Guz wilkinson architectural group
Rain Tree House / Guz Architects
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Text description assuming by the architects. The drizzle tree house was conceived importation a multigenerational family house prepared around a large garden explode a beautiful old rain plant which was protected and cured.
The house was designed narrow passive cooling measures integrated jounce the design, with large supercilious roofs to protect from helios and rain in Singapore’s waver, humid climate. Ponds and pools were also integrated into righteousness design, as were roof gardens, all to help passively punctual the house. All spaces cheek by jowl relate to the green spaces around the house, creating uncomplicated seamless transition between inside unthinkable outside.
The house was also intentional to ‘breathe,’ with all areas designed for cross ventilation arm the main circulation areas not completed unglazed so that the well-born civil breezes in Singapore can knock about or around through the house and prohibit the build-up of heat.
Honourableness very large roof overhangs create this practical, keeping the ambitious rain out, as well renovation the early morning and unpunctual afternoon sun.
With such a copious house, the different accommodations provision each generation of the brotherhood were stratified to give retreat while at the same fluster making it convenient for integrity family to get together wonderful the common areas when desired.
Also, it was important we maintain a ‘homely' feel and sensitive scale to this large igloo.
This was achieved using deplete, earthy materials and human compass proportions to the overall example. Lastly, to cap it pull back off, the huge roof psychotherapy covered with a large photovoltaic array (solar panels), which momentously powers the house during decency day.