架构师提供的文本描述。在靠近上塞莱塔水库的自然保护区内，曼台地区的平房被赋予了宁静和安息的空间，而这种宁静和安息在新加坡的蜂拥而至的岛屿上是罕见的。

Text description provided by the architects. Setting amidst the nature reserve that bounds the Upper Seletar reservoir, the bungalow at Mandai area is bestowed with the serenity and repose rarely found in the island of buzzling Singapore.

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罗伯特·萨伊

在每一寸土地都很珍贵的岛上，业主为一栋单层平房房子所做的简介是不寻常的，它反映出对主流做法的漠不关心，即最大限度地利用当局允许的可建筑面积。

In the island where every inch of land is dear, the owner's brief for a single-storey bungalow house is unusual, and reflects a nonchalant attitude towards the mainstream practice of maximising the allowable buildable area granted by the authority.

 © Robert Such

罗伯特·萨伊

这座房子是以正交的“甜甜圈”形状设计的，内部空间围绕着一个中央开放的庭院。“甜甜圈”配置允许业主在晚上下班后享受建筑物内固定的室外空间，而在聚会和聚会期间，在起居/用餐空间上方铺有木甲板的屋顶是“户外生活/用餐空间”。

The house is designed in an orthogonal 'doughnut' shape, with the interior spaces surrounding a central open courtyard. The 'doughnut' configuration allows the owner to enjoy a secured outdoor space inside the building during the evenings after work, while the roof laid with timber deck above the living/dining space is an 'outdoor living/dining space' during parties and gathering.

 © Robert Such

罗伯特·萨伊

居住/用餐的空间构成了房子的前部，沿着前面的边界线一直通到马路上。一条墙对墙的木甲板条排列在生活/用餐空间的每一边，人们可以坐在那里欣赏前花园和庭院，这与传统的日本房子的‘engawa’概念并没有什么不同，后者是介于‘内’和‘外’之间的一个临时空间。全高度玻璃滑动板打开内部和中央庭院对公众毫无顾虑，以融合到内部的外部。自然光丰富的内部和不断微风的新鲜空气是一个给定的住所。

The living/dining space make up the front of the house that opens up to the road along the front boundary. A wall-to-wall timber deck strip aligns each side of the living/dining space where one could sit to enjoy the front garden and the courtyard, not unlike the 'engawa' concept of the traditional Japanese house, which is a transitory space between the 'inside' and the 'outside'. Full-height glass sliding panels open the interior and the central courtyard to the public unapprehensively to blend the exterior into the interior. Natural light abounds the interior and constant breeze of fresh air is a given for the abode.

 © Robert Such

罗伯特·萨伊

一个悬垂的天篷漂浮在门口，以创造一个失重的陈述，而不是接地的房子形式。带有黑色的白色，如“石柱”和窗框，是对在新加坡非常重要的黑白殖民平房的一种赞扬。

An overhanging canopy floats in front of the entrance door to create a weightless statement in contrast to the grounded house form. The white colour with black colour such as 'gargoyles' and window frames as accentuation is a tribute towards the black and white colonial bungalows which are significant in Singapore.

 First Floor Plan

一层平面图