Location
- Malaysia
City
- Kuching | Sarawak
Duration
- 2007 – 2008
Client
- Dato Richard L.C. Wee and Datin Dona Drury-Wee
Surface
- Site area
- : –
- Building area
- : –
- Building height
- : 2 storeys
Status
- Completed
Project Type
- Alteration and Addition
Themes
- Renovation
With four growing boys, the client desired a new home with more space for themselves and their extensive collection of local antiques, art, and travel memorabilia. The master wing was only to be renovated upstairs, and with the boys studying overseas one by one, their rooms to be minimally touched.
Many years later, the client also commissioned us to design Open House II for their grown-up children, and subsequently a series of additions and renovations – a dining pavilion, a kitchen extension, a nursery, a bar store-cum-greenhouse, and a dog house.
A simple 4 m by 4.5 m structural grid is used to simplify the construction and to devise the layout – which is a series of served and service spaces. The served spaces are mostly along the north facing side of the house, where a generous roof overhang provides a shaded outdoor space. An open sided courtyard is carved out from the building envelope to provide natural lighting, airflow and views for the living spaces and entrance hallway.
Team Credits
Architect
- Design Network Architects Sdn Bhd
Design Team
- Arlene Chew
- Wee Hii Min
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