3G Home Fungsi Utama: Bumi Tinggal by Kelvin Bing

3G Home Fungsi Utama: Bumi Tinggal by Kelvin Bing is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Beusi in Arsitéktur Competition Category.

BeusiArsitéktur· 2024

3G Home Fungsi Utama: Bumi Tinggal

by Kelvin Bing

Client: Renaissance Planners and Designers

A' Design Award Beusi Winner in Arsitéktur Category

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The Design

About 3G Home Fungsi Utama: Bumi Tinggal

Téks Buku: 3G Home mangrupa bumi tinggal di Singapura, anu didesain deui janten bumi kulawarga multi generasi. Proyék ieu ngajaga struktur teras dua lanté anu tos aya sarta nambihan lanté katilu anu ditempatkeun mundur ti hareup, ku kituna bumi ieu teu ngajungjung luhur ti unit tatangga. Fasad bodas murni méré tampilan anu tenang sareng abadi kana wangunan sarta ngabantosan ngajaga bagian jero tetep tiis. Genteng heubeul digentos ku hateup baja sareng skylight tina kaca anu tos dirawat anu nyaring seuseueurna panas. Layar baja anu dilapisan bubuk (powder coated) méré iuhan kana balkon kamar tidur utama.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Beusi

3G Home Fungsi Utama: Bumi Tinggal mangrupa juara A' Design Award Beusi, pangakuan anu bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain alus anu minuhan sarat profésional jeung industri anu diharepkeun tina kréasi anu dirarancang alus. Para juara Beusi nunjukkeun kaahlian anu hébat, spésialisasi anu luhur, pamahaman ahli jeung kamampuh kréatif para kréatorna. 3G Home Fungsi Utama: Bumi Tinggal diharepkeun jadi kréasi anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu praktis jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Beusi ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna industri sarta ngabogaan ciri téknis anu mampuh pakait jeung pangweruh praktis jeung bakat. 3G Home Fungsi Utama: Bumi Tinggal dihormat pikeun katelitianana sarta dirarancang pikeun méré paningkatan kualitas hirup anu mantuan ngajadikeun dunya tempat nu leuwih hadé.

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.