Barbas Residence
The Clients are a young family, a couple with small kids with a desire to build a family home to suit the specific needs of a growing, budding household. This is a 3-layered home, each level with a different use : the top floor is the most private with sleeping units, study and play rooms subtly separated from the remaining spaces of the house. The lower floor is the public arena of the house with a spacious raised garden and other living areas, the level where the owners can engage with guests out in a natural setup, no matter what the weather. And finally the utilitarian ground level, housing the carpark and utility room. Based on the context of the given site – its sloping topography and our desire to play with all the available natural lighting and ventilation, the biggest challenge was to meet the Clients’ wishlist while also maintaining the natural ‘green’ touch that the bare land brought with it. |
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