这栋房子是为一位客户和他的大家庭建造的，他们追求一种公共的生活方式，但又珍惜位于新山休闲农场庄园的隐私和安全。这个家庭经常举办娱乐活动，因此需要这栋房子在举办大型派对时能够慷慨大方，而在举办小型活动时能够舒适自在。从新加坡搬来后，一家人对生活在开阔的乡间大地上的前景感到兴奋，同时又对海峡两岸的安全深感疑虑。
The house is built for a client and his extended family who seeks a communal way of living, but cherishes privacy and security in leisure farm estate, Johor Bahru. The family entertains frequently and needed the house to be generous when hosting huge parties and cozy with smaller affairs. Moving from Singapore, the family were exhilarated with the prospect of living off on an immensely large plot of land in a open countryside while deeply paranoia of the safety across the Straits.
面对这种背景，我们被强化的直觉和对平坦的关注所吸引。考虑到地块的大小，我们几乎立刻想到要建一座单层的豪宅。杰弗里-巴瓦在科伦坡33巷的房子和庞贝的法恩之屋（公元2世纪）都是参考资料，对早期阶段的计划制定起了重要作用。
Confronted with the context, we were gripped with the intuition to fortify and the preoccupation with flatness. Considering the size of the plot, it came to us almost immediately to build a single storey mansion. Geoffrey Bawa’s house on 33rd Lane in Colombo and the House of the Faun in Pompeii (2nd century AC) were references that were instrumental in the formulation of the plan in early stages.
从街道上看，这栋房子看起来很低调，几乎是不折不扣的平坦，除了悬挂在里面的多面倾斜的木质天花板外，几乎看不到内部的情况。5米高的墙体加固了内部，并将向内倾斜的屋顶封装到庭院中。在院落内，房子的主体，也就是公共生活和娱乐的地方，被压缩了三分之一的地块大小，为后花园、游泳池和附属建筑腾出了广阔的空间。
From the street, the house looks understated, almost unapologetically flat, revealing little of the interior except for the faceted, sloping timber ceiling that hangs within. The 5m tall walls fortifies the interior and encapsulate the roofs that slopes inwards to the courtyards. Within the compound, the main bulk of the house, where communal living and entertaining occurs, is compacted over a third of the plot size, freeing up a vast expanse of space for a back garden, pool and an annex block which houses the immediate family’s quarters.
主空间在空间上被划分为9个子网格，并以一系列的庭院作为点缀。这些庭院对于原本深邃的规划来说是必不可少的，因为它们为房子的每个部分带来了自然的日光和通风。每个庭院都是独一无二的，通过不同的大小和在各自分区中的位置来区分。每个庭院都有一个不同的花园，以应对不同的天空开放度，以及雨水从不同的屋顶坡度聚集和自由落体的方式，这些都是由庭院的位置和尺寸决定的几何形状。
The main space is spatially delineated into 9 sub-grids, punctuated with a series of courtyards. The courtyards were essential for the otherwise deep plan to work, as they bring natural daylight and ventilation to every part of the house. Each courtyard is unique, differentiated by the varied sizes and placement within its respective sub-zones. Each has a different garden that responds to the differing openness to sky and the way rain gathers and free fall into the courtyards from the varying roof slopes which are geometrically determined by the courtyards’ placement and dimension.
生活空间被簇拥着，有机地安排着，并随着时间的推移而重新排列，在穿插的回廊间编织着自由。不同的、相互连接的回廊空间的一个主要内部特征是多面的梅宝木天花板，从高高的山脊向庭院倾斜。在夜幕降临时，这些起伏的碎片会通过玻璃条显示在立面上，揭示出内部的复杂性。
The living spaces are clustered, organically arranged and rearranged overtime, weaving freeing amongst the interspersed cloister. A dominant interior feature that characterize the different, inter-connected cloistered spaces is the multi-faceted, Merbau timber ceiling that slopes from the high ridges towards the courtyards. At nightfall, fragments of these undulations are revealed through a glass strip the façade, revealing the intricacy within.
我们正在探索和扩展当代热带房屋的特例，其中庭院和屋顶，而不是墙壁和空调，决定和定义空间。我们希望创造一个能够与家庭有机发展的房子。 我们对那些能激发人的灵感并让人感受到自然之美的空间感兴趣。根据阳光的变化调整他们的生活空间，并注意到雨声在不同的院子里是不同的。
We were exploring and expanding on the contemporary tropical house trope where courtyards and roofs, instead of walls and air-conditioning, dictates and define space. We wanted to create a house that can evolve organically with the family. We were interested in spaces that inspire and sensitized one to the beauty of nature. Adapting their living spaces with the changing sun-path and taking notice that the sound of rain is distinct in the different courtyards.
建筑师：Formwerkz Architects
面积： 1452 m²
年份：2018年
摄影：Fabian Ong
建筑师负责人：Alan Tay
设计团队：Iskandar Idris, Xue Zhen Chen, Sarah Ng
室内设计：Formwerkz Architects
景观设计：Formwerkz Architects
建造商：Telford Signature (M) Sdn Bhd
景观承包商：Uniscape Sdn Bhd
国家：马来西亚
Architects: Formwerkz Architects
Area: 1452 m²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Fabian Ong
Architect In Charge:Alan Tay
Design Team:Iskandar Idris, Xue Zhen Chen, Sarah Ng
Interior Design:Formwerkz Architects
Landscape Design :Formwerkz Architects
Builder:Telford Signature (M) Sdn Bhd
Landscape Contractor:Uniscape Sdn Bhd
Country:Malaysia