Ming Architects--新加坡和弦屋，白盒与绿叶相伴

Ming Architects

Ming architects是新加坡一家专注于设计的建筑公司，以创造适合现代生活的精心设计的当代住宅而闻名。该事务所由2007年从墨尔本大学毕业的谭雪明(Tan Cher Ming)创立。

Ming architects is a design-focused architectural firm in Singapore known for creating well-crafted contemporary homes suited for modern living. The practice was established by Tan Cher Ming, who graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2007.

弧形的外部庭院定义了新加坡这个家庭住宅的特征。由于郊区高度密集的性质，庭院的概念是创造面向内部的景观，并在不牺牲隐私的情况下将光线和通风引入住宅。典型的新加坡住宅都有朝向周围邻居和街道的开窗。

A curved external courtyard defines the character of this family home in Singapore. Due to the highly built-up nature of suburban districts, the courtyard was conceptualised as a means to create inward facing views, and introduce light and ventilation into the house without sacrificing privacy. The typical Singapore house has fenestration which faces outwards to the surrounding neighbours and street.

Chord House，由于曲线上的两点是如何相关的概念而被命名为，我们使用了一个弯曲的建筑形式来强调庭院的概念，从房子中雕刻出来，很像一个负花瓶式的空间，里面有一块景观或植物。这延续到房子内部的拱形楼梯的设计，它与庭院密切相关，并由此衍生出它的形状。

Chord House, termed due to the notion of how two points on a curve are related, inverts this idea, and we employed a curved building form to emphasize the notion of the courtyard being carved out from the house, much like a negative vase-like space containing a piece of landscape or planting. This continues on to the design of the arching staircase inside the house, which is closely related to the courtyard and derives its shape from it.

轻质天然花岗岩被选用来覆盖建筑体量，黑色铝框架作为对比元素。在庭院中，一棵被当地人称为“豹树”的树是从马来西亚进口的。一个定制的圆形水磨石长凳铸造在它的基础上。阳光将树枝的阴影投射到房子深处，在中的不同时间，楼梯中庭的墙壁上形成了不同的图案。

Light natural granite stone was selected to clad the building mass, with black aluminium frames as contrasting elements. For the courtyard, a single tree known locally as a leopard tree was sourced and imported from Malaysia. A custom-made circular terrazzo bench was casted at its base. The sun casts shadows of the tree branches deep within the house, forming varying patterns on the staircase atrium wall depending on the time of day.

在室内，灰色大理石地板和深色和浅色橡木墙板的组合完成了材料的调色板。在设计过程中，由于预计房间的占地面积会减少，因此客户关心庭院和楼梯中庭所需的空间。设计意图是让这些空间在视觉和空间上开放和扩大内部区域。在搬进房子并体验了生活后，客户喜欢的区域是这些精确的空间，因为他们给家里带来了建筑戏剧和无形的光线和景观。

On the interiors, grey marble flooring and a combination of dark and light oak wall panelling complete the material palette. During the design process, carving out the space required for the courtyard and staircase atrium was a concern to the client due to the projected loss of floor area for rooms. The design intention was for these spaces to open up and expand the internal areas both visually and spatially. After having moved into and having experienced living in the house, the clients favourite areas are these exact spaces, for the architectural drama and intangible benefits of light and views that they bring to the home.