UNTITLED #1 is an Addition and Alteration (A&A) to an original pitched-roof corner terrace house, nestled in a neighborhood consisting of an eclectic mix of single storey houses and mid-rise apartments. (Photography by Beton Brut).

The front facade is given a facelift via the introduction of a large window stretching across 2 storeys and a new terrace, encased in full height sliding mesh panels, hovering above the car porch. (Photography by Beton Brut).

The new rear ‘extension’ is a structure rising above the original house to complement its taller neighbors in scale and form. (Photography by Beton Brut).

The original house is separated from the new ‘extension’ by a ‘gap’. (Photography by Beton Brut).

The ‘gap’ is a courtyard bringing ample light and ventilation to the Kitchen within the new ‘extension’. (Photography by Beton Brut).

Visual transparency within the house on the 1st Storey allows unobstructed views from the kitchen to the main door and garden beyond. (Photography by Beton Brut).

On the 2nd Storey, the courtyard provides visual relief to the Master Bedroom (within the Original House) and the new ‘extension’ shields this space from visual intrusions from its taller neighbors. (Photography by Beton Brut).

Crossing the link-bridge, one arrives at the bright and voluminous Study. (Photography by Beton Brut).

Within the Study is a cozy Loft, tucked away on the mezzanine level of the double volume space. (Photography by Beton Brut).

Random openings, of various shapes and sizes, look out to its surroundings. (Photography by Beton Brut).

Another large window is strategically placed to frame a majestic palm tree within the neighbour’s plot behind, borrowing a view towards the shared communal garden of the condominium development. (Photography by Beton Brut).

Within the existing house, larger fenestrations are introduced to maximize daylight and natural ventilation. (Photography by Beton Brut).

Reflective surfaces within the interiors strive to bring the greenery from the adjacent decked terrace into the living spaces. (Photography by Beton Brut).

Full height sliding glass doors running across the length of the living and dining rooms replaced the casement windows of the existing house. (Photography by Beton Brut).

The segregation between the interiors and the outdoors that existed in the old house dissolves away by opening up the living and dining rooms towards the outdoor deck. (Photography by Beton Brut).

A simple and understated frontage hides… (Photography by Beton Brut).

…a tower-like structure at its rear. The front and rear additions that sandwich the existing house in the middle have always been conceptually conceived to revitalize the old, both programmatically and visually. (Photography by Beton Brut).