Fabian Tan Architect

The brief was to modify a standard pitched roofed cottage house into a U-shaped contemporary house. The

shape of the bedrooms upstairs was retained, extended only to make the rooms larger. Tan’s pr ior ities with Tan’s pr ior ities with

the remodeling were to reduce the visual mass of the existing pitched-roof structure, combinethe remodeling were to reduce the visual mass of the existing pitched-roof structure, combine

the ground floor rooms into a coherent open-plan space and get a better connection betweenthe ground floor rooms into a coherent open-plan space and get a better connection between

the inter ior and the garden.the inter ior and the garden.

Inspired by the large umbrella trees in the garden,Inspired by the large umbrella trees in the garden, the design of the family rooms would naturally face

this green serene outward view. The common areas extend into the garden, in a U-shape manner; with the pri-

vate rooms and kitchen placed on the other side of the house.

Because the house was big in size, I decided to conceal the roof by having flat roofs so the building doesn’t ap-

pear voluminous from an angle because you cannot see the roof beyond. I also simplified the floor plan in terms

of openness, flow and space connections, Tan told.

A set of high revolving doors was specifically created, in order to maximise viewing angles.A set of high revolving doors was specifically created, in order to maximise viewing angles. When

closed, it provides a secured shaded screen with windows inside for ventilation, making it effectively a cool in-

door living room. However, once opened, the room transforms into an unobstructed outdoor space. This circu-

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lar form allows the flexibility for these swift obscuring of boundaries between the garden and the room.

The idea for the curved sliding doors was mainly a response to the environment. It was partly scientific – a cir-

cle consists of 360 degrees, however, when divided by three, you get 120 degrees each. So when the panels

slide and overlap you have 240 degrees of totally opened views, giving the sensation of the indoor space be-

ing unobstructively a part of the outdoor, he added.

The open-plan ground-floor space features bright floor tiles to reflect daylight and a kitchen hidden behind a

frosted glass door. A free-standing breakfast bar is positioned next to the kitchen in front of a rowA free-standing breakfast bar is positioned next to the kitchen in front of a row

with minimal fitted storage units. with minimal fitted storage units. The majority of the ground floor is occupied by the communal areas fac-

ing the garden, with the opposite side of the house containing private spaces. As part of the renovation, the ar-

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