This house in Singapore by Farm was conceptualised around the sectional diagram of a children’s dollhouse
When viewed from along the street, this Singapore abode’s charcoal-coloured stucco facade and strong orthogonal form already makes a striking statement. Its lead designer Torrance Goh has named it Doll House, although the image cannot be further from that of the typical colourful doll’s house that you might expect.
The name refers to the architectural concept of this house, shares Goh, who is a director at the multidisciplinary design studio Farm. This abode was designed for a couple and their four children, as well as their grandmother. The couple work in the finance industry and requested for a home with different spaces for spending time together as a family and entertaining friends over “food, drinks and conversations”.
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Like the interior of a typical doll’s house when swung open, the house has a straightforward sectional layout. “The house is conceptualised like an open-sided contemporary concrete doll house where all the main spaces are oriented toward the garden at the side to maximise views, daylight and ventilation,” describes Goh.
This garden was placed as such for extended borrowed views of the park across the road on this side of the house. On the first storey are the common spaces. On the second storey and third storeys, bedrooms front this facade while the study area and outdoor deck on the roof enjoy panoramic views.