Fabian Tan Architect transformed a terrace home in Petaling Jaya, Selangor to embrace the surrounding greenery
Fabian Tan Architect has transformed its fair share of terrace houses from cramped spaces with poor ventilation into airy, light-filled homes. Armed with innovation and imagination, the eponymously named firm has helped rethink the so-called limitations of the terrace house.
Their latest project in Petaling Jaya continues in this trajectory with this two-story terrace corner house which is home to a family of four.
"Initial observations from the site revealed that the corner garden was underutilised, especially while its location afforded an unobstructed view of the park at the rear of the house and a shady cooling effect due to the presence of mature and lush trees," states Fabian Tan.
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“The concept for the house was to naturally open up towards the corner, embracing the garden as a bridge connecting the outside to the inside.”
To facilitate this, the architect reorganised the house's layout. Upon entering the house through a corridor between the guest room and the wet kitchen cum utility area, one is greeted by the open spatial layout of the dry kitchen, strategically positioned in the middle, facing toward the covered outdoor lounge area and the garden.
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