3G Home Gidan Zama by Kelvin Bing is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe in Gine-gine Competition Category.

Baƙin ƘarfeGine-gine· 2024

3G Home Gidan Zama

by Kelvin Bing

Client: Renaissance Planners and Designers

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe Winner in Gine-gine Category

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The Design

About 3G Home Gidan Zama

3G Home gida ne na zama a Singapore, wanda aka sake tsarawa domin ya zama gidan iyali na tsararraki da yawa. Aikin ya ci gaba da amfani da tsohon tsarin bene biyu na gine-ginen layi-layi (terrace), sannan aka kara bene na uku wanda aka janye baya daga gaba, don gidan ba ya rinjayar sauran gidajen makwabta a tsayi. Facade fari mai tsabta yana baiwa ginin kamanni mai natsuwa da dawwama, tare da taimakawa wajen kiyaye sanyi a cikin gidan. An maye gurbin tsofaffin tayil na rufi da rufin karfe da tagogin sama (skylights) na gilashi da aka yi wa magani wanda ke tace yawancin zafi. Wani allo na karfe mai fenti-foda (powder coated) yana ba da inuwa ga baranda na dakin barci na iyaye.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe

Zanen 3G Home Gidan Zama ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe, wata karramawa mai daraja da ake bai wa kyawawan zane-zane waɗanda ke cika buƙatun ƙwararru da masana'antu da ake tsammani daga ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire da aka tsara da kyau. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Baƙin Ƙarfe suna nuna babban ƙwarewa, ƙwarewa ta musamman, fahimtar ƙwararru da ikon ƙirƙira na masu ƙirƙirar su. Ana sa ran zanen 3G Home Gidan Zama ya zama ƙirƙira da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna wacce ke da amfani kuma mai sababbin abubuwa. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyukan fannin kuma yana da halayen fasaha masu cancanta da ke da alaƙa da sanin yadda da baiwa. Ana girmama zanen 3G Home Gidan Zama saboda cikakkiyar kulawarsa kuma an tsara shi don ba da ingantuwar rayuwa da ke taimakawa wajen mai da duniya wuri mafi kyau.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: In the land scarce of Singapore, freehold landed houses are a family’s heirloom. Keeping the existing structures of the house, was a challenge to redesign a new architectural look and redeveloping the internal space planning. By focusing the key aspects, the project aims to create harmonious blend of modern and timeless charm, prioritize sustainable and durable materials to minimize long-term maintenance costs and fostering a more harmonious and tranquil atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site area, 185.70 square metres
Tags: Architecture, Private Home, House, Residential, Home, Singapore, Timeless, Contemporary, White Facades, Clean, Simplicity, Minimalist, Singapore Home, Intermediate Terrace
Production Technology: One of the first things was to replace the old roof tiles with a steel roof punctuated by skylights the glass for which was specially treated to filter out 70 percent of the heat, while letting light into the centre of the house, flooding its stairwell. The slab is also a balcony for the master bedroom on the second floor, now shielded from the sun by a sun shading screen made of powder coated steel members. It also casts interesting shadows onto the floor, and is like a giant door that can open fully, so it does not get in the way. The couple can enjoy the pixelated graphical shadows cast during the day and the night breeze at the balcony.
Design Challenge: One of the challenge is to redesign a new architectural look and interior space planning while keeping the existing old structures in place. The space planning shall serve the client's requirement to transform the house to a multi generation home.
Research: This project emphasized on importance of sustainability. Demolishing a building generates a great amount of waste. By repurposing old structures, the amount of waste can be significantly reduced. The carbon footprint associated with manufacturing construction materials and transporting them to the site is substantial. By preserving existing old structures, the need for new materials, carbon emissions, energy consumption and transportation can be highly reduced. This project’s approach supports a more environmentally friendly and responsible approach to the urban development.
Inspiration: A pure white architectural façade exudes a timeless elegance, embodying a sense of purity, interplays of light and shadow on a white canvas, and help keeping the building cool in a hot climate in Singapore, are the guiding ideas of the project.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2021 in Singapore and finished in December 2022.
Operation Flow: A new third storey was introduced onto the existing two storey intermediate terrace house. Indeed, even though a third floor has been added to the house, the home remains well lit and well ventilated. Small windows that open into the stairwell from bedrooms, double volume dining area and pockets of skylights allowed natural ventilation and light into the internal spaces. As the additional floor is set back from the façade of the building, it is unobstructive; the house does not tower over the neighbouring units which have retained their original two storey design look.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Renaissance Planners and Designers.
Image Credits: Images : Photographer Jiwen, 2023.