smallprojects

greensplice house

two storey renovation.

The greensplice house began
as a commission without much
of a brief - that for a gracious
and affordable renovation of an
existing intermediate rowhouse
for four and a maid, The design
process had thus the luxury of
questioning everything that felt
to be wrong regarding how the
typical Malaysian rowhouse ever
came to be, with its mere two
short faces to effect ventilation,
light and views within - one
facing a typical garage and the
other towards a back lane.

The greensplice house cut the
lot in half in order to have a
garden run straight through its
ground floor of living, dining
and kitchen. The rooms above
are provided with light and air,
with the trees maturing with
time to provide aboreal shade
for the spaces below.