the living spaces, with much more trans-
parency and openness on the back facade.
“This facade fits around existing trees
and has a sophisticated palette of finishes
– a mixture of concrete, glass, clay brick
wall and bamboo railing.”
The fair-face concrete was cast on
site and used for the main building com-
ponents such as the facade wall, roof,
columns and beams, while clay bricks
were used for internal dividing walls.
“All these surfaces were left raw,
rather than plastered, so they require less
maintenance and will have a longer life.”
The owner occupies half of the ground
floor, while the rest of the space is given
over to four guest rooms on the first floor
and shared facilities such as the ground
floor kitchen enclosed in a glass box. Both
floors include outdoor, multi-functional
gathering spaces.
“We tried to break away from the usual
concept of how people perceive a house,”
says Chan. “We wanted to reconfigure the
internal spaces so there would be enough
flexibility to blend with the exterior.”
Above: Fair-face concrete was cast on site to
produce the main building components, including
the front facade, concrete roof and the interior
structural columns and beams. Clay bricks were
used for interior dividing walls as well as for some
exterior walls at the back of the house. Natural
mountain water is channelled into the fish pond
outside the kitchen.
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