Cascading Courts | HYLA Architects

Designed by HYLA Architects, A series of cascading courts between the house and the party wall forms the basis by which this semi- detached house is organized. From the outside, one is scarcely able to see these courtyards due to the screening and deep shadows. The courtyards are covered with a glass roof and timber pergola, which makes them pretty much all weather spaces. Indeed they are open at the ends and that makes it a very breezy space and a house which is ideal for our hot tropical climate.

photography by © Derek Swalwell

The exterior elevations have an almost Japanese simplicity with the vertical timber screens and off form concrete walls. The timber screens give the upper-level bedrooms privacy from the road. At the entrance, one is greeted by a cascading water feature with an upper-level planter. The main living areas on the ground level open to a bamboo garden on the side. The family room on the second level is a double volume space which fronts the main courtyard with a feature tree set in a middle of a water feature.

photography by © Derek Swalwell

Project Info:
Architects: HYLA Architects
Location: Singapore
Lead Architects: Han Loke Kwang
Project Team: Navin Rungsmai, Amanda Goh, Thomas Ong
Area: 568.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Derek Swalwell
Manufacturers: Duravit, Hansgrohe, Gerberit, OLIVARI, KStone
Project Name: Cascading Courts