This Singapore couple built a home on ‘stilts’ to recreate a kampung feel
Advertising veteran Yang Yeo likes the outdoors, and his wife Wee Ching Ian dislikes air-conditioning.
When it was time to build their own home in Singapore after spending many years in Shanghai, their brief
to ipli Architects was straightforward.
They wanted a place that evoked the nostalgia of their childhood while reflecting modern design sensibilities.
Yeo said, “We told them, ‘Give us something that’s very open, very natural, organic and non-pretentious.’”
With this in mind, ipli principal Yip Yuen Hong and associate Tay Yew designed a three-storey, 5,275 sq. ft.
residence that is a contemporary re-imagination of a kampung house, defined by a textured concrete facade
and verdant foliage.
Timber screens on the exterior mimic the shutter windows of old kampung houses, creating a fascinating
play of light and shadow during the afternoons while providing privacy to the homeowners.
Yip said that the owners wanted to experience tropical architecture all over again after being overseas for
a while. Hence the house has lush undergrowth and tall trees along its sides, bringing shade and privacy to
the outdoor areas.
The exterior columns of the house puncture the upper storey, like tree trunks coming through the living
spaces. “It is like the stilts of a kampung house and it goes with the trees very nicely,” Yip added.
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