Description
Book SynopsisIn Room Without Roof, the archetypal gabled form of a house takes on a twist to envelop both interior and exterior spaces. In A Tale of Two Courts, a semi-detached house shuts itself from the street but reveals on the inside a thoroughly tropical, open environment. These are but two examples of HYLA Architects’ rigorous and sensitive methods of creating liveable and comfortable homes through new expressions and creative datum. Key to the firm’s approach is found in the title The Space Between. It defines architecture as the space between the user and the environment and speaks of the architect’s important role in modulating this relationship according to context and climate. The 25 case studies in the book also reflect the five key values the works are designed upon: honesty, simplicity, clarity, strength, and dynamism. Derek Swalwell, Masano Kawana and Daniel Koh contribute to the visual compendium through photographs that capture the beauty of form, space, light, texture, and nature. Architectural writer Luo Jingmei provides thoughtful descriptions that take the reader through the homes and the ideas that ground them.
Table of ContentsForeword 6 Projects 8 Room Without Roof 10 Vertical Oasis 20 Concrete Light 30 Outside In 40 Custom Shades 50 Cascading Courts 60 The Space Between Walls 72 Viewing Back 82 Surprising Seclusion 94 Outside the Box 106 Openly Screened 116 Higher Plane 124 A Tale of Two Courts 134 Verdant Verandah 142 Pool House 150 Fade to Green 158 Intermediate Stories 168 Viridis Terra 180 Intervening Light 190 Sculpted Space 198 Green Revelation 208 Between Us 2 222 Concrete Yin Yang 232 A Black & White Classic 242 Shophouse Redux 250 Company Profile 258
