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架构师提供的文本描述。在这个面积不足1400平方英尺的简陋间露台上，建筑师们在郁郁葱葱的绿色环境中创造了一种令人惊讶的开放性和无限空间的感觉，同时仍然非常舒适地容纳了所有必要的住宅功能。位于歌剧院的狭窄街道和密集的一排排露台房内，很难想象这样一个开放和通风良好的房子是可以实现的。但是，通过巧妙的设计和自然绿色植物在房子内外空间的浸入，室内的感觉就像是被一个无边无际的花园所包围，伴随着柔和的，不断的微风。

Text description provided by the architects. On this humble inter-terrace site of under 1400sqft, the architects have managed to create a sensation of surprising openness and limitless space within a lush green environment, while still very comfortably accommodating all the necessary functions of a home. Situated within the narrow streets and densely packed rows of terrace houses of Opera Estate, it is difficult to imagine that such an open and well-ventilated house could be achievable. But through clever design and the immersion of natural greenery throughout both the internal and external spaces of the house, the feeling within the home is one of being encompassed by a boundless garden, with a gentle, constant breeze.

为了达到这种宽敞的感觉，建筑师们把家里所有的主要服务区域都塞进了一个部分地下室，把底层作为一个巨大的开放空间，有一个中央庭院。在这个三部曲的庭院里，生长着一棵绿叶的无花果树，它有着滚烫的水面，沐浴在天窗下柔和的阳光下。房子的中心，在许多间露台的房子，一个黑暗和不舒服的空间，在这里变成一个郁郁葱葱的内部花园。

To achieve this sense of spaciousness, the architects have tucked all the main service areas of the home away into a part basement, leaving the ground floor as a vast open space with a central courtyard. In this triple volume courtyard grows a leafy ficus tree within a bubbling water feature, bathed in gentle sunlight from the skylight above. The center of the home, which is in many inter-terrace houses a dark and uncomfortable space, is here transformed into a lush internal garden.

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 First Floor Plan

一层平面图

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第一层起居空间的正面和背面已被最大限度地打开，使用可以隐藏在天花板中的透明卷帘，允许盛行的风流过房子。围绕着这个主要的生活区是两个外部花园在前面和后面的房子。前面的花园是一个古色古香的冷空间，种植在汽车门廊屋顶上，为客厅创造了一个令人感兴趣的绿色背景。房子的后部有一个小游泳池，直接在餐厅外，紧靠着嵌有植物和通风块的质感边界墙。这些花园和庭院空间的住宅让居住者可以感受到的自然光在整个房子一整天的移动，同时遮住他们不受其严酷的影响。在看中央庭院的时候，可以看到几层分层开放的空间-每一处都种着树木和爬行者，这些树木和爬虫把视线引到了屋子里，增强了各种空间和绿色植物的景观，并延伸到了远处的蓝天。

The front and the back facades of the 1st storey living spaces have been opened up to the maximum, using transparent roller shutters that can be hidden in the ceiling, allowing the prevailing winds to flow through the house. Surrounding this main living area are two external gardens at the front and back of the house. The front garden is a quaint chill-out space planted atop the car porch roof, creating a sensuous green backdrop for living room. The rear of the house has a small swimming pool directly outside the dining area that is nestled next to a textural boundary wall embedded with plants and ventilation blocks. These gardens and courtyard spaces of the home allow the occupants to feel the movement of the natural light across the house throughout the day, while shading them from its harsh impact. Several levels of tiered opened spaces can be seen while looking through the central courtyard - each planted with trees and creepers that lead the eye through the house, enhancing the views of the various spaces and greenery, and into the blue skies beyond.

Architects A D LAB

Location Singapore

Category Houses

Design Team Liu Yaw Lin, Warren, Darlene Smyth, Anna May Manrique

Area 313.0 sqm

Photographs Masano Kawana