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3G Home Woonhuis by Kelvin Bing

3G Home Woonhuis by Kelvin Bing is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in IJzer in Architectuur, Gebouwen en Constructieontwerp Competition Category.


IJzerArchitectuur· 2024

3G Home Woonhuis

by Kelvin Bing

Client: Renaissance Planners and Designers

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Architectuur Category

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The Design

About 3G Home Woonhuis

3G Home is een woonhuis in Singapore, heringericht als een woning voor een familie met meerdere generaties. Het project behoudt de bestaande tweelaagse rijwoningstructuur en voegt een derde verdieping toe die aan de voorzijde is teruggerooid, zodat het huis niet boven de naburige woningen uittorent. Een zuiver witte gevel geeft het gebouw een rustige en tijdloze uitstraling en draagt bij aan het koel houden van het interieur. De oude dakpannen zijn vervangen door een stalen dak en lichtkoepels van behandeld glas die het grootste deel van de warmte filteren. Een gepoedercoat stalen scherm biedt schaduw aan het balkon van de hoofdslaapkamer.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

3G Home Woonhuis is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. 3G Home Woonhuis wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. 3G Home Woonhuis wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

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.

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