- Type: Modern Contemporary
- Bedrooms: 6
- Bathrooms: 7
- Size: 5,909 sq. ft.
- Built: 2018
A brilliant example of Brise-Soleil can be found in the Verdant Verandah House by HYLA Architects. More than just a screen for privacy and sun‐protection, the concrete brise‐soleil captures the sun and intensifies shade along the perimeter of the house with a series of lush, landscaped verandahs immediately adjacent to the indoor spaces. Every single room at the upper levels looks into its very own private garden; one with a semi‐outdoor bathtub that is literally outside, yet visually protected and well sheltered from the elements.
The pattern of the screen follows an underlying grid but skips certain intervals to produce a composition with rhythm and a more asymmetric sense of balance. Other parts of the screen also form planter boxes, allowing more layers of green to grow and slowly reveal itself over the concrete.
Landscaping continues into other parts of the house. A courtyard at the second storey next to the staircase allows air and light into the central part of the house. The blues and greens from the pool and the heavy planting alongside dominates the main living spaces on the ground floor, again celebrating nature as an integral part of ones dwelling place.
- Architect: HYLA Architects
- Photography: Derek Swalwell
- Location: 17 Princess Of Wales Rd, Singapore 266918
