3G Home Guri Deggaan by Kelvin Bing is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Qaab-dhismeedka, Dhismaha iyo Qaab-dhismeedyada Competition Category.

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3G Home Guri Deggaan

by Kelvin Bing

Client: Renaissance Planners and Designers

Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Qaab-dhismeed Category

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The Design

About 3G Home Guri Deggaan

3G Home waa guri deggaan ku yaal dalka Singapore, oo dib loo naqshadeeyay si uu u noqdo guri qoys ah oo ka kooban dhowr jiil. Mashruucan wuxuu ilaaliyaa qaab-dhismeedka hore ee laba-dabaqle ee terrace-ka, wuxuuna ku daraa dabaq saddexaad oo dib looga celiyay xagga hore, si aanay guriga ugu sarrayn xarumaha deriska ah. Foolka cad ee saafiga ah ayaa dhismaha siiya muuqaal deggan oo waarid leh, wuxuuna gacan ka geystaa in gudaha guriga uu qaboojin sii ahaado. Taalka saqafka ee hore ayaa lagu beddelay saqaf bir ah iyo daaqado hore oo koronto ah oo ka samaysan galaas la daaweeyay kaas oo shaandhaynaya kuleylka intiisa badan. Shaash bir ah oo dahaadhan (powder coated) ayaa hooska siinaya balkoonka qolka jiifka weyn.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award

3G Home Guri Deggaan waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf leh oo la siiyo naqshado wanaagsan oo buuxiya shuruudaha xirfadeed iyo kuwa warshadeed ee laga filayo hal-abuurro si wanaagsan loo naqshadeeyay. Guuleystayaasha Birta waxay muujiyaan xirfad weyn, takhasus sare, fahan khabiir iyo awood hal-abuur oo abuurayaashooda. 3G Home Guri Deggaan waa hal-abuur la filayo inuu noqdo mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, wax ku ool ah oo cusub. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu isku daraa hab-dhaqannada ugu wanaagsan warshadda wuxuuna leeyahay sifooyin farsamo oo karti leh oo ku xiran aqoon iyo hibo. Dhammaystirkeeda awgeed, 3G Home Guri Deggaan waa mudan ixtiraam, waxaana loo naqshadeeyay inay keento hagaajin nololeed oo ka caawisa in adduunka laga dhigo meel ka wanaagsan.

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.