‘the pool shophouse’ by FARM in collaboration with KD architects, singapore image © jeremy san all images courtesy of FARM

 

 

 

singapore-based firm FARM in collaboration with KD architects renovated an old local shop house as part of the lorong 24A shophouse series featuring seven architects’ spatial experiments with each of the eight attached residences along the street. the ‘pool shophouse’ aims to create a conversation between the existing building and the ‘insertion’ of the new, rather than an ‘extension.’ the entire space is hollowed out, with intermittent steel and hardwood floors created half-levels with an open communication. 

 

a linear pool at the entrance emphasizes the elongated floor plan, exaggerating a narrow path for circulation while providing a recreational area. the original brick walls were left untouched adding a rich element of the ‘aged’ throughout the otherwise contemporary construction. a skylight running the length of the longitudinal axis illuminates the several storeys below with a suspended series of thin planks that dim the direct sunlight. the addition is set in a smaller rectangular floor plan with a rooftop terrace that overlooks the adjoined historic edifice.

 

see designboom’s coverage of the ‘pool shophouse‘s’ neighbor here, by linghao architects, located just five units away.

FARM: the pool shophouse linear pool accentuates the proportions of the plan image © jeremy san

FARM: the pool shophouse half-levels create many communicated spaces image © jeremy san

FARM: the pool shophouse contemporary stairs fill the space image © jeremy san

FARM: the pool shophouse image © jeremy san

FARM: the pool shophouse image © jeremy san

FARM: the pool shophouse upstairs of existing house image © jeremy san

FARM: the pool shophouse natural light glows through the louvers on the ceiling image © jeremy san

FARM: the pool shophouse upstairs of the original house / library shelves image © jeremy san

FARM: the pool shophouse transition space between the downstairs and the new addition image © jeremy san

FARM: the pool shophouse rear facade image © jeremy san

FARM: the pool shophouse rear facade image © jeremy san

 

FARM: the pool shophouse site plan

 

FARM: the pool shophouse floor plan / level 0

 

FARM: the pool shophouse floor plan / level 1

 

FARM: the pool shophouse floor plan / level 2

 

FARM: the pool shophouse floor plan / level 3

 

FARM: the pool shophouse roof plan

 

FARM: the pool shophouse section

 

FARM: the pool shophouse section

 

FARM: the pool shophouse front elevation

 

FARM: the pool shophouse rear elevation

FARM: the pool shophouse placement within the 8 lorong 24A shophouse series image © lorong 24A shophouse series

 

 

project info:

 

design consultants: FARM in collaboration with KD architects design team: kurjanto slamet, tiah nan chyuan, lee hui lian land area: 143.30 sqm builtin gfa: 366.94 sqm project year: 2012