Plumeria
courtyard house

SINGAPORE SANCTUARY

Located in one of Singapore’s Good Class Bungalow (GCB) prime residential districts, the Plumeria Courtyard House almost magically creates privacy and sanctuary on a contained site with five neighboring buildings in close proximity. The rectangular shape of the site, and the presence of a busy road on its far side drove the overall design of an L-shaped building, oriented to look inwards and with a series of screens that selectively frame and conceal its outlook.

Location: Singapore

Project Type: Luxury Residence

Architect: K2LD Architects

Photographer: Studio Periphery

SUBTLE, TIMELESS & MINIMAL

While aiming at an overall minimalism, the architects used contrasting materials to give the home a subtle, timeless quality. The generously proportioned interior spaces have a material palette of natural and complementary tones, riffing off the pressure-treated planks in a grey-oak finish laminate used for the building’s exterior, which the studio specially imported from the Netherlands. The colour is repeated inside on the ceiling, floors and cabinets.

Fisher and Paykel Integrated column refrigerator and freezer

A DRAMATIC STAGE

Like most homes in Singapore, the house has two kitchens. The dry kitchen is contiguous with the expansive dining hall and living area, which are visually separated by a feature wall with a dual function to conceal utilities and pipes. Flanking the kitchen, panels of black-veined marble sourced from India set a dramatic, luxurious stage for entertaining. A full suite of Fisher & Paykel products is (mostly) integrated into the minimalist cabinetry, with the exception of the wine column, which creates an attractive focal point.

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

Stylist: Oddsome Spaces

Lighting: Ong Cen Kuang (loaned by Craft Axis)

Vases: Cubo Collective