d+a | Issue 115 • Apr/May 2020

/ ABODE / 54 GIVEN THE TRUST OF THE HOMEOWNER, PARK + ASSOCIATES DESIGNED A HOUSE PERFECTLY SUITED TO HIS NEEDS WHILE ALSO DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT. FORMED BY CONFIDENCE WORDS LOW SHI PING / PHOTOGRAPHY KHOO GUO JIE 1. The semi- detached House 25 has a strong, linear design language. H ouse 25, designed by Park + Associates, represents how if a homeowner has a leap of faith in a reputed architect, he can have a hugely positive outcome. Located in a residential estate in Bukit Timah in Singapore, the semi-detached house faces a park and children’s playground, affording views out to nature’s tropical bounty. “We wanted to take advantage of this, and developed a narrative where the house is also an extension of the park,” says Christina Thean, the Director at the Singapore-based architectural practice. 1 SCAN THE QR CODE FOR MORE ABODE STORIES ON THE D+A WEBSITE.